Mac OS Ken

- Apple Releases OS Updates for iPhone, iPad, and HomePod - macOS Ventura 13.2 Makes the Scene - Older Macs, iPhones, and iPads Get Security Updates - Apple Releases watchOS 9.3 - Apple Releases tvOS 16.3 - AppleInsider: Long Wait for AirPods Max Not a Sign of New Model - Banks Behind Zelle Plan Digital Wallet for Online Purchases - Apple Announces Eight-Part Manga-Based Series "Drops of God" - Lo...

- Morgan Stanley Puts Apple at Top of Anticipated IT Turnaround - CNBC Compares Layoff Numbers in "Big Tech" - TechCrunch: Layoffs Across "Big Tech" (Apple Not Included) - Layoffs an Ugly Reality for Microsoft's AR/VR Plans - AppleInsider Hears Word of Layoffs at Apple Stores Inside Other Stores - Apple Seeks to Have UK Investigation into App Store Stopped on Technicality - Brazil Investigating Ap...

- JP Morgan Drops AAPL Target to $180 - Canaccord Genuity Cuts Apple Target to $170 - Report: Chinese iPhone Component Suppliers Approved for Indian Expansion - Apple Agrees to Labor Practices Audit - Costs of Some Apple Hardware Rise in UK and Europe - Apple Music Classical References Spotted in iOS 16.3 RC - Apple TV+ Announces Slate of Shows Through Spring - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily...

- Apple Re-Introduces Full-Size HomePod - New HomePod Will Not "Stereo Pair" with Old HomePod - Beta Versions of Apple OS Updates Seeded to Developers - iOS 16.3 to Bring Emergency SOS and Security Changes - iOS 16.3 Should Activate iCloud Advanced Data Protection Worldwide - New Features for Whole HomePod Line in HomePod Software 16.3 - HomePod Software 16.3 Will Activate HomePod mini Temperature...

- Apple Intros New Macs Powered By M2 Pro and M2 Max - Report: Apple's Trade-In Value for $53k Intel Mac Pro = $970 - Canalys Says iPhone Tops in December-Quarter Despite Supply Constraints - Foxconn Names New Head of iPhone Production - Apple Launches "Back to University" Promotion in Australia and New Zealand - Four Apple Watch Activity Challenges Between Now and End of February - Looking for Th...

- Whispers of Mac-Related Announcement This Week - Unannounced MacBook Pro Shows Up in Canadian Regulatory Filing - Rosenblatt Cuts Apple Target to $165, Stays Positive on Shares - Evercore Adds Apple to "Tactical Outperform" List - Supply and Demand Meet: One-Day Wait for iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max Delivery in US - Upcoming Software Update Will Address Horizontal Lines on iPhone 14 Pro - Apple TV+ Ann...

- Barclays Lowers AAPL Target to $133 - Date Set for Apple Shareholders Meeting - Cook's Compensation Cut (at Cook's Suggestion) - Apple Falls Out of Glassdoor Top-100 Places to Work in U.S. - Thursday Night: Third-Party Twitter Clients Unable to Access Twitter - Apple TV+ Sets Premier Date for "Jane" - Apple TV+ Garners 21 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Obser...

- References to "realityOS" and "xrOS" Spotted in Apple Code - UBS Prices Auto Expectations Into Apple Price Target - IDC: Mac Shipments Grow While the Rest of the Market Shrinks - President Biden Seeks to Unite Democrats and Republicans Against "Big Tech" - Negotiations Underway Between Apple and Towson Store Union - ITC Judge: Blood Oxygen Readings in Apple Watch Violate Masimo Patent - Latest R...

- Eddy Cue and Apple Talk Services Headed Into 2023 - Apple TV+ Announces Broadcasters for MLS Season Pass - Delegated Delivery Goes Live for Premium Apple Podcasts - TechCrunch: App Stores Rife with Costly, Useless "ChatGPT" Apps - Google: Directive from Indian Government Could Grind Android to a "Halt" - Report: Indian iPhone Exports to Hit $3B in FY23 - New Round of OS Betas Seeded to Apple's D...

- JP Morgan Notes Continued Improvement in iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max Availability - Apple Issues Second RSR Update for macOS Ventura beta 13.2 - Apple Maps Integrates SpotHero Parking Reservations in US and Canada - As Winter Sports Increase, More False Crash Detection Reports - Report: Apple to Restructure Services as VP Stern Exits Company - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast?...

- Gurman: Mixed Reality to Mute Other Apple Offerings This Year - As Expected, iPhone Sales Tanked in China in November - Mixpanel: iOS 16 Rings in 2023 with 70% Adoption Rate - FT: Apple Hiring for Retail Stores in India - Eleven Years Later, Apple Buys "Results Way" Campus in Cupertino - Early Apple Memorabilia Up for Auction - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this...

- Reuters: Two Apple Suppliers Refute Nikkei Apple Assertion - Reuters: Source Says Foxconn Orders for iPhone Unchanged - Ming-Chi Kuo: Hardware Issues Delay Apple MR Headset Announcement to Spring/Summer Timeframe - CES Sees Self-Heating Mug Fitted with "Find My" - Apple Adds New Features to Fitness+ - Apple Drops Season-Three Trailer for "Truth Be Told" Ahead of 20 January Premier - Apple Books...

