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The Lowdown M4 chips are here M4 iMac’s drop Super Tiny Mac Mini More USB-C Apple Accessories First wave of Apple Intelligence Apple Intelligence troubleshooting The Hookups How to join Apple Intelligence Waitlist How to take AirPods Pro Hearing Test How to set up Apple Watch Sleep Apnea notifications Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown Apple launched the iPod 23 years ago iOS 18.1 RC date and features New AirPod firmware update iOS 18.2 developer beta available 2nd String Lawsuit blames AI in death of 14-year-old boy For The Culture 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Hookup Getting rid of political campaign spam texts Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown New Apple Intelligence iPad Mini Apple Car Key expands to more vehicles Apple doesn’t think LLM’s are very smart Green I bubbles = Dating red flag? 2nd String Ticketmaster sued over breach For The Culture Lauryn and ‘nem late…AGAIN The Hookup MagSafe Tripod mount Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown Apple updates - What's the Apple Intelligence hold up? iPhone Mirroring - Don't try this at [work] Apple Intelligence release rumors 2nd String Buy a copy of Office? For The Culture Our favorite pre-iPhone mobile devices The Hookup Test Satellite SOS messaging before you need it Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown Discontinued Apple gadgets AppleTV+ Strikes out in theaters $575k Stolen Ferrari found using AirPods Apple is messing with Mac keyboard 2nd String Meta’s prototype AR glasses ain’t cheap For The Culture ‘Olivia Pope’ Invests in Spill The Hookup snobist Discord Community member needs advice on MacBook Pro for son Please visit website for…
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The Lowdown 'It's Glowtime" device impressions New Apple Card savings interest rate No [Netflix] for old [Apple gadgets] 2nd String California's "Click to Cancel" legislation For The Culture "It's Janet...Miss [conspiracy theorist] If you nasty" The Hookup Apple Watch tips Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown from the "It's Glowtime" Event Apple Watch Series 10 | Apple Watch Ultra 2 AirPods 4 | AirPods Pro 2 | AirPods Max iPhone 16 | iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro | iPhone 16 Pro Max iOS 18 | Apple Intelligence “It’s Glowtime” event review Are we pre-ordering anything? The Hookup Time to set up those Apple pro-orders Please visit website for s…
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The Lowdown "Small" Apple layoffs Major companies say NO to Apple AI training They STILL reporting Apple leaks from Majin Bu How to spot a villain in a movie: See what kind of phone they have 2nd String Apple v Facebook - Which one actually wants to protect children? For The Culture Chase Bank ATM money glitch: “You thought…” The Hookup How to stop…
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The Lowdown New Apple Event Announced New Apple Music playlist export tool To use Apple Cash, you'll need to submit your ID for verification 2nd String Microsoft Recalling the "Recall" For The Culture Cam Newton is “taking my time” The Hookup missingmoney.com may owe you some bread Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown Call it ‘Apple Account’ next month AppleCare+ renewal extended to 45 days after expiration Apple Podcasts are now available on the web Thieves are “drive-by” stealing AirPods Max off listener’s heads iPhone Event leak is a hoax…GOOD Is Apple Maps BETTER than Google Maps? 2nd String Crowdstrike CEO is salty at shady comments from competi…
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The Lowdown Apple is finally going to open up iPhone tap-to-pay Apple opens applications for the fifth year of its Apple Entrepreneur Camp Apple finally allows Spotify to display pricing in the EU 2nd String Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American For The Culture Usher postpones opening show in Atlanta The Hookup Why y…
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The Lowdown ew software patches Advance Data Protection Apple did NOT want Bing California to get Apple Wallet Driver’s License The Super Drive is no more 2nd String Google is a monopoly For The Culture Don Lemon sues X The Hookup How to bypass CAPTCHA automatically Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown iOS 18.1 beta 1 now available with first Apple Intelligence features You really really really need to update your Mac. Like really Apple just leaked a bunch of upcoming iPhones, Macs, and iPads Brain implant lets ALS patient control Vision Pro via thoughts For The Culture NABJ: A Bridge Too Far The Hookup Shout out to Ohioans - You can …
