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App Store, iPhone, and Countdown to Ternus - MOSK: 08.21.2026 Aug 21, 2026 15:38 - Morgan Stanley Tracks Small Revenue Decline for App Store - BofA: More Apple M&A Possible Under Ternus - Apple and Samsung Grow Smartphone Shares as Markets Keep Shrinking - Apple Card Turns Seven - AppleInsider Source Says Apple's Shrunk Its VR Team - Rhea Seehorn Joins Second Season of "Stick" - Three-Part UConn Huskies Doc Hits Apple TV - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code mac

Epic Anger, All-Seeing AirPods, and Murderbot - MOSK: 08.20.2026 Aug 20, 2026 17:26 - Epic Not Happy with Apple App Commission Changes for EU - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC and Premature Posts Point to New Beats Headphones - AppleInsider and TechCrunch Defend AirPods That Can See - Gurman: No All Seeing AirPods Until 2027 - New Apple Store Reportedly Planned for Boise Area - Monster Cast Planned for Second Season of "Murderbot" - Apple TV Sets Early December Return for "Bad Monkey" - Spon

Checking on Apple's App Store - MOSK: 08.19.2026 Aug 19, 2026 18:05 - Apple Lowers Commissions, Simplifies System for Developers in EU - AppleInsider Sees EU Developer Rules as a Sign of Things to Come for US - Sensor Tower: Link-Outs Costing Apple Commission Revenue in US - Apple Warns of Possible Disappearance of App Store Commissions - Apple Tweaking App Tracking Transparency Messaging in EU - Apple Pledges Support After Indonesian Earthquake - macOS 26.6.2 Upd

Software Spoils Apple Hardware Surprises - MOSK: 08.18.2026 Aug 18, 2026 17:43 - Apple Seeds Sixth Developer Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Fourth Public Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Issues Security Updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26 - Apple Seeds RCs for Sequoia 15.8 and Tahoe 26.7 - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC Spills Beans on Unreleased Hardware - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC Seems to Include Demo Video for AirPods with Cameras - Apple Updates Sports App with Still More Soccer Leagues

White House Says No to Chinese Memory for Apple - MOSK: 08.17.2026 Aug 17, 2026 16:03 - Apple Opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, TX - Apple Gives Politicos Tour of Houston's AMC - White House Not Into Apple Buying Memory from Chinese Firms - Report: Apple Builds China-Specific LLM Powered by Alibaba, Baidu - Sales Begin for Ads in Apple Maps - Recent macOS Security Updates Address Issue Under Active Exploit - Apple Updates Refurbished Store Offerings - Apple TV Teams w

SCOTUS Releases Epic Hold and "Ted Lasso" Delivers - MOSK: 08.14.2026 Aug 14, 2026 16:30 - With SCOTUS Hold Released, Apple Submits Proposed Link-Out Commissions - Omdia: More New Displays for Refurbished Smartphones than OEMs in Q1 - WSJ: Apple Wants to Pay Publishers for Current Events Knowledge for Siri - Apple Adds Lock Screen Push Notifications to Spyware Alert Arsenal - Private Relay Not Great at Hiding User IP Addresses - Apple Sued Over Private Relay Lack of Privacy Issue - Am

An Epic Stall and Heavy iPhone and Component Talk - MOSK: 08.13.2026 Aug 13, 2026 15:14 - SCOTUS Temporarily Delays Apple/Epic Commission Filing - Report: Pegatron Confirms Split Release for iPhone 18 Line - Counterpoint: US Smartphone Sales Down 5% in June-Q - Foxconn's Cloud/A.I. Business Now Dwarfs Consumer Electronics Side - TrendForce: Memory Driving Up Apple's iPhone Cost Nearly 40% - Apple Increases Max Trade-In Values on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Catch Ken on Masto

An Epic Step and a Dumb Apple Downgrade - MOSK: 08.12.2026 Aug 12, 2026 11:57 - Judge Gonzales Rogers Denies Apple's Stay Request in Epic Case - Jefferies Downgrades AAPL for Some Dumb Reason - WSJ: Apple Reportedly Testing Memory from CXMT - Apple Extends Back-to-School Promo to Late September - Apple Seeds Third Round of blankOS 27 Public Betas - Report: Apple TV Exits "The Bonfire of the Vanities" - "Women in Blue" Starts Second Season on Apple TV - Catch Ken on Mastodon

Three Things About Apple Vision Pro with Marty Jencius - MOSK: 08.07.2026 Aug 7, 2026 32:03 After an "ah ha" moment with Apple Vision Pro, Ken asked Vision Profiles cohost Marty Jencius, online at ThePodTalk.net, to tell us more things we don't get about Apple's headset. - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @maco

