Episode Details

Apple has reported better than expected earnings -- you were worried there for a minute -- while Apple Intelligence is finally out in beta. And maybe you should be worried about a new device, the Friend.

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Links from the Show:

• How to use Reduce Interruptions on iOS 18 and what it does
• Apple Intelligence vs Grammarly — AI powered text tool showdown
• How to read the Apple Intelligence Report in iOS 18.1
• Apple admits to using Google Tensor hardware to train Apple Intelligence - so?
• Apple brings back dark black for the iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro lineup rumored to get Wi-Fi 7, just one year after the last upgrade
• Ohio residents can now add driver's license, state ID to the iPhone Wallet app
• MacBook Air M3 review three months later: The best Mac for nearly everyone
• Apple Arcade developers say working with Apple is like being in an 'abusive relationship'
• Twitter for Mac leaves the Mac App Store, but iPad X is still usable I’m wondering how anyone even noticed the Mac app was gone.
• Google Maps and Waze get new route guidance and alerts
• Epic's Tim Sweeney ludicrously calls Apple's 'Find My' a privacy hazard for thieves Go on, let rip, short of getting yourself sued
• Friend is the creepy and dystopian iPhone accessory that might just work
• Apple Vi