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The Lowdown Guess who WASN’T affected by the Crowdstrike outage? Rivian says No to CarPlay Batterygate settlement check bounces 2nd String Google to clear out wack Android apps For The Culture Sonya Massey murder - Why is it so easy to be a cop? The Hookup Quickest way to clear Safari browser history You CAN subscribe to Amazon Prime Video only Ple…
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The Lowdown Apple caught scraping YouTube to train AI AppStore Monopoly case to be heard by jury Apple back on top with 3.62 Trillion valuation Stealing software from Apple Stores 2nd String Virtually all of AT&T’s consumer data leaked For The Culture The Voice of The Blacks… Amber Rose?! The Hookup Don’t sleep on Siri Remote You CAN subscribe to A…
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The Lowdown Microsoft AND Apple leave OpenAI board AirPods Pro Beta 2 new features RCS lands on iPhone Stealing software from Apple Stores 2nd String Will Smith turns to Gospel for a comeback at BET Awards For The Culture Avoid new SMS phishing scheme aimed at Apple users The Hookup Do you qualify for MacBook Keyboard Litigation Settlement? Please …
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The Lowdown Apple ‘Prime Day’ Deals Apple to sit on OpenAI board? World’s most unpopular emoji 2nd String Figma AI tool ripping off Apple’s designs? For The Culture So What is a ‘Black Job’ & It’s funniest responses The Hookup Do you qualify for MacBook Keyboard Litigation Settlement? Please visit website for show links…
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The Lowdown Apple nixes deep Meta AI integration Carriers are prepping for iPhone RCS suppor Apple outlines specifics in AirPods update ChaptGPT for Mac 2nd String Google tries bribery to train YouTube AI For The Culture Married women can’t work here The Hookup How to turn off Apple TV Sports notifications…
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The Lowdown No more Apple Pay Later 'Help Me Choose' Apple website Man sues Apple for cheating with prostitutes Class-action sexism lawsuit against Apple 2nd String US sues Adobe for making it hard to cancel subscriptions For The Culture Dr. Opal Lee - The 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' The Hookup Hidden AirDrop Settings for photo-sharing…
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The Lowdown WWDC 2024: Everything you need to know The M4 iPad Pro’s hidden privacy feature Apple to fix old bug that lets kids avoid web filters 2nd String The government FINALLY wants to break up Ticketmaster/Live Nation For The Culture Keep your hands to yourself at graduation The Hook Up How to put a call on with your Apple Watch until you can …
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The Lowdown iPhone SOS feature saves hiker in Canada Why we keep Apple boxes 2nd String Jail time and fines for fake Biden Robocalls For The Culture Chair-Dancing Kid in Viral Video graduates High School The Hook Up How to not get scammed using Apple Pay Visit website for show note linksAv snobOS Podcast
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The Lowdown iOS 17.5.1 “un-deleted photos” bug fix Apple Wallet transit support for Paris and Toronto Marvel’s ‘What If’ joins Vision Pro universe 2nd String Microsoft’s Surface AI will remember everything you do For The Culture ScarJo versus Open AI The Hook Up How to bypass Google’s AI search results How to take faster photos and videos Visit web…
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The Lowdown iOS 17.5 is available iOS 18 to bring eye-tracking to iOS Apple apologies for iPad ad Developers are not using outside payment links 2nd String TikTok’ers sue the US government For The Culture Re-gifting deceased technology The Hook Up How to remove Contacts from sharing panel Visit website for show note links…
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Apple ‘Let Loose’ event Lowdown crazy-thin M4 iPad Pro M2 iPad Air 11 & 13” Apple Pencil Pro Final Cut Pro & Logic Pro What we wished Apple announced What are WE buying? The Hook Up Two fingers ‘select all’ gesture Visit website for show note linksAv snobOS Podcast
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The Lowdown Apple Cards are expiring Phone Alarm Clock bug MLS Season Pass hookup TikTok bypassing AppStore for in-app purchase policy 2nd String Rabbit takes a beating as well For The Culture Nepotism: LeBron and Bronny on the same team? The Hook Up How to turn off Attention Aware to get alarm alert back Visit website for show note links…
