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Mac OS Ken

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This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.

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Mac OS Ken: 08.28.2020

August 28, 2020 11:04 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

- AirPod Snapshot: A Smaller Slice of a Bigger Pie Still Means More Pie - Apple Outs Public Beta 3 of watchOS 7 - Apple Offers $84 Million to Settle Advertising and Repair Cases in South Korea - South Korea Investigates Apple and Google Over IAPs and Payment Options - Apple Seeks Dismissal of Cobalt Mining Case - Epic Email Blames Apple for Lack of “Fortnite” Updates - Apple TV+ Series “Invasion” Back in Production - Apple TV+ Film “On the Rocks” to Feature in NY Film Festival - Get 10% off o...

Mac OS Ken: 08.27.2020

August 27, 2020 11:31 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

- iOS 13.7 Beta Adds Exposure Notification Opt-In - EEC Filing Lists Unannounced Apple Watches and iPads - Fortnite Updates Off iThings and the Mac - Facebook Warns of a Serious Hit to Advertising with iOS 14 - Facebook’s Complaint: More Color from CNET - Apple Hits Record Closing High of $506.09 - Wedbush Ups Apple Target to $600 - Report: Apple Adding Yelp-Like Features to Maps in iOS 14 - Apple Music Updates “Kids and Family” Section - Apple TV+ Announces Three Docuseries for the Fall - Ge...

Mac OS Ken: 08.26.2020

August 26, 2020 07:02 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

- Apple Says “Fortnite” Should Totally Come Back to the App Store - Bloomberg: Apple to Start Online Sales in India Next Month - Cowen & Co. Ups Apple Target on iPhone Strength - Gartner: As Smartphone Sales Crater, iPhone Holds Its Own - TSMC: 5nm Chips Will Be Faster and Consume Less Power - Tim Cook Compensated with More Apple Shares: Still Rich - Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X - Apple Updates iMovie for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - Report: Apple May Grow Its Manhattan Office Space - MelodyVR B...

Mac OS Ken: 08.25.2020

August 25, 2020 11:43 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

- “Fortnite” Stays Out of the App Store, But the Unreal Engine Roars On - (If you get a chance, check out @sarahjeong’s amazing play-by-play) - Unity Technologies Files for IPO - Wistron Making iPhone SE in India for Indian Market - Report: Foxconn Considers iPhone Factory for Mexico - Apple Shares Set New Intraday and Closing Highs - Apple Marina Bay: Singapore’s Floating Apple Store Opening Soon - Report: Apple Buys AR/VR Startup Spaces - Apple TV+ Lands Keira Knightly for Series “The Essex...

Mac OS Ken: 08.24.2020

August 24, 2020 08:57 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

- Vague Talk of Vague Assurances Around Planned WeChat Ban - Apple’s Epic Battle: A Sort of Timeline - Epic CEO Sweeney Calls a 2AM Audible - Court to Hear Epic “Emergency” Request Today - Microsoft Argues In Epic’s Favor Ahead of Today’s Hearing - Apple Blocks Updates for WordPress for iOS Due to IAP Confusion - Apple and WordPress for iOS Clear Up IAP Confusion - Apple Takes Prepear Logo Fight to Canada - Details on the One-Year Window for AppleCare+ - Apple Verges on Share Price of $500 - ...

Mac OS Ken: 08.21.2020

August 21, 2020 11:49 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

- Apple Closes with a Market Cap Above $2T - Apple Test May Reveal 10 September Event - New Judge May Be Bad News for Epic Games - Epic Holding #FreeFortnite Cup on 23 August - Fortnite-Filled iPhones Hit eBay - News Orgs Argue Against App Store’s 30% Cut - Apple Releases Second Public Beta of watchOS 7 - Apple Releases Second Public Beta of macOS Big Sur - Lightroom for iOS Bug Update Permanently Nuked Some Data and Pics - Some 2018 LG TVs Get Apple TV App Support - Infinite Canvas: AR[T] Ex...

