The Dalrymple Report

In an article for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman makes the case for an Apple Watch reboot. He's certainly not wrong, the Apple Watch has been stagnant for years now. Some keen people have found a new URL in the updated code pointing to a new subdomain genai.apple.com. Nothing happens when you click on it, but I'm sure after WWDC, we'll get to see exactly what it's for. People have been stealing iPhones since they first came out, but in London, the thieves are also starting to text threats to family members.

Show Notes:

• Gurman: Apple Watch needs reboot

• Amazon's Bee wearable

• Snap Specs True AR Glasses Reportedly Launch This Fall For Around $2500

• Their Phones Were Stolen in London. Then the Threats Started

• Apple Developing iPhone Anti-Snatching Feature That Locks Stolen Phones Instantly

• What your browser reveals about you

Shows and movies we're watching

• Marshalls, Paramount+
• Marty, Life is Short, Netflix
• Seven Samurai, HBO

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is set to kickoff on June 8 with updates to its line of operating systems. It's also expected to include the introduction of Gemini as the backbone for Apple's long awaited intelligence features. We also discuss some of the rumors of other features we expect to see at the conference, including updates to the camera and a new Siri based on Google's Gemini.

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Show Notes:

• Apple kicks off Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8

• Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates powered by Apple Intelligence

• Gurman on iOS 27 and camera/siri overhaul

• With iOS 27, Shortcuts is about to become what it was always meant to be

• Murder and Apple gift cards

Shows and movies we're watching

• Young Sherlock, Amazon
• Sherlock, Disney

If you're any kind of a musician, singer, or anyone else that could be onstage, Dave has a story for you! And a question about the story that was harder to answer than I thought it would be. We talk about the new AirPods Pro With AI Cameras that are apparently in the "advanced testing stages." Do you use Visual Intelligence? We ask ourselves that question too.

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Show Notes:

• Every guitar player's dream

• Apple: End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today in beta

• AirPods Pro With AI Cameras Reach 'Advanced' Testing Stage

• Does anyone use Visual Intelligence? Are the new AirPods the bridge to have people actually use Visual Intelligence?

• Apple's biggest iPad competitor isn't Android, it's older iPads

Shows and movies we're watching

• Hulk Hogan: real, American, Netflix
• Send Help Disney+

Perhaps one of the best Apple Intelligence decisions I've ever heard, the company announced this week that users will be able to swap Apple's AI model to a rival's to control the new AI system. That means you could use Claude or Gemini or another company that wants to have theirs available. Dave and I also talk about Apple's decision to show advertising on Maps. A disappointing choice for a company that ridiculed Google for its advertising efforts to customers and saying Apple doesn't treat its customers like the product.

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Show Notes:

• Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799

• Apple settles Apple Intelligence lawsuit

• Apple plans to let users swap Apple Intelligence models

• Apple lands first-ever honors from the Tony Awards with a record 12 nominations

• Apple reports second quarter results

Shows and movies we're watching

• Running Point, Netflix
• The Truman Show, Paramount+

Have you ever wanted to reset your keyboard dictionary? Dave shows you how, but it's a bit scary to press the buttons. We also look at the pipeline of products that John Ternus will be released under his tenure as CEO. Many of the products, we've already heard about but they couldn't be released because the software wasn't ready. Others are new categories. There are reports that Apple has given up on the Vision Pro after a lukewarm response.

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Show Notes:

• Apple's Cook Gives Ternus a Pipeline of 10 Major New Product Categories

• Will we see Ternus' folding iPad?

• Apple Has Likely Abandoned 'iPad Ultra' Plans

• Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop

• Apple Vision Pro Used in World-First Cataract Surgery

• Ted Lasso, Season Four

Shows and movies we're watching

• Countdown, Amazon Prime
• Marty Supreme, HBO
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, Netflix

The big news that shook the tech world this week is Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of Apple after over a decade at the helm of the company. Dave and I take a look at the things Tim did right and a few things he did wrong before exploring his successor, John Ternus and what he can bring to the table.

Show Notes:

• Mac mini availability

• Tim Cook stepping down

• Tim's email to the company

• Zero to One products

• John Ternus' internal email

• Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer

Shows and movies we're watching

• City of Shadows, Netflix
• Project Hail Mary

It's a total AI podcast this week with topics ranging from Dave's ficticous AI simulator and a store owned and run by AI to Met's AI Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's AI glasses. Lots to talk about this week!

Show Notes:

• Public's view on AI

• AI runs a store, hires humans

• Shares in Allbirds surge after maker of wool sneakers announces pivot to AI

• Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg

• Apple's AI Glasses

• The cheapest MacBook competitor just got way pricier

• Microsoft's MacBook Neo counterstrategy

• Why did Microsoft raise prices or, more importantly, why did Apple NOT raise prices?

Shows and movies we're watching

• Dark Winds, AMC+
• Saturday Night, Netflix

Apple's MacBook Neo is selling much better than the company thought, which has caused a delimena it must now work through. IT would seem from the rumors that the foldable iPhone is a thing, but what should Apple name such a product? The Apple Stores are not the experience they used to be and Apple is closing a few of the retail stores.

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Show Notes:

• Future Sonics Ear Monitors

• Apple's massive MacBook Neo dilemma

• New MacBook Neo With A19 Pro Chip and 12GB RAM Expected Next Year

• Mark Gurman on Apple's foldable iPhone

• Three year Samsung agreement

• Is it iPhone Fold?

• Steve Jobs created the Apple Store. How Tim Cook changed it

• Mac Mini and Mac Studio Facing Extreme Shipping Delays

Shows and movies we're watching

• Detective Hole, Netflix
• Untamed, Netflix

Dave and I are back and this week we talk about Future Sonics Ear Monitors, how they sound, where they came from and why they are so important for your hearing. We also talk about Apple's 50th birthday. Such an incredible story of a company that changed the world, with so many different products.

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Show Notes:

• Future Sonics Ear Monitors

• Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference returns the week of June 8

• Apple rings opening bell at NASDAQ

• Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary with special animated homepage

• Apple's special 50th anniversary merch for employees

• Chris Espinosa, featured by New York Times

• Paul McCartney Blazes Through Career-Spanning Set at Apple Park for 50th Anniversary Celebrations

• When Steve Jobs came back to Apple

Shows and movies we're watching

• Surface, Apple TV
• Launch of the Artemis II space craft
• Sinners, HBO

Apple has finally updated the AirPods Pro Max, but the update didn't bring a lot of new features, it basically brought the headphones on pair with the AirPods Pro. Dave and I talk about AI and whether Apple chose to stay out of the spending spree or if it was caught unprepared for one of the biggest tech changes in a long time. Do you know what could be in the figs you love to eat? Me neither, but Dave tells us.

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Show Notes:

• There will be no show next week.

• Apple Adds 'Genius Browse' Movie and TV Recommendations to Apple TV in tvOS 26.4

• Apple introduces AirPods Max 2

• AirPods Max: Four things that haven't changed

• YouTuber upgrades MacBook Neo to 1TB

• Horace Dediu on Apple Sitting Out the AI Spending Race

• Apple's Platform Security Guide Adds a Brief Note on the MacBook Neo's On-Screen Camera Indicator

Shows and movies we're watching

• The Night Agent, Netflix
• Weapons, HBO