Benjamin and Chance talk about the long-awaited launch of the Apple TV app on Android, Apple partners with Alibaba for AI in China, and Apple adds a better-late-than-never feature for merging Apple Accounts. Also, Chance kicks off the show with a hands-on review of the brand new Powerbeats Pro, with heart rate monitoring.
Plus, there’s a grab bag of topics with Benjamin’s follow-up on Announce Notifications in CarPlay, the Sports app adds NASCAR, and the
Apple left the Mac in a bad place when it came to external displays between 2016 and 2022. After discontinuing the Thunderbolt Display, Apple relied on LG to sell a plasticky monitor with PC-maker build quality if you wanted a standalone 27-inch monitor with 5K Retina resolution. Apple eventually started selling an ultra premium (in Mac display terms) monitor with the 32-inch 6K Pro Display XDR, but it has always been priced the same as a small truck
There’s loads of varying third party MagSafe wallets on the market, many of which offer more features than Apple’s official wallet. Apple’s MagSafe wallet comes in at $49, and is exclusively available in the less-than-ideal FineWoven material .
comes in at half the price, is made of vegan leather, and has a number of unique features.
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Apple TV+ just arrived on Android , more than five years after the service launched. By Apple made a solid Android app. But there’s one feature in particular that makes me wish I could have the new app on my iPhone too.
I’ve been using an iPhone for so long, my brain is hard-wired to prefer iOS and the design decisions Apple has made.
Every time I try Android, it just feels wrong or broken. No offense to Android users, I know it’s
Game makers Square Enix that the iOS version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles has reached its sudden end. The reason is a strange one: an unfixable bug that Square Enix says is related to recent In-App Purchase “model” changes.
As , Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles has now been pulled from the App Store as part of its official iOS shutdown.
Here are the details from :
As of January 24, 2025, we have been receiving reports of customers unable to access the additional content they purchased
Today’s new batch of Apple deals join ongoing all-time lows on the configurations at alongside this up to units. This morning saw some notable chances to save on Apple Watch Ultra 2 – open-box listings on the black model at Best Buy with a full Apple warranty are now , refurbished units are up to , and the OG model is now at . Those offers join a return low on as well as a new all-time low on the with Milanese Loop at . We also have some early bird
We’ve seen lots of rumors about new Apple products coming soon. But today CEO Tim Cook confirmed that something indeed is about to debut. There’s a special Apple product launch coming next week on February 19.
Tim Cook to tease a special Apple product launch happening next week on Wednesday, February 19 .
Few specific details were shared, but Cook did include a brief video featuring the Apple logo in silver plus the following words:
Get ready to meet the newest member of the family. Wednesday,
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Apple’s about to launch its next iPhone SE, but later this year the flagship iPhone 17 lineup will arrive. A new rumor has just indicated the iPhone 17 Pro Max will come with a key display advantage: a Dynamic Island that may be substantially smaller.
For a while now, analyst Jeff Pu has predicted that the iPhone 17 Pro Max would feature a substantially reduced Dynamic Island.
Recently though, Ming-Chi Kuo said he expected all iPhone 17 models to have the same size Dynamic Island
Apple has resumed advertising on Elon Musk’s X social network as of this week. Apple had halted all advertising on X back in November 2023 after Musk agreed with an antisemitic post on the platform.
As spotted by on Wednesday afternoon, Apple is currently running on X touting Safari’s focus on privacy. “Safari helps keep your personal data safe,” the ad reads. Apple is running a similar campaign on other social media platforms, such as Instagram. The Apple TV account is also X