Summary: Recorded 11th November 2018 This week Apple launched a pair of repair programs for some iPhone X and 13-inch MacBook Pro models, reviewers have been going at the new Apple hardware with in depth reviews, and Uncle Tim promised money for the wildfires in Califonia. Meanwhile Samsung showed off a face to face folding screen (just about) and Xiaomi are coming to the UK hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. I am joined by guest Jeff Gamet formerly of the Mac Observer and now with Smile Software, and Mark and I are keen to get the full story on that from the horse's mouth; as well as to discuss all the other news. DONT FORGET THE JOE KISSELL OFFER... 30% OFF any Take Control purchase before November 30th with this link 30% Off or use the code ESSENTIALAPPLE at checkout. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! We can now also be found on Spotify, Soundcloud and even YouTube. Essential Apple Recommended Services: 33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again. Sudo – Get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99US / £2.50UK per month thereafter... ProtonMail – End to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask? ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing! Fake Name Generator – So much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need. Wire – Free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP. Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Everyone should have a font manager... I really do believe that. So I highly recommend FontBase — All platforms. Professional features. Beautiful UI. Totally free. FontBase is the font manager of the new generation, built by designers, for designers. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. On this week's show: JEFF GAMET @jgamet pretty much everywhere Former Managing Editor at The Mac Observer and co-host of the Apple Context Machine Podcast. Now at Smile Software makers of PDFpen and TextExpander MARK CHAPPELL @Oceanspeed on Twitter Occasionally puts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTube APPLE Apple launched a pair of repair programs for some iPhone X and 13-inch MacBook Pro models – The Verge What Reviewers Are Saying About the New Apple iPad Pro – Barron's 2018 iPad Pro review: “What’s a computer?” – Ars Technica Apple Mac mini (2018) review: The little Mac that could – ZDNet Review: 2018 Mac mini – Apple’s most versatile Mac 9to5 Mac MacBook Air 2018: hands-on with Apple’s new ultra-thin laptop – The Verge MacBook Air review: Out with the old and in with the new, for better or worse – MacWorld iPhone Xr is a pretty good deal in historical terms – Reddit Apple's Tim Cook promises donations for latest California wildfires – Apple Insider IN THE NEWS Apple and Amazon strike deal to directly sell more products, including iPhone, iPad and Beats – The Apple Post TECHNOLOGY Samsung folding smartphone revealed to developers – BBC News It's not a phone it is a demo unit showing the folding screen Xiaomi arrives in the UK looking to take on Samsung and Apple – The Independent Chinese phone firm Xiaomi launches first product in the UK and hopes to tempt you away from Apple or Samsung — Metro JUST A SNIPPET For things that are not worth more than a flypast AI news anchor makes debut in China – NPR WORTH-A-CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS Throwboy Iconic Apple Pillows – Throwboy Prompt2 from Panic Nemo’s Hardware Store (40.21) Grovemade Walnut iPhone Case $99 US Direct Grovemade Wireless Charging Pad (Light) $79 US Direc
