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Insight and analysis of Apple-centric topics of the week from the previous MacNN team, published weekly. Space Javelin's team has well over a century of Mac and Apple experience divided between them.

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Insight and analysis of Apple-centric topics of the week from the previous MacNN team, published weekly. Space Javelin's team has well over a century of Mac and Apple experience divided between them.

    SJ Special Report - WWDC June 2022

    SJ Special Report - WWDC June 2022

    We're back from our tour of the multiverse of madness, and ready to head out to the metaverses of mediocrity, but before all that -- a quick stop at Club Dub Dub to check out the latest and greatest with special guest, Kyle Wilson of BusinessInsider!

    https://www.apple.com/apple-events/

    • 45 min
    SJ275: Liberty Hall! Apple #1 in sales worldwide, Alexa sells out, Dr. Dre self-owns, & much more!

    SJ275: Liberty Hall! Apple #1 in sales worldwide, Alexa sells out, Dr. Dre self-owns, & much more!

    What a long strange trip it has been ... but at long last, the good ship Space Javelin has been recalled back to base, at least for a while. We salute all those who sailed her alongside us over these (total of) seven years and three months and 470 episodes all told. We'll be back for a special report in June for the big WWDC reveals, but until then ... thanks, cadets.

    https://soundcloud.com/spacejavelin/macnn-podcast-episode-03
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/07/apples-self-repair-program-was-never-going-to-be-what-repair-advocates-wanted
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/07/apples-director-of-machine-learning-exits-over-return-to-office-policy
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/05/apple-no-longer-accepting-credit-or-debit-card-payments-in-india
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/02/apple-sues-rivos-former-engineers-over-alleged-trade-secret-theft
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/02/apples-dutch-dating-app-proposals-still-fail-to-please-regulator
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/05/six-year-iphone-4s-ios-9-legal-battle-may-end-in-15-settlement
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/04/apples-3-meter-thunderbolt-4-pro-cable-is-now-available
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/03/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-bought-600m-worth-of-apple-in-q1
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/02/researchers-find-flaw-in-apple-silicon-chips-but-its-not-that-bad
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/04/apple-tops-tablet-and-pc-sales-worldwide-in-q1-2022
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/01/jony-ives-exit-from-apple-caused-by-company-culture-changes-and-growing-frustration
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/06/macbook-pro-plant-workers-riot-over-china-covid-lockdown
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/05/fortnite-returns-to-iphone-on-xbox-cloud-gaming-with-no-subscription-required
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/04/total-war-warhammer-iii-coming-to-apple-silicon---but-not-intel-macs
    https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/28/23047026/amazon-alexa-voice-data-targeted-ads-research-report
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/04/sonos-releasing-its-own-privacy-focused-voice-assistant-in-june
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/05/apple-google-microsoft-announce-commitment-to-passwordless-future
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/05/facebook-freezes-hiring-blames-ios-changes-for-reduced-revenue-growth
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/03/att-plans-first-price-hike-in-years-for-older-single-line-family-plans
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/03/frontier-offering-up-free-apple-tv-4k-to-new-subscribers
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/03/firefox-100-brings-hdr-video-picture-in-picture-playback-to-mac
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/03/faster-redesigned-1password-8-for-mac-launches-with-catalogs-improved-autofill
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/04/prince-of-tides-series-reboot-coming-to-apple-tv
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/05/no-apple-music-isnt-pushing-spotify-out-of-the-iphone-dock-on-purpose
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/05/dr-dre-lost-200-million-by-leaking-apple-beats-deal-early
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/03/owc-gemini-review-external-storage-and-a-few-more-ports-for-your-mac
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/03/activity-monitor-in-macos-is-wrong-about-energy-usage-of-apple-silicon
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/06/first-batch-apple-1-steve-jobs-memorabilia-hit-the-auction-block

    • 49 min
    SJ274 EXTRA: Bonus track! EU cries foul, webcam ... fixed? Epic, Google, Bandcamp, Ireland, & more!