Mac OS Ken: 08.20.2020

August 20, 2020 07:02 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

- Apple Market Cap (Briefly) Crosses $2 Trillion - Apple Shares Set New Intraday and Closing Highs - Wedbush Analyst Sees Apple at $3T by 2023 - Apple Pledges Support for CA Wildfire Relief - Report: Apple Card Deferred Payments Limited to Six-Times in 2020 - More International Banks Add Apple Pay Support - Apple Maps Adds Turn-by-Turn Navigation in UAE - Report: Apple to Make iPhone 12 in India by Mid-2021 - A Clarification on Playing Apple Music Radio Stations - Apple Releases Beta No. 5 of...

Mac OS Ken: 08.19.2020

August 19, 2020 07:02 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

- Apple Rebrands Beats 1 as Apple Music 1, Adds Country and Hits Stations - iMore Thinks (Again) That Apple May Retire Beats Branding - Apple Closes Sets New Closing High - UBS Finally Flips the Switch on Apple Pay - TMO: How to Add Showtime to an Existing CBS All Access Subscription - Pennsylvania Using Apple/Google API in Upcoming Contact Tracing App - TestFlight: The Cool, Secret App Store Under Apple’s Nose - BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Ge...

Mac OS Ken: 08.18.2020

August 18, 2020 06:44 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MB

- Epic Sues to Get "Fortnite" Back in the App Store - CNET: Epic Says Apple Attacking Its Entire Business - VentureBeat: Epic’s Dire Picture of Developer License Loss Results - CNBC: Mixed Messages on Epic Ban Effect - Is Epic Telling the Truth? A Mac OS Ken Listener Says, “Maybe.” - Report: Epic Building Anti-Apple “Coalition” - What Happens When You Break Epic’s Rules: The Faze Jarvis Story - Apple “Won’t Make an Exception for Epic” - Seeking Alpha: Total WeChat Ban Could Cost Apple $25 Bil...

Mac OS Ken: 08.17.2020

August 17, 2020 12:12 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

- Report: Wistron Hiring 10k for iPhone Factory in India - Apple Taps Brakes on Vietnam Expansion While Luxshare Work on Living Arrangements - Trump on WeChat/iPhone Sales Concerns: "Whatever." - Facebook “Calling Out” Apple on 30% IAP Commission - iOS 14 Redirects News Links to News+ for Subscribers - Ad Age: A Couple of Publishers Not Cool with iOS 14 Redirects - Brazilian Supreme Court to Decide Who Gets to Call Their iPhone “iPhone” - Apple TV+ Lands Elba/Kinberg Spy Thriller - Apple Regi...

Mac OS Ken: 08.14.2020

August 14, 2020 11:42 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

- Apple/Google API Employed in Small But Growing Number of States - Epic Games Flagrantly Circumvents App Store Rules in Fortnite - Apple Boots Fortnite from App Store - Epic Files Suit Against Apple - Google Boots Fortnite from Play Store - Epic Files Suit Against Google - Spotify Sides with Epic in App Store Battle Royale - Apple and Other Big Companies Argue Against Total WeChat Ban - Survey: 95% of iPhone Owners Would Switch if iPhone Loses WeChat - Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closi...

Mac OS Ken: 08.13.2020

August 13, 2020 10:55 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

- Evercore Ups Apple Target to $460 Ahead of iPhone Launch - Canalys: US iPhone Sales Grew 11% in Q2 While Segment Shrank 10% - Take 1 - Foxconn Beats June-Quarter Expectations - Foxconn Moving More Manufacturing Out of China - Apple Updates iOS and iPadOS to v13.6.1 - Apple Releases Bug Fixing Supplemental Catalina Update - US Apple Store Online Adds Apple Card as One-Touch Payment Option - Apple Maps Adds Japanese Cities to Look Around - Wall Street Journal Sticking with Apple News - Apple ...

