
Mac OS Ken
Technology Podcasts
This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.
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United States
Description:
This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.
Twitter:
@macosken
Language:
English
Email:
ken@macosken.com
Episodes
iPhone Waits and OS Updates - MOSK: 11.04.2025
11/4/2025
- J.P. Morgan: Waits for Current iPhones Still Longer Than Last Year's - Apple Releases blankOS 26.1 to the General Public - Apple Launches Web-Based, All Encompassing App Store - Apple Arcade Welcomes "Football Manager 26 Touch" - Apple TV Rebrands with New Idents and Stabs by Finneas - Apple TV Announces True Peril Podcast "Adrift" - Sponsored by NordLayer: Now through Dec. 10 get 28% off NordLayer yearly plans with coupon code macosken-28 at NordLayer.com/macosken - Keeping bad guys out of your iPhone and busting ghost accounts on Checklist No. 447 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:17:01
Melissa Relief and a Higher AAPL Target - MOSK: 11.03.2025
11/3/2025
- Apple CEO Pledges Support in Hurricane Melissa's Wake
- TD Cowen Ups Apple Target on iPhone Strength
- Counterpoint: Driven by iPhone 17 Line, China Smartphone Sales Surge in October
- Latest iPhones Join Apple's Self-Repair Program
- iFixit Busts Open the M5 iPad Pro
- Apple Wallet Exec Says Digital US Passport "Coming Soon"
- Sponsored by NordLayer: Now through Dec. 10 get 28% off NordLayer yearly plans with coupon code macosken-28 at NordLayer.com/macosken
- Keeping bad guys out of your iPhone and busting ghost accounts on Checklist No. 447 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com
- Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social
- Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com
- Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:12:37
Apple's Q4 Earnings Set Record After Record - MOSK: 10.31.2025
10/31/2025
- Apple Sets Numerous Record in Q4FY2025
- Apple Says December-Quarter Will Be Best So Far
- Analysts Up Apple Targets in Wake of Q4 Earnings
- Sponsored by NordLayer: Save 10% with code macosken-10 at nordlayer.com/macosken.
- Keeping bad guys out of your iPhone and busting ghost accounts on Checklist No. 447 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com
- Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social
- Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com
- Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:18:16
Apple Sticks the $4T Market Cap Landing - MOSK: 10.30.2025
10/30/2025
- Apple Market Cap Ends the Day at $4T
- BofA Ups AAPL Target to $320
- CNBC: iPhone Air May Not Need to Sell Well
- Pro and Indy Analysts Bullish Headed Into AAPL Earnings
- Apple Q4FY25 Earnings Set for Today
- Apple Dropping €8 Million Per Year Lobbying EU
- Sydney Apple Store Reopens Today
- Apple Joins Game Awards Advisory Board
- Fraud warnings in Meta services and high tech Merit Badges from Scouting America on Checklist No. 446 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com
- Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social
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Duration:00:13:41
Apple's Market Cap Touches $4T - MOSK: 10.29.2025
10/29/2025
- Apple Briefly Snags $4T Market Cap
- FT: Apple Services Revenue to Cross $100B for FY2025
- CNET Tests Show Battery Concerns for iPhone Air to be Overblown
- Recent Toyota Electrics Get Apple Maps EV-Charger Routing
- Apple Seeds RCs for blankOS 26.1 Updates
- Where Trump Goes, Cook Follows
- Apple Films and Chernin to Develop Dark Horse Comic "Last Flight Out"
- Apple TV Heads "Down Cemetery Road"
- Fraud warnings in Meta services and high tech Merit Badges from Scouting America on Checklist No. 446 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com
- Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social
- Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com
- Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:18:45
Apple's "Halo of Positivity" on Wall Street - MOSK: 10.28.2025
10/28/2025
- J.P. Morgan Ups AAPL Target on “Halo of Positivity” - TD Cowen: No Change in iPhone Air Production - 13-Year-Old App Store Class Action Suit Loses Class Action Certification - Gurman: Apple Adding Ads to Apple Maps in 2026 - iFixit Tears Into the M5 MacBook Pro - OpenAI Buys Software Applications, Original Team Behind Shortcuts - Apple Original Films Picks Up Jason Segel’s “Sponsor” - Apple Film “CODA” is Hitting the Disks - Buzz Builds for Apple TV Series “Pluribus” - Fraud warnings in Meta services and high tech Merit Badges from Scouting America on Checklist No. 446 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:15:18
