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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

    260: Know When to Hold ’Em 📲 Know When to Fold ’Em

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/o6FXY6ShO5s In the News blog post for September 12, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/09/in-the-news845.html 00:00 Apple’s Unfolding Story … 02:11 iPhone 18 Pro & Max 25:34 Let’s Help Kids Beat Cancer 28:01 iPhone Duo 58:13 Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 01:11:00 AirPods 5 01:12:12 Wrist Strap Stat 01:13:02 iOS 27 on Sept. 14 01:13:51 More Free Satellite 01:15:34 The Calendar of Surprises 01:16:52 Pre-Order Preservation Jeff: Why lawyers will love the new 2026 iPhone models Let’s help kids beat cancer https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/09/lets-help-kids-beat-cancer.html Oliver Haslam | Apple Insider: Siri AI is so close to being useful, and iPhone Duo's A20 Pro could be the secret sauce Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: The Duo is drool-worthy, but the iPhone 18 Pro camera features win for me Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12 have surprise upgrade that wasn’t announced Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Should your Apple Watch always be listening? Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: This is Apple’s new Wrist Strap accessory for iPhone Tom Warren | The Verge: iOS 27 launches on September 14th with Siri AI Marcus Mendes | 9to5Mac: Apple extends free iPhone satellite access for another year Frederico Viticci | MacStories: All the ‘Surprise and Shine’ Release Dates and Features, Visualized Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  2. Sep 4

    259: Terning Over a New Apple Leaf 🍎 Pro Ball! ⚾️ and Coach Lasso’s Day Off ⚽️

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/eK1OvBhRDic In the News blog post for September 4, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/09/in-the-news844.html 00:00 Terning Over a New Apple Leaf 17:20 Helping Kids Beat Cancer 23:40 Airy Compromises and Mini Promises 32:46 Squashing Bugs and Handing Off iPhones 35:23 In the Vision! Pro Ball! 46:09 Apple Wallet is OK 49:51 Ring of Truth 55:03 In the Show! Coach Lasso’s Day Off 59:52 Brett’s Site: https://56k.rip/ 1:03:06 Jeff’s Apple Music Tip: Music Videos Myke Hurley | The Enthusiast: Three Narratives from the John Ternus Executive Profile Let’s help kids beat cancer https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/09/lets-help-kids-beat-cancer.html Apple Watch Heart Rate: Amanda’s True Apple Watch Story Juli Clover | MacRumors: iPhone Air Review: One Year With Apple's Super Thin $999 iPhone Stephen Hackett | 512 Pixels: The Once and Future iPad mini Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 27 fixes Apple Mail in three ways longtime users will love John Gruber | Daring Fireball: iOS 27 Introduces New ‘iPhone Handoff’ Feature Justin Ryan | Spatial Insider: Apple’s First Live Immersive MLB Game Was a Home Run Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Apple Vision Pro was just used in a first-of-its-kind surgery Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: iPhone Driver's License Feature in Apple Wallet Launches in Oklahoma Parker Ortani: Pebble Proves the Ring Might Just be the Ideal Form Factor for On-the-Go AI Brett’s Site: https://56k.rip/  Jeff’s Apple Music Tip: Music Videos! https://support.apple.com/guide/tv/watch-music-videos-atvb6e1c5b22/tvos  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  3. Aug 29

    258: A Ray of Wow, Beefy Macs, and Wally Pay Now Welcome 💸

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/aVs9EuZp4zM In the News blog post for August 28, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/in-the-news843.html 00:00 A Ray of Wow 08:10 Beefy Mac 18:14 Polishing It Off 20:32 Cooking on the Backburner 25:41 Suggested Ads 33:08 Wally Pay 36:43 Photo Bits 40:21 CarPlay Baby 45:33 Brett’s iTip: iMessage + Button Tips 50:26 Jeff’s iTip: Download PDF Apple Card Statement Zac Hall | 9to5Mac: Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: ‘Surprise and shine’ Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple's iPhone Event Tagline is Different in Every Country Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: Apple Event Logo Hints at Two iPhone 18 Pro Features Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple unveils M6, M5 Ultra chips and updates its desktop Macs Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple just did something rare that signals big September event Andrew O’Hara | AppleInsider: Apple's new & cheaper Apple Polishing Cloth almost as good as the original Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Holds Farewell Party for Tim Cook as Ternus Prepares to Take Over Marcus Mendes | MacRumors: Tim Cook and John Ternus host Pikachu and The Pokémon Company CEO at Apple Park Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Tim Cook Stepping Down as Apple CEO Next Week: 15 Years in Quotes Ryan Christoffel | MacRumors: Apple Maps launches ads on iPhone, here’s what’s new Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: Walmart finally caves and starts accepting Apple Pay John Gruber | Daring Fireball: BitCam: The 1-Bit Camera App Turns 2.0 Nicole Kinning | Wired: Review: Ottocast Cabin Care Wireless CarPlay Adapter Brett’s iTip: iMessage + Button Tips https://youtube.com/shorts/_CtWBDJ17ok?is=idBcrmPFyzAZFpEt Jeff’s iTip: Get a PDF version of a monthly Apple Card statement https://support.apple.com/en-us/102284  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  4. Aug 21

