The Blue Ink Show

The long-awaited sequel to Mike Pro is here, featuring a round-up of what we expect to see at next week’s "By Innovation Only" event, and a deep dive into the 2019 Mac Pro. Featuring Special Guest Michael W. Bell.

BlueinkFixit:

iPod mini colour hunt complete!

Lex’s new(?) camera.

Follow-up:

Apple to Charge $4.99 Per Month for Apple Arcade.

Powerbeats Pro in Ivory, Moss, and Navy Now Available for Pre-order.

Keynote rumour round-up.

Nano-topics:

iOS 13.1.

Apple Reportedly Shelves 'Walkie-Talkie' Feature Allowing iPhone-to-iPhone Messaging Without Wi-Fi or Cellular.

Topics:

The 2019 Mac Pro.

Apple Card.

It's an unusually busy Summer in AppleWorld, with rumours about the iPhone 11 getting really hot, we also hear more about the next iPad being a 10.2-inch device. Also, the rainbow Apple logo is supposedly making a comeback, and Siri is spying on you.

BlueinkFixit:

iPod mini colour hunt update.

Lex’s OG iPad (2004) is alive.

Follow-up:

More iPhone 11 news.

iPhone XR is still the best-selling iPhone.

Samsung Galaxy Fold to ship in September 2019.

A 10.2-inch iPad 7 is launching later this year.

Kuo: 2021 iPhone will have under-display Touch ID and Face ID.

UBS predicts a foldable iPad in 2021.

Nano-topics:

Is Apple bringing back the rainbow logo?

Will we see the Series 5 this year?

Topics:

Apple buys Intel’s modem business for $1B.

New MacBooks released - the notebook lineup finally makes sense! (yay)

16” MacBook Pro roundup.

Siri is listening to you.

Galaxy Note10.

Apple hires Steve McManus, Tesla’s former head of interior and exterior design.

In the twentieth episode of The Blue Ink Show, Lex tries to turn on a 16-year-old iPad.

BlueinkFixit:

OG iPad.

iPod mini colour hunt update.

Follow-up:

iPhone 11 CAD images leak.

WSJ on Jony’s departure.

Galaxy Fold fixed?

MacBook Pro battery fire photos.

Another Pixel 4 leak.

Nano-topic:

Most iPhone XR owners don’t know what model they have while many believe it’s 5G capable.

Topics:

(Another) Another MacBook REP.

Sign In with Apple could pose a security risk?

The return of Touch ID in China?

A foldable, 5G-enabled iPad.

Xioami’s Mimoji.

Lots of stuff has happened in AppleWorld over the last 2 weeks, and in this episode, Jack and Lex do their best to summarise it for you. There’s more news about that fabled 16-inch MacBook Pro, and details continue to emerge about the 2020 iPhone lineup. In other news, Apple has started making movies whilst Google have stopped making tablets. Oh, and Jony Ive is leaving Apple.

BlueinkFixit:

RIP Jack’s Newton.

Follow-up:

Apple Store employees testing Apple Card.

The Mac notebook lineup is getting even more complex this Fall.

Nano-topics:

Will the Apple Watch Series 5 go independent?

Google stops making tablets - including the Pixel Slate.

Topics:

Jony Ive is leaving Apple.

Apple is making original movies.

2020 iPhone rumours.

Apple Store changes following Angela’s departure.

Mojave’s Marzipan apps are getting Catalyst’d by Catalina.

15” MacBook Pro battery recall.

Where are the missing Catalyst apps from iOS such as Shortcuts?

Apple hires ARM’s lead CPU architect.

Recovering from jet lag and the 'WWDC cold', Jack and Lex take some time to talk about camera bumps, Apple-exclusive Hot Wheels, first impressions of the new Apple betas and more.

BlueinkFixit:

Strawberry iMac G3 details.

Lex needs a power adapter for his 23” Cinema Display.

Follow-up:

Dove chocolate is Galaxy.

Angela Ahrendts at Airbnb.

Powerbeats Pro delays.

iPhone 'XR2' battery.

Nano-topics:

Pixel 3a thoughts.

Hot Wheels id.

