Mac Break Weekly

The advantages of closed vs open systems. Controlling Alexa and Siri with ultrasound. Apple's massive profits. Lawsuits loom over butterfly keyboards. Make your iPhone look like an original iMac....

Another record quarter, despite the omens. iMac's 20th anniversary. Apple getting deeper into news. Everyone hates butterfly keyboards. Apple doubles down on privacy - iOS 11.4 stops data from the...

Apple earnings expectations. Mr. Cook and Ms. Jackson go to Washington. 2016 MacBook Pro keyboards failing twice as much as older models. Goodbye, Ming-Chi Kuo.Andy's Pick: $329 9.7-inch iPadRene's...

Broken iMac Pro and the Right to Repair. iPhone earnings silly season is in full effect. Users love the iPhone X. AT&T and Verizon collude to try to stop eSIM. EU cries anti-trust over Apple's...

Apple memo warning leakers not to leak leaks promptly leaks. Also leaked: Gold iPhone X coming soon. HomePod sales pale behind Amazon Echo. Apple News gets premium. GreyKey iPhone unlocking boxes...

Apple says a new Mac Pro is coming in 2019. Maybe with Apple-designed chips? Apple privacy vs Facebook. Google's head of AI defects to Apple to fix Siri. Apple tops in gender pay equality. Azomov's...

Apple plans to make its own Mac chips. MicroLED Apple Watch screens coming this year. New iPad review. Tim Cook vs Mark Zuckerberg in privacy battle.Leo's Pick: Storyboarder by Wonder UnitAlex's...

All the announcements from Apple's big education-focused event. New inexpensive iPad that works with Apple Pencil. Cheaper stylus called Crayon. New software tools for students, teachers, authors,...

March 27th event may focus on education, new Pencil, new iPads, new Macbook Airs. Apple developing its own MicroLED screens. GreyKey iPhone Unlocker available at a police station near you. Apple...

Apple Buys Texture - will they shut it down and fold it into Apple News? WWDC will be back in San Jose in June. Eddy Cue talks about Apple's TV plans and more at SXSW. How soon will Apple be worth...

Rumors abound! New MacBook Air? Mac Mini? Two-screen iPads? Mac Pro? Giant AirPods? Who knows what the future will bring. Apple Park is a hazard to workers. Goodbye, iTunes LPs. Hello, M. Night...

Apple rumored to release 3 new iPhones this year: one big, one cheap, and all three gold. Updated AirPods will be waterproof, have hands-free Siri. Apple launches AC Wellness medical plan for...

Apple updates iOS to patch the Telugu letter texting bug, expectations for WWDC 2018 including a possible iPhone SE 2, Apple files new trademark application for the classic rainbow colored logo,...

HomePod reviews range from humdrum to rapturous. Why you shouldn't try to remove the HomePod's cord, and other teardown results. iPhone's iboot source code leaked by an intern. MacBooks leap to 4th...

HomePod Sounds amazing, but is it smart? Apple Q1 earnings - selling fewer iPhones, earning more money. Apple hits middle age. iPhone X incoming call glitch. iOS 11.3 Battery Health feature.Andy's...

Apple cuts iPhone X production, but this might not be a bad thing. HomePod pre-orders are open, arrives February 9th. iOS 12 will focus on stability, not new features. Apple Grammy ads bring back...

Apple's delayed HomePod set to arrive on February 9th. Tim Cook attends a hockey game in Canada. Apple to repatriate $350 Billion, giving employees $2500 bonuses. Next MacBook to have a...

Leo Laporte is joined by Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko and Alex Lindsay. They give an update on Spectre, discuss the new lawsuit that has been filed again Apple and assistants. Assistants are good at...

Apple's response to the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. iMac Pro and the T2 chip. Activist investors worry about iPhones' effects on children. Apple at CES 2018.Andy's Pick: CardHop by FlexibitsRene's...

Unboxing the iMac Pro. Apple admits to slowing down iPhones to save battery life, offers $29 replacement batteries. Deadly icicles at Apple's Chicago store. Tim Cook is forbidden to fly coach....