Synopsis
This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings commute-sized tech news to the podsphere. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.
Episodes
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Mac OS Ken: 08.09.2021
09/08/2021 Duration: 18min- Open Letter Asks Apple to Turn from Announced “Child Protection” Plans - Edward Snowden Among Critics of Apple Plan - Head of Facebook-Owned WhatsApp Sounds Alarm Over Apple Plans - Epic Games CEO Surprises Planet by Coming Out Against Apple Plan - Apple Posts FAQ on Expanded Protections for Children - Apple and NCMEC Laud Apple Workers for Their Work - Report: Wuhan Apple Store to Open Next Month - Apple Supply Chain Upping Bonuses Amidst Worker Shortage - Apple Encouraging Beta Testers to Test the Betas - Notion - One workspace for your whole team. Get collaborating with $250 off at Notion.so and use promo code MACOSKEN - Ladder - Smart, Dynamic, Term Life Insurance. Learn more at LadderLife.com/macosken - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 08.06.2021
06/08/2021 Duration: 18min- Apple Announces Ecosystem-Wide Changes to Fight Child Sexual Abuse - MacRumors Dives Deeper on “Communication Safety” Changes to Messages - MacRumors Dives Deeper on CSAM Detection and iCloud - EFF Expresses Concerns Around Apple Announcements - Financial Times Eyes Privacy Concerns Around Apple Announcements - CNET Looks at Privacy Concerns Around Apple Announcements - Amazon Delays Return to Office Until 2022 - India Express Says Apple Store Mumbai Opening Delayed by COVID-19 - Yelp Change May Show COVID-19 Vaccine Business Policies in Apple Maps - NYS Excelsior Pass Plus Drops Apple Wallet Support - Changes Welcome and Annoying Coming for Apple Pay Cash - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an
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Mac OS Ken: 08.05.2021
05/08/2021 Duration: 15min- Hinky Report Has Luxshare Making 3% of iPhones 13s - CIRP: Apple “Largely Absent” from U.S. Smart Speaker Market - Conversation Boost Shows Up in Second AirPods Pro Firmware Beta - iMazing Adds Free Spyware Detector to Spot Pegasus on Your iThings - Lawyer Uses AirTag to Track Illegal Property Disposal - Apple Green Lights “Physical” for a Second Season - “Little Voice” Cancelled at Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Posts First Look at “Mr. Corman” Ahead of Friday Premier - Apple TV+ Announces Filmed Version of “Come From Away” - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 08.04.2021
04/08/2021 Duration: 18min- South Korea Weighs Law to Require Multiple Payment Systems in App Store - International App Store Prices Moving Up and Down - South Africa’s FNB Now Supports Apple Pay - Student ID in Apple Wallet Expands in US and Heads to Canada - Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Now Sold Separately, Too - Apple Updates Intel-Based Mac Pro with High-End GPU Options from AMD - Apple Debuts Redesigned Online Store - Delta Air Lines and AT&T Putting M1 iPad Pro with 5G in Cockpit - Apple Grows Number of Cars and Drivers in Continuing Auto Push - Google Maps for iOS Gets Dark Mode and Other Improvements - Reelgood: Streaming and Engagement on the Rise for Apple TV+ - Apple Posts Season-Two Trailer for “Truth Be Told” Ahead of 20 August Premier - Brendan Fraser Joins Cast of “Killers of the Flower Moon” - Apple TV+ Snags Eight Imagen Awards Nominations - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show,
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Mac OS Ken: 08.03.2021
03/08/2021 Duration: 13min- New Models of Mac and Apple Watch Signaled in ECC Database - Fortune Global 500: Apple Tops in Terms of Profit, Sixth in Revenue - Case Against Apple Over Heart Rate Sensors in Apple Watch Can Proceed - Australians Can Put Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination in Apple Wallet - 9 to 5 Mac: Talk of Unintentionally Silent Movies from Apple - Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Sold to New Media Venture - COVID Pauses Production on Apple TV+ Film “Emancipation” - A Lot of Rare Apple and Computer Stuff Headed for Auction - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 08.02.2021
02/08/2021 Duration: 16min- IDC: iPad Sales Trounced Other Tablets in June-Quarter - Apple Watch Series 6 Titanium in Short Supply - Anti-Vax App “Unjected” Ejected from the App Store - App Store, Apple Music, and iTunes Took a Power-Nap Saturday - Apple Podcasts App Resolves Background Download Issue - Health Insurance Cards Hit Apple Wallet in Australia - TAFE Queensland to Offer Apple Designed Program for iOS App Development with Swift - Report: Apple Testing Improved Maps for Italy - Siri Snafu Leads to Cries of National Bias in China - Meet the “Mac OS Ken” Peanuts Gang - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.30.2021
