Space Javelin

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/

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

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

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/

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...

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...

We start off with some big news, but then we get straight on into the regular-sized news! Privacy, pro video, crime and punishment, crazy billionaires, jacked-up VR store fees ... this one has it all, and more! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/12/tim-cook-rails-against-bad-privacy-regulation-sideloading-in-keynote-speech https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/13/apples-privacy-features-will-cost-facebook-128-billion-in-2022...

The dates for the Worldwide Developer Conference unveiled, a study debunks Apple's App Store monopoly myth, Apple TV+ is so hot right now, plus Stupid Nerd Tricks! All this and more, cadets, so face-shields down ... it's time to dig in with both sporks! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/05/wwdc-2022-is-on-june-6-through-june-10 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/google-play-crackdown-makes-amazon-barnes-noble-pull-digital-purchases/...

A brand new recruit aboard the ship, cadets, and plenty of both good and bad news for him to digest! From Oscars to Hackintoshes and back, you might get space whiplash from this one! https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/01/apple-was-founded-44-years-ago-on-april-1-1976 https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/28/apple-tv-original-film-coda-wins-best-picture-at-the-2022-oscars https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/31/apple-re-releasing-coda-in-theatres-with-burned-in-subtitles...

Reminisce about when macOS X was the new kid while you uninstall any Kaspersky software you see (anywhere), and just TRY to make sense of the forthcoming (someday) new MacBook (Airs)? All this and Google being evil! Strap in, cadets, the G-forces are strong with this one! https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/03/24/apple-launched-its-revolutionary-os-x-20-years-ago https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/23/arizona-is-first-state-to-launch-drivers-licence-in-apple-wallet...

So much to cover! So little time! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/18/apple-will-reportedly-fix-studio-display-webcam-match-quality-of-ipad-air https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/17/macos-monterey-123-reportedly-bricking-macs-with-replacement-logic-boards https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/15/macos-123-update-causing-problems-for-some-pci-e-gpu-owners https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/19/former-supply-chain-buyers-fraud-and-kickbacks-cost-apple-10m...

We tie up a few loose ends from last week's big Apple event, and some new shenanigans have taken place since then, cadets -- so we're here to bring you another short episode to round it all up! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/06/hackers-leak-190gb-of-data-taken-in-alleged-samsung-breach https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/12/russian-agents-threatened-apple-and-google-employees-over-protest-vote-apps...

Spend a half-hour with us as we go over the Peek Performance event, our thoughts on the new gear, and some tidbits that didn't get stage time, cadets! Meet us in the stu-stu-studio! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/08/apple-announces-the-third-generation-iphone-se https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/08/apple-unveils-ipad-air-with-m1-processor-5g-and-new-colors https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/08/apples-mac-studio-launches-with-new-m1-ultra-chip-in-a-compact-package...

Time to gear up for an announcement from the mothership, cadets, with -- depending on who you believe -- either handful of goodies or Santa's own infinite bag of holding full of tech! All that as well as rumors, shareholders, Samsung cheating again, Fitbit feels the burn, and much more! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/04/purported-ming-chi-kuo-tweet-rounds-up-familiar-iphone-se-predictions...

Remember back when we thought 2022 would have to be a better year than 2021? We were so young and naive then, cadets ... let's dive straight into the black hole that is most of this week's tech news! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/25/apple-pay-unavailable-in-russia-after-us-and-eu-imposed-sanctions https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/25/ukrainian-leader-urges-tim-cook-to-block-russia-from-app-store...

Whilst Charles is away, the ship gets a class upgrade from William Gallagher hosting alongside Cap'n Mike, and a downgrade in terms of the low quality of BS and shenanigans this week. All this and Donda 2, cadets, so get in the groove and tune in! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/18/amazons-comixology-migration-is-a-disaster---heres-what-you-need-to-know https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-auto-safety-regulator-probes-tesla-over-phantom-braking-11645114232...

All the stories we had to cut for time on Monday, cadets, back from the wormhole with Charles and CFAX's Alan Perry! Enjoy!

Special guest Alan Perry and Cap'n Charles got to chatting and left out some stories, cadets, we're not gonna lie -- but we think it is still an entertaining hour! New features, bug fixes, market dominance, Oscar nominations, and only one dumb lawsuit this week! Tune in on our subspace frequency now! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/08/apple-announces-tap-to-pay-lets-users-take-payments-on-iphone...

The slow news cycle is over, cadets, and it's all thanks to "Spot(ify) the new gaffe Joe Rogan has to clumsily apologize for!" Congress wants sideloading, Apple Music's trial gets shorter, and North Korea gets hacked back ... and much more! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/03/senate-judiciary-advances-bill-that-would-force-apple-to-allow-ios-side-loading https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-cuts-commission-by-3-for-dutch-apps-using-third-party-payments...

Mike bleeps his way through the latest quarterly earnings, Charles debunks bad Intel, AirTags help find stuff, airlines agree to stop exaggerating, and there are birthdays to celebrate! Don you silly hats, cadets, we're gonna partake of cake and fire! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/01/27/iphone-mac-services-and-more-set-all-time-revenue-records-in-q1-2022 https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/01/27/notes-of-interest-from-apples-blockbuster-holiday-quarter-earnings-report...