Mac OS Ken: 08.12.2020

August 12, 2020 07:47 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

- Apple Recloses Montreal Flagship Store in “Abundance of Caution” - South Korea Green Lights Apple Watch ECG - Apple Ordered to Pay Apparent Patent Troll $506M - Apple Opposes App Developer’s Simplified, Fruit Shaped Logo - Apple Updates Developer App with Minor Improvements - Microsoft Miffed at App Store Gaming Rules - Facebook Releases Unplayable Gaming App for iOS - EU "Aware" of App Store Gaming Issues with Microsoft and Facebook - Apple Signs First-Look Deal with DiCaprio’s Appian Way ...

Mac OS Ken: 08.11.2020

August 11, 2020 07:41 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

- Apple Actually Finally Releases Public Beta for watchOS 7 - iMore: There’s No Turning Back from watchOS 7 Public Beta - Ming-Chi Kuo: WeChat Ban Could Tank iPhone Sales 30% - Apple Joins Amicus Brief Against H-1B Visa Suspensions - Russia Cites Apple for Anticompetitive App Store Behavior - Report: Apple Retail Asks to Have UK Rents Cut-in-Half - Apple No. 12 in Fortune Global 500 - MTA Wants Apple’s Help Keeping Riders Masked - Apple Countersues Koss - Celebrate Woz’s 70th Birthday Online ...

Mac OS Ken: 08.10.2020

August 10, 2020 07:02 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

- Cook Says US Apple Office Staff Not Coming Back This Year - Google Says 20 States Eying Apple/Google Contact Tracing API - Virginia COVIDWISE App Uses Apple/Google API - Apple Card Extends COVID Relief Program Through August - Phil Schiller Named Apple Fellow, While Joz Gets SVP Job - Cult of Mac Looks at a the List of Apple Fellows - Apple Sets Five-Record Closing Highs in as Many Sessions - Wall Street Wowed by Apple Q3FY2020 Earnings - Wedbush Ups Apple to $515 on iPhone 5G Anticipation ...

Not Really Mac OS Ken: 08.03.2020

August 03, 2020 08:16 - 3 minutes - 2.38 MB

Mac OS Ken is off this week, though there's a full week of “In a Few Minutes” on the way, plus a great episode of The Checklist by SecureMac about moving the Mac to Apple Silicon. So much to check out! I hope you will. 

Mac OS Ken: 07.31.2020

July 31, 2020 11:49 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB

- Apple Releases Earnings for 3QFY2019 - Miro - the online whiteboard made to help you start working better. Sign up for a free account at miro.com/MacOSKen - BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month with discount code MACOSKEN at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - Do you have a Few Minutes for “In a Few Minutes?” It's in Apple Podcasts and Overcast now! - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitch...

Mac OS Ken: 07.30.2020

July 30, 2020 11:57 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

- Welcome to Blunderdome - Rep. Thompson Had a Wide Range of Questions for Apple’s CEO - Tim Cook Hasn’t Heard About Absher (Again) - You Can Still Watch the House Hearing on YouTube - VentureBeat: Apple Got Half as Many Questions as Others at House Hearing - Arizona Leads Multi-State Probe Into Throttlegate - Telegram Files Antitrust Complaint with EC Against Apple - Italy’s Apple/Amazon Antitrust Probe to Run Through November 2021 - Qualcomm Guidance May Mean iPhone 5G in December-Quarter -...

Mac OS Ken: 07.29.2020

July 29, 2020 11:54 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

- Apple CEO to Testify Before U.S. House Today - Second Apple Store in Thailand Opens Friday 31 July - As of Today, All UK Apple Stores Are Reopened - Apple Ends Apple Field Trip Program - Apple Offers Resources to Address Racial Equity with Kids - Bloomberg’s Sullen Apple Story - “The Morning Show’s” Duplass Says Season Two in Rewrites - Apple TV+ Picks Up 18 Primetime Emmy Nominations - “The Mandalorian” Grabs 15 Emmy Noms for Disney+ - Steve Jobs Autographed Fortune Mag Up for Auction - Mi...

