#399 - Apple’s working on something BIG...
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🗓️ 2 August 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
This week: Apple’s working on something BIG, and their massive increase in R&D spending proves it. Plus: we discuss all the surprises Apple unveiled in their recent earnings report, and it was another record breaker. And if you think your conversations with Siri are private, think again! Apple’s been caught reviewing your most personal sound bytes. We’ll give you the details. And finally, a new Moviepass competitor has emerged with a very interesting offer, but is it worth the price?
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@erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace
This week's stories
The key surprises from Apple’s upbeat earnings report
- iPhone is no longer king
- Mac Pro could make an American comeback
- Apple Card is coming in August
- R&D is at an all-time high
- Apple contractors regularly hear confidential medical information, drug deals, and recordings of couples having sex, as part of their job providing quality control, or “grading”, the company’s Siri voice assistant, the Guardian has learned.
Regal offers a new unlimited movie viewing plan, but there are plenty of catches
- The plan comes in three tiers: Regal Unlimited for $18 a month for unlimited movies at more than 200 theaters; Regal Unlimited Plus for $21 a month for unlimited movies at more than 400 theaters; and Regal Unlimited All Access for $23.50 a month for unlimited movies at any Regal theater.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm the Mac. In the left corner coming in at 80 gigs, hailing from office desktops everywhere, PC! |
| 0:11.0 | Okay, what, what's going on buddy? Well your sales are through the roof. I'm showing the people I'm not going down without a fight. |
| 0:16.5 | PC, this isn't a competition, okay? Some people just want a computer that's simple and intuitive that works the way they do. |
| 0:22.0 | Actually, my brother-in-law just got... and |
| 0:23.0 | it works the way they do. |
| 0:22.0 | Actually, my brother-in-law just got a mat and loves it. |
| 0:31.0 | Hello! |
| 0:32.0 | And welcome to Kolk Best 30 plus minute apple conversation. |
| 0:36.6 | You're going to hear all week long. |
| 0:39.2 | I'm your host, Aerofano |
| 0:40.1 | and join me today. |
| 0:41.0 | He's the founder of Kohlmaic and creator of the much respected, much feared, London |
| 0:46.8 | head shake. Leander Kaney is here. |
| 0:50.3 | The very dangerous. Also with us, the managing editor of Cole to Mack, |
| 0:55.0 | friend of Weird Al Yank Fink and his darts pals, |
| 0:59.0 | they call him the squirtor. |
| 1:00.7 | Lewis, Wallace is here. |
| 1:03.0 | Yeah, you just never know what it's going to be, do you? |
| 1:08.0 | Hey! |
| 1:10.0 | We have got a fun show for you guys this week. I know from experience that our |
| 1:16.8 | listeners favorite shows generally revolve around the earnings calls that |
| 1:20.9 | Apple does every three months and lucky you that's exactly |
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