Episode Details

The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, and Jim Rea discusses Apple's newly announced iPad Air with M4 chip and the 11th-gen base iPad featuring an A16 processor, debating their value and audience appeal. They also explore Apple's resistance to UK encryption backdoor demands, highlighting potential privacy implications. Finally, they cover Apple's successful dismissal of an iCloud storage pricing lawsuit, affirming Apple's right to set pricing despite criticism.

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Chapters:

00:11 Introduction to Mac Voices 03:37 New iPad Air Announced 19:28 Apple vs. the UK Backdoor Demand 25:54 iCloud Lawsuit Dismissed

Links:

Apple unveils new iPad Air, here's what you need to know https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/apple-unveils-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m3-chip/

New Magic Keyboard launches for iPad Air with lower price, feature upgrades https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/new-magic-keyboard-launches-for-ipad-air-with-lower-price-feature-upgrades/

Apple Unveils 11th-Gen iPad With A16 Chip and More Storage https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/04/new-ipad-with-a16-and-more-storage/

Apple refuses to break encryption, seeks reversal of UK demand for backdoor https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/apple-appeals-uks-secret-demand-for-backdoor-access-to-encrypted-user-data/

US examining whether UK's encryption demand on Apple broke data treaty https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-examining-whether-uks-encryption-demand-apple-broke-data-treaty-2025-02-26/

Apple wins iCloud storage lawsuit that alleged wrongdoing with pricing https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/apple-wins-icloud-storage-lawsuit-that-alleged-wrongdoing-with-pricing/

Guests:

Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65