Macworld Podcast

Apple’s most power and most expensive Mac is the iMac Pro. Why would Apple want Shazam? Plus, thought about the end of the year and the one coming up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon Prime Video is finally on the Apple TV and tvOS 11.2 has new features. iOS 11.2 was released with a bug fix and Apple Pay Cash. We also feature your comments and questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a recent report, Apple sold 6 million iPhone X units over Black Friday weekend—and it wasn't even at a sale price! Plus, we talk about the latest High Sierra bug, what's next for Face ID, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest shopping day of the year is upon us. We also feature your comments and questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the iPhone X stack up against the Galaxy Note 8, the Google Pixel 2 XL, and the LG V30? And what should we expect from Apple before the end of the year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve had a few days with the iPhone X, so we’re going to talk about our experiences. We also feature your comments and questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you order your iPhone X? How did it go? The first iPhone X reviews are out; we talk about what the reviewers are experiencing. Apple updated iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. And we also feature your comments and question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iPhone X goes on sale in the wee hours of the morning of Friday, October 27. Are you ready? Also, this show features your comments and questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We address some security concerns this week, from Face ID to the KRACK Wi-Fi exploit. Should you be worried? Also, making the switch from iPhone to Android has a bit of a learning curve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple released a beta of iOS 11.1 and it has a few new interesting features. It’s time to start up the iPad rumor mill. And you can replace iTunes 12.7 with iTunes 12.6.3, which lets you access the iOS app store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Macworld’s Leah Yamshon has a full review of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, but there’s more iPhone news to talk about. There’s a fix for the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE. And Google held an event on Wednesday—what does it mean for Apple? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re currently reviewing the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3, and Apple TV 4K. The Macworld staff talks about their early impressions and answer questions from the audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iOS 11 is here with a new Control Center, new video and photo formats, a new look, and more. The iPhone 8 is now available for pre-order and should ship by the end of this week. And the early reviews on the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE are out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iPhone X was Tuesday’s event headliner, but Apple had plenty of other news and announcements to share. We talk about iPhone 8 Apple Watch Series 3, Apple TV 4K, and more in the Macworld Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Macworld staff makes their predictions on what will happen at the iPhone event next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Macworld staff talks about a potential Apple event on September 12 that showcases the new iPhone, how the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 could influence future iPhones, and Apple’s foray into 4K video with the Apple TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Macworld staff talks about reported iPhone 8 features, Apple’s video tutorials that give a peek as to how new features work in iOS 11, and Apple’s attempts to make a self-driving car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Macworld staff talks about the latest Apple Watch rumors, iOS 11's redesign, and Apple’s billion-dollar play against Netflix and HBO. Plus, find out how much Google pays Apple to remain the default search engine on your iPhone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Macworld staff talks about the latest iPhone rumors, Apple’s Q3 2017 financials, and Apple’s strategy for original programming on Apple Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Macworld staff talks about what we may see in the new iPhones, reminisce about the iPod shuffle and iPod nano, and how Apple’s new campus may lead to the downfall of the company (not really). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief hiatus, the Macworld Podcast is back! The Macworld staff talks about the new Apple ad starring Dwayne Johnson, the security patch in the iOS 10.3.3 update, and how high is too high when it comes to iPhone 8 pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roman and Glenn reminisce over the iPhone's introduction 10 years ago, and discuss Roman's review of the new iMac. We also advise not installing iOS 11's public beta quite yet—for most people—and look at Virgin Mobile's iPhone-only plan, as well as go googly eyes over augmented reality examples with ARKit. Finally, we're heading out on hiatus for retooling, and Glenn says, "Thank you, everyone, and see you on the interwebs!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A potpourri of news this week, from Tim Cook urging that schools teach coding to every student, Scott Forstall's interview about the creation of the iPhone, and new iOS 11 features, including object recognition and augmented reality (AR), that will bump up camera and other third-party apps' capabilities. Roman also critiques the new MacBook Pro models, which have a lot to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple confirms its working on autonomous automobiles, but is it making a car or a component? Roman and Glenn discuss Apple's new podcast analytics, and then go through the large number of improvements scheduled for iOS 11, announced last week at WWDC. It's going to feel like a very different system—for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple unloaded a pile of information at its WWDC keynote this week: the long-awaited and awkwardly named HomePod, a new iPad Pro model, upgraded Mac laptops and iMacs, and details about three of its four OSes—tvOS didn't get much love. Roman and Glenn focus on the bigger picture of this packed keynote and go in depth on the HomePod, as well as a brief discussion of Macs and macOS. Next week, we dig into the iPad Pro and iOS, and everything else learned at WWDC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple has four OSes and we should hear about them all at the Worldwide Developers Conference starting next week. Roman and Glenn preview their fervent wishes, especially about the underdeveloped Apple TV and tvOS. They also talk about the Galaxy S8 camera compared to the iPhone 7s, Google Photos versus iCloud Photo Library, and how Thunderbolt 3 won the interface war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could a non-invasive wearable blood-glucose monitor that links to an Apple Watch help change people's lives and lead to better avoidance of diabetes onset? Roman and Glenn discuss this, along with the potential of new laptops at WWDC, Today at Apple, and the odd introduction of an Android switcher campaign when new phones are just a few months away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple invests $200 million into Corning for advanced glass manufacture in the U.S., WannaCrypt hit Windows users (but also could affect Macs with Boot Camp or virtual machines), and Siri gets crowded by Alexa and Google Assistant. Susie and Glenn talk that plus research showing an Apple Watch can detect irregular heartbeats 97 percent as well as dedicated medical equipment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple could spend a billion dollars on break room snacks and not feel a pinch, but the company is instead digging deep to seed an investment fund for advanced U.S. manufacturing. Which is pretty tasty too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie discuss how a focus on improving Siri could benefit all of Apple's platforms, and help them blend together better too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber got in some hot water with Apple, but it was all handled behind the scenes, while Glenn thinks that users should have been alerted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to be sick of the next iPhone before it's even formally announced, aren't we? Well, there's always the parlor game of trying to figure out how the Mac Pro lost its way. Join us, won't you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If preferring the new iPad to the iPad Pro makes Susie an amateur, she can live with that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're a Mac pro who needs a Mac Pro, Apple has good news and bad news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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