30/07/2021 Duration: 14min- Apple Seeks Vaccination Status from Office Workers - Apple Releases Security-Centric watchOS 7.6.1 - Motherboard: Why Apple Says It Wants Its Secrets to Be Secret - Motherboard: Apple Lawyers in China Make Demands of Secret Leakers - GarageBand for iOS and iPadOS Gets New Sound Packs and Producer Packs - Apple Posts “See” Season Two Trailer to YouTube - Applications Open for Apple’s Second Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers - Jobs’ Job Application Sells for $343K, NFT Goes for $23K - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.29.2021
29/07/2021 Duration: 17min- A Look at Financial Folks' Reaction to Apple Earnings - Apple Insider: Good Reasons for Wall Street’s Whopping Misses - Bloomberg: Majority of Apple Stores Go Back to Mask Requirements for All - Facebook and Google Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines Before Return to Office - Apple Officially Pushes Return to Office to October, May Require Vaccines - Apple Disappears from NAB Attendee List - Third Betas Out for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15 - Apple Says Don’t Put Bitter Batteries in AirTag - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.28.2021
28/07/2021 Duration: 23min- Apple Reports Another Record June-Quarter - Apple’s Earnings Call is Available to Stream on Apple’s Investor Site - You Can Grab the Earnings Call as a Podcast - Get SERIOUSLY Nerdy with the Numbers on Apple’s Site - Thanks to iMore for Their Transcript of the Earnings Call - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.27.2021
27/07/2021 Duration: 16min- Monday Updates for Mac, iPhone, and iPad Patch Serious Security Vulnerability - iOS Update Fixes Apple Watch Unlock Issue - Some iCloud Services Saw Issues to Start the Work Week - BofA Analyst Sees Strength in Apple Hardware and Worry Over Services - Apple’s Q3FY21 Earnings and Call Set for Today - Bloomberg’s Gurman Expects Next iPhone Event to Be “Virtual” - Apple Maps “Look Around” Crews Driving Around Austria, Hong Kong, and Switzerland - Apple Museum Set to Open in Poland This Fall - TMZ Sources: Kayne Live Stream Breaks Apple Music Live-Stream Record - Apple Says “Ted Lasso” Season Two Premier Biggest Yet for Apple TV+ - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or cal
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Mac OS Ken: 07.26.2021
26/07/2021 Duration: 15min- Munster Plays “What if…” Ahead of Apple Earnings - Evercore Analyst Worried/Not Worried Over Apple’s September-Quarter - Ming-Chi Kuo: Mac Sales to Rise ~45% 2H21 Versus 1H21 - Apple Officially Headed Back to NAB - Deutsche Telekom Looking for AR Developers in iOS - Typing “Stammer” No Longer Suggests “Woozy” Emoji - Stella Low Added to Apple Leadership Page - Tim Cook Hosts Spanish Prime Minister at Apple Park - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.23.2021
23/07/2021 Duration: 18min- Canaccord Genuity Ups Apple Target Ahead of Next Week’s Earnings - Apple Music for Android Adds Lossless and Spatial Audio Support - Apple Changes Tune on iPhone/iPad Spatial Audio Support - Apple Releases First Beta of AirPods Pro Firmware - Apple Outs New Ad for Apple Watch Series 6 - Apple Updates MagSafe Info for First Time Since 2016 - Verizon Launches Fios TV Apps for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV - In Wake of HBO Max, Old HBO App and Apple TV Channel Go Dark - Apple Offers Refunds and HBO Max Discount as HBO App Goes Dark - PlayStation 5 Owners Offered Six-Months of Free Apple TV+ - “Ted Lasso” Takes Over Apple Homepage - Apple TV+ Says Sing Along with “Schmigadoon” Song “Corn Puddin’” - Let’s Be Peanuts Characters! - Notion - One workspace for your whole team. Get collaborating with $250 off at Notion.so and use promo code MACOSKEN - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In
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Mac OS Ken: 07.22.2021
22/07/2021 Duration: 18min- A Wedbullish Note on Apple June-Q Earnings - WSJ: A Look at Flooding Around China’s “iPhone City” - CNBC: Foxconn Says “iPhone City” Not Impacted by Flooding - FTC Powers Up Fight for “Right to Repair” - Apple’s Q3FY21 Earnings and Call Set for 27 July - Apple Releases iPadOS 14.7 - Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.5 - Apple Outs Security Updates for Catalina and Mojave - Apple Turns on Ultra Wideband for Four More Countries - Russian Card “Mir” Now Supports Apple Pay - America Ferrera Joins Apple TV+ Limited Series “WeCrashed” - Jobs Job Application Back Up for Auction with NFT Copy - Let’s Be Peanuts Characters! - Notion - One workspace for your whole team. Get collaborating with $250 off at Notion.so and use promo code MACOSKEN - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS
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Mac OS Ken: 07.21.2021
21/07/2021 Duration: 16min- Notes on Apple That Are Bullish and Extra Crespi - Loop Capital Analyst Expects Apple to Beat the Street on Hardware - Apple’s Q3FY21 Earnings and Call Set for 27 July - Report: Apple Urging Retail Workers to Mask-Up Again - Worried About Pegasus? CNBC Says to Reboot Your Phone - Apple Music Streaming Kanye West Album Premier Event on Wednesday - WSJ: Apple’s Looking to Lock Up Production Facilities in L.A. - Jon Stewart Posts Promo for Apple TV+ Show to Twitter - Let’s Be Peanuts Characters! - Notion - One workspace for your whole team. Get collaborating with $250 off at Notion.so and use promo code MACOSKEN - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.20.2021
