MBW 844: The Oscilloscope of Sauron - Green Text Bubbles, SOS Feature, Birkenstocks
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2022
⏱️ 146 minutes
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Summary
- Apple sued for allegedly deceiving users with privacy settings after Gizmodo story.
- One trick Apple uses to make you think green bubbles are "gross".
- Apple to begin mass production on AR & VR headset in early 2023.
- Apple's latest iOS beta gives you more control over the iPhone's always-on display.
- Apple to restrict 'Everyone' option in AirDrop to 10 minutes in China with iOS 16.1.1.
- Apple's Satellite Emergency SOS Feature: a review & deep-dive explainer.
- Berkshire Hathaway bought a $4.1B stake in Apple chipmaker TSMC.
- The Apple TV's upgrade experience needs an upgrade.
- tvOS bug limits 128GB Apple TV 4K to 64GB.
- Queen of Christmas bails out of Apple TV+, lands on CBS.
- Steve Jobs' Birkenstocks sold for $218,750
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly and the Alex and Jason. |
| 0:03.6 | They're all here. We'll talk about the class action suit about privacy with Apple. |
| 0:10.6 | His motto had a very revealing story. |
| 0:14.2 | Is Apple taking app privacy seriously for its own apps? |
| 0:18.3 | Were green bubbles designed to look gross and speak in a gross? |
| 0:23.3 | It's Steve Jobs, Birkenstocks, all that and more coming up next. |
| 0:27.2 | On Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:30.8 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:32.6 | From people you trust. |
| 0:35.2 | This is Twight. |
| 0:40.0 | This is Mac Break Weekly Episode 844. |
| 0:44.0 | Recorded Tuesday, November 15, 2022, the oscilloscope of SoarOn. |
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