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Follow Up Apple Removes '2024' Timeframe From Next-Generation CarPlay Page https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/23/apple-removes-2024-from-next-gen-carplay-page/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon   UK competition authority formally investigating iPhone App Store monopoly https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/23/uk-competition-authority-formally-investigating-iphone-app-store-monopoly/   DEI...

Follow Up Rods Car about to get more apps https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/15/24344560/google-android-automotive-play-store-apps-car-ready-program   TikTok Ban is a thing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6p1g54q85o Also marvel snap https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/19/24347034/marvel-snap-banned-tiktok-bytedance   Lawmakers press Meta, Apple, Google, and others on massive Trump donatio...

Follow Up Chris’ new mac  https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-mac-mini-20th-anniversary/   Apple Intelligence isn’t helping Apple boost iPhone sales, says analyst https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/10/apple-intelligence-iphone-sales/   Google and Microsoft donate $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/24340039/google-microsoft-trump-inaugurati...

Apple News+ Seems to be full of ads Apple Vision Pro May Now Be Out of Production https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/31/vision-pro-may-be-out-of-production/   Apple Intelligence errors with news alerts keep piling up, here’s the latest https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/03/apple-intelligence-errors-with-news-alerts-keep-piling-up/   Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to...

Follow Up Eddy Cue says apple wont make a search engine https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zgvoalybovd/apple%20declaration.pdf   DMA.100203 - Consultation on the proposed measures for interoperability between Apple’s iOS operating system and connected devices https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/dma100203-consultation-proposed-measures-interoperability-between-apples-ios-oper...

Follow Up EU wants Apple to ensure ‘effective interoperability’ of iOS with other platforms https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/18/eu-apple-ios/   PSA: iPadOS 18.3 and macOS 15.3 betas still don’t have the redesigned Mail app (or really anything) https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/16/new-mail-app-ipados-macos/   PSA: AirPods Max are missing a key feature on the new USB-C model (WTF) https://9to5mac.com...

Follow Up 18.2 is out https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/11/ios-18-2-release-date-new-features/ Visual Intelligence  https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2024/12/apple-intelligence-is-available-today/   Epic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phones https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/24319206/epic-games-store-preinstall-telefonica-samsung-uk...

Follow Up You can now try Microsoft’s Recall AI feature on Intel and AMD Copilot Plus PCs https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/6/24314795/microsoft-recall-testing-amd-intel-copilot-plus-pcs   Brazilian court overturns injunction imposed on Apple’s App Store https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/05/brazilian-court-apple-app-store/ OpenAI announces full “o1” reasoning model, $200 ChatGPT Pro tier https://ars...

Follow Up Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/29/inc_ransom_alder_hey_childrens_hospital/   Australia bans social media for under 16s https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/28/24308245/australia-bans-social-media-children-under-16 Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202...

Follow Up You can now try Microsoft’s Recall AI feature on a Copilot Plus PC https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24302947/microsoft-recall-windows-insider-testing-dev-channel-click-to-do Microsoft flashes Win10 users with more full-screen ads for Windows 11 https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/windows_11_fs_ad/ OpenAI accidentally erased ChatGPT training findings as lawyers seek copyright violat...

Follow Up Apple quietly gave the M4 MacBook Pro a quantum dot display https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/15/apple-quietly-gave-the-m4-macbook-pro-a-quantum-dot-display/ Learned about this option today, helpful on the 256GB machines. https://tapbots.social/@paul/113490344157847664   M4 Macs Can’t Virtualize Older macOS https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/11/15/m4-macs-cant-virtualise-older-macos/   M4...

Follow Up  M4 Mac mini offers modular SSD storage, faster base model speeds https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/08/m4-mac-mini-storage-speeds/ Apple is finally letting green bubbles send message reactions https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/7/24290703/apple-green-bubble-message-reaction-rcs-android Thoughts on the M4 iMac, and making peace with the death of the 27-inch model https://arstechnica.com/appl...

