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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Analysts Want a Less Expensive Apple Vision - MOSK: 06.21.2023
21/06/2023 Duration: 15min- Evercore and BofA: A Less Expensive Apple Headset Would Sell Better - iPhone 14 Line and 13-Inch M2 Macs Land in Apple's Self Service Repair Program - New "Today" Ad Format Headed to App Store - Apple Podcasts Tweaks Discoverability with New Subcategories and Search by Language - Unannounced Beats Studio Pro Spotted in FCC Database - A-Cold-Wall's Ross Named Principal Design Consultant for Beats - Apple TV+ Series "Metropolis" Cancelled in Face of Writers Strike - Brendan Hunt Says Something (or Nothing) May Happen for "Ted Lasso" - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - 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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What Would YOU Do with Apple Vision Pro? MOSK: 06.20.2023
20/06/2023 Duration: 16min- Rest of World Eyes iPhone Growth in Southeast Asia - EU Proposes Rules Changes for Batteries in Portable Electronics - Apple Addresses Lack of Third-Party Faces for Apple Watch - What to Do with Apple Vision Pro: Save Time on Renovations - Apple and Swiss Fruit Union Fighting Over Logos - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - 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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Metaversal Visionary Tales - MOSK: 06.19.2023
19/06/2023 Duration: 15min- JP Morgan: iPhone Took 67% of US Smartphones in April - Japan Considers Changes for Apple and Google's App Stores - Public Testers Get Third Betas of iOS/iPadOS 16.6 and macOS 13.5 - 15-Inch MacBook Air Teardown: Better Battery, Still Difficult to Fixit - Beats Studio Buds+ Out to More Countries - Meta Lowering Minimum Quest Age to 10-Years-Old - Surgeon Sings Possible Praises of Apple Vision Pro - Business Insider: Worry Inside Disney Over Apple Vision Pro Project - Apple Vision Pro Intro Most Popular Apple YouTube Vid to Date - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - 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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If This, Then That, Then $423B - MOSK: 06.16.2023
16/06/2023 Duration: 17min- The Motley Fool Talks Its Way to Gob-Stopping Apple Revenue for FY24 - iPhone Apple Card Installment Purchases to Require Carrier Contract Soon - Apple Releases Third Betas of Next Round of OS Updated to "Developers" - Hollywood Tech Players Turned on by Apple Vision Pro Possibilities - Apple TV+ Partners with Three Distributors on Three Likely Blockbusters - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - Sponsored by SimpliSafe:Get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/macosken - 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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iPhone Keeps Making Switchers - MOSK: 06.15.2023
15/06/2023 Duration: 17min- CIRP: iPhone Draws More Switchers Than Android - Canalys: Mac Rose to Third in Q1 in Western European PC Market - 2023 Mac Pros with SATA Hard Drives May Have Issues Waking - Best Buy Adds Apple Watch Ultra and iPad Pro to Upgrade+ Program - Apple Reportedly Talking Anchor Investment in Arm IPO - Apple Watch Yoga Challenge Set for Next Wednesday - Apple TV+ Green Lights Second Season for "Silo" - 2024 Apple History Wall Calendar Up on Kickstarter - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - Sponsored by SimpliSafe:Get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/macosken - 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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A Record Day-Before-Yesterday for AAPL - MOSK: 06.14.2023
14/06/2023 Duration: 18min- Monday Was a Record Day for Apple Shares - UBS Raises Apple Target and Cuts Apple Rating - WWDC23 Macs Now Out to Buyers - Benchmarks for Base Mac Pro Pretty Much Match M2 Ultra Mac Studio - New Mac Pro Gets Mystery "Product of Thailand" Label - UploadVR: Apple Vision Pro to Block Raw Camera Access for Apps - Apple Releases Updates for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple TV+ Outs Second Season Trailer for "Foundation" - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - Sponsored by SimpliSafe:Get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/macosken - 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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An Apple Vision for the Monsterverse - MOSK: 06.13.2023
13/06/2023 Duration: 18min- Report: iPhone Lifts Smartphones Into India's Top-Five Exports - Rumor/Report: Apple's Monsterverse Series Shot in 3D for Apple Vision Pro - Huawei Has Four-Year Old Trademark for "Vision Pro" - The Elec: Sony Refuses to Increase Apple Vision Pro Display Orders - MacRumors Website Analytics Show iOS 16.5.1 Poking Around - Apple TV+ Announces French Celebrity Chef Historical Drama "Carême" - Apple Artist in Residence Nile Rodgers Envangelizes for Spatial Audio - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - Sponsored by SimpliSafe:Get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/macosken - 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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It's Always Something in the Supply Chain - MOSK: 06.12.2023
