MacBreak Weekly 801: Machine Gun Clippy

01/18/22 • 119 min

Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads

Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future.
Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history
Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary
Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee
Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it
Apple Watch Series 7 | 911 | Apple
Apple Watch "911: Bob"
Detectives | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 Pro | Apple
iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch
Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database
Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring
Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023
Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store
Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel
Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround
Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features

Picks of the Week

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

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Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads

Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future.
Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history
Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary
Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee
Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it
Apple Watch Series 7 | 911 | Apple
Apple Watch "911: Bob"
Detectives | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 Pro | Apple
iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch
Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database
Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring
Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023
Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store
Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel
Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround
Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features

Picks of the Week

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

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E3 goes virtual, microdosing in the metaverse.

CES through the years.
Oversized future USPS delivery truck on display at CES in Las Vegas.
BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink.
Massage Robot at CES 2022.
This super realistic "humanoid robot" stole the show at CES 2022.
Using Elon Musk's Boring Tunnel at CES 2022: Hardly groundbreaking.
Elon Musk says Spacex will catch Starship booster with giant "robot chopsticks"
Halo.car
@richontech: No joke. This SUV is being driven remotely from this gaming-style rig, complete with a steering wheel, pedals and a giant monitor with live camera feeds from the vehicle.
E3 shifts to online-only event because of Omicron concerns.
Why Apple's iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble.
After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful.
The long-awaited January update for Google's Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is now live.
@stroughtonsmith: Apple really needs to throw out its crowdsourced machine-learned autocorrect system entirely.
Second Life Founder Returns to Take On the Metaverse.
Meta's Oculus was the US's most-downloaded app on Christmas.
Is microdosing legal?
Canalys: Worldwide PC shipments soared in 2021 to 341 million units.

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Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard share their favorite Apple Watch tips and tricks.

News

Apple is no longer letting users stay on iOS 14 with security updates
Netflix now costs up to 4x Apple TV+ per month
Apple Support says iPhone 13 models don't support Noise Cancellation feature available in previous iPhones
Apple will allow dating apps in the Netherlands to use alternative payment systems, developers must maintain a separate app binary
Safari Bug Allows Websites to Track Your Recent Browsing Activity in Real Time

Shotcuts Corner

Craig wants to automate turning on his Apple TV and launch Hulu at a specific time
Eric needs help setting up a shortcut to record a memo and add it to the Notes app

Feedback

Paul is looking for a solution to get a notification when leaving behind his iPhone
Bryan wants to know how to digitize audio cassettes directly to an iPad Pro

App Caps