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This Week's Stories: The biggest Apple CES 2020 news Apple comes to CES 2020 to talk security The best CES 2020 product for iPad: Brydge Pro+ is the first iPad keyboard with a trackpad The best CES 2020 product for iPhone: PopPower finally lets you wirelessly charge your phone without removing your Pop Socket FBI asks Apple yet again to unlock a shooter's iPhone Ricky Gervais roasts Tim Cook at Golden Globes Apple wins Christmas, stock crosses $300 Why hasn't Apple bought music exclusives? We debunk the "Apple is making a gaming computer" rumor External flash that connects to iPhone now available Sonos sues Google for stealing smart speaker tech. They only have enough money to sue one company at a time, so Amazon is next, then maybe Apple? You can now etch the poop emoji on your AirPods case, or one of 30 others. Which emoji would you use? Picks of the Week: Mikah's Pick: ecobee Switch+ | $48 Andy's Pick: Hi-Res Music in general, HD Tracks and Qobuz in particular Rene's Pick: Decline Stickers by Timothy Buck Alex Pick: Shadow Draw Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: HealthIQ.com/macbreak

The Best of MacBreak Weekly from 2019! 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

This Week's Stories: - AirPods Pro improve audio latency with H1 chip - Apple, Google, Amazon, and more partner on new IoT standard - Apple open sources some of HomeKit - ToTok spy chat app removed from App Store - Apple's secret satellite internet team - Mossberg's decade of Apple - AppleTV+ hits its stride with fabulous finales - iPhone takes 66% of smartphone profits - Apple's highs and lows of 2019 - All Mac software will have to be notarized to run starting in February - San Francisco face recognition ban almost locks out employees' iPhones - New iPhone flash photography spec - App Store Xmas surprises - New Apple Watch badges in 2020 - Apple Arcade Lego game - USB-C magnetic charging pad for Apple Watch - Mythic Quest - AirPods Pro smell like blueberries - Snow Crash coming to HBO Max - Need a last-minute Xmas gift? Apple has two-hour delivery! Picks of the Week: - Leo's Pick: LuLu from Objective-See - Andy's Pick: Patrick Stewart's "A Christmas Carol" - Rene's Pick: Pokemon Go Buddies - Lory's Pick: Dial Code Santa Claus (Game Over) Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

This Week's Stories Mac Pro Teardown: yes, it grates cheese! Apple patents in-screen fingerprint reader BetterTouchTool is a great tool for MacBook Pros Apple Makes Mac Pros for the US in Texas, the rest of the world in China Apple dodges 15% tariff on Chinese imports AirPods make Apple $4 Billion per quarter HomeKit could be Apple's next big business Three Apple products make Time's top 10 gadgets of the decade Apple kills app that turns your iPhone into an iPod Apple is moving to Pittsburgh MKBHD's 2019 Blind Smartphone Camera Test Apple buys British company to make iPhone camera better Bug in iOS lets kids skirt parental controls in contacts Apple Arcade deal: get 12 months for the price of 10 Apple Arcade gets Ultimate Rivals: The Rink Apple News gets election coverage from ABC Get your Christmas movie classics for cheap at the Apple store Tim Cook loves monopolies! Apple is hiring! Apple gives free genetic screening to its employees Picks of the Week Leo's Pick: Peak Design Travel Tripod Andy's Pick: Inigo Gets Out on Archive.org Rene's Picks: Digital Sputnik Voyager, Snowflake Weather Lory's Pick: Spirited Away Alex's Pick: SKAAT Car Vent Magnet Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: tailorstore.com/twit offer code TWIT

This Week's Stories: Unboxing the Mac Pro Mac Pro is the shine on the Apple iOS 13.3 update: features and fixes MacBook Pro 16" Speaker Pop fix Apple sues former employee Apple returns to CES in 2020 to talk privacy 2021 iPhone will have no ports The Morning Show' nominated for Golden Globe awards Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud Rene's Pick: Procreate 5 Lory's Pick: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Alex's Pick: frame io for iPad Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: HealthIQ.com/macbreak metallic.io/macbreak LastPass.com/twit

