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The Lowdown:

Faulty ‘butterfly’ keyboard gets $50M payout

No More Ted Lasso After Season 3

Lockdown Mode would be a prime use case for new ‘CloudMensis’ malware

New Apple OS Updates

2nd String

Google trying 1 up Apple in the AR game

Alaska Airlines will let flyers use digital bag tags to save time and paper

For The Culture

Are Text Messages Really Gone after they are deleted? Secret Service seems to hope so

The Hookup

Do your Apple Updates

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The Lowdown:

These “How to…” iOS 16 articles are bugging me…IT AIN’T EVEN OUT YET!

BUT…the Apple Public Betas dropped this week

iOS 16 | iPadOS 16 | watchOS 9 | macOS (Ventura)

2nd String:

Amazon Prime Day(s) buys

Dating apps gets expanded background check features 

Manage your links on the upcoming Linktree app

For The Culture

Snapchat, Google & Will & Jada partner to pay Black Content Creators

The Hookup

Share Shortcuts with family, then create per device Automations

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The Lowdown:

New developer betas rolling out today

M2 MacBook Air pre-orders gets date

Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode to Fight the Next Pegasus Spyware

2nd String:

Amazon Prime subscribers get a year of Grubhub Plus for free

Google Eases Ad Restrictions for Abortion Pill Providers After Roe

Voyager Account Holders Likely Won’t Get All Their Crypto Back

For the Culture:

Where does accountability begin and end? TikTok sued over algorithm

The Hookup:

Reminders & Siri trick: ”Remind me about this…”

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Welcome to Episode 178 of the snobOS Podcast! 

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The Lowdown: 

Don’t update your HomeKit-hubbed iPad

Newly unionized retail employees ready negotiate with Apple

T-Mobile not even trying to sell iPhone users data

2nd String:

Amazon limits Plan-B pill purchases

Meta to remove Facebook and Instagram posts concerning Abortion Pills

To delete TikTok, not to delete TikTok

For the Culture:

”Till my Baby’s born” Verzuz

The Hookup: 

NFC tags for Shortcut automations

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Are last year’s M1 Pro and M1 Pro chips faster than the new M2 chip?

Tim Cook says ‘stay tuned’ for Apple’s AR headset

Apple’s Automatic Verification will help us escape from annoying CAPTCHAs

AirTag helps man find “lost” luggage…in a sea of “lost” luggage

2nd String:

Is Instagram’s age-verifiying face analysis just for show?

Apple bows out of joining Metaverse Standards group…We wonder why?

For the Culture:

Is Alexa’s feature that uses AI to mimic the voice of your dead loved ones a bridge too far?

The Hookup:

Backmarket is the place for refurbished tech gadgets…specifically Apple gadgets.

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Welcome to Episode 175 of the snobOS Podcast! 

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The Lowdown: 

Stage Manager only coming to M1 iPads?

Apple Pay Later

DOES have a max buying limit

Apple to use your Apple ID to prevent fraud

Apple hopes 5G can expand Apple Clips usage

2nd String: 

Digital (subscription based) license plates are coming to Michigan

Is Gmail’s AI biased, or are folks just TIRED of the GOP campaign emails

For the Culture: 

“Soft Launching” on Social Media is a thing?

The Hookup: 

How to automate your home with Brilliant Smart Home Control Panel

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The Lowdown: 

We go over all our favorite hardware, software & services that was announced at this year’s WWDC Keynote

iOS 16

iPadOS 16

watchOS 9

macOS 13 Ventura

M2 Chip, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro

We also discuss our overall takeaways and most unexpected part of the Keynote, in addition to what could be announced this fall.

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Welcome to Episode 174 of the snobOS Podcast! 

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The Lowdown: 

The iOS Automatic Updates feature does NOT push updates ASAP?

Difference between Apple Card and Apple Account Card

Woman confronts retail employee after tracking AirPods to Apple Store

2nd String: 

Slack makes pronouncing your coworkers name easier

Instagram adds Amber Alerts

Ford has started delivering F150 Lightning electric truck

For the Culture: 

Employees press Salesforce to cut ties with NRA

The Hookup: 

How to fight the mosquitos with technology

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Welcome to Episode 173 of the snobOS Podcast! 

The Lowdown: 

Apple intensifies COVID-19 protocols for WWDC 2022 attendees

iPhone Driver's License Feature in Wallet App Now Available in Maryland

Apple's iPhone emergency SOS saves woman from attempted rape

Apple Music now available as built-in audio player on Waze

2nd String: 

DuckDuckGo caught giving Microsoft permission for trackers despite strong privacy reputation

Clearview AI Fined $9.4 Million In U.K. For Illegal Facial Recognition Database. Naturally its going to tracking kids

Google claims 'unprecedented photorealism' from its new text-to-image AI

For the Culture: 

Can’t we have anything - The colonization of Juneteenth. Walmart got Ice Cream, clothes with white folks in them, wine, & paper decorations

The Hookup: 

How to put an iPhone call on hold: When you’re on a call on your iPhone, just press and hold the mute button for a couple of seconds until it changes to hold. This mutes BOTH yourself and the caller during a call

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Welcome to Episode 172 of the snobOS Podcast! 

The Lowdown: 

(Another) important iOS update 

May have fixed an Apple Wallet transactions bug

Apple ‘Tap to Pay’ in action

Video of transaction

Ohio to make AirTag tracking criminal

New legislation would prohibit people from installing trackers on another person's property without consent.

To [iPhone case], or not to [iPhone case], that is the question

2nd String: 

Musk tryna moonwalk out of Twitter purchase? 

Musk was right (for a change) - Twitter is unintentionally “manipulating” you

Amazon is finally “paying” you for the data it steals from you

For the Culture: 

Google announces ‘Monk Scale’ to better classify different skin tones

The Hookup: 

TP-Link AC750 Wireless Portable Router

Take your secure home network with you

Roku 4K Streaming Stick

Take your home entertainment with out

Use Roku remote to control hotel TV

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