Total Mikah (Video)

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Total Mikah (Video) episodes

June 25Tech News Weekly 443: $2K Specs, $299 Meta Glasses
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much?
Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home devices.

Mikah shares how another federal probe has been opened into Tesla, this time a Model 3 vehicle that slammed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old in the house.

Scott Stein joins the show to talk about Snap and Meta's newest smart glasses.

And both Mikah and Scott talk about the increasing cost of tech as Steam's new Steam Machine is given a starting price point of $1,049, and Apple just announced a price hike across its Mac, iPad, and home devices.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Scott Stein

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1 hr 22 min
June 25Hands-On Apple 237: StandBy Mode
Your iPhone can quietly transform into a customizable bedside clock, calendar, and smart photo frame with just a simple orientation tweak. Discover how StandBy mode reveals features you probably didn't know your device had.
StandBy requirements: charging, landscape mode, and settings toggle

Always-on display boosts StandBy, but older iPhones work too

Configure StandBy's display options, night mode, and motion to wake

Explore StandBy's three main views: widgets, photos, clocks

Customizing widget stacks, adding photos, and picking clock styles

Now Playing and live activity controls integrate with StandBy

Night mode tips for lower brightness and red-tinted display

MagSafe enables location-based StandBy view preferences

StandBy integrates with Sleep Focus for smarter nighttime use

Host: Mikah Sargent

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14 min
June 25iOS Today 808: Apple Design Awards 2026
From accessible guitar toolkits to games tackling mental health and body image, discover the Design Award contenders that are reinventing what "inclusive design" means for the entire Apple ecosystem.
Delight and Fun Category — Grug app and Is This Seat Taken? game winner

Inclusivity Category — Guitar Wiz, accessibility features, and game highlights

Innovation Category — VisionOS experiences, NBA Live Games & Scores, and Blue Prince

Interaction Category — Moonlitt app, kid-friendly game design

Social Impact Category — Health, cultural, and mental health apps/games

Visuals and Graphics Category — Stunning app interfaces and graphics-intensive games

Where to download these award-winning apps and games

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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28 min
June 21Hands-On Tech 272: Robocalls
In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Jim asks Mikah how to effectively reduce the overwhelming volume of spam texts and robocalls he's been receiving on his iPhone, and for advice to help his wife with the same issue, who uses Android.

Send in your questions for Mikah to [email protected], and he'll answer them during the show!

Host: Mikah Sargent

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17 min
June 18Tech News Weekly 442: Android 17's Best New Features, Explained
Dan Moren of Six Colors is in this week for Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent. Apple will likely raise the prices of its products in the future. Roku is being bought by Fox. Android 17 arrives for your smartphone! And could your devices come pre-installed with backdoor software?
Dan talks about an interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Wall Street Journal and how it's unavoidable that the company will have to raise the price on its devices in the future due to memory chip costs fueled by AI demand.

Mikah laments the potential acquisition of Roku by Fox in a $22 billion cash-and-stock deal.

Patrick Holland of CNET joins the show to talk about Android 17 and the new features within the operating system.

And Mikah shares an investigation by the Wall Street Journal on how many cheap smart home devices have been secretly hijacked by a Chinese company to create a massive residential proxy network used by state-backed hackers from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren

Guest: Patrick Holland

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1 hr 4 min
June 18Hands-On Apple 236: macOS Stickies
Are you overlooking a classic built into every Mac? Mikah Sargent challenges you to give Stickies a week and find out if it deserves a permanent spot on your desktop.
Fast, frictionless note taking without accounts or setup

Formatting features: fonts, colors, graphics, and text enhancements

Color-coded Stickies for easy organization and quick reference

Advanced options: floating notes, translucency, keyboard shortcuts

Stickies' limitations: local-only, no device syncing or security features

Host: Mikah Sargent

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13 min
June 18iOS Today 807: What's New in watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS?
WWDC 2026 brought much more than AI hype. Get the recap on the overlooked updates to watchOS, CarPlay, iPadOS, and tvOS that could totally change how you use your Apple devices. Plus, Shortcuts just leveled up with powerful new triggers and AI-built automations!
Siri AI waitlist and early impressions of New Siri

WatchOS 27: Workout Buddy upgrades, Find My app, Siri app, & more

iCloud+ adds AI feature limits and smarter home camera notifications

CarPlay updates: video playback (when parked), audio scrubbing, wireless reliability

iPadOS 27 changes driven by platform convergence and folding devices

iPadOS improves multitasking, file transfers, and app name display in status bar

tvOS updates: faster AirPlay, accessibility, podcast video support

Shortcuts Corner: AI-powered shortcut creation and expanded automation triggers

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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34 min
June 14Hands-On Tech 271: Telegram & Security
In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Clint wants to know whether Telegram is truly safe to use or not.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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21 min
June 11Tech News Weekly 441: Siri AI: Initial Impressions
Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch joins Mikah Sargent this week! Anthropic launches Fable 5, its newest AI model. The FCC seeks to end the use of burner phones in the US. And everything Apple unveiled at WWDC 2026.
Amanda talks about Anthropic's newest AI model, Fable 5, its first consumer-accessible version of its powerful Mythos model.

Mikah shares a story from 404 Media about the FCC's push to end anonymous "burner phones," raising significant concerns about the privacy implications for people who rely on them for legitimate reasons.

And Dan Moren of SixColors joins the show to break down WWDC 2026's latest announcements, including a revamped AI-powered Siri and a privacy-first approach to its new intelligence features.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

Guest: Dan Moren

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1 hr 3 min
June 11Hands-On Apple 235: Translate App
Your iPhone has a powerful translation toolkit built right in, ready to tackle menus, emails, and street signs (in over 20 languages) without any extra apps or subscriptions. Discover how to get the most out of features you might not even know exist, from real-time conversation mode to camera translations.
Supported languages and translation options overview

Translating and pronouncing text, saving phrases for quick access

Utilizing conversation mode for real-time bilingual communication

Switching between side-by-side and face-to-face translation views

Activating auto-translate and automatic language detection features

Live camera translation for menus, signs, and printed text

Translating photos and system-wide text using the context menu

Translation capabilities in Safari for web pages

Downloading offline language packs for travel or privacy

Host: Mikah Sargent

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17 min

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