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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. 3D AGO

    228: Immersive Hoops 🏀 Gemini-Assisted Siri 📲 and Sliding Negotations 🤝

    Send us a text Watch the video! https://youtu.be/i_sQxkH_rx0 In the News blog post for January 16, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news812.html 00:00 The Future Future of Live Sports 12:34 Siri and Gemini, Sittin’ In A Tree 26:16 2.09 Carat Siri 27:52 Subscribing to the Creative Apples 40:50 Stopping the Spammers and Scammers 45:46 Retrocade 48:36 Sliding Negotiations 49:23 Brett’s Gadget: Nuwave Smart Mug 53:54 Jeff’s Gadget Category: Dash Cams Jeff: Apple Vision Pro is the future of live sports Rebecca Bellan | TechCrunch: Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri Brian Chen | The New York Times: A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know. Gabrielle Rockson | People: Siri Helps Texas Family Find 2.09-Carat Brown Diamond at State Park After 7-Year-Old Son Begged to Go Mining for Crystals Apple: Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of the most powerful creative apps Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple’s pro bundle makes sense, but making iWork freemium doesn’t Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Step up blocking unwanted calls and texts Apple: Popular PC franchise Civilization comes to Apple Arcade on February 5 Brett’s Gadget: Nuwave Smart Mug https://www.nuwavenow.com/products/nuwave-smart-mug https://www.costco.com/p/-/nuwave-hot-brew-temperature-control-mug-with-brewing-system/4000407154 Jeff’s Gadget Category: DashCam For example, Car & Driver magazine list of Best Dash Cams for 2025: https://www.caranddriver.com/car-accessories/g46063800/best-dash-cams-tested/ Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    1h 1m

  2. JAN 9

    227: CES Craziness, Folding Up the iPhone 📲 and Chasing the Apple Card 💳

    Send us a text Watch the video! https://youtu.be/ImXXGCUIfmA In the News blog post for January 9, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news811.html 00:00 It's 2026! 🥳 00:36 Belkin Brilliance and Anker Awesomeness from CES 15:16 Folding Up the iPhone 23:14 Fast-Fi Wi-Fi 26:13 Chasing the Apple Card 34:35 Tenacious Ternus 40:53 In the Vision! Visionary Basketball 48:32 Quit Quitting 53:00 Troll or Teacher? 54:38 Brett’s iTip: Auto Detecting an Outdoor Walk 59:27 Jeff’s iTip: Working with Notifications on the Lock Screen Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: Belkin launches powerful new chargers, power banks and hubs at CES 2026 Lewis Wallace | Cult of Mac: Anker’s new chargers are smarter, faster and cooler than ever Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Twelve South’s new Valet combines Qi2 charging with a leather catch-all tray Jason Snell | Six Colors: Will the iPhone Fold be a phone you open, or an iPad you close? Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: iPadOS 26.2 and macOS 26.2 unlock faster Wi-Fi on select devices Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Apple confirms Chase takeover for Apple Card and reveals new details Kalley Huang & Tripp Mickle | The New York Times: The Man Who Could Be Apple’s Next C.E.O. Apple: Stay active in the new year with Apple Watch Brett’s iTip: Auto-detecting an outdoor walk or Ask Siri on your Apple Watch https://www.myhealthyapple.com/automatic-workout-detection-not-working-on-apple-watch-fix-it-today/  https://support.apple.com/en-az/guide/watch/apdd16e8761a/watchos Jeff’s iTip: Working with Notifications on the Lock Screen https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/view-and-respond-to-notifications-iph6534c01bc/ios  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    1h 5m

  3. JAN 2

    226: Auspicious Apples 🍎 Live Boarding ✈️ Quit Quitting 🏋️‍♀️ and Crash Zoom Boom‼️