20/07/2021 Duration: 22min- Monday Morning: Apple Employees Push Back Against September Return to Office - Monday Night: Sources Say Apple Delaying Return to Office By at Least a Month as COVID Spikes Again - Apple Releases iOS 14.7 and Not iPadOS 14.7 - Apple Releases watchOS 7.6 - Apple Releases tvOS 14.7 - Apple Releases HomePod Software 14.7 - Apple Music Users on Twitter Says Lossless and Spatial Audio Live in India - Apple Seeds Second macOS Big Sur 11.5 Beta - Apple Releases Safari 14.1.2 for Non-Big Sur Macs - The Guardian Outlines Possible Global Abuse of NSO Spyware - Amnesty International: Some iOS Exploits Make Way for NSO Spyware - CIRP: iOS and Android Split the US Market in the June-Quarter - “Helpsters” Helps Apple TV+ to Fourth Daytime Emmy Award - Apple Says Don’t Disinfect Your Apple Gear with Hydrogen Peroxide - Notion - One workspace for your whole team. Get collaborating with $250 off at Notion.so and use promo code MACOSKEN - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macoske
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Mac OS Ken: 07.19.2021
19/07/2021 Duration: 14min- SellCell: iPhone 12 Holds Value Better Than iPhone 11 Did - The Information: Counterfeit AirPods Seized Annually Likely a Drop in the Bucket - Second Public Betas for iOS/iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey Out to Testers - Apple Pledges Support for Flood Victims in Western Europe - Report: Apple Watch Lead Ads Overseeing Apple Car to Duties - Apple TV+ Picks Up Three Daytime Emmys - Apple Hosts “Tad Lasso” Premier Event in L.A. - Apple Stores Giving Out “Ted Lasso” Memoji Sticker Ahead of Season Two Premier - Notion - One workspace for your whole team. Get collaborating with $250 off at Notion.so and use promo code MACOSKEN - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.16.2021
16/07/2021 Duration: 15min- CIRP: US Consumers Trading-In Early for iPhone 12 - Morgan Stanley Ups Apple Target to $166 - IBD Raises Relative Strength Rating on Apple - Apple Shares Hit New Intraday High, Briefly Pass $2.5T Market Value Again - Xiaomi Slips Past Apple for No. 2 Spot in Global Smartphone Share - App Annie: App Sales Hit $34B in June-Quarter - Apple’s Back to School Promotion Goes Live in 20+ Additional Countries - Apple Offers US Vets and Military an Extra Month of Apple Music - Adam McKay’s Production Company Inks First-Look Deal with Apple TV+ - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.15.2021
15/07/2021 Duration: 12min- Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closing Highs - Apple Market Value Briefly Touched $2.5T on Wednesday - Barron’s Highlights Bullish Notes on Apple - Apple Seeds Third Round of Betas for This OS Updates to Developers - Report: macOS Monterey Beta Brings Tab Bar Back to Safari - 2020 Toshiba and Insignia Fire TVs Get HomeKit and AirPlay 2 Support - 9th Circuit Sides with Apple in Memoji Trademark Suit - Apple Posting “Today at Apple” Sessions to YouTube - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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Mac OS Ken: 07.14.2021
14/07/2021 Duration: 15minBloomberg: Apple Targets 20% Boost in Production for 2021 iPhone Launch - Gartner: Mac Sales Strength Continued in June-Quarter - JetBlue to Put M1 iPad Pro in the Cockpit - Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closing Highs - Apple Seeds Next Round of OS Betas to Developers and Testers - Orders Up for iPhone 12 MagSafe Battery Pack Ahead of Release Next Week - New Battery Pack Turns On Limited Reverse Wireless Charging for iPhone 12 - Leather Loop and Key Ring for AirTag Get New Colors - Apple Updates Final Cut Pro to v10.5.4 - Apple Arcade Adds “Angry Birds Reloaded” Friday 16 July - Apple Picks Up 35 Emmy Nominations - 20 Emmy Nominations for “Ted Lasso” Sets New Freshman Series Record - Apple TV+ Emmy Nominations: The MacRumors Rundown - Apple Up for Three Commercial Emmy Awards - Got a few minutes for "In a Few Minutes?" Look for Ken's other daily show, "In a Few Minutes" wherever you find podcasts - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.co
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Mac OS Ken: 07.13.2021
13/07/2021 Duration: 14min- JP Morgan: No iPhone 12 Slowdown Evident Ahead of iPhone 13 - IDC Sees Continued Strength in Mac Sales - TrendForce Sees Mac Growth Continuing Throughout 2021 - California State University System Builds iPad Into Student Equity Initiative - Apple Maps Teams with Gallaudet on Guide to Deaf-Owned Business in D.C. - iCloud Mail Catches a Case of the Mondays - Apple TV+ Signs Deal with Alexander Rodnyansky for Russian/Multilingual Content - Apple TV+ Signs Overall Deal with “Lovecraft Country” Creator Misha Green - Apple Music Promotes Apple Music with “This Week on Apple Music” - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!