MBW 797: A Plastic Festoon - Pegasus, CSAM Detection, App Store Devs $1M
12/21/21 • 128 min
Pegasus, CSAM Detection, App Store Devs $1M
- Spyware firm NSO mulls shutdown of Pegasus & sale of company
- New data shows how many app store devs earned $1m for the first time in 2021
- Apple scrubs controversial CSAM detection feature from a webpage but says plans haven't changed
- Apple sues Ericsson over "strong-arm" 5G patent demands
- Apple builds new team in Southern California to bring more wireless chips in-house
- iPhone 13 Pro beaten out by Pixel 5a in MKBHD's annual blind camera test
- Pixelmator Photo is now available on iPhone
- Rumor: Apple will launch a new external display for Macs
- LG adds new pro monitors as lower-cost Pro Display XDR competitors
- iPhone 14 to feature 48MP camera, iPhone 15 will get 'periscope' lens
- TSA to begin rolling out support for Apple Wallet IDs in February 2022
- Brazilian actor buys Apple Watch Series 6 online, receives a stone instead
Picks of the Week
- Alex's Pick: Santa Kringl
- Andy's Picks: HiFiMan Sundara headphones & iFi hipDAC2
- Rene's Pick: #TeamSeas - Final Stretch!
- Leo's Pick: Swift Playgrounds 4
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko
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Pegasus, CSAM Detection, App Store Devs $1M
- Spyware firm NSO mulls shutdown of Pegasus & sale of company
- New data shows how many app store devs earned $1m for the first time in 2021
- Apple scrubs controversial CSAM detection feature from a webpage but says plans haven't changed
- Apple sues Ericsson over "strong-arm" 5G patent demands
- Apple builds new team in Southern California to bring more wireless chips in-house
- iPhone 13 Pro beaten out by Pixel 5a in MKBHD's annual blind camera test
- Pixelmator Photo is now available on iPhone
- Rumor: Apple will launch a new external display for Macs
- LG adds new pro monitors as lower-cost Pro Display XDR competitors
- iPhone 14 to feature 48MP camera, iPhone 15 will get 'periscope' lens
- TSA to begin rolling out support for Apple Wallet IDs in February 2022
- Brazilian actor buys Apple Watch Series 6 online, receives a stone instead
Picks of the Week
- Alex's Pick: Santa Kringl
- Andy's Picks: HiFiMan Sundara headphones & iFi hipDAC2
- Rene's Pick: #TeamSeas - Final Stretch!
- Leo's Pick: Swift Playgrounds 4
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.
Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
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MBW 796: It's Not About the Nutella - iOS, watchOS, iPadOS, tvOS Updates
iOS, watchOS, iPadOS, tvOS Updates
- Apple's Universal Control feature for Mac and iPad delayed until Spring 2022
- iOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3, iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2 is here
- Apple updates macOS Monterey with SharePlay, MagSafe charging fix, and more
- Apple patches Log4Shell iCloud vulnerability
- Apple wins delay in monopoly case, allowing app store rules to stay for now
- Microsoft tried to negotiate with Apple to release Xbox-exclusive games on App Store
- Apple launches support for keys in Apple Wallet, starting with six Hyatt hotels
- Ahead of Apple Wallet feature launch, Washington, DC, votes to allow digital ID cards
- Apple alleviates Android user concerns with 'Tracker Detect' app to locate nearby AirTags
Picks of the Week
- Rene's Pick: iJustine Lightsaber
- Alex's Picks: Zbrush & Making Waves
- Andy's Pick: Craft
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko
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MBW 798: MacBreak Weekly's Best of 2021 - A look back at MacBreak Weekly's best moments in 2021.
Losing the first iPhone in a taxi, swallowing AirPods while asleep, finding and detailing scam apps in the App Store, and more.
- David Pogue shares a never-before-told tale of losing the first iPhone in an Italian taxi.
- A Worcester man accidentally swallows one of his AirPods while sleeping with them in his ears. Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Heather Kelly, and Andy Ihnatko briefly chat about the mishap on MacBreak Weekly.
- The MacBreak Weekly panel discusses developer Kosta Eleftheriou's Twitter thread regarding scam apps on Apple's App Store.
- After Apple's April event, the MacBreak Weekly panel details Apple's iPad Pro with Thunderbolt and an XDR display.
- Using an Easter Egg at the end of an Apple event, one developer successfully discovers Ted Lasso's shortbread recipe.
- Alex Lindsay talks about the time he was asked to play an extra in a Star Wars film; turns out he was bounty hunter Rum Sleg.
- Rene Ritchie reviews Apple's colorful new iMac.
- After WWDC, Leo shares his thoughts on Universal Control in iPadOS and macOS.
- The MacBreak Weekly panel recounts how they experienced Apple's first iPhone launch.
- After its launch, the MacBreak Weekly panel reviews Apple Music's Spatial Audio feature.
- The MacBreak Weekly panel review Apple's new iPhone 13, with a particular focus on the camera's Cinematic Mode.
- Leo wants to use his iPad mini as a phone so he asks the panel for advice.
- Rene Ritchie reviews Apple's new M1 Max MacBook Pro.
Host: Leo Laporte
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