    Send us a text Watch the video on YouTube! https://youtu.be/qO6okvn8Dh0 In the News blog post for January 2, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news810.html 00:00 Happy New Year! 🥳 00:58 Auspicious Apples 15:00 New Apples and Rotting Apples 24:18 The Gift That Keeps On Giving 27:59 A Drop In The Bucket 35:02 Live Boarding 38:03 Quit Quitting 42:35 Crash Zoom Boom 43:15 Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Double-Touch the Clickpad on your Remote for Time Remaining 48:13 Jeff’s iTip: Password and Passcode Planning for the Unthinkable Jason Snell | Six Colors: 2026 Predictions: Executive shuffles, interesting iPhones, weird Mac moves Mark Spoonauer | Tom’s Guide: 5 new Apple products for 2026 that will change everything — iPhone Fold, cheap MacBook, Apple glasses and more M.G. Siegler | Spyglass: 10 Big Predictions for 2026 Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: All the new products Apple released in 2025 David Snow | Cult of Mac: All the products Apple killed in 2025 — with more to come in 2026 Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: What You Can (and Can't) Use an Apple Gift Card For Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: An Apple Gift Card is a great excuse to try Apple’s best services Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: AirDrop codes allow temporary persistent contact Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Wallet’s iOS 26 boarding passes now offered by three major airlines Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Teases 'Something Big' Coming Soon to Apple Fitness+ Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Shares New 'Quit Quitting' Apple Watch Ads Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Double-touch the clickpad on your Apple TV remote to see what time the show will end https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/12/10/apple-tv-time-remaining-video-scrubber-howto/  Jeff’s iTip: Password and Passcode Planning for the Unthinkable Rajat Saini | The Mac Observer: This Is How One Family Accessed iPhone Passwords After Owner’s Death https://www.macobserver.com/news/family-accessed-iphone-passwords-after-death/ 1Password: digital estate planning: https://1password.com/blog/get-st Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    57 min

  4. 12/19/2025

    225: Frosted Time 🕰️ Gift Card Warnings ‼️ and Transcripts On Your Phone!

    Send us a text Watch the video! https://youtu.be/KQAF7m_ITVk In the News blog post for December 19, 2025 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news809.html 00:00 iOS 26.2 - Frosted Time & Improved Slide Over 16:58 Gift Card Nightmare 35:22 Hey Searie 38:03 TranscriptPad comes to the iPhone 49:14 Apple Pay Godzilla 49:34 Brett’s iTip: Resize the Clock on Lock Screen 55:08 Jeff’s iTip: Turn Off Lock Screen Camera Swipe Juli Clover | MacRumors: iOS 26.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 26.2 Jason Snell | Six Colors: Security updates in Apple’s 26.2 updates hey.paris: 20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple Adam Engst | TidBITS: Compromised Apple Gift Card Saga Ends Well, but Risks Remain Tara Siegel Bernard | The New York Times: Tech Support Scammers Stole $85,000 From Him. His Bank Declined to Refund Him Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: It’s pronounced “Throat Warbler Mangrove,” Siri Jeff’s Review: TranscriptPad comes to the iPhone Brett’s iTip: Resize the clock on your lock screen https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-resize-iphone-lock-screen-clock/ Jeff’s iTip: Turn off lock screen camera swipe gesture on iPad (or iPhone) https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-lock-screen-swipe-open-camera-toggle/  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    1 hr

  5. 12/12/2025

    224: Bot Fixers 🤖 Shazam Segments 🎵 Squeezed PDFs, and One Long Vapor-Cooled Piano 🎹

    Send us a text Watch the video! https://youtu.be/-pkdIyuCuxE In the News blog post for December 12, 2025 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news808.html 00:00 FixBot to the Rescue 09:54 Running an AI Marathon 14:38 Expanded Fitness 23:10 Shazam Segment 31:45 Personal Messages 39:11 Charge Your Phone and Your Microwave 42:37 In the Show! Outstanding TV 47:39 One Long Vapor-Cooled Piano 50:36 Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS) 1:00:45 Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights Juli Clover | MacRumors: iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: iFixit launches FixBot AI repair helper, with free and paid versions Adam Levine | Barron’s: Apple May Actually Be Winning the AI Race Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets Ankur Thakur | iDownloadBlog: How to use continuous background music recognition on iPhone Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Shazam’s new feature reveals which song moments grab user attention Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 26’s new Messages feature got better when I changed this one setting Juli Clover | MacRumors: Review: Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 is a Mid-Size Power Station With Fast Charging Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS) https://www.witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer-ios/ Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights. For example: Lutron Caseta Plug-In Smart Lamp Dimmer Switch https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2015/06/review-lutron-caseta.html  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    1h 6m

  6. 12/05/2025

    223: Shifting Executives, The Adorable iPad mini 📱 and “Not Remarkable” Accessibility