A Higher AAPL Target and iPhone FailuAir - MOSK: 10.27.2025
10/27/2025
- Wells Fargo Ups AAPL Target on iPhone and Services Strength, A.I. Excitement - Nikkei: Apple Boosts Orders for iPhone 17 Line, Cuts Orders for iPhone Air - TF Intl. Analyst: Apple Massively Cutting iPhone Air Orders - Thoughts on iPhone FailuAir - Apple Earnings Set for Thursday 30 October - Counterpoint: Mac Shipments Up 15% in Q3 - Apple Shipping Private Cloud Compute Servers from Houston Facility - UK Finds Apple and Google Hold Gatekeeper-like Strategic Market Status - Apple Says It May Have to Drop App Tracking Transparency in EU - Fraud warnings in Meta services and high tech Merit Badges from Scouting America on Checklist No. 446 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:19:59
iPhone 17, App Store Wars, and "Shrinking" - MOSK: 10.22.2025
10/22/2025
- Wedbush: Wall Street is Underestimating iPhone 17 Cycle and Apple’s Q4 - Apple Seeks (Again) to Have 2025 Fortnite Ruling Overturned - Apple Argues (Again) Against EU’s DMA - Walmart Gets “Exclusive” Colors for Two Beats Offerings - Rumor: Apple Testing Immersive Video for Soccer Broadcasts - Pickle Pro: Pickleball with PS VR2 Sense Support for Apple Vision Pro - Apple TV Thriller “Hijack” Returns in Mid January - Apple TV Comedy “Shrinking” Returns in Early 2026 - Ben Stiller Doc “Stiller & Mera: Nothing is Lost” Hits Apple TV on 24 October - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:15:54
Apple Shares Hit New Highs - MOSK: 10.21.2025
10/21/2025
- Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closing Highs - Counterpoint Notes Strength for iPhone 17 Line - Loop Capital Upgrades Apple on iPhone Strength - Epic Argues for iOS Sideloading and No Commission in Australia - Apple Sued Over App Store Practices in China - blankOS 26.1 Betas Out to Developers and Public Testers - blankOS 26.1 Lets Users Turn Liquid Glass Elements Opaque - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:14:06
Apple TV Wins F1 - MOSK: 10.20.2025
10/20/2025
- Apple Inks Five-Year Deal for US Rights to F1: The Races - MLS Season Playoffs Included with Apple TV Subscription - FT: iPhone 17 Line Sees Best Starting Sales Since Pandemic - Mizuho: Apple Increases Orders for iPhone 17 Line, Decreases iPhone Air - Evercore Puts AAPL Back on “Tactical Outperform” List - Meta to End Messenger App Support for Mac and Windows in Near Future - Apple TV Outs Trailer for Second Season of “Palm Royale” - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:12:22
iPhone Air "Sells Out" in China - MOSK: 10.17.2025
10/17/2025
- SCMP: iPhone Air “Sells Out” in China - Counterpoint: Global iPhone Shipments in Q3 Up 9% YoY - Counterpoint: Carriers Up Subsidies to Win High-Value iPhone 17 Customers - Apple TV and Peacock Tie Up on Subscription Bundles - Apple TV Sets Mid-November Premier for Documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light” - Docuseries “Mr. Scorsese” Now Streaming on Apple TV - “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Streams Free on Apple TV This Weekend - Schillers Donate $9M to Boston’s New England Aquarium - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:15:22
Mmmmm, Mmmmm Hardware - MOSK: 10.16.2025
10/16/2025
- Apple Announces 3nm M5 Processor - No In-Box Wall Wart for New MacBook Pro in EU and UK - Apple Announces iPad Pro Powered by M5 - Apple Outs Black Magic Keyboard for iPad Air - M5 Apple Vision Pro Up for Order - M2 Vision Pro Not Eligible for Trade-In - Apple Announces Accessories for Vision Pro - Apple Vision Pro App Hits iPad with iPadOS 26.1 - NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition Hits Apple Arcade Today - US Mint Previews $1 California Innovation Coin Featuring Steve Jobs - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:16:04
Joz Teases Powerful New Mac - MOSK: 10.15.2025
10/15/2025
- Joz Teases New Laptop in Cryptic Twitter Post - Omdia: Q3 Global Growth for Smartphones up 3%, Strongest Q3 Growth Ever for iPhone - IDC: Q3 Global Growth for Smartphones up 2.6%, Strongest Q3 Growth Ever for iPhone - Tata Subsidiary Buys Its Way Further Into Apple’s Business - Apple Seeds Third blankOS 26.1 Betas to Public Testers - Public Testers Get New AirPods Firmware Betas - Cue Talks State of Apple TV: The Subscription Service - Apple TV Outs Trailer for “The Family Plan 2” - Third Season of “Loot” Starts on Apple TV - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:13:02
iPhone Air in China, Plus Apple TV+ Minus + - MOSK: 10.14.2025
10/14/2025
- Cook Says iPhone Air to Hit China Next Week - iPhone Air Ships in China on Wednesday 22 October - Carriers Get Special eSIM Permission for iPhone Air - Apple Seeds Third Betas of blankOS 26.1 to Developers - AppleInsider Lists New Features Found in iOS 26.1 Developer Beta - Apple Drops the + from Apple TV+ - F1: The Movie Hits Apple TV: The Streaming Service on 12 December - Apple Store in Carlsbad, CA Makes Temporary Move for Renovations - Apple Ends Sound Service Programs for iPhone 12 Models and Original AirPods Pro - AirPods Pro 3 Make TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:11:01
New Apple Products This Week? MOSK: 10.13.2025
10/13/2025
- Bloomberg’s Gurman Expects at Least Two Updated Apple Products This Week - AT&T Website May Confirm M5-Powered iPad Pro - Ming-Chi Kuo: Hinge May Cost Less Than Expected on iPhone Foldable - Sites See blankOS 26.0.2 in Visitor Logs - Report: Apple Close to Buying Computer Vision Startup Prompt AI - SUNY Professors Sue Apple for Using Their Writing to Train A.I. - Apple Original Films and Chernin to Develop “Five Secrets” Feature - “Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars” Hits Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Crashes Into “The Last Frontier” - Apple Pulls “Clips” from App Store, Plans No More Updates - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:16:32
Email Response x3 and Regular Apple News - MOSK: 10.10.2025
10/10/2025
- IDC Tracks Strong Mac Growth Globally, Slow Growth for Traditional PCs in N. America - Apple Watch Hypertension Notifications Go Live for Three More Countries - DeICER: App Store Removal Seems to Label ICE as Protected Class - OpenAI Apparently Complains to EU About Big Tech (?) - OpenAI’s Sora Video App Sees Over a Million Downloads - Apple’s App Store Hosts Several Sora Fakes - Apple University Park in Ft. Worth Moves to New Store Tomorrow - Select LA Lakers Games to Stream Live and Immersive to Apple Vision Pro - Apple TV+ Renews “The Buccaneers” for Third Season - Apple TV+ Drop “Drops of God” Season-Two First Look - Apple TV+ Sets “Family Plan” Sequel for Holiday Season - Apple TV+ Starts Offbeat Promotional Push for “Pluribus” - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:23:42
A Response to an Email on ICEBlock and Such - MOSK: 10.09.2025
10/9/2025
- Having been encouraged by a listener to be quiet about stories that touch on politics, I've decided not to. Let me explain... - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:07:39
One-Day Mindful Month Challenge - MOSK: 10.08.2025
10/8/2025
- NikkeiPoint: Huawei Took Top Spot in Smartwatches for First Time Ever in Q2 - Apple Seeds Second Public Betas of blankOS 26.1 to Developers - Apple Updates Firmware for Relatively Recent AirPods - Report: Apple Intelligence Problem Fixed on Affected iPhone 17 and iPhone Air Units - New iPhones Hit Indonesia on 17 October - Rumor Has Former NPR Podcast Exec Joining Apple - Mindful Moth Apple Watch Challenge Set for Friday 10 October - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:12:04
Developer Betas + There's Still an iTunes?!? MOSK: 10.07.2025
10/7/2025
- Apple Seeds Second blankOS 26.1 Developer Betas - Slide to Stop: Fixing a Design-Driven Alarm Issue in iOS 26.1 - Slide Over Slides Back Onto iPad in iPadOS 26.1 - iPadOS 26.1 beta Tweaks Controls for Local Audio Capture - Apple Support App Gets Liquid Glass Treatment - TestFlight Gets Liquid Glass and Accessibility Improvements - France Investigating 2019 Siri Issue - Taylor Swift Launches 24-Hour, $5 iTunes Exclusive - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:13:25
Putting Two Financial Analysts in Timeout - MOSK: 10.06.2025
10/6/2025
- Needham Analyst Upset Apple Didn’t Raise iPhone 17 Price - Jefferies Analyst Upset Apple Lowered iPhone 17 Price (???) - U.S. Government Shutdown Pauses Discovery in Apple/DOJ Case - Maine Episode of “Elevated” Hits Apple Vision Pro - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Duration:00:14:55