Mac OS Ken: 07.28.2020

July 28, 2020 10:45 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

- Cowen’s Sankar is Into Apple Services - J.P. Morgan Ups Apple Target to $425 - Wedbush Anticipates a Good Week for the FAANGs - Apple Q3 FY20 Earnings Set for Thursday 30 July - Counterpoint: iPhone Q2 Sales in China Up 32% YoY - Kosovo Asks Apple Maps to Recognize Its Borders - Apple Giving Employees Paid Time Off to Vote - Report: Taylor Swift’s New Record Breaks Records on Spotify and Apple Music - “The Oprah Conversation” Hits Apple TV+ This Thursday - Apple TV+ Picks Up Two Daytime Emm...

Mac OS Ken: 07.27.2020

July 27, 2020 09:40 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

- U.S. House Delays Hearing with Tech CEOs - WaPo Looks at Rules for Third-Parties and Apple’s “Find My” Feature - Epic Games CEO Blasts Apple and Google for Their Control of App Stores - Sacconaghi Stays Tepid on Apple - Kvaal Stay Bearing as Rakers Stays Bullish - Apple Maps Offers COVID-19 Best Practices to Travelers - Michael Steeber: Four More U.S. Apple Stores Reclose - Apple Proceeds from John Lewis Doc Donated to Museums - Apple TV+ Lands Herzog/Oppenheimer Documentary “Fireball” - Ap...

Mac OS Ken: 07.24.2020

July 24, 2020 11:31 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MB

- Goldman Sachs “Ups” Apple Target to $299 - CNBC: Tech Led Markets Down Thursday - Market Insider: Markets Rocked Thursday by Unemployment Numbers - Despite Strong Quarter, Intel Shares Drop on Processor Delay - Report: Foxconn Producing iPhone 11 in India - Apple Releases Second Public Betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 - Apple Releases Public Beta 2 of tvOS 14 - Monday’s Tech Testimony on Capitol Hill Likely to be Postponed - Apple at Center of Multi-State Consumer Protection Investigation - Ap...

Mac OS Ken: 07.23.2020

July 23, 2020 12:37 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

- Morgan Stanley Issues Bullish Note on Apple - Analysis Group Says Apple Developer Terms on Par with Others - Italy Eyes Apple and Amazon for Possible Antitrust Violations - Apple Finds “No Evidence” of Forced Labor at O-Film - Apple Makes Special iPhone Available to Security Researchers - Apple’s Second Store for Thailand Opening Soon - Raycon - Makers of true wireless earbuds. Get 15% off your order at BUYRAYCON.com/macosken - Get $35 off your Sun Basket order with promo code macosken at S...

Mac OS Ken: 07.22.2020

July 22, 2020 10:05 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

- Apple Store in Bakersfield, CA Recloses Due to Pandemic - iPad Pros Sold Out with Other iPads in Short Supply - Supplier in Apple’s Supply Chain Accused of Human Rights Violations - Apple Sued Over iTunes Gift Card Scams - MLB Expands iPad Dugout Program for Short 2020 Season - Grace Kaufman Lands Lead in Apple TV+ Film “The Sky Is Everywhere” - Apple Running Virtual Art Sessions for Kids in Chicago - Apple Watch Activity Challenge Set to Mark China’s National Fitness Day - Apple Pledges To...

Mac OS Ken: 07.21.2020

July 21, 2020 09:36 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

- Counterpoint Sees iPhone SE as Bright Spot in Weak iPhone Quarter - CIRP Measures an Oddly Shaped Quarter - Another Closing High for Apple Shares - South Korea’s Combined Market Cap Not as Big as Apple’s - Microsoft Exec Chats with Congress Ahead of Tim Cook’s Appearance - Verzuz - Musical “Face Offs” Hit Apple Music This Week - Apple Restarting “Close Your Rings” Employee Challenge - Raycon - Makers of true wireless earbuds. Get 15% off your order at BUYRAYCON.com/macosken - Get $35 off yo...

