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  • Ken Ray's Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022

    TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts turns the tables on TDO Host Ken Ray today, asking Ken about his most important and most interesting stories of 2022. That the answers are COVID and AR respectively will likely come as no surprise.

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    • Rare Civil Disobedience in China Shows Country’s Frustration With COVID-19 Restrictions
    • iPhone Maker Foxconn Urges China Government To Ease Zero-COVID Policy
    • China's COVID Crisis Is the Gift That Keeps On Giving
    • Morgan Stanley Sets US$200 Target Price For AAPL - Cites Apple Car, AR/VR
    • Gurman: 'realityOS' for Apple's New Mixed-Reality Headset Changes Name to 'xrOS'
    • TF International Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Shifting XR Expectations
    • 27 min
    • Jeff Gamet's Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022

      TDO OG Jeff Gamet stays out of the Apple space on our 2022 review. His most important story takes us to the Twittersphere though, specifically Elon Musk buying Twitter. Plus – peeking the deepest and darkest with the James Webb Space Telescope is his most interesting story of 2022.

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      • Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the 'bird is freed'
      • How the James Webb Space Telescope transformed astronomy this year
      • 21 min
      • Tom Merritt's Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022

        Daily Tech News Show’s Tom Merritt broadens the scope on our 2022 review. His most important story is an intelligent look at A.I. image and text generation, while peak streaming grabs his interest.

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        • Text-to-image AI, explained: Why the tech has proven so controversial
        • AI made it possible to create a picture of almost anything in 2022
        • Why tech insiders are so excited about ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions and writes essays
        • New Teaser Video for Apple TV+ Gives Audiences a Peek at 2023 Programming
        • 22 min
        • Nick deCourville's Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022

          TMO writer Nick deCourville continues our week reviewing 2022. His most important story is a mix of Apple events and iOS 16, while crashing at the amusement park really piques his interest.

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          • Apple’s WWDC22 Kicks Off June 6 with Keynote–Here’s What to Expect
          • Apple Announces iOS 16 to Launch Sept. 12 for All iPhone Users
          • Testing Apple’s Crash Detection Using Roller Coasters: Here’s What I Learned
          • Reports Have Amusement Park Rides Triggering the Occasional Crash Detection
          • Apple’s Crash Detection Feature Triggers Uptick in Accidental Emergency Calls from Skiiers
          • 18 min
          • Jeff Butts' Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022

            TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts kicks off our week reviewing 2022. His most important story is a life saver, while an iPhone feature has a lock on most interesting.

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            • Apple Officially Launches Emergency SOS Via Satellite for All iPhone 14 Users
            • How to Practice Using Emergency SOS via Satellite in Demo Mode
            • Emergency SOS Via Satellite Expands to UK, Germany, Ireland and France
            • How to Customize Your iOS 16 Lock Screen
            • 17 min
            • Glancing Apple in 2023 and Trouble at HomeKit

              Citi and Needham analysts have thoughts on Apple’s year ahead. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken kick those thoughts around. Plus – Jeff updates us on trouble with HomeKit, and Apple to the rescue for some last minute shoppers.

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              • Apple Stock Has Struggled This Year. The Case for a Better Next Year.
              • Apple slips as Needham cuts 2023 estimates but firm highlights potential ad boost
              • Apple offers free two-hour delivery for Christmas
              • Apple Pulls iOS 16.2 Option to Upgrade to New Home Architecture
              • 24 min
              • Self Service Repair and a Year of Apple TV+

                What do relatively recent Macs and a proposed battery rule have in common? TMO writer Nick deCourville says Apple’s Self Service Repair may be the answer. Plus, Nick and Ken look at some of their favorite Apple TV+ titles of 2022.

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                • Apple Adds Recent Desktops to Self Service Repair Program
                • Battery replacement must be ‘easily’ achieved by consumers, in proposed European law
                • 21 min
                • Way More Than Zero COVID and Slow AirTag Info

                  With the closed loop broken and zero-COVID restrictions lifted, iPhone City workers are reportedly making iPhones while suffering with COVID – sometimes by choice, sometimes as directed by management. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken puzzle over the issue. Then, why the slow walk on AirTag info? And why can’t we prompt them to update?

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                  • As Covid-19 surges in China, sick Foxconn workers are still making iPhones
                  • Apple Details Recent AirTag Firmware Updates
                  • 21 min
                  • How-To Christmas and Predicting 2023

                    If you’re giving electronics this holiday season, there are some steps you might want to take ahead of time. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts fills us in. Plus – Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives has a few predictions for the new year. Ken and Jeff kick them around.

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                    • Advanced Data Protection will complicate new device setup this Christmas
                    • On Dan Ives' Christmas wish list for '23: Apple AR glasses
                    • 23 min
                    • Negative Zero COVID

                      The closed loop at Foxconn’s iPhone City plant in Zhengzhou is open. Most of the plant’s COVID restrictions have been lifted as China pulls a big “never mind” on its zero-COVID policies. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken talk that over. Plus – Will Smith, AirDrop, and Continuity are in for Mailbag Monday.

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                      • Most iPhone City COVID restrictions end, including controversial point-to-point system
                      • China's COVID case "explosion" not due to relaxed rules, WHO says, as 1st deaths reported since easing
                      • 24 min

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