MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Looking back at some of MacBreak Weekly's best moments from 2023:

• New M2 chips for the MacBook Pro & mac Mini.
• Apple released Apple Music Classical after Apple acquired Primeponic back in 2021.
• The Apple Vision Pro's announcement to the panel's excitement... except for one.
• The 25th anniversary of the iMac on August 15th, 2023.
• New iPhones were announced, with the Pro lineup switching to a titanium material.
• Suddenly, Apple announces the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips for its MacBook Pro's!
• Finally, Apple is committing to bringing RCS to its iPhones in 2024.

Host: Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

iOS 17.2.1 has been released, fixing some bugs. Apple will be halting the sale of its Series 9 & Ultra 2 watches in the US starting on December 21st. And Apple is looking to attract developers to its App Store platform as it announces contingent pricing.

• Weird instance of iPhones shutting down randomly at Chicago holiday party.
• Apple releases iOS 17.2.1 with bug fixes.
• Apple to halt Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 sales in the US this week.
• Apple races to tweak software ahead of looming US watch ban.
• The case for clipboard managers.
• Ford CEO pokes fun at GM for CarPlay excuses, reiterates ongoing commitment.
• GM's latest excuse for dropping CarPlay is its dumbest yet.
• 'Privacy Nightmare on Wheels': every car brand reviewed by Mozilla.
• Tesla adds Apple Podcasts.
• Apple now requires a judge's consent to hand over push notification data.
• The Athletic joins Apple News+.
• Adobe gives up on $20 billion acquisition of Figma.
• With third-party app stores on the horizon, Apple is working on keeping developers loyal.
• Apple agrees to pay out $25M to settle lawsuit over Family Sharing.
• Apple loses one of the last remaining designers from Jony Ive era.
  
  Picks of the Week:
• Jason's Pick: Puzzmo
• Andy's Pick: Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
• Alex's Pick: Studio Technologies Model 205.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• discourse.org/twit
• GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
• securemyemail.com/twit Use Code TWIT

The Beeper Mini saga continues as Beeper Mini's access to iMessage was brought down initially to "protect our users" and then brought back without needing to register your phone number. What Google's legal defeat against Epic Games may mean for Epic Games' case against Apple's App Store. And everything new with iOS 17.2.

• Beeper Mini is back.
• Apple responds to Beeper's iMessage for Android: 'We took steps to protect our users.'
• Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's 'iMessage to Android' solution.
• Beeper Mini is back, but without phone number registration.
• Apple readies new iPads and M3 MacBook Air to combat sales slump.
• Google's Epic legal defeat threatens $200 billion app store industry.
• Here's everything new in iOS 17.2.
• Apple launches Journal, a new app to reflect on everyday moments and life's special events.
• iOS 17.2's Journal app offers introspection, surface-deep.
• Apple offers reward for musicians to use high-end audio format.
• Apple executive who invented iPhone screen and Touch ID is leaving.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Alex's Pick: Greymatter.show with Jason Snell
• Andy's Pick: A Charlie Brown Christmas
• Jason's Pick: The Abyss in 4K HDR

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
• expressvpn.com/macbreak
• wix.com/studio?utm_campaign=pa_podcast_studio_10/ 23_TWiT%5Esponsors_cta

Leo has returned from his retreat! Apple TV+ and Paramount+ may soon be offered as a bundled service to entice more possible customers. Chase could be the replacement partner for Apple Card as Goldman Sachs seeks to end its partnership with Apple. And Apple reveals with 2023 App Store Award winners and Apple Podcast names Julia Louis-Dreyfus 'Wiser Than Me' the 2023 Show of the Year!

