snobOS

snobOS

By Nica Montford and Terrance GainesNewsTech News
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snobOS episodes

  • Built Different

    Nica built an app with just AI…”Wanna [see] it? here it go”


    The Lowdown

    Building The Brag Book App With AI

    iOS 26.6 Preps Your Phone for Siri AI

    Tim Cook's Final Earnings Call as CEO


    2nd String

    EU Mandates In-Car Distraction Cameras


    For The Culture

    Argentina's World Cup Racism Fallout


    The Hookup

    Measure Your Height With iPhone LiDAR

    1 hr 2 min
  • Paper Chase

    Hov said it best — and so did this week's headlines.

    The Lowdown

    Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft

    AAPL stock unexpectedly rallies 15% 

    iOS 27 Public Beta Live -  SiriAI for almost everybody

    2nd String

    New York Just Became the First State to Ban AI Data Centers

    For The Culture

    Jay-Z NYC Takeover

    The Hookup

    Protect Yourself From the FaceTime Bank Scam


    51 min
  • Apple's Bubble Has a Leak

    Apple's Hide My Email gets caught leaking real addresses, the EU hands Apple another loss, Meta's smart glasses run into privacy tampering, Trump's FIFA favor blows up on Team USA, and we hook you up with how to wipe your number before selling your iPhone.

    The Lowdown

    Hide My Email Had One Job

    Apple Intelligence Starts Snitching on Google Cloud

    Apple Loses Its EU Digital Markets Act Appeal

    2nd String

    Meta Locks Down Tampered Smart Glasses

    For The Culture

    Trump, FIFA, and Team USA's World Cup Exit

    The Hookup

    How to wipe Your Number Before You Sell Your iPhone

    40 min
  • Grumble Through It

    The numbers are out, but how will the people respond?


    The Lowdown

    Real Numbers behind Apple Increases

    OpenAI Is Raiding Apple's House

    Apple Is Lobbying US to Buy Chips From a Chinese Military Company


    2nd String

    Google Just Killed the GIFs — Well, Sort of


    For The Culture

    BET Awards 2026


    The Hookup

    How to NOT Get Scammed on Your World Cup Tickets


    41 min
  • RAM-ifications

    RAM shortages, lawsuits, AI passports, and a $40 vinyl that's got Black Twitter in its feelings.

    The Lowdown

    Your Next iPhone Is About to Cost More — Tim Cook Said So

    Congress Wants Inside the App Store — Apple Is Not Having It

    Apple vs. Jon Prosser: The Liquid Glass Leak Has Consequences

    2nd String

    Show Your ID to Use AI? Apple Wallet Could Be the Key

    For The Culture

    Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt Turns 30 — But Did He Have to Pick Target?

    The Hookup

    How to Stop Your AirPods From Jumping to Other Speakers

    46 min
  • Pay More, Still Pull Up

    Apple's raising prices and we're going to complain, pre-order, and repeat.


    The Lowdown

    The iPhone Fold Is Basically Confirmed

    Apple Is Paying Out $250 Million for Overhyping Sir

    Apple confirms price increases are coming to its products due to RAM shortage

    2nd String

    U.S. Government Pulled the Plug on Anthropic's Most Powerful AI

    For The Culture

    FIFA Fun!

    Happy Juneteenth

    The Hookup

    Double Your Cash Back at Nike with Apple Card


    57 min
  • Glow Different

    Siri finally showed up, Meta got exposed, and the World Cup's real scandal is at the arrivals gate — it's a lot.


    The Lowdown

    Siri AI — what it actually does now, and who doesn't get it

    macOS 27 "Golden Gate" — what Mac users need to know

    Apple Home Secure Video — Apple Intelligence now tells you what's on your cameras

    Time Allowance — Apple completely overhauled parental controls


    2nd String

    Meta quietly shipped facial recognition to 50 million phones — then deleted it after getting caught


    For The Culture

    The World Cup is here — and some athletes are being welcomed like suspects


    The Hookup

    Your AirPods are a camera shutter button — here's how to use them

    1 hr 5 min
  • Preparing to Launch

    WWDC’s All Systems Glow event kicks off on Monday and we get into what may be launched.

    The Lowdown

    WWDC 2026 — "All Systems Glow" Drops Monday

    Apple's Smart Home Era Is Finally Here… Maybe

    The Apple Design Awards — Apple Just Told You Exactly What It Values

    2nd String

    IBM Just Bet $10 Billion That Quantum Computing Is No Longer a Dream

    For The Culture

    Roots Picnic 2026 — Jay-Z Showed Up, Showed Out, and the Internet Has Not Recovered

    The Hookup

    Schedule Messages in iMessage


    54 min
  • Apple's Fumbling Season

    From yield issues on the iPhone Fold to paying Google to fix Siri, Apple is having a moment — and we've got receipts.


    The Lowdown

    iPhone Fold Production Problems

    Apple Smart Glasses: 4 Designs Revealed

    Apple Pays Google $1B to Rebuild Siri

    Apple Splits iPhone 18 Launch Into Two Windows

    2nd String

    Sam Altman: AI Won't Kill White Collar Jobs

    For The Culture

    Big Tech Kills DEI — Black Creators Fight Back

    The Hookup

    How to Customize Your iPhone Alarm Snooze in iOS 26


    56 min
  • More of This

    AI definitely gets a (deserved) bad rap, but there is definitely a good side.


    The Lowdown

    Getting free AirPods Pro 3 sounds simple until the Apple Card fine print kicks in

    iOS 26’s Wallet app has long-awaited order tracking fix, here’s how to use it

    Apple announces AI-powered accessibility features and eye-controlled wheelchair functionality

    2nd String

    Hands-On With All of Google’s New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses

    For The Culture

    Election Day across the country

    The Hookup

    Lock Individual Apps with Face ID


    46 min

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Nica Montford and Terrance Gaines give you the lowdown on technology news, culture, tips & tricks from an Apple fan perspective