MBW 875: Nobody Needs Antarctica - James Thomson, Japan, Self-Service Program
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2023
⏱️ 149 minutes
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Summary
- James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC.
- Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac.
- Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading.
- EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027.
- Apple expanding self-service repair program to iPhone 14 lineup and more Macs.
Picks of the Week - James' Pick: MiSTer FPGA
- Andy's Pick: Ealain screensaver
- Alex's Pick: Keynote Update Version 13
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko
Guest: James Thomson
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac break weekly, Andy and Ako. |
| 0:02.6 | Alex Lindsay and I are very pleased to welcome James Thompson filling in for |
| 0:06.4 | Jason Snell this week. You know James is the author of Peek-A-Oc. |
| 0:09.7 | He's going to give us the developers' eye view on everything Apple announced at WWDC. |
| 0:14.7 | Mac break weekly is next. |
| 0:18.7 | Podcasts you love. From people you trust. |
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| 0:25.0 | This is Mac break weekly episode 875. Recorded Tuesday, June 20th, 2023. |
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