Summary: <p>This Week's Stories</p><ul> <li>Apple in talks to acquire Intel's modem business in a $1B deal</li> <li>iOS 12.4 is here, along with watchOS 5.3 and tvOS 12.4</li> <li>Third update to the Catalina public beta! And iOS 13 public beta 3!</li> <li>Latest iOS beta fixes really bad password bug</li> <li>Is Catalina going to be too "safe" for our own good?</li> <li>MacRumors gets its hands on a complete collection of "dummy" 2019 iPhones</li> <li>2020 A14 and A14X CPUs will be 5 nm?</li> <li>2020 iPhones will have ProMotion 120Hz displays and laser beams?</li> <li>Bloomberg profiles Apple SVP Jeff Williams and dubs him Tim Cook's heir apparent</li> <li>Sales of the gold Apple Watch were really, really bad</li> <li>Group discussion: HOW AWESOME WAS THE COMICON "PICARD" TEASER TRAILER?!?!?!</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week</p><ul> <li>Lory's Pick: <a href="https://satechi.net/products/dual-smart-outlet" target="_blank">Satechi Dual Smart Outlet</a> </li> <li>Doc's Pick: <a href="https://litmobile.us/products/wireless-lit-solar-powerbank" target="_blank">Lit Solar PowerBank</a> </li> <li>Andy's Pick: <a href="https://www.zmiusa.com/products/20000-mah-duplex-quick-charge-portable-power-bank-battery-charger" target="_blank">ZMI USB PD Backup Battery & Hub</a> </li> <li>Rene's Pick: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkBggN9uqfs" target="_blank">How Many Batteries Does It Take To Power A Desert Island?</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/andy-ihnatko">Andy Ihnatko</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/rene-ritchie">Rene Ritchie</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/lory-gil">Lory Gil</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/docrock" target="_blank">Doc Rock</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak">ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak</a></li> <li><a href="http://calm.com/macbreak">calm.com/macbreak</a></li> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/Macbreak">RocketMortgage.com/Macbreak</a></li> </ul>