Follow Up RECALL Microsoft just delayed Recall again https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284572/microsoft-recall-delay-december-windows-insider-testing Microsoft isn’t secretly installing Recall on your Windows PC https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282821/microsoft-windows-recall-feature-optional-uninstall Apple Intelligence Is Coming to EU iPhones After All https://lifehacker.com/tech/apple-...

Follow Up Bluesky wants to introduce a paid subscription with exclusive features https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/25/bluesky-paid-subscription/   Rochko https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/113365319263963755   iOS 18.2 Beta 1 is out https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/23/ios-18-2-new-features-changes/ https://www.macrumors.com/guide/image-playground/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/23/ios-18-2-default...

This week in politics Trump claims Tim Cook called him about EU fining Apple $17 billion https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/17/trump-claims-tim-cook-called-him-about-eu-fining-apple-17-billion/   Elon Giving away money  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/20/elon-musk-promises-to-award-1m-every-day-to-voters-as-he-steps-up-campaigning-for-trump? CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other   X Oddne...

Follow Up Audio/Video Setup for the podcast Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can't delete https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/11/windows_update_cleanup/ Microsoft Recall is MANDATORY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FRadIkkE0 Report: M4 iPad Pro demand drops significantly, price might be to blame https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/09/report-m4-ipad-pro-demand-drops-significantly-pricing-might-...

Follow Up Headphone Follow Up Airpods Max https://www.apple.com/uk/airpods-max/   Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/products/headphones/noise_cancelling_headphones/bose-quietcomfort-headphones-ultra.html#v=QCUH-HEADPHONEARN-D60E-WW   Sony XM 5 https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/headband-headphones/wh-1000xm5   Bowers and Wikins PX7 S2e https://www.bowerswilkins.c...

Apple’s homework is due Monday no matter what, says judge https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/28/24256684/apple-epic-lawsuit-document-production-delay-denied   Second judge implies Apple lied in Epic lawsuit; denies request https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/30/second-judge-implies-apple-lied-in-epic-lawsuit-denies-request/   Apple not investing in OpenAI after all, new report says https://9to5mac....

Follow Up Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/8/10.html   iPhone 16 Pro users experiencing touchscreen issues, some taps and swipes ignored https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/22/iphone-16-pro-users-experiencing-touchscreen-issues-some-taps-and-swipes-ignored/   Apple Intelligence is now available in public betas https://www.theverge.co...

Follow Up iOS 18.0 Release Candidates are out https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/09/ios-18-rc-update-and-more-betas-now-available-for-download/ STS on new bigger phone screen https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/113115332214067306 Apple must pay €13 billion in back taxes after losing final appeal https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/apple-must-pay-e13-billion-in-back-taxes-after-losing-final-a...

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/apple-discontinues-finewoven-cases/ Beats Cases https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/apple-beats-iphone-16-cases/ iPhones Weigh https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/iphone-16-pro-vs-15-pro-weight/ WiFi 7 https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/all-iphone-16-models-support-wi-fi-7/

Follow Up Apple Intelligence Apple Intelligence no longer requires setting the device region to the US https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/28/apple-intelligence-no-longer-requires-setting-the-device-region-to-the-us/ iOS 18.1 beta 3 features: Here’s what’s new https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/29/ios-181-beta-3-features-heres-whats-new/ European iPhones are more fun now https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/24/242269...

Follow Up Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221755/google-team-pixel-reviews-influencers Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App https://www.wired.com/story/google-android-pixel-showcase-vulnerability/ News iPhones will help decide offside violations in English soccer this season https://...

Follow Up macOS Sequoia will now prompt you monthly (not weekly) for screen recording permissions https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/14/macos-sequoia-screen-recording-prompt-monthly/ Matt Birchler : Random Privacy thought https://isfeeling.social/@matt/112965811587504680 Google Monopoly Epic judge says he’ll ‘tear the barriers down’ on Google’s app store monopoly https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/242204...

Follow Up Talked about this last week but didnt give a link Pixel 9’s ‘Add Me’ feature puts you in a group photo even when you’re not there https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206969/google-pixel-9-add-me-group-photos-leak Retro tech Apple’s SuperDrive for reading disks seemingly discontinued with no inventory online https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/05/apple-superdrive-discontinued/ $200-ish laptop wi...