Apple Upgrade Opinions with Jeff Gamet - MOSK: 08.06.2026 Aug 6, 2026 33:29 Friend of the show Jeff Gamet, online at JeffGamet.com, has a bone to pick with people with a bone to pick with Apple Upgrade. He joins us today to kick it around. - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.so

The Memory Crisis with Creative Strategies' Ben Bajarin - MOSK: 08.05.2026 Aug 5, 2026 36:05 Creative Strategies CEO and Principal analyst Ben Bajarin joins us to talk about the memory crisis, its affect on smart phones, how we get past it, and whether the whole thing makes sense. - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodo

UK Tries for an iCloud Backdoor (Again) - MOSK: 08.04.2026 Aug 4, 2026 16:12 - Apple Fighting UK Call for Backdoor Into iCloud Encryption (Again) - Apple Pay Launches in the Philippines - Fortnite Returns to iPhone in Brazil with Launch of Epic Game Store - NYC's Apple Fifth Avenue Hosting "Ted Lasso" Look-Alike Contest This Thursday - Leagues Cup 2026 Kicks Off on Apple TV - Another Auction of Apple Rarities - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSK

Analyst Reactions to Apple Earnings - MOSK: 08.03.2026 Aug 3, 2026 20:17 - Moving Targets Apfter AAPL Earnings and Guidance - Revisiting the Qualcomm Supply Chain Story - Shazam Outs First Sticker pack for Messages - Apple TV Posts SDCC Hall-H Panels on YouTube - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodo

Recapping Apple's Q3FY26 Earnings and Call - MOSK: 07.31.2026 Jul 31, 2026 22:36 - A look at Apple's June-quarter numbers and the call with analysts - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - 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

Apple Earnings Expectations and Supply Constraints as Catch-All - MOSK: 07.30.2026 Jul 30, 2026 17:30 - Apple's Q3FY26 Earnings and Call Set for Today - Last Guesses at Apple Earnings - CAICT: "Foreign" Smartphones Grow in China as Market Shrinks - MacRumors Tracks Lots of July Expansion for AppleCare+ - Qualcomm Says Revenue from Apple to Fall Sooner Than Expected - Apple Tosses Studio Display XDR Into Refurbished Store - Apple Sued Over Bogus Bitcoin Wallet in App Store - New Snoopy Special Hits

Apple Upgrade Ins and Outs - MOSK: 07.29.2026 Jul 29, 2026 18:30 - Apple Announces New Apple Upgrade Program - A Look at What's Available Through Apple Upgrade - A Look at Apple Upgrade Fine Print - Apple Says No "Restricted Mode" for Missed Apple Upgrade Payments - Gurman: Three Smart Home Devices from Apple Soon - Apple Hits $5T Market Cap for First Time - KeyBanc's Still Not Into AAPL Still - Apple TV Drops Trailer for Fourth Season of "Ted Lasso" - Sponsore

Wall St. Words and OS Updates - MOSK: 07.28.2026 Jul 28, 2026 18:51 - UBS Sees Weakness for iPhone in Weakness for Verizon(?) - Goldman Sachs Raises AAPL Target to $370 - Yahoo! Finance: Investors Like How Much Apple's NOT Spending on A.I. Again - Apple Releases blankOS 26.6 - Literally Hundreds of Security Fixes in blankOS 26.6 - Apple Releases Security Updates for macOS Sonoma and Sequoia - Pocket Casts Launches App for Apple TV - Apple TV: Season-Four of "Silo"

Device Prices, a Price Target, and Apple TV Trailers Go Up - MOSK: 07.27.2026 Jul 27, 2026 18:22 - Google Says Prices Going Up for Next Pixel Phones - Roku Raises Prices on Streaming Devices - Qualcomm Raising Smartphone Chip Prices by Double Digit Percentage - Morgan Stanley Raises Apple Target to $364 - Apple Seeds Seventh Sonoma and Sequoia RCs to Developers - Apple TV Posts Teaser for "Neuromancer" - "Matchbox The Movie" Slated for October Apple TV Premier - Apple TV Drops Season-Two Trai

iPhone and Mac Buck Shipment Trends - MOSK: 07.24.2026 Jul 24, 2026 16:14 - Counterpoint: Amid Slump, Q2 iPhone Shipments Up 23% in China - Counterpoint: Apple to Take Second in 2026 Foldable Smartphone Shipments - Counterpoint: Amid Slump, Q2 Mac Shipments Up 13% Globally - Ford Folds Apple Maps Into Ford's 2027 EVs - Updated Privacy Policy Shows A.I. Shopping Assistant Planned for Apple Store App - Tech Columnist, Pundit, and Podcaster John C. Dvorak Dies at 80 - Emer