    Send us a text Watch the video! https://youtu.be/3klWZ7lz6VA In the News blog post for December 5, 2025 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news807-2.html 00:00 Executive Shifting 14:41 Review: iPad mini (A17 Pro) 28:48 Tiny Time Capsule 32:51 Network Reset 37:17 Christmas Projections 39:32 A Critter Carol 43:37 “Not Remarkable” Accessibility 47:05 Brett’s iTip: Share Your Wifi Password with a QR Code 52:45 Jeff’s iTip: Universal Control - Arrange Your Displays Apple announces executive transitions John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Bad Dye Job Leander Kahney | Cult of Mac: Meet Apple’s new UI chief, the man Steve Jobs called ‘Margaret’ Jeff’s Review: iPad mini (A17 Pro) Jeff’s Review: TimeCapsule by Elevation Lab — an AirTag that lasts 10 years Jason Snell | Six Colors: Getting an iPhone back on the Wi-Fi network Marcus Mendes | 9to5Mac: Apple now projecting iPad-designed Christmas trees onto Battersea Power Station Apple Holiday | A Critter Carol | Shot on iPhone 17 Pro Apple Holiday | The Making of The Apple Holiday Film | Shot on iPhone 17 Pro Brett’s iTip: Share your wifi password with a QR code https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/find-and-share-your-wi-fi-password-iph96e6aa9bb/ios  Jeff’s Tip: Universal Control - Arrange your Displays https://support.apple.com/en-us/102459#arrange  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    59 min

  7. 11/21/2025

    222: Apple Gift Cards, 3D Titanium Powder, and Putting Your Phone in a Sock 🧦

    Send us a text Watch the video! https://youtu.be/B7uFXlf1CO8 In the News blog post for November 21, 2025 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/11/in-the-news805.html 00:00 The Apple Gift Card Countdown Has Started 15:43 2025 App Store Awards 22:14 Jeff Surprise: In the Back of the Closet 32:18 Catch the Vision! 34:53 Titanium Powder Room 38:39 Digital ID In Your Pocket 42:58 In the Show! E Pluribus Twonum 48:47 Where Y’at? Segment - Don’t Pass Out Without an Apple Watch! 50:59 Sock It To Me! 55:48 Brett’s iTip: Download Classical Music in the Apple Music App 59:35 Jeff’s Gadget: Neewer Tripod N55CR and iPhone Mount Apple Store Shopping Event https://www.apple.com/shop/gifts/shopping-event Apple announces finalists for the 2025 App Store Awards https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/apple-announces-finalists-for-the-2025-app-store-awards/ Vincent Nguyen | The Gadgeteer: Vision Pro Hands-On: Perfect Timing as Content Library Explodes Apple: Mapping the future with 3D-printed titanium Apple Watch cases Apple introduces Digital ID, a new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/apple-introduces-digital-id-a-new-way-to-create-and-present-an-id-in-apple-wallet/ Apple: Introducing iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/ William Gallagher | Apple Insider: Costly iPhone Pocket sells out nearly immediately Brett’s iTip: You can’t download music in the Apple Classical App, but you can add an album to your Apple Music Library and then download the album on the Apple Music App. https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-music-classical/add-music-to-your-library-deva6f6bfa76/web Jeff’s Gadget: NEEWER Tripod N55CR - $90 https://amzn.to/4reZcYP NEEWER iPhone mount - $20 https://amzn.to/49xzDvL  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    1h 5m

  8. 11/07/2025

    221: Special Guest Stephen Embry - Meta Spectacles 👓 Approved AI, and the Best Bathroom Breaks on a Plane 🚽

    Send us a text Watch the video! https://youtu.be/QIWT5gWQ_Rw 00:00 Welcome Stephen Embry! 03:32 Steve’s Daily Tech 08:00 Meta Vision Spectacles 15:57 Approved AI Attorney Apocalypse 41:09 Best Bathroom Breaks on a Plane 46:17 The Amazing Benefits of Analog About Stephen Embry https://www.techlawcrossroads.com/about/ Dear ChatGPT: Words Matter https://abovethelaw.com/2025/09/dear-chatgpt-words-matter/ Some Travel Tips You May Know by Heart and Some You Don’t https://www.techlawcrossroads.com/2025/09/some-travel-tips-you-may-know-by-heart-and-some-you-dont/ My Second Top Ten Travel Tips https://www.techlawcrossroads.com/2025/09/my-second-top-ten-travel-tips/ Going Analog: Is It Just for Luddites? https://www.techlawcrossroads.com/2025/10/going-analog-is-it-just-for-luddites/ Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

    54 min
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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
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    2021 - 2026
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