Mac OS Ken: 07.20.2020

July 20, 2020 11:29 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

- Apple Awarded Two 5G-Related Patents - Report: Apple Card Showing Up for Users on Experian - Australia, Canada, and Japan Getting AppleCare+ Monthly Option - Report: Luxshare Buys Chinese iPhone Plants from Wistron - Report: Pegatron Grows in India as India Targets Smartphone Exports - EC Probing Voice Assistants and IoT Things - Apple Ups Trade-In Value of Some Androids in Quiet iPhone Deal - Apple Marks the Passing of Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis - Raycon - Makers of true wireless ...

Mac OS Ken: 07.17.2020

July 17, 2020 10:31 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

- Canaccord Genuity Ups Apple Target to $444 - Apple Sanlitun Flagship Opens for Business - AG Barr Blasts US Tech Cos for Dealings with China - Apple Adds Ten Regional Coding Centers Through HBCU Partnerships - Apple Previews New Emojis on World Emoji Day - Apple Signs Straight-to-Series Order for Mark Boal’s “Echo 3” - Justin Timberlake to Star in film “Palmer” for Apple TV+ - Mac OS Ken Listeners Weigh In on Greyhound - Miro - the online whiteboard made to help you start working better. Si...

Mac OS Ken: 07.16.2020

July 16, 2020 12:27 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

- Apple Recloses Eight More Stores - Apple Shares Hit New Closing High - BofA and Needham Raise Their Apple Targets - EU Court Sides with Apple and Ireland in EC Tax Case - Apple Updates All of the Things - iOS 13.6 Unlocks FaceTime for UAE - macOS Catalina Update Brings News Changes to Major Metros - Apple News+ Adds Audio and More Regional Papers - Verizon Offers Six-Months Free Apple News+ with New iPad Activation - Best Buy Offers Four-Months Free Apple News+ to U.S. Buyers - @Apple’s Acc...

Mac OS Ken: 07.15.2020

July 15, 2020 08:20 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

- Ruling Expected Today on Apple/Ireland Tax Appeal - EU Strengthens Protections for App Developers - Developers of Hong Kong’s PopVote Accuse Apple of Censorship - House Committee Calls for Warnings on Non-U.S. Apps - China Says June Phone Shipments Slipped 16% - Apple Shares Hit New Closing High - LA Metro Confirms Apple Pay/TAP Card Support in 2020 - Apple Outs Trailer for “Ted Lasso” - Report: Greyhound Has Box Office Hit-Sized Opening Weekend - Miro - the online whiteboard made to help y...

Mac OS Ken: 07.14.2020

July 14, 2020 11:10 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

- Apple Sets Q3 FY20 Earnings Call for 30 July - Report: Apple Paid Samsung ~$950 Million for Missed OLED Orders - Morgan Stanley Ups Apple Target to $419 on iPhone Affordability - Wedbush Ups Apple to $450 on Services, iPhone, and China - Apple Urges Work from Home for Retail Staff, Slows Return to Offices - Site Opens for Batterygate Settlement Payments - Apple TV+ Signs First Look Deal with Idris Elba - Apple Moves on California’s Affordable Housing Crisis - Miro - the online whiteboard ma...

Mac OS Ken: 07.13.2020

July 13, 2020 07:02 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

- Report: Apple Urges Foxconn Toward $1B Expansion in India - Report: Apple AR Lenses Move to Engineering Validation Stage - Mint Budgeting Service Adds Partial Apple Card Support - Apple Shares Hit New Closing High on Friday - LinkedIn Sued Over Clipboard Copying in iOS - Apple Advises Against Camera Covers for Recent Laptops - Counterpoint Clocks Surge in Streaming Music Subscriptions - Cast and Crew of “The Morning Show” Sits for Interview - Apple TV+ Nabs Film Rights to Graphic Novel “Sno...

Mac OS Ken: 07.10.2020

July 10, 2020 11:21 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

- Apple Reclosing 11 U.S. Stores - Apple Releases Public Betas for Upcoming Operating Systems - Apple Releases Public Betas for Current Operating Systems - Apple Updates Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Shares Hit New Highs - Apple Leans Into Everyone Learning to Code - New Preview Page for Apple Sanlitun Flagship Store - Get 10% Off of Your First Purchase of a Website or Domain with Coupon Code macosken at Squarespace.com/macosken - Do you have a Few Minutes for “In a Few Minutes?” It's i...