    SJ274 EXTRA: Bonus track! EU cries foul, webcam ... fixed? Epic, Google, Bandcamp, Ireland, & more!

    It's not just when Alan and Charles get together that the gabbing goes on into extra innings, cadets! Last week's guest Stephen Robles stuck around for a few more topics, and here's our take on 'em! Enjoy!

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/eu-to-say-apple-pay-breaks-antitrust-laws
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/26/studio-display-update-155-with-webcam-fix-now-available-for-beta-testers
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/testing-apples-software-fix-for-the-studio-display-camera
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/25/apple-hires-labor-busting-lawyers-to-fight-employees-efforts-to-unionize
    https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/29/23048059/epic-games-google-bandcamp-play-store
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/apple-increases-cork-presence-with-product-testing-facility
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/apple-tv-documentary-the-year-earth-changed-wins-television-academy-honors-award
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/25/apple-tv-wins-two-british-documentary-bafta-awards
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/25/jon-stewart-gets-top-honors-as-a-comedian-with-mark-twain-prize-for-humor
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/apple-tv-announces-new-nonfiction-feature-film-about-michael-j-fox
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/29/new-apple-tv-charlie-brown-special-announced-for-mothers-day

    • 16 min
    SJ274: AAPL's Q2, self-repair starts, 2022 malware stats, Elon-gated, Mac Studio specs, & much more!

    SJ274: AAPL's Q2, self-repair starts, 2022 malware stats, Elon-gated, Mac Studio specs, & much more!

    Special guest Stephen Robles of the AppleInsider Podcast joins us as we head back to home port, cadets, for an episode that is loaded with mind-blowing facts such as: Apple still making money, Google still copying Apple, and the Mac Studio still being really really powerful! You won't want to miss this one, so tool up -- the ship's new self-repair program isn't for crybabies!

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/apple-has-another-record-breaking-quarter-reporting-9728-in-revenue-for-q2-2022
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/notes-of-interest-from-apples-q2-2022-earnings-report-and-conference-call
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/apple-macbook-sales-continue-to-grow-pc-sales-down
    https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/tech/amazon-earnings-loss/index.html
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/apple-launches-self-service-repair-service-for-iphones
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/apples-iphone-repair-tool-kit-that-it-rents-is-wheeled-and-weighs-79-pounds
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/apples-self-repair-program-vs-genius-bar-what-it-costs-to-fix-an-iphone-13
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/nvidia-geforce-now-updated-with-native-support-for-apple-silicon-macs
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/disney-dreamlight-valley-coming-to-mac-in-2023
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/25/diablo-immortal-launching-on-ios-android-in-june-alongside-pc-open-beta
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/25/microsoft-teams-version-with-apple-silicon-optimization-quietly-released
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/alleged-iphone-14-display-panels-shown-in-leaked-photo
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/29/qualcomm-says-its-apple-silicon-rival-chips-will-be-in-pcs-by-late-2023
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/26/the-elon-musk-twitter-takover-sparks-controversy-and-conspiracy
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/25/windows-android-malware-still-greatly-outnumber-those-on-apples-platforms
    https://www.macobserver.com/news/scammer-convicted-for-stealing-4-7-million-from-american-express-through-iphone-scheme/
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/26/returning-apple-card-promotion-will-give-75-to-new-users-nothing-to-referrers
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/24/apple-warns-developers-it-will-pull-apps-without-recent-updates-from-the-app-store
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/facebook-doesnt-know-what-most-of-its-user-data-is-used-for
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/26/google-follows-apple-by-introducing-android-app-privacy-nutrition-labels
    http://hrtapps.com/blogs/20220427/

    • 59 min
    SJ273 EXTRA: MOAR NOOZ! Apple Pay good & bad, CSAM, Contra-Chrome, scams, & Steve Jobs saves Disney!