12/06/2023 Duration: 20min- KeyBanc Components Analyst Says iPhone Fell in US Last Month - M2 Ultra Bests M1 Ultra and Crushes Intel Mac Pro in Geekbench Tests - Apple Addresses New Mac Pro's Lack of Video Card Expandability - Influx of Tech Manufacturing Contributes to Power Shortage in Vietnam - Report: Apple Moving Ahead with Research Triangle Campus - Apple, Amazon Face Class-Action Suit Over Refurbished Product on Amazon - Paris Gets Detailed 3D Apple Maps - Apple Helps Lure Lionel Messi Into MLS - Whoopi Displeased By Lack of Mac Support for Diablo IV - Sponsored by Factor: America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit. Use code macosken50 at FactorMeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box - Sponsored by SimpliSafe:Get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/macosken - 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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A.I. Was All Over WWDC - MOSK: 06.09.2023
09/06/2023 Duration: 22min- Meta CEO: What, Me Worry About Vision Pro? - WWDC Session Highlights Vision Pro Accessibility Features - AppleInsider Sees Accessory Gold Rush in iOS 17 and Vision Pro - First Third-Party Accessory for Vision Pro: Leather Bands from BandWerk - Apple Outlines Additional Features Coming in This Fall's Updates - Crossfade Coming to Apple Music - iOS 17 Can Find Recipes from Pictures of Food - ZDNet: A.I. Was Quietly All Over WWDC23 - Sponsored by HelloFresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/mok16 and use code mok16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping - Sponsored by Issuu: Get 50% off an annual premium account with code MACOSKEN at issuu.com/podcast - 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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Watching tvOS 17 and watchOS 10 - MOSK: 06.08.2023
08/06/2023 Duration: 21min- Wedbush Ups Apple Target on iPhone and Services Driven by Vision Pro - Apple Brings New Design Language (and Snoopy) to watchOS 10 - Apple TV More Closely Knit with iPhone in tvOS 17 - Apple Now Accepting Trade-Ins on Mac Studio, 13-Inch M2 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air - Apple Launches Annual Back-to-School Promo in US - OG 12-Inch MacBook Goes Obsolete at End of June - Apple Battersea Opens Next Week - Bloomberg Outlines Renovation and Expansion Plans for Apple Retail - Sponsored by HelloFresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/mok16 and use code mok16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping - Sponsored by Issuu: Get 50% off an annual premium account with code MACOSKEN at issuu.com/podcast - 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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Vision Pro Reactions and OS Update Recaps - MOSK: 06.07.2023
07/06/2023 Duration: 27min- Financial Analysts React to Apple Vision Pro - Cult of Mac's Leander Kahney: Vision Pro Price a "Relative Bargain" - Disney+ to Be Available for Vision Pro on Day-One - Apple Buys AR Headset Startup Mira - iOS 17: Personal, Smarter, and Wellness Focused - Personalization and PDFs Highlight Improvements in iPadOS 17 - macOS Sonoma's Got Game - Apple Makes Developer Betas Available to Anyone with Apple ID - Sponsored by HelloFresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/mok16 and use code mok16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping - Sponsored by Issuu: Get 50% off an annual premium account with code MACOSKEN at issuu.com/podcast - 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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Vision Pro, New Macs, and M2 Ultra at WWDC23 - MOSK: 06.06.2023
06/06/2023 Duration: 29min- Pre-WWDC: Evercore Raises Apple Target to $210 - Apple Shares Hit New All-Time High Ahead of WWDC23 Keynote - Apple Intros M2-Powered 15-Inch MacBook Air - Apple Intros M2 Ultra - M2 Ultra Lands in Mac Studio and New Mac Pro - Apple Completes Intel to Apple Silicon Transition with New Mac Pro - Apple Enters Spatial Computing with Vision Pro - Apple Will Make Dev Kits Available for Vision Pro Apps - Apple Shares Fell Post WWDC Keynote - Ming-Chi Kuo: Investors Want AI, Not AR - Unity Stock Pops on Vision Pro Involvement - Sponsored by HelloFresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/mok16 and use code mok16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping - Sponsored by Issuu: Get 50% off an annual premium account with code MACOSKEN at issuu.com/podcast - 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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Pre-Gaming the WWDC23 Keynote - MOSK: 06.05.2023