Mac OS Ken: 07.09.2020

July 09, 2020 07:02 - 12 minutes - 8.97 MB

- Decision Expected in Apple/Ireland/EC Case 15 July - Deutsche Bank Ups Apple Target to $400 - Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closing Highs - Apple Intros “Shop with a Specialist” - Apple “Back to School” Promotion Expands in Asia, Europe, Middle East, and North America - Apple Expands Independent Repair Provider Program in Canada, Europe, and US - Apple Commits to Thunderbolt Support for Apple Silicon Macs - Greyhound - Inside Look Hits YouTube - Get 10% Off of Your First Purchase of a W...

Mac OS Ken: 07.08.2020

July 08, 2020 10:57 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

- Apple Reclosing Melbourne Stores as COVID-19 Cases Spike - Apple Second Most Valuable Brand According to Brandz - APPL Makes Up 43% of Berkshire Hathaway Holdings - Apple Cuts Max Trade-In Values for Most iPhones - Beats Inks Deal with NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace - Apple Takes Wait and See Approach on New Hong Kong Security Law - Latest HomePod Beta Makes Way for Third-Party Defaults - Latest Betas Animate Some “Listen Now” Art - Apple Music Live Lyrics Land on Samsung Smart TVs - Hanks Mak...

Mac OS Ken: 07.07.2020

July 07, 2020 07:02 - 15 minutes - 11.1 MB

- Cook and Other Tech CEOs to Answer Congress on 27 July - Assessing the Wait for an iMac Refresh - Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closing Highs - Ireland’s Contact Tracing App Uses Apple/Google API - Report: Disney+ Downloads Shoot Up in Wake of “Hamilton” - Hanks Not Happy About Greyhound on TV - Apple Will Be Where “Where the Wild Things Are” Is - Get 10% Off of Your First Purchase of a Website or Domain with Coupon Code macosken at Squarespace.com/macosken - Do you have a Few Minutes f...

Mac OS Ken: 07.06.2020

July 06, 2020 09:07 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MB

- Foxconn Clears Components Path from China to India - Five Countries Hit Up Apple for “Batterygate” Compensation - EU Ad Groups Upset by Increased Privacy Measures in iOS 14 - LinkedIn: Clipboard Copying Was an Accident - Transit Goes Live for Apple Maps in Iceland - Survey Says: What did you do with the last charger we gave you? - Get 10% Off of Your First Purchase of a Website or Domain with Coupon Code macosken at Squarespace.com/macosken - Do you have a Few Minutes for “In a Few Minutes?...

Mac OS Ken: 07.03.2020

July 03, 2020 11:26 - 15 minutes - 11.1 MB

- Evercore Ups Apple Target to $380 on App Store Strength - Report: App Store Revenue Nearly Doubles Google Play in First Half of 2020 - Apple and Google Pull 59 Chinese Apps from India App Stores - India/China Fighting Puts Some iPhones on Hold - Apple Card Gets an Online Portal - BMW App Gets Ready for Car Key - Hodinkee Now an Authorized Apple Watch Retailer - BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month with discount code MACOS...

Mac OS Ken: 07.02.2020

July 02, 2020 10:41 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

- Apple Re-Closing 40+ Stores as COVID-19 Cases Surge - McDonald’s Puts 21-Day Pause on Re-Opening Dining Rooms - Apple Card Extends COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program Through July - Cook Agrees to Appear Before House Judiciary Committee - Business Roundtable Seeks Police Reform Before August - UK Seeks Change to Apple/Google Default Search Engine Deal - Android Gets an Extra Month of Dark Sky - Unannounced Intel-Based iMac Spotted on GeekBench - 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina display Marked ...