• Apple and Paramount considering bundling their streaming services.
• Netflix didn't see much 'interruption' in launch of original shows and movies Because of strikes, Co-CEO Ted Sarandos claims.
• From Gurman: Chase could be an ideal replacement for Goldman Sachs, as they already have a relationship with Apple.
• Filmic's entire staff laid off by parent company Bending Spoons.
• Developers of Halide doing video app, Kino.
• Here's what's actually going on in that viral 'glitch in the matrix' iPhone mirror picture.
• Apple reveals 2023 App Store Award winners; names generative AI the 'trend of the year'.
• Apple Podcasts names Julia Louis-Dreyfus' "Wiser Than Me" the 2023 Show of the Year.
• Apple announces expanded partnership with Amkor for advanced silicon packaging in the U.S.
• There's a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Alex's Pick: Topaz Video AI
• Andy's Pick: Panic Playdate Advent Calendar
• Jason's Pick: Channels

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• fastmail.com/twit
• ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak
• zocdoc.com/macbreak

Jason Snell is leading today's panel, with Dan Moren of SixColors joining Andy Ihnatko and Alex Lindsay. Is there a significant privacy issue with Apple's NameDrop? What are the top podcasts and books in Apple Music & Apple Books? Reports are starting to trickle in for Apple's 2nd gen Vision Pro as reports of the company are looking to cut costs of the low-end headset in half.

• Local police warn about a new iPhone feature they don't understand.
• Police departments and news sites spreading misinformation about how iOS 17 NameDrop feature works.
• Apple shares top podcasts of 2023 in Apple Podcasts.
• Castro podcast app database failed, may be shutting down?
• Apple unveils top books of 2023, new in-app Year in Review experience.
• Apple Music Replay 2023 arrives.
• Fore AirJet: A solid state cooling demo using MacBook Air.
• Apple working to cut material costs of low-end Vision headset in half.

Picks of the Week

• Alex's Pick: Eclipse Glasses
• Andy's Pick: Hannah Waddingham - Home for Christmas.
• Dan's Pick: Conlextions
• Jason's Pick: All Souls Lost by Dan Moren

Hosts: Jason Snell, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Dan Moren

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• Miro.com/podcast
• mylio.com/TWIT25
• hid.link/macbreakdemo

RCS messaging is finally coming to the iPhone in 2024. So, will Apple continue to use green bubbles for non-iMessage messages? Apple released its holiday film titled 'Fuzzy Feelings'. And last week, Nothing announced an iMessage app in partnership with Sunbird for Android users but took down the app within 24 hours due to security issues found within the app.

• Inside the Chaos at OpenAI.
• Apple Music Classical is now available on the iPad.
• Apple says RCS messaging coming to the iPhone in 2024.
• RCS messages will use green bubbles, Apple confirms.
• Watch Apple's annual holiday film now: 'Fuzzy Feelings'.
• Nothing's iMessage app was a security catastrophe, taken down in 24 hours.
• Epic Games' Sweeney takes aim at Android's 'Fake Open Platform'.
• Tim Cook talks about his personal life and work at Apple in interview with Dua Lipa.

Picks of the Week

• Jason's Pick: Timery
• Andy's Pick: Panels
• Alex's Pick: FujiFilm Instax

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• wix.com/studio?utm_campaign=pa_podcast_studio_10/ 23_TWiT%5Esponsors_cta
• zocdoc.com/macbreak
• discourse.org/twit

Apple has plans for ambitious iOS 18 and macOS 15 updates. Google is paying Apple 36% of the revenue it earns from search advertising made through the Safari browser. And Steve Wozniak is "doing good" after a medical emergency in Mexico City.

• The Space Black MacBook Pro is darker than ever.
• Apple plans ambitious iOS 18 and macOS 15 updates, seeks to squash bugs.
• Apple says it 'expects to make' App Store policy changes due to EU Digital Markets Act.
• Nothing is bringing iMessage to its Android phone.
• Apple Co-FOunder Steve Wozinak is 'doing good' after minor stroke.
• Apple gets 36% of Google revenue from search deal, witness says.
• A picture is worth a thousand permissions requests.
• Apple iPhone spatial video arrives in beta and looks amazing on Vision Pro.

Picks of the Week

• Jason's Pick: Retrobatch 2.0
• Andy's Pick: The Atlantic Ocean
• Alex's Pick: Roland TD-07KV

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• mylio.com/TWIT25
• GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Jason Snell got his hands on the M3 iMac's and MacBook Pro's. Will Apple update its 27-inch iMac lineup with Apple Silicon? And what the perk of fame can get for you in the world of technology sometimes.

