Macworld Podcast

Apple releases iOS 10.3, a major and minor release, which adds a lot of little features, and macOS 10.12.4, which brings Night Shift to the Mac. Glenn Fleishman and Leah Yamshon talk about new features, follow-up security and conflict minerals stories, and explain how an iCloud breach is almost certainly not that on this week’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple announced a new, cheaper iPad, as well as a red iPhone 7 and more. That Clips app sounds cool too, like a crossover between Vine and Snapchat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A great article by David Pogue has us thinking about accessibility, and the iPad rumors won't quit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WikiLeaks says that the CIA can crack pretty much anything, and that's not the only security-related story to talk about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look, getting rid of Lightning for USB-C in the next iPhone just makes sense, even though the timing is awkward. And Glenn knows an astonishing amount of useful information about surge protectors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple's developers conference is moving back to San Jose, but before that happens, we might see a March event with new iPads and even a red iPhone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Cook can't stop hinting about AR, and Susie's theory is that he's really talking about Project Titan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We did extensive testing on the new MacBook Pro's so-called battery problems and discuss what you should do when a battery goes bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Cook reminded Apple employees as well as the Trump administration that the company wouldn't exist without immigration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a security-focused podcast last week, we turn to...more security stories, like the so-called backdoor in WhatsApp and how to keep those communications safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the world with an electronic device right now who isn't concerned about a combination of criminal, troll, and overreaching government trying to crack their security and vacuum up their data. For some practical advice, host Glenn Fleishman is joined by Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone forensics expert with extensive experience working with law enforcement, who is also the developer of the file-access-monitoring app, Little Flocker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie and Glenn reminisce about the very first iPhone, geek out over new iPad rumors, and revisit the weirdest Consumer Reports review ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's 2017, and we're happy to be alive...but. Troubling news abounds with weird MacBook Pro battery tests, underwhelming Apple Watch rumors, and a lot of concern over whether Apple's losing its touch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AirPods work like a charm, but unfortunately, highlight the divide between first- and third-party apps. Tim Cook says Apple still loves the Mac but a Bloomberg report tells another story. And Apple owns the smartwatch category, but is it enough of a category? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AirPods are finally out, Apple is pulling the battery-remaining estimate from macOS 10.12.2, the new emoji are uncannily beautiful, and the I'm a Mac ads are 10 years old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A convenience store where you just walk in and take things sounds pretty futuristic and cool—unless you're already sick of being watched the entire time you shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A grab-bag of topics this week includes President-elect Trump's wish for Apple to build iPhones in the U.S.—and how Apple is responding so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rumor has it, Apple is getting out of the router game—for good, or just in preparation for a video streamer slash router slash home hub? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple's new design book annoyed us greatly, and so has Apple's attitude lately. But Susie's still really into the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie's a little underwhelmed by the Escape Edition of the MacBook Pro, but more bullish on the Touch Bar. Glenn warns that USB-C isn't as simple as it seems, and wonders about the next big Mac innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Glenn and Susie discuss their hopes and dreams for the new TV app coming to the Apple TV and iOS this December, plus more thoughts on the new MacBook Pros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Roman talk about the MacBook Pro--is it enough to satisfy professional Mac users, former MacBook Air owners, and most importantly, you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reports that Apple is refocusing Project Titan on software rather than a car have us wondering. Maybe the key to everything is AI and augmented reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While we wait forever for new Macs, Apple is headed to the Supreme Court. The FBI needs to crack more iPhones, but at least none of them have caught on fire yet, unlike some other phones we could mention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Kirk talk about iTunes and Apple Music, then Glenn and Susie heap praise upon the iPhone 7 Plus and its dual-lens wonder camera. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iPhone 7 Plus is charming Glenn and Susie, but they have some issues with how Photos treats all the beautiful images the phone's dual camera setup takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

macOS Sierra has hit the scene, so Glenn and Susie take a break from talking about the iPhone and iOS 10 for an hour to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iOS 10 is out and it's spectacular. But the iPhone Upgrade Program isn't proving to be so great for people who actually want to upgrade their iPhones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple unleashed details about the Series 2 Watch, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, iOS 10 and watchOS 3’s shipping date, and…iWork real-time collaboration. John Moltz joins Glenn Fleishman to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we prepare for the launch of the next iPhone and Apple Watch, Apple has run into some tax trouble in Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is an iPhone but an iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator--with a place to plug in wired headphones?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie chat about the next iPhone, and the new rumor of a third size for the iPad Pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie talk about the end of free Hulu, Apple's next steps for the Apple TV, and why we have a public beta of iOS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie and Glenn are joined by Jean MacDonald and Grey Osten of App Camp for Girls, who discuss their project, their curriculum, and the importance of snacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie discuss most promising Apple Car rumor yet, how the Apple Watch helped save our friend's life, how to protect yourself from ransomware, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Music, iCloud Music Library, and iTunes Match just got slightly less confusing! Hooray! Elsewhere, Pokémon Go can't stop, Swift Playgrounds rocks, and everything got updated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie talk about the iOS 10 beta, macOS Sierra beta, new Mac malware, and whaaaaat is the deal with Pokémon Go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie and Caitlin have a lot of feelings about the loss of Paper, which has been like rocks and scissors to our souls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's up with the headphone jack obsession with the upcoming iPhone 7 models? Also: iPhone 7 rumors, the end of Apple's sales of the Thunderbolt Display, whether new AirPort base stations are coming, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back for more followup from Apple's WWDC keynote and all the cool software that will come out in the next few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie are joined by Macworld Staff Writer Caitlin McGarry to unpack all of Apple's WWDC 2016 keynote announcements. Or most of them, anyway! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie handicap the WWDC rumors, hope for some fun surprises, and praise the Apple TV for coming so far since launch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a smorgasbord of topics as we head into WWDC, from ticks and tocks to crowdfunding to cancer rats. But the thing we're most excited about is the rumored demise of the 16GB iPhone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google I/O is over, and WWDC is about to happen—it's the perfect time to compare Google's approach to Apple's, and wonder what will happen if we move from a mobile-first world to an AI-first one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie are joined by The iTunes Guy, Kirk McElhearn, for a rousing discussion on why iTunes gives us so much trouble, as well as whether Apple Pay really is faster than those poky chip-and-sign readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Music doesn't just delete files willy-nilly, but it's way too easy to delete them by mistake—and if Connect goes away, will anyone notice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Susie Ochs is off on assignment in the fens around Boston, regular host Glenn Fleishman is joined by frequent Macworld contributor John Moltz, who also writes at his Web site, Very Nice Web Site, and co-hosts The Rebound tech podcast and [Turning This Car Around dadcast. Glenn and John talk about the last week's reception to Apple's earnings, walk through Tim Cook's appearance on Jim Cramer's show, and explain that the company is doomed. Doomed, we tells ya! Or, more accurately, how Apple is navigating the aftermath of one great year while growth tapers and the Chinese economy shudders. John has an iPhone SE and he loves it. Courts can order you to unlock your phone with your fingerprint, so perhaps you need to re-consider Touch ID. And Dish Networks will come to your house and fix your iPhone—you might even want this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie discuss Macworld's review of the new MacBook, people dissing the Apple Watch on its anniversary, the missing iPhone SE, and if Apple's services can save it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, "newish" MacBooks anyway. They still only have one port, and it's USB-C, not Thunderbolt 3. But the battery life is improved, the chipset is faster, and Glenn is still satisfied with his first-gen MacBook after a year of heavy use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Glenn and Susie were recording this week, the news broke that TextExpander was responding to feedback by lowering the subscription price for existing users. Unfortunately, that's not our only problem with the service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices