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Brett Burney, Jeff Richardson
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The tech news you need to know from the past week covering iPhones, iPads, and related mobile technology. Brought to you by Jeff Richardson of iPhone J.D. and Brett Burney of Apps in Law.

  1. 5d ago

    251: Opening Up a Can 🥫 of AI Lawsuits with Flighty Connections ✈️ and Avoiding Highways

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/rqGlEO5z4tQ In the News blog post for July 11, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/07/in-the-news836.html 00:00 Apple v. OpenAI 18:35 Tracking Ternus Trends 26:03 Insightful Trust 30:22 In the Vision! Checking in with Jeff on Siri AI on Apple Vision Pro 42:00 Handing Over a Smart Home 49:40 Connection Junction 54:36 Brett’s App Tips: Flighty Tips! 1:01:45 Jeff’s iTip: Avoid Highways on Maps John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Ice Cold John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Apple Sues OpenAI, io, and Former Employees, Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets John Gruber | Daring Fireball: John Ternus Should Reverse Apple’s Slide Down the Advertising Slippery Slope David Sparks | MacSparky: A Golden Age for Fraudsters Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: We really need a way to hand over ownership of an Apple Home Stephen Robles: This lock sees you coming Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Flighty update adds powerful new Connection Assistant feature Brett’s App Tips: Flighty App Tips! https://flighty.com  Jeff’s iTip: How to Avoid Highways (and Tolls!) on Maps https://support.apple.com/en-my/guide/iphone/ipha84a94043/ios  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  2. Jun 26

    250: Not Welcome News 📰 Incoming Apple Apps, and Surfing for Watches 🏄‍♀️

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/ivcsEaDnNoI In the News blog post for June 26, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/06/in-the-news834.html 00:00 Hello from Colorado Spring, Italy! 01:48 This is NOT Welcome News! 18:12 New Apps in iOS 27! 24:29 Subtle Changes on Golden Gate 27:31 Privacy is Baked into Siri AI 31:18 Significant Security Settings 33:30 Dare To Go Where No Maps Exist 36:06 In the Show! Fire and Ash and Ultra HD 40:54 Keep Flying the Colors Jason! 43:50 Underrated Watch Tips 44:31 Surfing for Watches 47:09 Brett’s Site: Splitting Virtual Logs 48:58 Jeff’s iTip: Apple Watch Raise to Speak for Workouts Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: Apple Just Increased Prices on MacBooks, iPads, and More David Sparks | MacSparky: Where Apple’s Price Increases Landed Jay Peters | The Verge: It’s a bad time to want a new computer Oliver Haslam | Apple Insider: Why the MacBook Neo got a price hike, and why it really shouldn't have Harley Charlton | MacRumors: Apple Unveiled These Five New Apps Last Week Dan Moren | Six Colors: Apple’s updated icons in Golden Gate Stephen Embry | Above the Law: Apple Intelligence: A New Sheriff In Town For Legal AI? Max Eddy | Wirecutter: The 4 iPhone Security Settings You Should Turn On Right Now Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Where we’re going, there are no Maps Hamster-Humble | Reddit: All Apple TV releases from January till June 2026 Jason Snell | Macworld: As Apple starts a new era, mine comes to an end Will Shanklin | Engadget: 10 underrated Apple Watch features you can set up in minutes Brett’s Site: Splitting Wood on an iPad https://screen.toys/firewood/ Jeff’s iTip: Thanks to Jim Nieset - Raise to Speak on your Apple Watch and ask Siri to start a run or begin a workout.  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  3. Jun 19