    SJ273 EXTRA: MOAR NOOZ! Apple Pay good & bad, CSAM, Contra-Chrome, scams, & Steve Jobs saves Disney!

    Special guest Alan Perry and Charles return with even more news and stories (including a horrifying scam attempt that was thankfully thwarted right here in Victoria BC) we had to cut for time from Monday's episode -- just to tide you over the weekend until Monday's new show! Stay tuned, cadets, more surprises ahoy!

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/apple-is-switching-its-virtual-apple-cash-cards-to-the-visa-network
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/apple-expands-feature-that-blurs-imessage-nudity-for-kids-to-the-uk-canada
    https://contrachrome.com
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/a-moscow-court-has-dismissed-apples-antitrust-investigation-appeal
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/21/russian-law-firm-plans-to-sue-apple-over-removal-of-apple-pay
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/21/apple-rolls-out-all-new-apple-maps-for-germany-singapore
    https://www.cultofmac.com/773300/two-apple-tv-shows-beat-anything-on-netflix-and-disney-in-q1-2022/
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/21/apple-tv-picks-up-hijacked-thriller-series-starring-idris-elba
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/21/apple-tv-shares-first-trailer-for-the-big-conn-documentary-series
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/apple-tv-reveals-first-full-length-trailer-for-prehistoric-planet-documentary-series
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/fraudsters-target-apple-pay-in-credit-card-scams
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/19/steve-jobs-was-major-driver-of-disneys-shift-to-online-media

    • 34 min
    SJ273: EU shenanigans, NFLX tanks, Google exposed, Inste-OFF, Apple owes Brazilian dollars, & more!

    SJ273: EU shenanigans, NFLX tanks, Google exposed, Inste-OFF, Apple owes Brazilian dollars, & more!

    Special guest Alan Perry and Charles go over the wildly careening array of news stories from Apple and the other big tech players as usual, but watch out, cadets -- the gravitron is on the fritz, making things especially unstable!

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/eu-antitrust-bill-could-force-apple-to-make-sweeping-changes-to-siri-app-store-more
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/european-politicians-on-the-cusp-of-requiring-usb-c-in-all-smartphones
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/brazil-orders-apple-to-pay-iphone-buyer-1000-for-not-including-charger
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/21/apple-pulls-the-plug-on-macos-server-officially-discontinuing-the-app
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/apple-to-pull-the-plug-on-device-management-service-fleetsmith-in-october
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/18/new-york-apple-retail-union-organizers-are-asking-for-30-an-hour
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/19/apple-magsafe-battery-pack-firmware-update-now-available
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/android-loses-8-market-share-while-ios-grows
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/19/video-editors-demand-apple-be-more-proactive-about-final-cut-pro
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/apple-launches-service-program-for-apple-watch-series-6-blank-screen-issue
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/19/netflix-blames-account-sharing-for-first-subscriber-loss-in-a-decade
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/19/ace-hardware-purchases-now-earn-3-daily-cash-on-apple-card
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/19/apples-itunes-pass-may-be-rebranded-as-apple-account-card-in-ios-155
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/surfshark-turbovpn-and-more-are-secretly-undermining-security
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/18/smarthome-firm-and-early-homekit-partner-insteon-is-dead-with-no-warning-to-customers
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/23/airtag-data-crucial-to-recovery-of-mans-lost-luggage

    • 1 hr 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
53 Ratings

53 Ratings

jackdahi ,

Best Mac Centric Duo

Love the balance between the hosts. Informative, passionate, yet fair. Keep it up guys.

Marcus 96 ,

Love space javelin

Charles and Mike do a great job of reviewing the weekly tech news and keeping it funny.

Pbrutto ,

Fun show

Very informative like the AppleInsider Podcast, with delightfully raunchy verbiage to boot! I like the alternative take on the traditional podcast, keeps its very fun without being short on the details. Makes the start of my week very fun!

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