Scammers go phishing and Microsoft isn't playing games, on the AppleInsider Podcast
AppleInsider Podcast
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4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2024
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
As we wait for the iPhone 16 launch and recount all the rumors, spammers are busy sending hysterical emails that are shockingly effective -- and the Mac has a chance to dethrown Windows as a gaming platform.
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Links from the Show:
- New Apple Watch Series 10 rumors disagree over screen redesign
- Apple's iPhone 16 cases may not need a cutout for the Capture button
- Lock in the best trade-in value for your used iPhone, Apple Watch ahead of the iPhone 16
- Most iPhone buyers prioritize need over new features in latest upgrades
- iPhone 16 price increases could subdue an Apple Intelligence super-cycle
- A new iPad mini 7 may be close — what the rumor mill says is coming
- Microsoft's Copilot+ gaming fail could be a big Apple Silicon win
- 'Civilization VI' finally has native Apple Silicon support
- Facebook ad partner may have tried to listen into your conversations
- No, an actual Apple Watch Ultra does not have a hidden camera
- You won't be fooled by hysterical phishing emails, but you know people who will
- Apple stuck between a rock and a hard place tackling nonconsensual porn generators
- Apple won't let go of the idea of a touchscreen MacBook Pro
- Pregnant cardiologist says Apple Watch saved her and her baby
- Public demand gets Apple to finally announce Find My for South Korea
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- (00:00) - Intro and Glowtime
- (14:04) - Anniversary Apple Watch
- (19:28) - Just in case
- (29:38) - Inaction button
- (36:02) - Macs and gaming history
- (44:06) - Apple and Microsoft transitions
- (01:05:16) - Gone phishing
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of Apple Incider Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | Wow, I just did an apple there. |
| 0:12.0 | I took the article out, threw it out with everything else. It is the apple insider podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | Gotta say the whole thing. And our sponsor this week is Oracle. |
| 0:27.0 | William, you're hanging out over there pretty quiet. What do you have to say about glow time? |
| 0:29.0 | Half the day I'm counting the minutes, and the rest of the day I'm counting the minutes and the rest half the day I'm actually counting the money |
| 0:36.7 | thinking how much am I going to have to spend what am I likely to get as a trade in |
| 0:40.7 | Should I wait till next year? I keep looping around all this and then I meet my accountant and |
| 0:46.2 | she goes, yeah, I'd wait, frankly, William, just a little bit. That's what I'm doing. |
| 0:51.6 | Treading the balance between pleasing the accountant, |
| 0:54.8 | pleasing the wife and making sure it all works out. It's a serious issue this time. I think because I think |
| 1:01.7 | I benefited from skipping the 14. |
| 1:04.0 | Yeah, I went 13 to 15 and I felt like I got a lot for it. |
| 1:08.0 | I want to go to the 16, but if there's not quite enough, |
| 1:12.0 | I could easily wait to the 17 I'm right on the edge with it. |
| 1:16.1 | Well see here I am throwing out the whole regular playbook with Apple and Cider. |
| 1:22.1 | See Apple did that to us too. |
| 1:24.0 | Nobody knows what's going on. The event is on a Monday, you know, cats and dogs are |
| 1:29.4 | living together. It's just, it's a wild week, but I did want to say this week's Apple Insider pod Apple Incider plus |
| 1:37.2 | Will be about our favorite or you know most memorable Apple events. We're gonna to get into that a little bit. Just |
| 1:43.8 | talking about of course I'm sure a couple with Steve Jobs might appear or maybe some |
| 1:48.6 | more recent ones. I will say that October 1, that was interesting. |
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