This Week's Stories: Apple Music Awards Best apps of 2019 Apple vs Russia is a big damn deal Apple doubles Airpods Pro orders Intel's woes The legacy of the 64 Bit A7 Apple more valuable than all US energy stocks Mini LED laptops coming next year - why it might beat OLED Apple TV+ is ok Farewell, Larry and Sergei Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Black Ink 2.0 Rene's Pick: Peek Everyday 2.0 Lory's Pick: Meater smart thermometer Alex's Pick: Black Magic ATEM Mini Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/macbreak calm.com/macbreak plex.tv/twit code TWIT10

This Week's Stories Apple Tells Congress You'll Hurt Yourself Fixing Your iPhone Apple Pulls All Customer Reviews From the Online Apple Store Apple Music for Business Apple's new Holiday Ad Features, Changes & Testing After iOS 13 Bugs Tips and Picks Alex's Pick: Brother P-Touch Cube+ Dave's Pick: TimeMachineEditor Andy's Pick: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Rene's Pick: Apple Smart Battery Case Leo's Pick: Kap Screen Capture Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay Guest: Dave Hamilton Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: Epson.com/ecotankleo WWT.COM/TWIT metallic.io/macbreak

This Week's Stories 16-Inch MacBook Pro unboxing and review Apple's ginormous star-studded app awards event coming December 2nd Trump tours Apple's Austin Mac Pro factory Goldman Sachs rechecking Apple Card scores after sexism charges Apple bans vaping apps Dickinson is the best show on AppleTV+ Tips and Picks Andy's Picks: WASD and Logitech Keyboards, Downie Rene's Picks: Samsung Portable SSD X5, Thrifter Dave's Tip: Set scrollbars to "Always" Dave's App: Quitter Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie Guest: Dave Hamilton Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: metallic.io/macbreak Molekule.com promo code MACBREAK10 FreshBooks.com/macbreak

Is AR the future of Apple? Alex Lindsay explains photogrammetry Apple has very specific plans for AR. We just don't know what they are yet. 16-inch MacPro is not ours yet The Mac Pro is the One True Pro Pro Display XDR Apple fixes email bug Apple Health App joins with VA to provide veterans health records on iPhones Is the Apple Card algorithm sexist? Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: go.itpro.tv/macbreak use the code MACBREAK30 LastPass.com/twit plex.tv/twit code TWIT10

This Week's Stories Apple Quarterly Earnings report: it's all about the services. Apple names 5 new VPs, including a VP of Acoustics. Apple offers $2.5 Billion to fight the California housing crisis, which apparently makes some people cranky. AirPods Pro review: comfortable, great noise reduction. Pro tip: try the smallest size tips first. People pay more than $700 million annually to replace their lost AirPods. AppleTV+ is the best streaming service out there - if you only judge by the video quality. How to claim your free year of AppleTV+ - maybe even if you don't deserve it. Apple is spending half as much advertising Apple TV+ as the iPhone, which is actually huge. AppleTV+ is pretty good, but the AppleTV app is still terrible. Adobe Photoshop for iPad review: not feature-complete, but still lets you kick geese, which is awesome. Adobe Aero is Adobe's new AR tool for the iPad. Picks of the Week Mikah's Pick: MyQ Smart Garage Door Opener Andy's Pick: Adobe Creative Cloud for Photography Andy's Tip: iPhone Battery Replacement Alex's Pick: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6k Lory's Pick: Mujjo Insulated Touch Screen Gloves Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak eero.com/MACBREAK code MACBREAK expressvpn.com/macbreak

This Week's Stories AirPods Pro arrives tomorrow AirPods Pro noise transparency and active noise cancellation Replacement AirPods Pro will cost $89 each, or $29 with Apple Care+ AirPods Pro is all about music, not Siri iOS 13.2 features Siri improvements, HomePod Bricking Apple brings in a new team for its smart home efforts Apple cuts iPhone 11 Max orders - are big phones on the way out? If you still have an iPhone 5, UPDATE NOW! iOS 13.2 brings new emoji and other improvements How Deep Fusion works from an ILM perspective Squirrel pictures are the best way to test phone cameras and fanboy loyalty HomePod gets voice detection and ambient sounds Apple Arcade is still wonderful Game Club brings back early iOS games Apple in discussions to update United SFO terminal Picks of the Week Alex's Pick: Sound Devices MixPre-3 II Lory's Pick: The Lighthouse Andy's Pick: MacBook "Staingate" warranty extension program Mikah's Pick: AWAIR 2nd Generation Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT RocketMortgage.com/Macbreak

