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 MBW 725: The Last Great Mac - Apple Is #1, the Final Intel iMac, Goodbye Phil Schiller | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:12:51

Apple Is #1, the Final Intel iMac, Goodbye Phil Schiller The Week's Stores: Phil Schiller becomes Apple Fellow; Steve Jobs-Wozniak promoted to Senior VP of Marketing It's the final Intel Mac! We price out the 2020 27-Inch iMac Who will buy the final Intel iMac? Quite a few people. Here's our list of people who should run out and buy this. Apple third-quarter results turn Apple into the most valuable company in the world Unpatchable exploit found on Apple Secure Enclave chip 17-year-old hacker arrested as the mastermind of Twitter hack Apple suspends Charlie Monroe's developer account without notice; Downie and other apps fail to launch due to "improperly signed app" iPhone 12 not coming out until October 2020 Apple buys Mobiwave Ewan MacGregor's electric Easy Rider comes to AppleTV+ Oprah Winfried is the first guest editor of Apple News Warren Buffet's stake in Apple has tripled in value to $104 billion Microsoft xCloud not coming to iOS due to App Store policies Mr. Cook Goes to Washington: what comes next? SpaceX astronauts used AirDrop to fix a problem during their return to Earth Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: GitHub - felixrieseberg/macintosh.js Andy's Pick: iStatistica Pro Rene's Pick: Gerald Undone Lory's Pick: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black man: Emmanuel Acho Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: tailorstore.com/twit offer code TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak

 MBW 724: Rene's Beautiful Mug - Apple TV+ Emmys, Big Tech Antitrust Hearings, CES 2021 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:10:55

Apple TV+ Emmys, Big Tech Antitrust Hearings, CES 2021 The Week's Stores: AppleTV+ scores 19 Emmy nominations, and two daytime Emmy wins Tim Cook and three other big tech titans will testify on antitrust in front of Congress tomorrow. Here's what we would ask them. CES will be online-only in 2021. Pokemon Go Fest 2020 went off without a hitch. Maybe this COVID isolation stuff isn't so bad! iPhone launch might delay to October 2020 due to COVID - Will Apple Glass make an appearance? Bad journalism alert! WaPo blasts FindMy feature iOS 14 Beta Features macOS bug kills virtual machines What's the best alternative to Adobe Lightroom? Maybe Retrobatch by flyingmeat.com Intel puts off its 7nm process - Apple Silicon is looking pretty good right now Apple Q4 financial call this Thursday: preview Tenent will release in Europe before America Streaming in America AppleTV+ buys Werner Herzog meteorite documentary Apple sells a $129 Thunderbolt 3 Cable Woz vs. YouTube in Bitcoin kerfuffle r/appleboxes is the ultimate subreddit for Apple otaku Pokemon Go Fest 2020 Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick:Bella Fino Leather Case for iPhone by Pad and Quill Andy's Pick: Western Digital EasyStore hard drives Andy's Pick 2: r/buildapcsales Rene's Pick: Sony A7Siii (for Alex!) Rene's Pick 2: Nebula Lory's Pick: Rene Ritchie Mug Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: Molekule.com promo code MACBREAK10 twit.cachefly.com

 MBW 723: Boot Up or Shut Up - New iOS 14 Emoji, Apple Carbon Neutral by 2030 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:12:54

New iOS 14 Emoji, Apple Carbon Neutral by 2030 The Week's Stores: iMore's Twitter account is still down, along with any verified Twitter account who recently changed their password. Apple shows off the new emojis coming in iOS 14 Apple was the only Fortune 50 company to insure against Covid Apple wins court fight over $14.9 Billion Irish tax bill in EU Apple plans to be carbon neutral by 2030 Apple spreads out their supply chain What Apple Silicon MacBook is coming out this year? What difficulties does Apple still face in the transition to Apple Silicon? Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: "The Sandman" on Audible Rene's Pick: VoiceMod Lory's Pick: Logitech Folio Touch for iPad Pro Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: GetRoman.com/MACBREAK

