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snobOS

By Nica Montford and Terrance GainesNewsTech News
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  • Siri, Send Me My Check

    Apple cuts a $250M check over Siri's broken promises, we look at who's making Apple's chips next, OpenAI enters the media game, and SC State students go toe-to-toe with a lieutenant governor — plus a tip that'll make you never wait on hold agai

    The Lowdown

    Apple's $250M Siri Settlement — You Might Get a Check

    iOS 26.5 RC: What's New Before WWDC

    Apple Eyes Intel & Samsung for U.S. Chip Production

    2nd String

    OpenAI Just Bought a Media Company

    For The Culture

    SC State vs. The Lt. Governor: HBCUs Under Fire

    The Hookup

    How to Never Wait on Hold Again With Your iPhone

    41 min
  • In The Club

    Apple built the most exclusive club in tech, but the velvet rope is down, AirDrop crossed the aisle, and Android just pulled up.


    The Lowdown

    iOS 26.4 gave your iPhone an alarm feature that’s long been missing

    Apple cuts interest rate for Apple Card Savings accounts… AGAIN

    Apple Vision Pro Used in World-First Cataract Surgery

    2nd String

    AirDrop is now widely available on Android phones

    For The Culture

    Future Faking or Change of Heart

    The Hookup

    Quick video editing on iPhone


    51 min
  • What’s Next for Tim “Apple”

    Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO. Will his next “job” give him nightmares?


    The Lowdown

    Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO

    Tim Cook’s legacy

    Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Ban


    2nd String

    Will iPhone fold copy Huawei Pura X Max


    For The Culture

    Mary J. still not feeling Burger King commercial


    The Hookup

    iOS update stop cops from accessing messages

    50 min
  • Are We Going to Have to Fold?

    The Lowdown

    iPhone “Fold” Limbo

    App Store’s Bad Day

    iPhone Satellite Provide Bought by Amazon


    2nd String

    Chrome Extensions Hijacked


    For The Culture

    Michael: The Movie


    The Hookup

    How to quickly jump back through Settings

    37 min
  • Shot on iPhone?

    Artemis II astronauts flaunt pictures of space through iPhone lens


    The Lowdown

    Artemis II astronauts share iPhone Photos

    Improved WhatsApp CarPlay Experience

    Anthropic and Apple to make the web safer

    2nd String

    AI can’t keep track of time?

    For The Culture

    Black-founded Dual Shot Recorder app climbs to #1

    The Hookup

    Download ⁠DualShot Recorder⁠ app

    39 min
  • Apple Turns the Big 5-0!

    Apple celebrates 50 years of thinking different…  A look back and a look forward.


    The Lowdown

    Happy Birthday Apple

    Most notable announcements through the years

    NASA’s Artemis II launch to be filmed in Apple Vision Pro immersive video

    Apple continues to roll out age verification around the world


    2nd String

    Anthropic leaked its own source code


    For The Culture

    Free Speech can have consequences


    The Hookup

    How-to natively blur faces in Photos


    1 hr 6 min
  • Intelligent Dub Dub?

    Will WWDC get some intelligence this year?


    New OS updates

    iOS 26.4 | iPadOS 26.4 | watchOS 26.4 | macOS Tahoe 26.4

    WWDC 26 Announced

    Apple/Google AI partnership details


    2nd String

    Instagram/YouTube ruling


    For The Culture

    Georgia moving to the Atlantic time zone?


    The Hookup

    Logitech MX Master 4: Macro-powered AI Mouse


    58 min
  • New-ish AirPod Max 2

    The Lowdown

    New Product Alert:  AirPod Max 2

    Apple releases Background Security Improvement for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

    Apple Milestone Birthday Approaches


    2nd String

    Gamers Over Nvidia?


    For The Culture

    Another 1st Black (fill in the blank)


    The Hookup

    Show highlighted text in share links


    50 min
  • Apple Tariff Plan B In Action

    Avoiding China tariffs via brown-nosing may not be Apple’s only strategy…

    The Lowdown

    Apple’s newly discontinued products

    Why is iPhone production picking up in India?

    Mac Mini tapped as the hardware for ‘Perplexity Computer?

    2nd String

    Using ChatGPT to do your taxes?

    For The Culture

    ‘Magic City’ Hawks collab

    The Hookup

    The best way to save full-page iPhone webpage screenshots

    50 min
  • iOS Press Release

    The “iOS Press Release” is no longer just for people making a long mea culpa on social media. It now includes Apple hard launching new devices…


    The “Apple Experience”

    iPhone 17e | iPad Air | MacBook Neo | MacBook Air | MacBook Pro | Studio Display XDR

    If you want to watch the splashy videos, 9to5 Mac has collated them all in one post.


    2nd String

    AI goes to War


    For The Culture

    The $10k Baby Shower

    1 hr 15 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