Foxconn Staffs Up for iPhone Production - MOSK: 07.23.2026 Jul 23, 2026 15:05 - Foxconn Reportedly Hiring Up for Fall iPhone Production - Second Beta of blankOS 27 Seeded to Public Testers - Bloomberg's Gurman Lays Out Mac Roadmap Into 2027 - Early '27 MacBook Neo Could Have 12GB of RAM - Dan Moren: Two Troubling Issues with Rumored Apple Upgrade Program - Part of Apple Park Visitor Center Temporarily Closed - Comedy and Romance Series Headed to Apple TV - THR Goes In-Depth

TSMC Raises Prices and a Rumored Apple Upgrade Program - MOSK: 07.22.2026 Jul 22, 2026 16:37 - TSMC Raising Chip Prices 5% to 10% - Report: Apple Teams with Klarna for New Upgrade Program - Apple Reportedly Nixing iPhone Upgrade Program - Apple Upgrade Will Reportedly Exclude Entry Level Devices - 9to5Mac: iOS 27 Code Indicates Lender Kill-Switch for Bad Contracts - Apple Addresses Hide My Email Vulnerability - Apple Ordered to Pay Masimo $634M in Patent Case - Apple TV Drops Trailer for

Another AAPL Note, Another Round of Betas, and Another Oscar Run - MOSK: 07.21.2026 Jul 21, 2026 17:09 - BofA Reiterates Positive AAPL Stance Ahead of Q3 Earnings - Apple Seeds Fourth Developer Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Release Candidates for blankOS 26.6 - iOS 26.6 Starts Spotlight Indexing for iOS 27 - Apple Seeds Sixth RCs for macOS 14.8.8 and 15.7.8 - A Correction on Smarter Siri Availability - Apple Sports App Adds Still More Soccer - YouTube App Not Showing Picture-in-Picture for Some

Legal Tussles and App Store Issues for Apple - MOSK: 07.20.2026 Jul 20, 2026 13:51 - Bloomberg: Apple, DoJ in Early Settlement Talks Over Antitrust Suit - Apple Tells Former Employees to Keep Pertinent Data for ChatGPT Suit - SF City's Attorney Calls for Removal of "Nudify" Apps from Apple, Google App Stores - Report: Apps Hiding Gambling Rise in Apple's Brazilian App Store - Ann Arbor's Apple Briarwood Moving to Bigger Digs - Talk of A.I. Behind the Genius Bar - Apple TV Outs T

Price tags, price targets, and Macstock - MOSK: 07.18.2026 Jul 18, 2026 18:34 - Counterpoint: BOM on iPhone 18 Pro Max Going Up $300 - Apple Raises iPhone Prices in Japan - Apple Music Raises Prices - Apple Back to World's Most Valuable Company - HSCB Upgrades Apple on A.I. Excitement - Ken's Time at Macstock - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20%

An AAPL Note and Four More US TSMC Plants Planned - MOSK: 07.17.2026 Jul 17, 2026 17:56 - Evercore Questions June-Q Hardware Revenue Due to Memory Crunch - TSMC Pledges More Money and Factories in US - Apple Launches Back-to-School Promo in Canada, Mexico, and US - A17 Pro iPad mini Hits Apple's Refurbished Store - Apple TV Announces August Return for "Stillwater" - A Question About Apple TV (X3) - LEGO Considering Official Bondi Blue iMac G3 Set - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off O

Apple Intelligence is Headed to China - MOSK: 07.16.2026 Jul 16, 2026 15:15 - Report: Alibaba Partnership Will Take Apple Intelligence to China - J.P. Morgan: China/Apple Intelligence News "Positive on Multiple Counts" - Apple Outlines Disallowed Advertisers in Apple Maps - Apple Launches Back-to-School Promos Across Asia - Apple Promos Tax Holidays in 10 US States - Cellular iPad Eligible for 36-Month Financing on Verizon, AT&T - AppleCare+ Prices Rise Slightly for New i

AAPL Notes, Court Reports, and Considering the iOS 27 Beta - MOSK: 07.15.2026 Jul 15, 2026 20:21 - KeyBanc Downgrades AAPL from "Sector Weight" to "Underweight" - Citi Ups Apple Target to $365 - OpenAI Says Its Unaware of Evidence That Apple's Complaint Has Merit - Apple Files Response to Epic's Response to Apple's Request - Considering the iOS 27 Public Beta - Public Testers Get Beta AirPods Firmware for blankOS 27 Features - Madden NFL Makes Its Way Back to Mac Through Apple Arcade - Apple

Apple Sues OpenAI and Writing a Smartphone Story Without Looking - MOSK: 07.14.2026 Jul 14, 2026 19:44 - Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets - Over 400 Former Apple Employees Now Employed by OpenAI - Epic Opposes Apple's Request for Delay Pending SCOTUS Appeal - Market Trackers Counterpoint and Omdia Say Pretty Much What You'd Expect About Smartphones - Apple Seeds First Public Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Fifth blankOS 26.6 Betas to Developers - Apple Seeds Fifth Sonoma and