05/06/2023 Duration: 26minWith hours to go before the WWDC23 keynote, is there really anything else to talk about? TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to kick around Mac and OS and headset expectations. - Sponsored by HelloFresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/mok16 and use code mok16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping - Sponsored by Issuu: Get 50% off an annual premium account with code MACOSKEN at issuu.com/podcast - 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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Apple Says a New Era Begins at WWDC23 - MOSK: 06.02.2023
02/06/2023 Duration: 16min- Bloomberg's Gurman: Apple Testing Two New M2 Macs - Hello Games Launches "No Man's Sky" for Mac and Teases a Surprise - Facebook Makes Sad, Scared Sounding Meta Quest 3 Pre-Announcement - Apple Music Teases "A New Era" with WWDC23 Playlist - Apple Hiring for AI/MR Combo Position - Russia Accuses Apple of Helping NSA Spy on iPhones - Apple Denies Russian Accusation of Building Backdoor in iPhones - Some of Apple's Next OS Updates Are Out to Public Testers - Halfway Through the Season, MLS Season Pass Goes Half-Price - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - 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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Predictions and Developer Dollars Ahead of WWDC - MOSK: 06.01.2023
01/06/2023 Duration: 15min- Wedbush Analyst Stoked Heading into WWDC - Apple Highlights Developer Earnings Ahead of WWDC - Gurman: New Macs Expected in Two-Hour+ WWDC Keynote - Next Round of Betas Makes Way to Developers - Microsoft Spots macOS Vulnerability Dubbed "Migraine" - Thunderbolt Display and OG iPad Air Hit Apple's Obsolete List - Apple TV+ Trailer Teases Upcoming Shows and Movies - Apple Announces October Premier Date for "Lessons in Chemistry" - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - 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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A Call to Code New Worlds - MOSK: 05.31.2023
31/05/2023 Duration: 15min- Apple Invites Developers to "Code New Worlds" at WWDC 2023 - Steve Troughton-Smith Tricks App Store Connect Into Name Checking xrOS - Apple Posts "AR Experience" for WWDC Keynote - Where and When to Watch the WWDC23 Keynote - Apple Pushes Back Against Indian Ministry App Store Demands - Apple Releases watchOS 9.5.1 - Apple Music Classical Hits Android Before Mac or iPad - Documentary from "The Verge" Digs Up Apple Lisa's Hidden Past - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - 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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Staffing Up in iPhone City - MOSK: 05.30.2023
30/05/2023 Duration: 14min- SCMP: Foxconn Starts Hiring Push Ahead of iPhone 15 - Canada Pension Plan Pulls Back on EVs and Punches It on Apple - The Times Assesses Strengths for Apple and Tech Shares - Apple and Fintiv Head to Court-Ordered Settlement Talks - "No Man's Sky" Creator Seems to Tease Apple Launch - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - 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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Murmurings of Macs and Mixed Reality - MOSK: 05.29.2023
29/05/2023 Duration: 13min- Cowen & Co. Plot Positives for Apple's MR Headset - New Mac Speculation Headed Into WWDC - Judge Okays Butterfly Keyboard Settlement - Apple Pay Exec Who Guided "Tap to Pay" Leaves Apple - Apple TV+ Adds Unscripted Exec in the UK - "My Photo Stream" Dries Up at End of July - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - 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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Apple Headset Could Drive Up App Store - MOSK: 05.26.2023
26/05/2023 Duration: 15min- BofA: MR Could Drive One-Third of App Store Revenue by 2026 - Apple Updates Developer App Ahead of WWDC 2023 - Report: Apple Plans Big Presence at Cannes Lions Ads Festival - SCMP Looks at Apple's Recent Supply Chain Moves - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for "Hijack" - Likely Due to Writers' Strike, "Ted Lasso" Finale Event Cancelled - Sponsored by Factor: Use code macosken50 at factormeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box. - Sponsored by Issuu: Get 50% off an annual premium account with code MACOSKEN at issuu.com/podcast - 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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Plotting the Apple Headset's Path - MOSK: 05.25.2023
25/05/2023 Duration: 17min- TrendForce: Apple Headset Unit Sales Won't Hit 100k This Year - CIRP: Apple Headset Adoption May Follow Patterns Similar to AirPods and Apple Watch - Sony Tracks Growth in PlayStation VR2 Launch Sales - Apple Invites AR/VR Press to WWDC Keynote - M2 Mac mini Hits Apple Refurbished Store - More Peanuts and Snoopy Headed to Apple TV+ - Sponsored by Factor: Use code macosken50 at factormeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off your first box. - Sponsored by Issuu: Get 50% off an annual premium account with code MACOSKEN at issuu.com/podcast - 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!