Topics:

Microsoft and Sony’s cloud gaming partnership.

Google Pixel 4’s camera bump.

Apple Watch launches on O2 in the U.K.

Huawei Mate X delayed until September 2019.

Early impressions of Apple’s new beta OS releases.

Brought to you from an Airbnb in San Jose, this very special episode of The Blue Ink Show features Jack’s and Lex’s hot takes from the WWDC 2019 Keynote.

Topics:

tvOS 13.

watchOS 6.

iOS 13.

iPadOS 13.

macOS 10.15 Catalina.

Project Catalyst.

SwiftUI

Mac Pro (2019) —> yay!

Pro Display XDR.

The $999 stand.

This is the first episode of The Blue Ink Show to be edited entirely on an iPad Pro. Tim would be proud. Ahead of WWDC, Jack and Lex take a final look at what to expect from the keynote and talk a bit about the new Google Pixel. Also featuring what is definitely not a rant about comments on Jack’s YouTube videos.

BlueinkFixit:

Working on early Intel iMacs.

Follow-up:

OS updates galore.

Selected Samsung TVs get AirPlay 2.

PowerBeats Pro launching in UK, France and Germany later this month.

More iPhone 11 information.

Apple wins lawsuit over FaceTime bug.

A new rumour again suggests many devices will lose support in iOS 13.

Nano-topics:

FCC/Regulatory labels on the back of iPhones outside of the U.S.

Why is the Mac notebook lineup still trashy?

Topics:

Guilherme Rambo’s WWDC predictions.

Mark Gurman’s WWDC predictions.

‘Apple Stage’.

New iPhone XR colours for 2019 refresh.

Whilst avoiding spoilers on the internet, Jack and Lex sit down to discuss iFixit's teardown of the delayed Galaxy Fold and talk about some upcoming Apple products including iPhone 11, MacBook Pro, and AirPods 3. Also featuring more complaints about butterfly keyboards and increasingly fewer mentions of AirPower.

BlueinkFixit:

Minor MacBook Air & Flower Power progress.

Follow-up:

Kuo shares further information of the 2019 iPhone cameras.

Samsung Galaxy Fold delayed.

PowerBeats Pro launching in May, only in black at launch.

38% of iPhone sales in the U.S. are iPhone XR.

Major new MacBook Pro still on track for 2019.

Nano-topics:

The ultimate cumulation of Beats and Apple working together.

Tech support showdown.

Topics:

MacBook keyboard repairs prioritised with next day turnaround time.

AirPods 3 rumours are getting hot!

iFixit Galaxy Fold teardown explains durability problems.

Power adapter recall.

With AirPower gone, what is left to talk about? ARM chips and broken Galaxy devices, of course.

BlueinkFixit:

Flower Power update.

Lex’s MacBook Air project.

Grape G3 update.

Follow-up:

filmtourismus - Jack’s an idiot.

Apple Music comes to Echo devices in the U.K.

Alexa can control Apple Music on Sonos One.

Ming-Chi Kuo revises his recent predictions.

iPhone XR is selling very well in the U.K.

Nano-topics:

Google is developing its own Face ID competitor for Android Q.

The current state of voice assistants.

Topics:

iPhone 11 leak roundup.

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold woes.

Qualcomm and Apple settle.

2020 A14 chip to be 5nm.

Updated iPhone 8 in 2020 could see the return of iPhone SE.

Big FMiP update in iOS 13.

Apple developing a new tracker hardware product.

Join the guys as they celebrate the short life of AirPower, discuss iOS 13, and shed some new light on Apple’s car project.

BlueinkFixit:

Another iMac G3

Follow-up:

The 3rd-Generation butterfly keyboards are still having issues.

TV app and Apple TV+ are coming to the 3rd-Generation Apple TV.

Nano-topic:

Apple TV product category rebrand.

Topics:

Bloomberg’s iOS 13 report.

iPhone XR is the best selling iPhone in the U.S.

Apple hires Tesla’s head of powertrain development.

Apple poaches Samsung’s head of battery development.

Apple’s Senior Director of Platform Architecture leaves the company.

iPhone 11 schematic leak.