 MBW 722: The ARM and Other Appendages - iOS 14 Public Beta, Apple Silicon vs. Intel, Apple Glasses Lenses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:00:39

iOS 14 Public Beta, Apple Silicon vs. Intel, Apple Glasses Lenses The Week's Stores: iOS 14 public beta pros and cons: Pokemon Go is broken, and widgets are just big icons - no buttons allowed. Does Apple Silicon herald the death of Wintel? Foxconn making thousands of lenses for Apple Glasses Got an iPhone 6, 6s, or 7? Want $25? Submit your claim to the "Batterygate" lawsuit. Apple offices will stay closed until 2021. Retail workers encouraged to work from home. Tim Cook makes $133 million this year Don't cover your MacBook camera! You'll crack the screen. Softbank wants to sell ARM - should Apple buy it? iOS 14 busts LinkedIn, Reddit, Tik Tok, and more for copying the clipboard. Turns out it was Google's fault all along. Apple spends $400 million on affordable housing macOS Big Sur not ready for the public yet - whatever you do, don't install it on a 2nd partition tvOS upgrade isn't worth trying the public beta Our favorite changes in iOS 14 - jiggle mode and photos Apple doesn't want to own 95% of the market. They just want 95% of the money. Apple Silicon Macs will support Thunderbolt The ins and outs of podcast tracking and ad tech Leo loves Greyhound on AppleTV+ AppleTV+ gets Idris Elba and Jake Gyllenhaal Apple offers free and cheap coding classes and books Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: Ulysses 20 Rene's Pick: Canon EOS R5 & R6 Dave's Pick: Cloudflare for Families Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie Guest: Dave Hamilton Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

 MBW 721: Where the Wild Fraggles Are - Apple Silicon iMac, MmHmm, Apple Glasses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:07:02

Apple Silicon iMac, MmHmm, Apple Glasses The Week's Stores: Our prediction: Apple is making a 30-Inch Apple Silicon iMac With Apple Silicon, Apple will pull away from the competition Apple's accessibility tools are a reason to switch Google buys North to make Google Glass competitive with Apple Glass iPad is the entry-level computer for the masses Apple is sending out surveys about the iPhone charger - will they skip the charger with the iPhone 12? Multi-touch Macs are the future Apple TV+ news: Where the Wild Things Are, Tom Hanks' Greyhound, and Will Smith's Emancipation Phil Libin's MmHmm dresses up Zoom calls Upgrade your iPod Classic with an SSD Forrest Gump's $100k Apple stock would be worth $49 billion now H.266 codec will make your downloads faster Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: Meat Church Andy's Pick: PlexAmp Rene's Pick: PCalc for iPad Lory's Pick: EatOkra Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

 MBW 720: Microsoft's Riding Mower - The most important stories from WWDC 2020 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:53:31

The most important stories from WWDC 2020 The Week's Stores: In a post-PC world, does it really matter what chips are in Macs? Related: Microsoft closes their retail stores Will the new Apple hardware require a signed operating system? WWDC should be virtual every year Macs will lose Boot Camp - how will Windows work in virtualization? How much will macOS merge with iOS? Will Macs get a touchscreen? Computing in the cloud is the future Apple ARKit will change how we see the world Apple makes small improvements to their App review processes watchOS adds handwashing sleep tracking, and dance - where is our teeth brushing app? The death of macOS 10 echoes the death of Mac OS 9 macOS 11 design echoes iOS, and seems suspiciously touch-friendly iOS 14 just started making people very worried about ad tracking Ming-Chi Kuo: 13" MacBook Pro and 24" iMac will be the 1st Apple Silicon Macs Should you buy an Intel Mac now? should you risk buying the 1st ARM Mac? Apple Design Award winners No charger with the iPhone 12 - does this mean it won't have a charging port? Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: Carl Reiner dies at 98: read his memoirs, particularly in audiobook...starting with "My Anecdotal Life" Rene's Pick: Rene's Apple iOS 14 & Privacy Interview Leo's Pick: 1st Space Force launch Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: casper.com/macbreak - promo code MACBREAK

 MBW 719: Jiggle Mode - WWDC 2020 Recap | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18:43

Macs switch from Intel to Apple Silicon Developer betas for all Apple OSes are available now iOS apps will run natively on Macs with Apple Silicon What is the future of the Apple ecosystem? Rumor: Apple Silicon on 2020 13"MacBook Pro and iMac, all 2021 Macs - how the transition will work Will Macs and iPads have the same chips? How limiting will the Mac ecosystem be? This is how they should do every WWDC iOS 14 adds widgets and App Clips watchOS 7 adds Face Sharing - here's how it will work watchOS 7 adds Sleep Tracking, iOS 14 adds Wind Down Sign of the times: watchOS 7 adds Hand Washing tracker More Fitness options: Dance tracking New Memojis: old people, masks, more hair options New iPhone accessibility features iOS 14 makes Messages better in so many ways Apple's focus on privacy is apparent at WWDC No widgets on iPadOS? What is the iOS 14 App Library? Scribble is the best new feature for iPadOS Hamilton comes to Disney+ on June 3rd Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: G4 iMac Rene's Pick: Fantastical 3.1 Lory's Pick: Nomad Rugged Folio Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: GetRoman.com/MACBREAK Molekule.com promo code MACBREAK10