- Apple Market Valuation Back Above $2T on Wednesday - Wedbush Cuts Apple to $175 While Staying "Outperform" - Apple Sets 2 February for December-Quarter Earnings Report - France Fines Apple US$8.5M Over Personalized Ads in iOS - Report: Lyon Apple Store Closing for Refresh - Apple TV+ Announces New Original Podcast "Operation: Tradebom" - Apple TV+ Announces New Kids' Series "Shape Island" - Appl...

- Bloomberg: "iPhone City" Back to 90% Shipping Capacity - Nikkei: Unnamed Sources See Drop in Apple Component Orders - Apple Market Valuation Slips Below $2T - JP Morgan Says iPhone Commanded 69% of US Smartphone Market in November - Disney+ Marketing Exec Now Head of Marketing for Apple TV+ - MagSafe Folding Into Wireless Charging Standard Qi2 - Third-Gen iPad mini Lands on Apple's Obsolete List...

- Citi Analyst: AR, Buybacks, and India Keep AAPL a "Buy" - Apple Increasing Cost for "Out of Warranty" Battery Replacements - Researchers Say Apple Watch Shows Promise for Monitoring Stress Levels - Apple Fitness+: Welcome to the Year of You - Sponsored by Notion: Get organized now with a free account at notion.com/macosken. - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this li...

- Reports Put Home Architecture Problems on "Major Issue" List - Counterpoint Research: Apple and Samsung Lead in Smartphone Sustainability - Taiwanese TSMC Plant Starts Mass Production of 3nm Processors - Apple Honors Pelé on Brazilian Homepage - Apple Outs "Year of the Rabbit" AirPods Pro 2 for Chinese Region - Sponsored by Notion: Get organized now with a free account at notion.com/macosken. -...

- JP Morgan: iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max Supply Catching Up with Demand - Foxconn Offers New Round of Bonuses for Zhengzhou Workers - Cult of Mac: Now's the "Sweet Spot" for iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max Orders - Apple Japan Offers Special Edition "Year of the Rabbit" AirTag in New Year Promotion - WhatsApp Ending Support for iPhone 5/iPhone 5c on 31 December - Apple TV+ Makes Five First-Seasons Free to Watch f...

- China's COVID Crisis Could Hinder Apple Recovery in 2023 - Canalys: iPad Pulled Apple to Growth in India's Computer Market in Q3 - Apple Temporarily Removes Option to Upgrade Home Architecture in iOS 16.2 - ITC Says Apple Watch Violates AliveCor Patents (But…) - Apple Gets $98 Million Tax Bill from Japan - Carrot Weather Dangles Discount for Dark Sky Users - Sponsored by Rocket Money: Cancel unw...

Mac OS Ken is done for the week, but there's still more to check out. Two shows ahead this week for The Checklist by SecureMac and a full slate for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast both this week and next. Back with at least a couple of Mac OS Ken episodes next week as well. Be well. And Happy Holidays!

- Rest of World: iPhone City Workers Working with COVID - Nikkei: Apple Producing MacBook in Vietnam for First Time in 2023 - Apple Adds Recent Desktops to Self Service Repair Program - Apple Offers Details on MLS Season Pass - Rumor Has Apple TV App for Android Coming Soon - Apple Urges Users to Native Weather Apps Ahead of Dark Sky Shutdown - Sponsored by Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscripti...

- Chatterjee Drops His Apple Target on Lack of iPhone Supply - MacRumors Notes Improved Wait Times for iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max - Wedbush Analyst Lists Two Apple Predictions for 2023 - Bloomberg: Local Politics and Farming May Hamper Expanded Manufacturing in India - Apple Details Recent AirTag Firmware Updates - Apple Fined Almost Nothing By French Authorities - Apple TV+ Announces Date for "Liaison...

- Evercore Dubs Apple a "Set and Forget" Investment - Foxconn's "iPhone City" Lifts COVID Restrictions China Abandons Zero-COVID Policies - CBS Eyes the Current State of COVID in China - CWA Accuses Apple of Using Fake Union to Fight Union - Report: Apple Trying to Get Out of Office Lease in Moscow - Deadline: Apple TV+ Cancels "Shantaram" After One Season - Working Apple-1 Numbered By Steve Jobs...

- Apple Helps Smartwatches Grow in China as Basic Counterparts Shrink - Process Begins for Butterfly Keyboard Settlement - Public Betas Hit for iOS/iPadOS 16.2 and macOS 13.2 - Apple Activates Rapid Security Response for macOS 13.2 Public Beta - Revamped Apple Maps Go Live for Five European Countries - Tim Cook Meets Prime Minster of Japan - London Apple Store Votes for Union - Apple TV+ Announces...

- UBS Analyst Negative on iPhone Sales, Still Positive on Apple - Evercore Unfazed by Third-Party App Store/Side-Loading Talk - Morgan Stanley Unfazed by Third-Party App Store/Side-Loading Talk - Developers Get Access to Apple's Next Wave of OS Betas - Latest Developer Betas Add Support for Security Keys for Apple ID - Apple TV+ Series "Dear Edward" Gets Early 2023 Premier - Apple TV+ Announces Un...

- A Big Day of OS Updates for Apple Gear - Emergency SOS via Satellite Goes Live in UK and Parts of Europe - Tesla "Holiday Update" Brings Support for Apple Music - Best Buy "Upgrade Plus" Plan Now Includes Some Mac Desktops - Bloomberg: iOS 17 May Open iPhone/iPad to Sideloading in EU - Travelin' Tim's Tweetin' Across Japan - Apple TV+ Series "The Reluctant Traveler" Gets a Premier Date - Close Y...