This Week's Stories Apple criticized for its stance on China Rumors abound about the 16-inch MacBook Pro Apple will definitely, certainly, for sure release AR glasses in 2020 AirPods Pro coming before Christmas? Apple patents Watch bands with data and power contacts Are you wearing your Apple Watch correctly? Apple Arcade gets Pac-Man Google Photos "bug" lets iPhones save full-quality photos for free Luna Display now lets you use a MacBook as a second monitor Picks of the Week Mikah's Pick: Muzetto Leather Bag Andy's Pick: USPS Informed Delivery Rene's Pick: Beats Solo Pro Lory's Pick: Dark Mode now available on iMore Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: hover.com/twit calm.com/macbreak zapier.com/MACBREAK

This Week's Stories Tencent could be watching your iPhone's IP. Here is what that means, and how to opt-out. Pixel Buds take on AirPods Pixel 4 First Impressions: Soli radar could change the game Pixel 4 display first impressions - looks pretty nice Pixel 4 camera: impressive astrophotography iPhone 11 is big in China Apple pulls Hong Kong police tracking app Catalina and iOS 13 install blues Catalyst apps bring iOS apps to Mac Apple TV comes to Roku Apple TV+ launches in-house studio with Masters of the AirPicks of the week: Andy's Pick: Notion workspace manager Rene's Pick: Pokemon Fall Events Lory's Pick: Ring Fit Adventure for Nintendo Switch Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: RocketMortgage.com/Macbreak FreshBooks.com/macbreak Epson.com/ecotankleo

This week's stories Hello, Catalina, goodbye, iTunes! RIP 32 Bit Apps Catalyst Apps: iOS apps come to macOS What is "Relocated Items" in Catalina? Security in Catalina: kind of a pain in the butt Dark Mode and Auto Mode in Catalina Gatekeeper in Catalina The iOSification of macOS Goodbye Parental controls, hello Screen Time Catalina lets you control your Mac with your voice Sidecar: now your iPad is an extra monitor for your Mac Find My comes to your Mac So does Reminders Photos redesign is all about "saliency" DriverKit and System Extensions are a big security improvement New APFS improvements in Catalina What to do if your Catalina upgrade gets stuck Please, please back up your Mac before you upgrade to Catalina Activation Lock for Apple T2 Macs Unlock Apps with your Apple Watch Goodbye Bash, hello Z Shell Should we run out and upgrade to Catalina? NO! Apple's Big China Dilemma Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: BBEdit 13 Rene's Pick: Fall Watch Bands Lory's Pick: Halloween (the movie) VHS tape throw blanket Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: plex.tv/twit code TWIT10 capterra.com/macbreak LastPass.com/twit

This Week's Stories iPhone 11 Deep Fusion now available in beta - here's how it works! Checkm8 is an unstoppable boot rom hack for iPhone 4s- iPhone X, but not a full jailbreak - yet OMGCable lightning cable works like any other cable, with the added bonus of hacking you via Wi-Fi! Andy Ihnatko's amazing iPhone 11 photos iPhone 11 settings to get the best possible photos iPhone 11 Pro vs DSLR: which takes the best pictures? Apple releases iOS 13.1.2 to fix what iOS13.1.1 couldn't iOS 13 bug lets 3rd party keyboards send data to the internet without authorization Apple sued for Memoji trademark Apple to release AppleTV+ movies in theaters as Oscar bait Apple will have to pay 25% tariff on Mac Pro Parts (Possible) Apple October Event preview Apple Arcade on Apple TV is a whole different experience Our favorite Apple Watch 5 bands Apple Watch 5 battery life not diminished by always-on display Apple Watch teardown finds bigger battery Apple Wins UN Climate Award Siri and Spotify make up and integrate Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: Untitled Goose Game Rene's Pick: Neuralcam Lory's Pick: Celebrate Spooktober with horror movies on sale in iTunes! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: zapier.com/MACBREAK expressvpn.com/macbreak Gazelle.com/twit