 MBW 718: TASTE THE MUSTARD! - WWDC 2020 Preview, Mac ARM Transition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:28:21

WWDC 2020 Preview, Mac ARM Transition The Week's Stories: WWDC20 kicks off Monday, June 22nd Winners of the WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge How quickly will Mac transition to ARM? How will macOS change on ARM? Leaker gives the timeline for the Mac transition to ARM Will macOS and iOS merge on ARM? MacBook Pro gets AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, MacPro gets 8TB SSD Apple Card gets interest-free financing of all Apple products except Apple Watch Bezel-free iMac coming at WWDC? What other hardware will be announced at WWDC? Arm-based Mac Mini for developers? Mac on ARM will be the death of Boot Camp Apple reopening stores in the US, Canada, & UK this week Hey.com email service won't pay Apple its 30% Apple Store vig EU opens two investigations into Apple Open Core's Hackintosh seems to be dead already Pocket Casts removed from China App Store Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: Humble Bundle for Racial Justice Andy's Pick 1: Met Opera virtual meeting backgrounds Andy's Pick 2: Police Scanner Radio & Fire for iOS Lory's Pick: Casetify Heinz collection Alex's Pick: Bellus 3D Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: WWT.COM/TWIT

 MBW 717: Meet Me at the Train Museum - WWDC: Mac Dumps Intel, Switches to ARM | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:55:32

WWDC 2020: Mac Dumps Intel, Switches to ARM The Week's Stories: Apple will announce the transition to ARM-based Macs at WWDC With the transition to ARM, what will happen to Thunderbolt? How will the ARM transition affect GPUs? Mac developers should all be using Xcode. What else should they be doing? Apple will introduce a new iMac at WWDC with a T2 chip and AMD Navi GPU Tech conferences are so 2019. Here's what companies should do instead. Apple posts password manager resources on GitHub. We have a better idea. Buy Apple products interest-free with Apple Card The amazing Apple network adapter that you can't buy Apple will let people back in the office after temperature checks and COVID tests Apple adds symptoms and anonymous sharing to its COVID App Apple's new summer colors iPad Air will switch to USB-C How late will the iPhone 12 be out this year? Tim Cook praises Black Lives Matter, and Apple Maps features Black Lives Matter Plaza Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality Rene's Pick: WWDC Pins (RR pin for ACLU) Rene's 2nd Pick: RR Mug Lory's Pick: Black Lives Matter Carrd Alex's Pick: Mitti Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

 MBW 716: Not Constrained by Time and Space - WWDC Preview, iOS Update Blocks Jailbreak | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:59:27

WWDC Preview, iOS Update Blocks Jailbreak The Week's Stories: Apple Music and Tim Cook support Black Lives Matter. Facebook is another matter. Tim Cook's George Floyd memo to staff iOS 13.5.1 update blocks Unc0ver jailbreak Apple updates macOS Catalina to 10.15.5 Apple pays security researcher $100k for "Sign in with Apple" flaw WWDC Preview: Download the developer app now Alex Lindsay's Office Hours Zoom call and YouTube channel Italy launches "Immuni" COVID app using Apple/Google contact tracing API MacBook 13" RAM upgrade doubles in price Powerbeats Pro launches four new colors Apple TV+ gets Gal Gadot and Martin Scorsese. Theater owners should be scared. What could go wrong if you loot an Apple store? Want to own a former Apple CEO's mansion? Now is your chance. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: Anker Soundcore Life Q10 Headphones Alex's Pick: Yellow Duck Rene's Pick: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: Epson.com/ecotankleo manscaped.com code MACBREAK

 MBW 715: Smokin' These Meats - HBO Max vs. AppleTV+, New iPhone Jailbreak | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:51:38

HBO Max vs. AppleTV+, New iPhone Jailbreak The Week's Stories: HBO Max launches May 27th, and everyone is confused about it. New jailbreak works on all iPhones, even on the most recent iOS 13.5. Is there any reason to jailbreak an iPhone anymore? iOS 13.5 is out with the Apple/Google Covid contact tracing API. Here's why contact tracing apps will never work. Why the iPhone 12 won't have USB-C, and the next iPhone won't even have a charging port Apple fixes "This app is no longer shared with you" bug on iOS Apple will replace Mac Messages app with a Catalyst version when iOS 14 comes out Mythic Quest's Apple TV+ Quarantine Episode was shot entirely on iPhones. The episode was written, shot, and edited in 3 weeks. Apple likes it so much they are submitting it for an Emmy. Apple TV+ is the only streaming service that isn't booming in the quarantine - what Apple is doing to fix it Apple TV+ is signing deals with tons of big-name Hollywood production companies and stars Jean-Louis GasseĢe thinks Apple Car speculation is missing a few things Apple celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a new Today at Apple video and App Store features Picks of the Week: Lory's Pick: Traeger Pro 780 WiFi Pellet Grill Andy's Pick: Science Channel coverage of SpaceX's first manned launch May 27th at 4:33 pm ET Rene's Pick: Sony Vlog camera ZV-1 Leo's Pick: FileMaker 19 is the biggest release in 15 years Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: twit.cachefly.com