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The Lowdown “Let Loose” Apple Event Apple’s legal generative AI training Vision Pro cutback 2nd String TikTok ban signed into law For The Culture Reggie Bush gets Heisman back The Hook Up How to force passcode unlock only…and why Visit website for show note linksAv snobOS Podcast
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The Lowdown Apple QUICKLY fixes Palestine emoji flag Apple changing the keyboard again? 2nd String Humane AI Pin getting trashed For The Culture This betting stuff is getting outta hand The Hook Up Apple’s Manuals, Specs, and Downloads Site Visit website for show note linksAv snobOS Podcast
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The Lowdown Apple notifies WWDC24 lottery ticket winners iPad price increase? AirPower Mat Lives…sort of Apple can’t escape Astroworld lawsuit 2nd String Broadband companies must add “nutrition labels” to explain fees For The Culture {Women’s] March Madness The Hook Up Good ‘ole radio frequencies work on cruises Visit website for show note links…
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The Lowdown “Dub-Dub” announced iOS 17.4.1 update Apple Comparison Tool Class-Action AirTags Lawsuit DOJ sues Apple 2nd String The plug-in hybrid “compromise” For The Culture FreakNik Doc The Hook Up Download offline maps and languages when traveling international Visit website for show note linksAv snobOS Podcast
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The Lowdown Apple starts rolling out new AirTag firmware update Apple redesigns App Store Purchase History page with more details and filters New page on Apple’s website helps users find product manuals and guides Apple's focus on local AI models and licensing LLMs could be a winning combo 2nd String Neuralink video shows patient using brain implan…
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The Lowdown macOS Sonoma USB hub issues? Vision Pro aids spinal surgery How Apple Cash virtual numbers work Should Apple release iCloud data after a death? The Hookup Do NOT charge your phone overnight in your bed Visit website for show note linksAv snobOS Podcast
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The Lowdown iOS 17.4 is out and more Save up to $1Mil in Apple Savings New M3 MacBook Airs along with increased Trade-in prices Apple hit with $2B fine in EU music streaming anti-competitive behavior Apple accuses Spotify of being greedy 2nd String Former Twitter Execs sue Musk over severance For the Culture Trump’s fake Black friends The Hookup Tu…
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The Lowdown Apple cancels Apple Car project after more than a decade Apple Pay Later loans will now appear on Experian credit reports Apple Vision Pro return rate is about the same as the iPhone 15 Pro 2nd String Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are ‘completely unacceptable’ For the Culture Tech-ing While Black: Delane Parnell - esports i…
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The Lowdown MLS Playoffs immersive video coming to Vision Pro Apple launches Sports App 20 years for fake iPhone repair scheme iPad Pro rumors 2nd String Ukraine uses drones to blow up Russian Starlink Dishes For the Culture Tech-in While Black: Brehanna Daniels ‘Who TF Did I Marry?’ recap The Hookup Tips to dry iPhone Visit website for show note l…
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The Lowdown Apple Spring event new device rumors Keyframer as Apple’s first AI product? AirPlay-compatible TV’s rolling out to hotels 1,000 made specifically for Vision Pro 2nd String Be careful what you tell Google’s ‘Gemini’ AI For the Culture Tech-in While Black: Dr. Janet Emerson Bashen Has shorthand lingo gone too far? The Hookup How to rearra…
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The Lowdown visionOS 1.1 beta improve Personas Outlandishness with Vision Pro Apple Watch gets some good news in court Apple STAY losing at the Box Office 2nd String Amazon Prime is canceled For the Culture Travis Kelce wants NO PARTS of “Fade Appropriation” The Hookup Reset Network Settings to fix intermittent connectivity issues Visit website for…
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The Lowdown Vision Pro Countdown 600+ apps await Vision Pro users Big Tech names NOT happy with AppStore compliance 2nd String Meta Quest gets spatial video playback For the Culture Tech-ing While Black: Isaac Barnes, Eminent Future, President Meg Thee Stallion “Hiss”: When Stan culture goes too far Visit website for show note links…