    257: Our Favorite Things - Raindrops on iPhones ☔️ and Whiskers on Gadgets 🐱

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/PK1iAww2G6w 00:00 Our Favorite Things - Special Edition! 01:11 Snap Grip Stand by ohsnap! 06:38 JBL Charge 5 or 6 09:00 Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 11:50 Pitaka Folio 3 for iPad Pro 14:06 Unforgetful App 18:15 Microsoft OneNote 19:56 Anker Laptop Power Bank 21:45 Anker 737 GaNPrime 120W USB-C Charger 22:42 Anker “braided” USB-C Cables 23:54 Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station 26:09 Flighty App and Tripit 28:08 1Password App 30:00 Arcade Adventure Stretch Belt 31:01 Cassette App 32:19 Shazam App 34:08 Kodak Slide N Scan Digital Film Scanner 38:26 Saily and GigSky eSIMs 40:52 Backblaze 43:42 ChatGPT App 46:55 Lutron Caséta Diva Smart Dimmer Switch 48:42 eufyCam S3 Pro 51:00 Nuwave Smart Mug 51:41 CovoBox 53:18 Keychron K1 Pro Mechanical Keyboard 54:01 Parcel App 55:07 Scanner Pro App 56:00 Goodnotes 6 App Snap Grip Stand by ohsnap! https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/review-snap-grip-stand-by-ohsnap.html  JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Speaker https://www.jbl.com/CHARGE5-.html Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/02/review-magic-keyboard-for-ipad-pro.html Pitaka Folio 3 for iPad Pro https://www.ipitaka.com/products/folio-3-for-ipad-pro?variant=45296488251462  Unforgetful App https://marco.org/2026/08/14/unforgetful Microsoft OneNote https://onenote.cloud.microsoft/en-us/  Anker Laptop Power Bank https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/03/reivew-anker-laptop-power-bank.html Anker 737 GaNPrime 120W USB-C Charger https://amzn.to/45FgepG Anker “braided” USB-C Cables https://amzn.to/3U4dRdv Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/04/review-anker-prime-wireless-charging-station.html Flighty App and Tripit https://flighty.com/ https://www.tripit.com/web 1Password App https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2022/08/reivew-1password-8.html    Arcade Adventure Stretch Belt https://amzn.to/4bWyzSI Cassette App https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/08/review-cassette.html Shazam App https://support.apple.com/en-us/118570 Kodak Slide N Scan Digital Film Scanner https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/02/review-kodak-scanner.html  eSIM apps Saily and GigSky https://saily.com/ https://www.gigsky.com/ Backblaze https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup/personal ChatGPT App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chatgpt/id6448311069 Lutron Caséta - Caséta Diva and Caséta Claro https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2023/12/review-lutron-caseta-diva-claro.html eufyCam S3 Pro https://amzn.to/45EuZJq Nuwave Smart Mug https://amzn.to/4c4EIfv CovoBox: hide your electronics behind real books https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2023/02/review-covobox.html    Keychron K1 Pro Mechanical Keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k1-pro-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard Parcel — track your deliveries https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2023/09/review-parcel.html Scanner Pro App https://readdle.com/scannerpro Goodnotes 6 — take handwritten notes on your iPad https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2023/08/goodnotes-6.html Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  5. Aug 14

    256: An Ultra Visible Crease 📂 A (Potential) Slow Roll on the 18, and A Useful Double-Tap Gesture 🤌

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/fyUAI680VwA In the News blog post for August 14, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/in-the-news841.html 00:00 An Ultra Visible Crease 06:38 A (Potential) Slow Roll on the 18 16:20 Opening Up Your Wallet 26:55 Banding Together 38:42 In the Vision! Immersive Baseball 47:00 In the Show! Ted Silo 54:25 Brett’s Site: Poople.io 58:37 Jeff’s iTip: Counting the Seconds Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: 'Everyone' at Apple Apparently Calls Foldable 'iPhone Ultra' Juli Clover | MacRumors: iPhone Ultra: Rumors About Apple's Foldable iPhone Stevie Bonifeld | The Verge: It looks like Apple’s iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Wallet in iOS 27 adds clever new way to use its many features Haley Perry | Wirecutter: Your Apple Watch Band Is Ugly. Wear a Nicer One to a Fancy Event. Apple and Major League Baseball announce September “Friday Night Baseball” schedule and first‑ever broadcast in Apple Immersive Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: Apple TV Gains Classic Movies Collection Ted Lasso — Welcome Back, Ted | Apple TV Brett’s Site: https://poople.io/ Jeff’s iTip: Counting the seconds Tap your index finger and thumb together twice. https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/use-double-tap-for-common-actions-apdabb7b275c/watchos  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  6. Aug 7

