The Lowdown

iOS 17.3 with Stolen Device Protection is on the way

Apple announces latest Black Unity drop

Apple Vision Pro units on reviewer’s heads

Apple Vision Pro App Store is now live

3rd party app developers can now link to external payment sites

2nd String

Alphabet shows off ‘Wing’ delivery drone

For the Culture

“Betting on Black” paid off at this year’s Emmys

The Hook Up

Additional tips to charge your phone faster

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The Lowdown

Vision Pro gets release date

Apple gets specific on Vision Pro app naming

Apple sending out “phone throttling” payments this week

So a Black Apple Watch Ultra 2 was a thing?

Side Mission: File your taxes directly with the IRS?

iPhone survives 16,000 foot fall from an airplane

2nd String

All things CES

For the Culture

Why Coretta Scott King tho?

The Hook Up

Create a custom Apple Fitness+ plan

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2023 Apple Predictions Recap

Nica

Apple WILL release 2nd gen AirTags ❌

Apple WILL release AR/VR headset ✔️

Apple WILL release new smart home tech ❌

iPhone 15 will NOT major design changes✔️

Terrance

Apple will NOT release AR/VR headset ❌
Apple Cash Savings account will NOT be released this year ❌

Apple Watch WILL get redesign❌

iPhone 15 will not get a redesign, but will get USB-C ✔️

2024 Predictions

Nica

Apple will release a new type of iPad ie iPad Fold

Apple will release re-designed AirPod Max

iPhone will take a backseat to other Apple tech will

Apple will re-design Apple Watch

On device controls for HomePod

Terrance

Magic Mouse and Trackpad get USB-C

Apple announces “Siri” AI

No iPhone redesign

No Apple Watch redesign

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2022 Predictions Recap

Nica

Apple Pencil gets additional gestures —> No

Apple Watch gets vehicle detections —> Yes; Crash Detection

Apple Watch gets Diabetes monitor/sensor —> No

Apple will announce AR/VR headset —> No

Apple will bring back Air PowerMat —> No

Terrance

Apple adds reverse charging to iPhone —> No

Apple Watch gets body temperature sensor —> Yes; Sleep/Cycle tracking includes body temperature

Apple will not announce AR/VR headset —> Yes

Apple will not get rid of ‘Notch’ —> Yes; Notch removed on ‘Pro’ versions only

Apple will not release foldable iPhone —> Yes

2023 Predictions

Nica

Apple will release 2nd gen. AirTags

Apple will release AR/VR headset

Apple will release new smart home design changes

Terrance

Apple will not release AR/VR headset

Apple Cash Savings will not be released

Apple Watch will get a redesign

iPhone 15 will not get a redesign, but will get USB-C

…Be sure to listen to our 2023 Recap show to see how we did

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The Lowdown

iOS 17.2.1 Already

Apple financial outage

Potential Apple Watch ban

AirPower Mat was doing too much

Family Sharing Settlement

2nd String

Relax, QR Codes are safe too…

Check those gift cards BEFORE YOU BUY

For the Culture

Spill moves to open Beta on iOS AND Android

The Hook Up

Apple Watch ‘Answer on iPhone’

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The Lowdown

iOS 17.2 finally drops

USB-C AirPods Pro case now available

iOS 17.3 beta includes new Stolen Device Protection

Government entities will now need warrant to access user’s push notifications

2nd String

Dropbox spooks users with AI integration automatically enabled

For the Culture

Ski masks and hoodies are being banned in Philly & Atlanta

The Hook Up

Change this setting to quickly swap watch faces

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The Lowdown

OS 17.1.2 emergency security flaw update

Apple settles gift card lawsuit

Zoom launches on AppleTV

Do yourself a favor and set up Personal Voice

2nd String

HALF of 23andMe’s personal data was leaked in recent hack

For the Culture

Pyer Moss ‘Loot Out’ Event

The Hook Up

Watch Apple ad, then set up your Personal Voice

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The Lowdown

Apple and Goldman agree to part ways

NameDrop fear-mongering

2nd String

Google’s deleting dusty accounts

For the Culture

A ton of work going into creating fake diversity at tech conferences

The Hook Up

Use the search bar (on any Apple devices) to do quick calculations

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The Lowdown

Apple to adopt RCS messaging

Apple pulled X advertising… again

Apple’s working with Hackers

2nd String

OpenAI: The Saga

For the Culture

Take That… Take That! Puffy Under Fire

The Hook Up

How to use ‘hide my email’ to temporarily sign up for Black Friday/Cyber Monday

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The Lowdown

More free S.O.S.

New round of betas

Vision Pro onboarding video

2nd String

Nothing phone uses Macs for blue bubble chats

For the Culture

Draymond Green is at it again

The Hook Up

How to quickly access emojis on a Mac

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