Mac OS Ken: 07.01.2020

July 01, 2020 11:03 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

- Confusion Correction Over Boot Camp v. Virtualization - Apple Exec Addresses Antitrust Allegations - Report: Apple Arcade Shifts Emphasis to “Engagement” - Apple Pay Signs on in Serbia - EvilQuest: Mac Malware Hiding in Stolen Software - Apple TV App for LG TVs Adds Dolby Atmos Support - Apple TV Hitting Vizio Smart TVs Soon - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for Boys State - "Defending Jacob" Showrunner Gets Overall Deal with Apple TV+ - Michelle Lee Upped to Director Domestic Programming - Apple A...

Mac OS Ken: 06.30.2020

June 30, 2020 08:14 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

- New York Times Pulls Content from Apple News - The Case for Ignoring DTK Benchmarks - Path to Apple Card: Apple Launches Credit Worthiness Improvement Program - Deadline for Sign-in with Apple is Today - Support for Third-Party Music Services Coming to HomePod - Apple Says Apple TV+ on “1 Billion Screens” - Apple Offers Sneak Peek at Sci-Fi Series “Foundation” - Apple TV+ Picks Up the Julianne Moore Film Sharper - Apple Snags Thriller Series “Losing Alice” - Apple TV+ Lands the Lord Miller ...

Mac OS Ken: 06.29.2020

June 29, 2020 11:40 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

- Bloomberg: DoJ Eyeing App Store Payment Requirements - 53 iOS Apps Besides TikTok Copying Info from Clipboard - Apple Kills Fleetsmith Third-Party App Integration - Wash Your Hands and Share Your Face in watchOS 7 - Apple Killing Force Touch in watchOS 7 - Shortcuts Run Locally in watchOS 7 - watchOS 7 for Apple Watch Series 3 and Later - YouTube in 4K Headed to Apple TV - Gaming Improvements and Picture-in-Picture in tvOS 14 - HomeKit Cameras Can Show Who’s at the Door on Apple TV - Choose...

Mac OS Ken: 06.26.2020

June 26, 2020 11:49 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

- Apple Re-Closing 14 Stores in Florida as COVID-19 Cases Spike - Barclays Stays Neutral on Apple; Ups Target to $326 - CNBC Puts Shame in Toni Sacconaghi’s Game - Bernstein Ups Apple Target to $370 - Wedbush Ups Apple Target to $425 - Republican Senators STILL Believe in TechnoMagic™ - iOS 14 Beta Catches TikTok Copying the Clipboard - Apple Execs Say No Boot Camp for Apple Silicon Macs - Apple to Hear Developer Challenges to Guideline Issues - Sun Basket - Eat Clean, Feel Great. Use promo c...

Mac OS Ken: 06.25.2020

June 25, 2020 11:30 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

- Apple Re-Closing Seven Stores in Houston-Area Due to COVID-19 - Apple Introduces macOS 11 - AKA Big Sur - Engadget Takes a Hard Look at Safari Improvements in Big Sur - Report: Big Sur Lets Users Turn the Startup Chime Back On - Apple Lists Big Sur/Mac Model Compatibility - No x86 Virtualization and No Boot Camp for Apple Silicon Macs - Ming-Chi Kuo: Higher Costs in Move to Apple Silicon - Citi’s Suva: Apple Silicon Could Save Apple $850 Million Annually - Sun Basket - Eat Clean, Feel Great...

Mac OS Ken: 06.24.2020

June 24, 2020 12:27 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

- Apple Previews iOS 14 - Apple Insider Digs Into Translation in iOS 14 - iOS 14 Lets Users Choose Defaults for Browsing and Email - Apple Opens “Find My” to “Rival Item Trackers” - Accessibility Improvements in iOS 14 - Back Tap: An Accessibility Feature with Wide Appeal - CarKey and New Background for iOS 14 CarPlay - Apple Maps Goes Greener with EV Chargers and Cycling Directions - iOS 14 Maps May Spot ‌Speed and Red Light Cameras - iOS 14 Brings Improvements to AirPods, Spatial Audio to A...