    255: Apple BoatPlay ⛵️ Border Patrol Passwords and Lasso’ing the Moon🌛

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/djPRRcanH_s In the News blog post for August 8, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/in-the-news840.html 00:00 Betting on Jeff’s Date… 09:49 Moving (and Trading) On Up! 17:42 A Walk Down the Newton Road 21:56 Apple BoatPlay 24:37 Scrubbing in Your Car 29:08 Border Patrol Passwords 39:27 Wearing the Vision Pro to Get Pro Vision 42:28 Lasso’ing the Moon 47:54 Brett’s iTip: Saving Your Own Photos from a Shared Album 56:38 Jeff’s iTip: Highlighting Text in an Email on iPhone or iPad Marcus Mendes | 9to5Mac: Apple holds 65% of the premium smartphone market as segment reaches record high William Gallagher | Apple Insider: Apple sweetens its trade-in deals, but you can still do better William Gallagher | Apple Insider: Newton's August 1993 launch set the stage for what would become the iPad and iPhone Juli Clover | MacRumors: CarPlay is Coming to Pontoon Boats Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: CarPlay in iOS 27 adds two new features for popular Apple apps Jeff’s Article: Does the 1Password Travel Mode feature violate federal law? Jason Snell | Six Colors: Review: “Ted Lasso” returns, refreshed, to the pitch Brett’s iTip: Saving your own copy of photos from a Shared Album https://missfreddy.com/tech-tips/iphone-tips/iphone-shared-album/ Jeff’s iTip: Highlighting Text in an email using Apple’s Mail app on iPhone or iPad https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/send-email-iph742b6abb1/ios  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  7. Jul 31

    254: A New Lease on the iPhone 🤳 Demanding Nice Soap 🧼 and Pre-Indexing Your Update

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/gIS4_2GwJJE In the News blog post for July 31, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/07/in-the-news839.html 00:00 Love it. Lease it. Upgrade it. 27:19 We Want the NICE Soap, Apple! 35:26 Where Y’at? Finding Our Daughters 43:12 Pre-Indexing Your iPhone 48:12 Faster Charging Valet 51:28 A Cool, No Joke Accessory 56:10 Feel Good Lasso 58:26 Brett’s iTip: Digital Crown Orientation on the Apple Watch 1:06:49 Jeff’s iTip: Hold Digital Crown for Siri Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Upgrade: 20 Things to Know Before Leasing an iPhone, iPad, or Mac John Gruber | Daring Fireball: John Ternus Should Reverse Apple’s Slide Down the Advertising Slippery Slope Jason Snell | Six Colors: Always choose the good soap John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Ads in Software Are Like Stickers on Laptops William Gallagher | AppleInsider: Daughters overjoyed as Apple Watch gift saves their father's life Zac Hall | 9to5Mac: iOS 26.6 now available for iPhone with these changes Andrew O’Hara | AppleInsider: Twelve South Valet mini review: A luxe MagSafe catch-all with new, faster speeds Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: I got this iPhone accessory as a joke. Now I love it. Brett’s iTip: Change the Digital Crown orientation on your Apple Watch https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/watch/apd0bf18f46b/watchos  Jeff’s iTip: Hold Digital Crown to use Siri https://support.apple.com/en-us/105063  Support the show Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com

  8. Jul 24

    253: Losing Leases & Features, Dinkin’ on Pickleball 🥒 and the Cutest eReader EVER! 📲

    Send us Fan Mail Watch the video! https://youtu.be/GDnUcaefrMQ In the News blog post for July 24, 2026 https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/07/in-the-news838.html 00:00 Losing Leases & Features 15:34 Apple Employee Fear Tactics? 22:09 We’re Listening To Ya! 29:59 Some Interesting Beta Updates 34:50 The Cutest eReader EVER! 37:57 Appealing Blood Oxygen 42:26 Where Y’at? Don’t Leave Me Behind! 47:08 Charging Up! 52:04 In the Show! Dinkin’ on Pickleball 57:12 Brett’s iTip: The Myriad Ways to Lock Notes 1:03:22 Jeff’s iTip: Finding Text within Apple Notes App Dan Moren | Six Colors: Apple’s reported upgrade program revamp could be a big downgrade John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Mornings in Cupertino Have the Aroma of Napalm Once Again Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Apple Testing New 'Live Notes' Feature at Genius Bar Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: iOS 27 beta 4 adds a useful Apple TV app feature, here’s how it works Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Card adds new feature in iOS 27 that every card should have Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 27 adds convenient new iPhone feature you’ll use all the time Dan Moren | Six Colors: ​​Review: Xteink X3 is the little e-reader the world’s not quite ready for Marcus Mendes | 9to5Mac: Apple loses bid to overturn $634 million Masimo patent verdict, new trial also denied Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: When Find My doesn’t help with separation anxiety Apple: Apple Watch Fall Detection: Phil’s True Apple Watch SOS Story Adam Engst | TidBITS: Apple Increases Apple Music, Apple One, and AppleCare+ Prices Lacey Rose | The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Ted Lasso’ Was Finished. Then Jason Sudeikis Had an Epiphany Brett’s iTip: The Myriad Ways to Lock Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/102537 Jeff’s iTip: Finding text within a note in Apple’s Notes app https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/search-notes-iphb8628c6b8/ios  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
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