• M3 iMac Review: Keep playing the hits.
• Apple has no plans to make a 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon.
• Apple M3 and the State of CPUs.
• Apple's sales drop slightly while profit is up 11 percent.
• Apple Q4 2023 financial results.
• On 'Chinese knockoffs' and why Leica works with Xiaomi.
• Apple has plans to eventually, maybe revolutionize health care.
• Apple Music discontinues $5 Siri-based 'Voice Plan'.
• Final Cut Pro takes video editing on Mac and iPad to the next level with powerful new features.
• Asahi Linux finds macOS bug that leaves machines unbootable.
• Barbra Streisand once called up Tim Cook because Siri mispronounced her name.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Leo's Pick: Homebrew
• Jason & Andy's Pick: Audio Hijack
• Alex's Pick: Korg NanoKontrol2

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• zocdoc.com/macbreak
• ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak
• Melissa.com/twit

Apple announced its M3 lineup of the MacBook Pro with M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. What is Dynamic Caching, Apple's new GPU feature? Plus, the panel goes in-depth on the behind-the-scenes of the 'Scary Fast' event that was all shot on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and everyone "mourns" the discontinuation of the touch bar.

• Apple brought back the best Mac colorway with the new M3 MacBook Pro.
• A magic number: New MacBook Pros and iMacs usher in the M3 era.
• Apple discontinues 13-inch MacBook Pro with touch bar.
• What is Dynamic Caching? Apple's new GPU feature explained.
• Apple's 'Scary Fast' Mac event was shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max.
• iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple's promises otherwise.
• iOS 17.2 beta sticker reactions: thumbs down.
• Apple's Journal app is kind of smart — and kind of basic.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Jason's Pick: Eufy C120
• Andy's Pick: Joyce DiDonato 2023 Masterclasses at Carnegie Hall
• Alex's Pick: Audinate USB-C to Dante

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• hid.link/macbreak
• wix.com/studio?utm_campaign=pa_podcast_studio_10/ 23_TWiT%5Esponsors_cta
• ZipRecruiter.com/macbreak

• This week on MacBreak Weekly, Leo Jason, Andy, and Alex dive into Apple's surprise October event with M3 speculation, John Stewart's Apple TV+ show cancellation, retro iPods, and more.
• Speculation abounds about Apple's October 30th event teased with a spooky invite.
• With iPhone 15 processor not using the latest TSMC 3nm process, how powerful will the rumored M3 chips be?
• Will 14" and 16" M3 MacBook Pros be announced, even though the current models are less than a year old?
• Could M3 iMacs finally offer configuration options beyond the base M1 chip?
• Alex Lindsay and Jason Snell debate whether Apple should pursue AAA gaming experiences on Mac.
• Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit coming up - can their new chip match Apple's silicon?
• Urban Outfitters strangely sells "vintage" classic iPods for $350. Did they find a warehouse stock?
• Sadly, Apple accessory maker favorite Pad & Quill is closing up shop.
• On Apple TV, a rumored interface overhaul may phase out standalone app silos in favor of content aggregation for streaming services.
• Per reports, Apple wanted changes to content about China on John Stewart's Apple TV+ show before abruptly ending it. Hosts examine how large tech/media companies make difficult decisions on creators' content.
• The hosts discuss how Apple is attracting top directors like Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese by funding prestige films with creative freedom.
  Apple's $130 pro Thunderbolt cable found to have intricate internals under CT scan.

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: Texts - Merge messaging from various platforms into one inbox, but it's $150/year.
• Andy's Pick: Triode - Streaming internet radio app from Iconfactory
• Alex's Pick: SPX Graphics for Zoom - Cool titles, overlays, alerts, and more for Zoom calls.
• Jason's Pick: Keyboard Maestro - Still the ultimate Mac automation tool after all these years.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• Miro.com/podcast
• Brooklinen.com Use Code MACBREAK
• mylio.com/TWIT