This week, Brett Burney and I celebrate the fourth anniversary of the In the News podcast. It started as what I originally thought was a crazy idea when Brett reached out to me, and it has turned into one of the best parts of my week. Thanks to all of you who have listened, and a special thank you to those of you who have reached out to us over the years to talk about the podcast. In this week’s episode—which was a great one—we start by discussing two Apple firsts that continue to have an impact today: the first iMac, and the first iPad mini. Next, we look to the future to discuss iOS 18.5 and why it might be released on Monday or Tuesday. We also talk about the changes to in-app purchases, using your iPad as a monitor, using a MagSafe wallet with an iPhone, AI, and more.
In our In the Vision segment, we discuss Apple’s latest tear-jerker. In our Where Y’at segment, we discuss yet another life that was saved thanks to the Apple Watch. And in our In the Show segment, we discuss promising programming coming to Apple TV+.
In our In the Know segment, Brett shares a tip for using Siri to make decisions for you, and I discuss different steps you can take when apps behave badly.
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