All right, everybody, we are at the beginning of 2026.

You know what that means?

Oh, yeah, it is time for a prediction show.

So buckle up.

You know what time it is.

Let's get to the show.

What's up, everybody? Welcome to the show. It's the Apple Bits XL. Brian Tong, your host,

doing the most for everything good and bad inside the world of Apple. It is a fun. It is a special

episode. Happy 2026. I'm just about to jump on a plane in a few hours and pack up to go to CES 2026. I will be

hosting again. So that's where I'll be for the next week. But you know what? We were not going to

leave you without a podcast for the week. So this is a fun one. I'm not even going to take time.

It's a new year. We don't have to do sponsors. We don't have anything do anything. Let's just jump into it. Special guest,

friend of the show, Rich Demiro and I throw down our predictions for 20, 26 for Apple. So here it is.

Okay, everybody, I had to bring a big brain back in the show. I don't think he's been here for a while and that's probably my bad, but Rich Samirio, KTLA, tech reporter extraordinaire, Rich, welcome back. Thanks, Brian. Thanks for having me on the show. Appreciate it. And it has been a while, but we're here and we're ready to go. We are ready to go. Rich, can you tell people maybe some of the other ways that they can find some of the work that you do beyond just KTLA? Because I know you do a lot of stuff. Sure. I mean, I do three main things. Obviously, I'm on KTLA Morning News, Channel 5 in Los Angeles, if you happen to be there. the thing that most people don't know is my segment is also syndicated. So sometimes there'll be in like Hawaii and like see it.

And like, oh my gosh, you're on my TV. happen to be there. The thing that most people don't know is my segment is also syndicated.

So sometimes it'll be in like Hawaii and like see it. Oh my gosh, you're on my TV.

So that's kind of fun. I also do a radio show every weekend, also out of Los Angeles.

And that's syndicated. So people hear me in like New York and different places from there.

And I talk about all consumer technology. And then I also do a newsletter, which I started kind of on a whim.

And I'll be honest, Brian, it is taken on a life of its own.

It's fun.

I call it my third job at this point because I do sit down and take the time to write this.

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