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The music plays. The Apple logo dances something clever across the big screen. Then, the lights go down. Tim Cook takes the stage. Good morning. Good morning. And the September 2019 event is on.

But… what's on, exactly?

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• AirPods 3: Rumor Analysis - YouTube
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• iPhone 11 (2019): Rumor Analysis - YouTube
• iPhone 11 Camera: Rumor Analysis - YouTube
• How Apple Can Make the iPhone 11 'PRO' - YouTube

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Apple Watch Series 5. There's been so little news about it this year, some people have started wondering out loud if there'd even be a new Apple Watch this year. But, well..

Series 4 was such a leap forward, the speculation is going, that Series 5 could take a year off and just kind of coast. You know, maybe price drop it and use that as a way to lower the entry point and put pressure on competitors instead.

And you know, maybe. But… it just doesn't click for me.

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Mac Pro. MacBook Pro. iPad Pro. iMac Pro. Powerbeats Pro… iPhone Pro?

There's a rumor going around that Apple might just call one or more of this fall's iPhones… the iPhone Pro. Or maybe the iPhone 11 Pro. It's unclear.

Also unclear: What, beyond just adding the label, Apple could do to make the iPhone really, truly worthy of the name 'Pro'. That is, if the name 'Pro" even means anything any more.

Curious, I asked all of you on Twitter what you thought… and wow did you respond.

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• Ben Geskin on Twitter: "Нет, и вот почему: Стеклянная задняя панель включает в себя выступ и модуль камеры. В модуле ещё на долю миллиметра выступают сами линзы камер. Стекло и соответсвенно модуль - в цвет iPhone. Выступающие линзы камер - чёрные.… https://t.co/enbOSnw78J"

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Apple sent me a statement on the whole iPhone battery locking controversy and the FAA has added some thirsty, thirsty MacBook Pro battery coverage to the mix.

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• U.S. Regulator Bans Recalled Apple Laptops From Flights - Bloomberg

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Broader bounties. Million-dollar payouts. Beta bonuses. Info-Sec-Fuzed iPhones. And more.

Apple's Head of Security Engineering and Architecture, Ivan Krstić, has just dropped some bombshell announcements at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas and we're going to talk about them.

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The Galaxy Note 10 is here. I spoke all about it with Daniel Bader from Android Central, so be sure to check that video out if you haven't already.

Now, I want to talk about the feature from the Note 10 I'd love to see Apple bring to the iPhone 11… or iPhone 12 if they're already locked and loaded for September.

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Yeah, I'm just gonna lean right into Bettridge's Law with this video title. Right on in.

So, the story is this:

A couple of days ago, Justin from TheArtofRepair YouTube channel discovered that, all of a sudden, swapping out the battery on an iPhone resulted in the newish battery health monitoring system turning off and popping up:

"Important battery message: Unable to verify this iPhone has a genuine Apple battery. Health information not available for this battery"

Since then, we've seen headlines like Vice's "Apple Is Locking Batteries to Specific iPhones, a Nightmare for DIY Repair" and, of course, iFixit's "Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries to Discourage Repair" and just a ton more like them.

Now, I'm going to push back kinda hard on using the term "locking" for any of this. Not because I'm an evil Apple apologist or defender, even though I can feel some of you just itching… itching to start typing that in the comments right now already.

But because I think it's just dumb and let's Apple off the hook far too easily.

Let me explain...

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It's Samsung's big Galaxy Note 10 day today and so I've got Daniel Bader, Managing Editor of Android Central, on the line with me to tell us all about it.

Who is the Galaxy Note 10 for? Does it still cater to power users and nerds, even without a headphone jack? How does the camera compare to Huawei? How do the features compare to $500 and under phones? How will the Galaxy Note 10 hold up to the upcoming Apple iPhone 11 and Google Pixel 4? And do you even need to think about 5G now?

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• Galaxy Note 10 and 10+ hands-on: Big phones with small ambitions - YouTube
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 & 10+ hands-on: No headphone jack, no problem | Android Central

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Despite the usual doom and gloom reporting that we got leading up to Apple's Q3 2019 financial results — or stock manipulation depending on your point of view — the company managed to largely beat expectations.

But not escape the doom and gloom. Not entirely.

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It's a Kuo Ming-Chi-a-palooza! iPhone 13 rumors, already, yeah, yikes. The possible return of Touch ID-like fingerprint authentication if not Touch ID itself. iPhone 12 and time of flight sensors for the ultimate augmented reality thrill ride. And iPhone 11, the potential tariffs it might well face, and how Apple may have to deal with them.

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