MBW 1010: A Strand of Woz's Beard Hair - Apple's Record Quarter

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Twit, Mac, Technology, Apple, Imac, Mac Os X, Ios, Ipad, Iphone, Macintosh

3.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 139 minutes

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Summary

Apple had a very strong Q1 2026, thanks to iPhone 17 sales. Apple acquires an AI company, its second-largest acquisition behind Beats by Dre. An Apple-1 computer prototype board #0 sold for $ 2.75 million. And new tech spec leaks of Apple's potential iPhone Fold hit the web!

Apple's record quarter: Is this what a hit iPhone looks like?.
Apple reveals it has 2.5 billion active devices around the world.
Apple's historic quarter doesn't change the need for AI reckoning.
Apple revamps how you buy a Mac online, removes preconfigured options.
Apple's second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to 'silent speech'.
Apple Design Team gains Halide co-founder, but the pro camera app isn't going anywhere.
Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app.
Apple was fined a total of $851M last year for privacy and antitrust violations.
Continuity Camera lands Apple in legal trouble for 'Sherlocking' Camo.
Apple-1 computer prototype board #0 sold for $2.75M.
Very first Apple check & early Apple-1 motherboard sold for $5 million combined.
New iPhone Fold specs revealed, including design, cameras, more.
Report: Apple 'exploring' clamshell foldable iPhone as potential follow-up model.
New MacBook Pro release date: Here's when M5 Pro and M5 Max might debut.
Agentic coding comes to Xcode.
Auto-resizing columns in Finder.
iOS 26's Passwords app has a new feature that can save you a headache.
Apple Maps gets a 'Drops of God' wine guide curated by actor Tomohisa Yamashita.
Apple C-series modem enables new privacy-focused limit precise location feature.
Today's Apple TV press day.
New 'Humans of Apple TV' video debuts, watch it here.
Apple TV launches F1 programming in app ahead of season kickoff.
Two years after release, Apple still hasn't decided what to do with Apple Vision Pro.
More Accessibility for Winter Olympics.

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Guests: Shelly Brisbin and Mikah Sargent

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly.
0:02.0	Jason Snell has the week off, but Micah Sargent joins us.
0:04.6	Shelley Brisbane is here.
0:06.0	Andy Yonaco will talk about Apple's staggering iPhone sales, a record quarter.
0:11.5	Yep, Jason Snell predicted it.
0:13.8	Apple goes the subscription route, but how far is too far?
0:18.0	And all the specs finally revealed of the iPhone fold.
0:23.3	Next, I'm Mac Break Weekly.
0:27.2	Podcasts you love.
0:29.0	From people you trust.
0:31.5	This is Twitter.
0:36.0	This is Mac Break Weekly.
0:38.0	Episode 1010 recorded February 3rd, 2026, a strand of Waz's beard hair.
0:45.6	It's time for MacBrek Weekly.
0:47.8	Time to cover the latest appful news, as you may remember from previously on MacBrate
0:53.8	Weekly.
0:55.8	Jason Snell is on vacation.
1:01.0	The wonderful Shelley Brisbane's filling in today. Hello, Shelly. Good to see you.
1:05.6	Hi, Leo. Good to see you too. Actually, you might, I'm not sure which seat you're in. You're either in the Snell seat or the Lindsay seat. You're in one of those seats. She's in the Lindsay seat.
1:10.7	Well, then she's, by the way, from the wonderful Texas stand. Or the Lindsay seat. You're in one of those seats. She's in the Lindsay seat. Well then,
1:11.0	all right. Then she's, by the way, from the wonderful Texas Standard Radio.
1:17.3	Then in the Snell seat, that would be Micah Sargent. It's a comfortable seat.
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