Mac OS Ken: 06.23.2020

June 23, 2020 12:06 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

- Macs Moving from Intel to “Apple Silicon” - Limited Apple Silicon Macs Made Available to Developers - TechCrunch Guesstimates Speeds for Old Apps on New Hardware - Apple to Support Intel Macs “for Years to Come” - Intel Promises Continued Mac Support - CNET: To Buy or Not to Buy a New Mac Now? - Cowen Upped Apple to $400 Ahead of WWDC Keynote - Analysts Upbeat on WWDC Announcements - Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closing Highs - Sun Basket - Eat Clean, Feel Great. Use promo code macoske...

Mac OS Ken: 06.22.2020

June 22, 2020 09:16 - 14 minutes - 9.76 MB

“Serial Leakers” Suddenly Expect No New Hardware from WWDC - Ming-Chi Kuo Expects ARM-Based Macs by End of 2020 - Ahead of WWDC: Talkin’ Tim Tackles Today’s Top Topics - Jefferies Ups Apple to $405 on 5G Opportunity - Evercore Ups Apple to $375 on AR/Wearables Potential - Apple Re-Closing 11 Stores as COVID-19 Cases Surge - Contact Tracing Confusion Between UK and Apple - Sun Basket - Eat Clean, Feel Great. Use promo code macosken for $35 off your order at SunBasket.com/macosken! - Do you hav...

Mac OS Ken: 06.19.2020

June 19, 2020 12:02 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

- Apple Updates Developer Forums Ahead of WWDC - Apple Folds tvOS Events App Into Apple TV App - Schiller Sees No Need for Change in Wake of “Hey” Complaint - House Subcommittee Chairman Calls App Store Fees “Highway Robbery” - “UK virus-tracing app switches to Apple-Google model,” Or Not. - Canada’s Contact Tracing App to Use Apple/Google API - SCOTUS Halts Dismantling of DACA - Tim Cook Advocates for Permanent Protection for Dreamers - Cut your wireless bill to 15-bucks a month at MintMobil...

Mac OS Ken: 06.18.2020

June 18, 2020 07:02 - 13 minutes - 9.27 MB

- RBC Ups Apple Target to $390 - Still on Top, Apple Watch Slows as Smartwatches Grow - Apple Officially Launches In-Store Mac Trade-Ins in US and Canada - Small, Growing Number of Countries Use Apple/Google Contact Tracing API - Critical Flaw Found in Australia's Contact Tracing App for iOS - Tim Cook Holds Out on House Committee Request - Apple Gives App Store Connect a Mobile-Friendly Shine - Apple Announces “Apple Camp at Home” - Cut your wireless bill to 15-bucks a month at MintMobile.co...

Mac OS Ken: 06.17.2020

June 17, 2020 09:17 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

- EC Launches Investigation Into App Store and Apple Pay - Apple Finds EC Investigation “Disappointing” - Evercore ISI: A Slight Note of Concern Over App Store Probe - Citi Sets Street-High Apple Target of $400 - Wedbush Hears the Hum of the 5G SuperCycle™ - Apple Reopening 70+ Stores This Week - Apple Head of Diversity and Inclusion Departs - Apple TV+ Picks Up Rights to “Tehran” - Animated Feature ‘Wolfwalkers’ Headed to Apple TV+ - Cut your wireless bill to 15-bucks a month at MintMobile.c...

Mac OS Ken: 06.16.2020

June 16, 2020 10:44 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

- Apple Sends Media Invitations to Publicly Streaming WWDC Keynote - Apple Updates Developer App and Adds Mac Support - Apple Offers Details on WWDC20 Virtual Events - Apple Says App Store Ecosystem Generated $519 Billion in 2019 - Apple Card Expands Zero-Interesting Offer on Apple Gear - Apple Offers Free 2nd-Gen AirPods in Back-to-School Promotion - Upgrades for a Couple of Macs - Big Tech Praises SCOTUS Ruling for LGBTQ+ Worker Protections - Cut your wireless bill to 15-bucks a month at Mi...