 MBW 714: Amish That up for Me - Apple AR Glasses Coming in 2021 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:22:20

Apple AR Glasses Coming in 2021 The Week's Stories: Jon Prosser: Apple Glass AR glasses will come out in March - June 2021, cost $499 Apple will start returning workers to the office soon Apple starts opening stores in the US and Italy, currently offering only curbside service Apple ships iOS 13.5 to developers, includes the Apple/Google coronavirus contact tracing API and a way to quickly disable FaceID Apple TV+ pays $70 million to premiere Tom Hanks film "Greyhound" How to make the perfect popcorn: Amish popcorn with furikake, Alton Brown style HBO Max premieres 5/27, includes Criterion Collection and Studio Ghibli Logic Pro10.5 Easter Egg: how to find Billie Eilish's Ocean Eyes template Picks of the Week Leo's Pick: Samsung T7 drives Andy's Pick: Charty for Shortcuts Lory's Pick: Bombas Pride Edition Alex's Pick: The perfect tutorial video: Make a pincushion Alex's Pick 2: Sound Devices Noise Reduction Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: linkedinlearning.com/macbreak casper.com/macbreak - promo code MACBREAK

 MBW 713: Quacks McThrashalot - Apple re-opens USA stores, Mini-LED vs. LCD, Hamilton on Disney+ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:35:48

Apple re-opens USA stores, Mini-LED vs. LCD, Hamilton on Disney+ The Week's Stories: Elon Musk re-opens Tesla Factory, defying stay-at-home order Apple re-opens several stores in states that do not have stay-at-home orders Hamilton is coming to Disney+ Apple is moving production out of China and into Vietnam, Taiwan, and India Apple COO Jeff Williams is "optimistic" about Apple, iPhone 12, and the economy Why is Mini-LED better than LCD? All the details about the biggest Logic Pro upgrade in years - why now is the best time to learn Logic X-Ray of iPad Pro Keyboard reveals some amazing engineering Rene Ritchie's 13" MacBook Pro review Macs vulnerable to new Thunderbolt hacking flaw - if they are running Windows Inventing the iPad cursor iPad Pro Magic Keyboard vs. Brydge iPad Keyboard Apple Watch will detect panic attacks with watchOS 7 Tim Cook and others making graduation podcasts Disneyland Shanghai is open for business Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: TWiT Face Masks for sale! https://twit.tv/store Rene's Pick: MotionVfx Lory's Pick: Sick Burn T-Shirts Lory's Pick 2: The Office Slack Alex's Pick: Yousician Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

 MBW 712: Bye-Bye Butterfly | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:04:17

13" MacBook Pro First Look, WWDC 2020 June 22nd The Week's Stories: Apple releases new 13" MacBook Pro with Magic keyboard and physical escape key At long last, the butterfly keyboard is gone for good What are the specs for the perfect MacBook Pro? 13" MacBook Pro has one huge flaw The best setup for live streaming Office Hours YouTube series with Alex Lindsay Should Apple change all their Macs to ARM? Online-only WWDC 2020 starts June 22nd - is this the start of a trend? WWDC Swift programming contest for students Will work-from-home workers ever go back to the office? Apple Q2 earnings - up even in a pandemic Tim Cook gives an amazing virtual commencement speech for Ohio State graduates Tim Cook teaches Warren Buffet how to use an iPhone Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: Hands-On Mac Andy's Pick: Blender Rene's Pick: Here Kitty Alex's Pick: Frame.io Transfer Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: WWT.COM/TWIT1

 MBW 711: ARM Twist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:19:14

iPhone SE Review, iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Review The Week's Stories: The worst product Apple ever made iPhone SE review iPad Pro Magic Keyboard review Apple to make its own Mac chips in 2021 iOS 0-Day Alert! Update Apple Mail Notification Hack: Text string with Sindhi characters will crash your iPhone Apple Watch turns 5 PSA: Apple will not return your band if you send your watch in for repair Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: Apple-sponsored 1979 Porsche 935 race car on sale for $499,000 Andy's Pick: Digi-Pas DWL-200 digital torpedo level Rene's Pick: Pokemon Go remote raids Lory's Pick: Some Good News with John Krasinski Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: twit.cachefly.com

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