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Your Apple Update John Sherrod
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Apple news, commentary, and analysis in short, digestible episodes. Join host John Sherrod as he breaks down the latest information about the Mac, iPhone, Apple TV, etc. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yourappleupdate/support
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Is Now The Right Time To Buy A New Mac?
With all of the big changes coming to the Mac later this year, particularly the transition away from Intel to Apple silicon, should you buy a new Mac now? Or wait until next year? Also, Microsoft is shuttering its retail stores, a high-end watch publication just became an Apple Watch authorized retailer, and why your next iPhone may not come with earbuds or a charger.
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Breaking Down All Of Apple’s HUGE Announcements This Week At WWDC 2020
This week Apple held it’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) where it announced the new features coming this fall to macOS, iOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. The Mac got the biggest redesign in 20 years, and Apple officially announced that it’s going to transition the Mac away from Intel chips to its own in-house designed Apple Silicon processors. I break all this down plus give my thoughts on the questions that seemingly will not die: Will Apple merge macOS and iOS? And will the Mac get a touch screen? Listen for all that and more.
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20 years on the Mac, transitioning the Mac to ARM processors, and Apple’s upcoming film release
This month marks 20 years since I bought my first Macintosh computer. I look back on those 20 years of Apple fandom and the two things that made me fall in love with Apple and changed the course of my life. Also in this episode I discuss the rumored upcoming transition away from Intel chips in the Mac and over to ARM-based chips. I have three important questions about how this will affect users and developers. And finally, we now know when and how Apple will be bringing Greyhound (the new WWII naval drama from Tom Hanks) to Apple TV+.
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Reviewing Apple’s Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
In this week’s episode John provides a review of the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. The design, keyboard, trackpad, price, and some discussion of Apple’s strategic thinking around the iPad both now and across its ten year history. Also, Apple is beginning to re-open its Apple retail stores, and John lets you know what you need to know before you plan your visit since there are some COVID-19 precautions that Apple is taking.
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WWDC Dates Announced, New 13-Inch MacBook Pro, And More On Apple’s Fight Against COVID-19.
This week Apple announced when it will be holding it’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (June 22), announced a new 13-inch MacBook Pro, and updated us all on it’s latest efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
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Breaking Down Apple’s Surprising Quarterly Earnings Numbers
Other topics - hardware issues with my AirPods Pro, tracking how COVID-19 has affected requests for directions in Apple Maps, how to find COVID-19 testing centers in Apple Maps, and why the new iPhone SE might be the perfect iPhone for the current times we’re living through.
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