iOS 27 is officially available for the iPhone, so Bryan and Jeff take a look at ten features they think are worth calling out in the new operating system.

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00:00:00 Introductions
00:01:50 Describe a Shortcut
00:04:38 iMessage Voice Recorder Button Moved
00:07:17 Photos Cleanup Removes More Stuff
00:11:07 Extend a Photo Beyond Its Original Edges
00:12:37 Safari Can Watch a Website For You
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00:17:51 Call Context Exists
00:19:05 Eliminating Liquid Glass
00:21:52 Siri AI Waitlist
00:23:31 Readiness
00:27:07 AirPods Custom EQ Settings
00:31:37 Outro

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Apple just announced the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro. Bryan and Jeff break down the choices so you can decide which model is right for you.

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Apple has a brand new CEO. John Ternus is taking over for Tim Cook, so Bryan and Jeff take a look at how the transition has gone so far, and speculate on how the company may fare under his leadership.

00:00:00 Introductions
00:00:02 The First Apple CEO Change without Drama
00:02:22 What John Ternus Means for Apple
00:03:00 Why Steve Jobs Chose Tim Cook
00:13:14 What Changes Under John Ternus
00:17:08 The First Products of the Ternus Era
00:28:08 Bryan’s Accidental Intelligence Wins Silver at Readers’ Favorite
00:30:18 Apple’s $10 Billion Foldable iPhone
00:33:58 Outro

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Bryan and Jeff break down Apple’s just announce M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini, and M5 Max and Ultra Mac Studio. They also work through which models and configurations to buy, along with how they fit in with Jeff’s new computer strategy.

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00:00:00 Introductions
00:00:41 Apple’s New Macs
00:02:20 The New Mac mini
00:11:15 The New Mac Studio
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00:18:19 What the New Macs Tell Us About Apple
00:23:17 Which New Mac Would We Actually Buy?
00:40:15 Outro

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Bryan and Jeff go at it on the best way to work with text files and writing when bouncing back and forth between Mac and iPad. Bryan says Scrivener is best while Jeff stubbornly clings to Obsidian. Which one is right?

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Jeff has had an epiphany, and he and Bryan talk about how an iPad Pro might be the right device for his on-the-go computer, rather than a MacBook. They also discuss Jeff’s recent Black Hat 2026 experience and how AI dominated the event.

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Bryan is joined by guest host Jeff Butts to talk about Apple’s impending iOS 27 and macOS 27 updates, including Genmoji autoprompts. They also look at the maker space and how much ground Apple hardware has made with developer support.

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Bryan and Jeff evaluate Apple’s new iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch least program. They also discuss Apple’s market cap topping $5 trillion, and Jeff has a cool Mac utility you need to know about.

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Bryan and Jeff explain some of what’s wrong with OpenAI and their security efforts. They also sort out how the European Commission’s plans on dictating operating system designs will back fire for them and Google.

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Bryan and Jeff dig into Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI that accuses chatGPT’s bosses of stealing Apple intellectual property in their rush to make things. They also talk about Apple’s search for top robotics engineers, Jeff’s switcheroo on buying more iPods Pro, price increases for AppleCare+ for Macs and iPads, and new ad rules for Apple Maps.

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