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Apple Bitz XL w/ Brian Tong

The Good & Bad Apples In 2025 (Apple Bitz XL, Ep. 365)

Apple Bitz XL w/ Brian Tong

Apple Bitz XL Podcast w/ Brian Tong

Tech News, Technology, News

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Ray Wong, Gizmodo's Senior Editor for Consumer Tech, joins me to talk about all the Good and Bad from Apple in 2025. There are things to like, things to dislike, and things that have implications that will affect Apple in the years to come. You can help support this show and my independent work at www.patreon.com/briantong THANK YOU! Call into the show by recording a Voice Memo and sending it to applebitzshow@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.2

All right, everybody, on this episode, it is all of the good apples and bad apples of 2025.

0:37.9

Got a special guest to talk all about it with me.

0:40.2

So you know what time it is.

0:41.7

Let's get to the show.

0:51.2

What's up, everybody?

0:52.5

Welcome, welcome.

0:53.5

It's the Apple Bits XL episode 365. We keep on going

0:59.7

strong. And this week, this is going to be a fun one, right? We're at the end of the year.

1:03.3

We want to recap and talk about maybe some of the highlights and low lights, but I have no one

1:08.6

better to do this than my friend Ray Wong, who has continuously

1:11.9

been on the podcast as a guest. We're going to talk about all about the good apples and bad

1:17.3

apples of 2025. Now, before we get to that, just a quick note, hey, if you want to support

1:23.9

this show and support my content, patreon.com slash Brian Tong is how you do it.

1:28.6

It starts at $2 per month, $5 per month, which is like a cup of coffee.

1:32.4

We've got the 10, the 25, and the $100 platinum Apple level.

1:36.4

Patreon.com is how you support.

1:38.8

And what does that get you?

1:40.0

Early access to my content rewards at different, and a completely ad-free version of

1:45.1

this podcast that you hear. You hear none of this, no ads whatsoever. So patreon.com slash

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