    249: A More Serious Siri, an Angry Potato Chip 🥔 and a Soarin’ Good Link! 🚁

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/jhDn-pV53eM In the News blog post for June 19, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/06/in-the-news833.html 00:00 A More Serious Siri? 19:13 Angry Potato Chip 21:49 Search My Happy! 24:09 Pausing My Location 28:07 Reframing My Expectations 30:56 An Improved One 33:54 Dynamic Grid & Wearable Siri 38:29 iPad Glass 40:39 All the Tiny Details 43:26 Squeezing More Juice from the Apple 47:25 Jan’s Soaring Cool Link! 52:08 Brett’s iTip: Vehicle Motion Cues on your iPhone 56:58 Jeff’s iTip: Spill? Just wait. David Sparks | MacSparky: The New Siri Doesn’t Suck Harry McCracken | Fast Company: Amazingly, Apple may emerge unscathed from its AI mess Mark Robles: The Siri Demo Apple Didn’t Show Joanna Stern: The New Siri Knows A LOT About You Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: Shocker! Image Playground in iOS 27 is actually useful Anurag Chawake | Cult of Mac: Apple is fixing the Mail app’s broken search in iOS 27 Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: iOS 27 Adds These New Features to Find My, Including 'Hide Location' Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Here’s everything new for Apple Photos in iOS 27 Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple One is getting better in iOS 27, here’s what’s new Juli Clover | MacRumors: Hands-On With watchOS 27: Every New Apple Watch Feature Zac Hall | 9to5Mac: Siri AI will make the Apple Watch a fully-fledged AI wearable in watchOS 27 Juli Clover | MacRumors: iPadOS 27 Hands-On: Everything New for iPad Adam Engst | TidBITS: All 264 Items on Apple’s WWDC26 “Sweating the Details” Slide Rolfe Winkler | The Wall Street Journal: Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says How Disney Created the NEW Soarin’ Across America | Disney Unscripted Brett’s iTip: Apple’s weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness https://www.theverge.com/tech/942854/apple-vehicle-motion-cues-review-really-work Jeff’s iTip: Spill? Just wait.  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  4. Jun 10

    248: WWDC-licious! Improvements, Refinements, and a Souped-Up Siri!

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/SKw-Q0H3n3E 00:00 WWDC 2026 Keynote! 01:28 Platform Improvements 20:40 Trust and Safety 29:21 Apple Intelligence and Siri 1:01:58 Meet the Music Bro! Jeff Richardson: Why lawyers will love iOS 27 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/06/ios27-preview.html Conner Richardson from WWDC26: Meet the Music Understanding Framework Discover Music Understanding, a new framework that lets your app analyze audio across six dimensions, on device: key, rhythm, structure, pace, instrument activity, and loudness. And use the Music Understanding Lab sample app to visualize each result. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7ylGu1vFdc  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  5. Jun 5

    247: All Systems Glow! In-Depth Photos 📸 and Swedish Acapella Fun! 🎶

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/r18mvYBXIcs In the News blog post for June 5, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/06/in-the-news831.html 00:00 All Systems Glow! 21:37 Going In-Depth with Photos … Maybe 30:47 Hub It Up! 35:20 In the Vision! Airplane with a Vision 41:55 Hårga-Låten 46;10 Brett’s iTip: Printing Mail Message on an iPad 55:36 Jeff’s iTip: Apple Watch Raise to Speak Tyler Graham | CNET: 'All Systems Glow': Apple Teases WWDC 2026 With New Tagline, Playlist, Wallpapers Apple WWDC26 Hello Apple Music Ian Carlos Campbell & Cherlynn Low | Engadget: What to expect from WWDC 2026 Filipe Esposito | Macworld: Apple probably won’t bring any new products to next week’s WWDC keynote Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: I keep spacing out because I’m out of my depth Rei Padla | The Gadgeteer: The iPad’s One-Port Problem, Solved 5 Ways in 2026 Cirrus Launches “Let’s Go Fly!” Immersive Apple Vision Pro Flight Experience Malcolm Owen | Apple Insider: Like Apple Watch at start, Apple's smart glasses plan will challenge the entire industry Brett’s iTip: Printing a mail message on an iPad https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256230406?sortBy=rank  Jeff’s iTip: Apple Watch: Raise to Speak https://support.apple.com/en-asia/guide/watch/apd02f71f945/watchosc  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  6. May 30

    246: Papal AI, Perfect Fit Grip 🤝 and a Musical Sonny Side Up!☀️

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/TKCB57qXVuY In the News blog post for May 29, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/05/in-the-news830.html 00:00 From the Beach! 04:01 iWishlist 12:39 Papal AI 19:29 Slim Charging 23:04 Phone Ball 26:45 Daily Tips 32:18 Movin’ On Up! 35:34 Global Running Day Badge 37:20 In the Show! Space Spin Off 40:23 Perfect Fit Grip 43:32 Brett’s Music Rec: Sonny Side Up! 47:53 Jeff’s iTip: Use the Good Cameras for iPhone Selfies Riley Hill | Slate Pad: iPadOS 27 Wishlist: Features I Want to See Mia Sato | The Verge: Pope Leo calls for being ‘profoundly human’ in the age of AI Michael Burkhardt | 9to5Mac: Hands-on: Belkin’s new 5K MagSafe battery bank offers a kickstand in a slim design John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Footage From the LA-Houston MLS Match That Apple Shot Using iPhone 17 Pro Cameras Ankur Thakur | iDownloadBlog: Lesser-known iPhone features I use every single day! Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Orange you glad I didn’t say emoji Jason Cross | Macworld: Surprise! Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac is worth a little more today Juli Clover | MacRumors: Earn a Running Day Apple Watch Activity Award on June 3 Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple TV’s new space-race thriller does something unique, first reviews here Apple: Designing the Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone: an accessible accessory Brett’s Music Rec: Sonny Side Up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Side_Up Jeff’s alternative recommendation: St. Thomas by Sonny Rollins https://music.apple.com/us/album/saxophone-colossus/1440952935 Jeff’s iTip: Use the good cameras for iPhone selfies https://pogueman.substack.com/p/how-to-unlock-your-mac-with-your  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  7. May 22