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The Lowdown Vision Pro Sales Apple drops new software EU can use ‘tap to pay’ for non-Apple Pay transactions 2nd String It’s easy to drain bank accounts via Cash Apps after phone unlocked For the Culture Jon Stewart returns to the Daily Show The Hook Up Turn on Stolen Device Protection Visit website for show note links…
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The Lowdown iOS 17.3 with Stolen Device Protection is on the way Apple announces latest Black Unity drop Apple Vision Pro units on reviewer’s heads Apple Vision Pro App Store is now live 3rd party app developers can now link to external payment sites 2nd String Alphabet shows off ‘Wing’ delivery drone For the Culture “Betting on Black” paid off at …
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The Lowdown Vision Pro gets release date Apple gets specific on Vision Pro app naming Apple sending out “phone throttling” payments this week So a Black Apple Watch Ultra 2 was a thing? Side Mission: File your taxes directly with the IRS? iPhone survives 16,000 foot fall from an airplane 2nd String All things CES For the Culture Why Coretta Scott K…
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2023 Apple Predictions Recap Nica Apple WILL release 2nd gen AirTags ❌ Apple WILL release AR/VR headset ✔️ Apple WILL release new smart home tech ❌ iPhone 15 will NOT major design changes✔️ Terrance Apple will NOT release AR/VR headset ❌ Apple Cash Savings account will NOT be released this year ❌ Apple Watch WILL get redesign❌ iPhone 15 will not ge…
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2022 Predictions Recap Nica Apple Pencil gets additional gestures —> No Apple Watch gets vehicle detections —> Yes; Crash Detection Apple Watch gets Diabetes monitor/sensor —> No Apple will announce AR/VR headset —> No Apple will bring back Air PowerMat —> No Terrance Apple adds reverse charging to iPhone —> No Apple Watch gets body temperature sen…
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The Lowdown iOS 17.2.1 Already Apple financial outage Potential Apple Watch ban AirPower Mat was doing too much Family Sharing Settlement 2nd String Relax, QR Codes are safe too… Check those gift cards BEFORE YOU BUY For the Culture Spill moves to open Beta on iOS AND Android The Hook Up Apple Watch ‘Answer on iPhone’ Visit website for show note li…
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The Lowdown iOS 17.2 finally drops USB-C AirPods Pro case now available iOS 17.3 beta includes new Stolen Device Protection Government entities will now need warrant to access user’s push notifications 2nd String Dropbox spooks users with AI integration automatically enabled For the Culture Ski masks and hoodies are being banned in Philly & Atlanta…
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The Lowdown OS 17.1.2 emergency security flaw update Apple settles gift card lawsuit Zoom launches on AppleTV Do yourself a favor and set up Personal Voice 2nd String HALF of 23andMe’s personal data was leaked in recent hack For the Culture Pyer Moss ‘Loot Out’ Event The Hook Up Watch Apple ad, then set up your Personal Voice Visit website for show…
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The Lowdown Apple and Goldman agree to part ways NameDrop fear-mongering 2nd String Google’s deleting dusty accounts For the Culture A ton of work going into creating fake diversity at tech conferences The Hook Up Use the search bar (on any Apple devices) to do quick calculations Visit website for show note links…
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The Lowdown Apple to adopt RCS messaging Apple pulled X advertising… again Apple’s working with Hackers 2nd String OpenAI: The Saga For the Culture Take That… Take That! Puffy Under Fire The Hook Up How to use ‘hide my email’ to temporarily sign up for Black Friday/Cyber Monday Visit website for show note links…
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The Lowdown More free S.O.S. New round of betas Vision Pro onboarding video 2nd String Nothing phone uses Macs for blue bubble chats For the Culture Draymond Green is at it again The Hook Up How to quickly access emojis on a Mac Visit website for show note linksAv snobOS Podcast
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The Lowdown iOS 17.1.1 fixes for CarPlay in Bimmers HomePod 17.1.1 update makes HomePods faster iOS 17.1.1 fixes Weather app icon bug macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 fixes…something Macs are now “dry snitching” WhatsApp makes its Mac AppStore debut The Hook Up If you have multiple routers, enable/disable Bridge Mode Visit website for show note links…
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