    245: Accessible Awareness, Torrents of Tips 👈 and Additional Apple 🍎 Anniversaries

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/eP2iFZlU5y0 In the News blog post for May 22, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/05/in-the-news829.html 00:00 WWDC 2026 Keynote - June 8 08:23 Global Accessibility Awareness Day 16:57 A Deluge of Tips 22:09 The Face of the App Store 24:19 Don’t Pass on Cryptography 33:33 Micro Brew 36:32 Where Y’at? Segment 39:07 Fútbol is [Immersive] Life! 45:27 Selling Apples 51:08 Brett’s iTip: Turn On (or Off) Audio Zoom 55:21 Jeff’s iTip: Using AI to Interrogate Documents Introducing the 2026 Apple Design Award finalists Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates powered by Apple Intelligence Juli Clover | MacRumors: 10 Useful iPhone Tips and Tricks You Might Not Know About Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: Apple Watch: 15 Tips Every Owner Needs to Know Eric Griffith | PC Mag: Think You Know Your iPhone? Check Out These 109 Hidden Tricks David Sparks | MacSparky: What Apple Still Gets Wrong About Watch Faces 1Password: The architectural reason 1Password can't read your vault data D. Griffin Jones | Cult of Mac: How to browse the web on your Apple Watch with μBrowser Oliver Haslam | Apple Insider: iPhone Crash Detection saved the day after driver's 330ft mountain drop Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple takes soccer immersive with Real Madrid Luke Dormehl | Cult of Mac: Today in Apple history: Apple reinvents the computer store All About Steve Jobs: Unveiling Apple's First Retail Store Brett’s iTip: Turn on (or off) Audio Zoom https://www.gearpatrol.com/tech/iphone-camera-audio-zoom/ https://www.igeeksblog.com/iphone-zoom-ruins-video-audio-turn-this-setting-off Jeff’s AI: Using AI to Interrogate Documents https://www.theverge.com/tech/932454/google-io-2026-news-announcements  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  8. May 15

    244: Five Years Strong 💪 Coining Steve Jobs and Fútbol is Life! ⚽️

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/tHdPz7g38UM In the News blog post for May 15, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/05/in-the-news828.html 00:00 Five Years Strong! 💪 05:39 Encrypted Green Bubbles 17:42 Multi-Modal Forecasts 21:05 Coining Steve Jobs 24:03 Emergency PowerUp 26:10 Expanded Satellite Access? 30:17 Fútbol is Life! 32:58 Brett’s SOS Story: Mom’s Fall 47:22 Jeff’s iTip: Podcast Transcriptions May 26, 2021: Introducing the In the News podcast Wesley Hilliard | Apple Insider: RCS & encryption haven't fixed the green bubble problem Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 26.5: Five new iPhone features are coming next week David Sparks | MacSparky: Carrot Weather Adds Multi-Model Forecasts Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: Steve Jobs commemorative $1 coin sells out instantly David Snow | Cult of Mac: Twelve South PowerClip: An emergency charger you might actually carry 24/7 Oliver Haslam | Apple Insider: Unexpected US carrier joint venture fires up to expand iPhone cell coverage Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Ted Lasso actor who played Dani Rojas is now a professional soccer player Brett’s SOS Story: Mom’s Fall. Consider getting your parents an Apple Watch! https://support.apple.com/en-us/108896 https://www.forbes.com/health/medical-alert-systems/apple-watch-fall-detection/    Jeff’s iTip: Podcast transcriptions in Overcast and Apple Podcasts https://overcast.fm/  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

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The tech news you need to know from the past week covering iPhones, iPads, and related mobile technology. Brought to you by Jeff Richardson of iPhone J.D. and Brett Burney of Apps in Law.

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    Brett Burney, Jeff Richardson
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    251
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    © 2026 Brett Burney and Jeffrey Richardson
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