Macs, Smartphones, and Billionaire Summer Camp - MOSK: 07.10.2026 Jul 10, 2026 18:06 - IDC: Apple Was Only Computer Maker to Grow Share in Second Quarter - Omdia: Sub-$400 Smartphones to Shrink by 22% in 2026 - Cook, Cue, and Ternus Turn Up at Billionaire Summer Camp - Lamborghini Launches Apple Vision Pro App - Apple TV Sets "Nocturne" for Late October Premier - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide, 25% off Luxe Mattresses, and 30% off Elite Mattresses at helixsleep.com

More on Apple/Broadcom Deal and So Many Emmy Noms! MOSK: 07.09.2026 Jul 9, 2026 15:42 - Details on Extended Partnership Between Apple and Broadcom - Report: Apple Testing CXMT Chips for Devices Sold in China - Evercore Sees Apple/Broadcom Extension as "Strategically Positive" - EU Court: Core App Store Platform Makes Apple a Gatekeeper - Apple TV Nabs 87 Emmy Nominations - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide, 25% off Luxe Mattresses, and 30% off Elite Mattresses at helix

A Higher AAPL Target and a 618 Smartphone Slump - MOSK: 07.08.2026 Jul 8, 2026 16:33 - J.P. Morgan Ups Apple Target Despite/Because of Price Increases - iPhone Sales Dropped 9% in China's Annual 618 Season - Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of blankOS 26.6 to Public Testers - Developers Get New Firmware Betas for AirPods Line - Judge Tosses Class Action AirPods Max Condensation Case - HomeKit Secure Video A.I. Currently Required 2TB iCloud+ Storage Plan - Beats Adds "Power Pink" USB-C Cab

Apple and Epic Pause, Broadcom and Apple Extend - MOSK: 07.07.2026 Jul 7, 2026 18:26 - Judge Agrees to Let Apple and Epic Argue for Pause Ahead of SCOTUS Hearing - Apple and Broadcom Extend Buyer/Supplier Partnership Through 2031 - Developers Get Fourth blankOS 26.6 and Third blankOS 27 Betas - Third iOS 27 Developer Beta Brings Siri Voice Customizations - Third watchOS 27 Beta Brings Siri AI - Third macOS 27 Developer Beta Adds New Golden Gate Wallpaper - New iOS Popup Alerts Use

An iPhone X Launch for the Foldable - MOSK: 07.06.2026 Jul 6, 2026 22:20 - Ming-Chi Kuo: Foldable iPhone May See iPhone X Style Release - Report: Samsung Raising DRAM Prices 20% This Quarter - TrendForce: DRAM and NAND Flash Prices to Keep Rising This Quarter - IDC Analyst: Memory Shortage Is "Existential Crisis" for Smaller Manufacturers - Micron Lobbied to Limit China's Memory Making Ability - SEMI Urges Trump Administration Against Memory Intervention - India Leans

Foldable iPhone Expectations and Daniel Ives is Starting a Bank - MOSK: 07.03.2026 Jul 3, 2026 17:58 - UBS: Folding iPhone Drives More Buying Interest Than Apple Intelligence - Counterpoint: iPhone Fold to Drive Panel Shipment Rebound - Nikkei: Apple Prepping for Ten Million Foldable iPhones in 2026 - Daniel Ives Leaves Wedbush to Start Merchant Bank - Apple Sets Q3 Earnings Call for End of July - Apple and Epic Seek Lower Court Pause Ahead of SCOTUS Decision - Winners Selected for iPhone Photogr

Laptops After Apple's Pricing Moves + Reported Hide My Email Fail - MOSK: 07.02.2026 Jul 2, 2026 18:54 - Growth Expected for Apple Laptops as Global Market Shrinks - Rumor: Apple Negotiating with Chinese Chipmakers for Memory - Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple's Chinese Chip Lobbying May Be for Show - UBS: Folding iPhone Drives More Buying Interest Than Apple Intelligence - Counterpoint: iPhone Fold to Drive Panel Shipment Rebound - 404 Media: Apple's "Hide My Email" Not Great at Hiding Email - Apple Updates Fi

iPhone 18 Pro Videos and Global App Store Battles - MOSK: 07.01.2026 Jul 1, 2026 16:41 - Apple Apparently Pulling iPhone 18 Pro Drop Videos Offline - SCOTUS to Hear Apple Appeal of Contempt Ruling in Epic Games Case - UK Regulators Push iPhone/Android Side-Loading Options with Lower Commissions - Apple Says Indian Regulators Cribbed Findings in Antitrust Rulings - Apple Puts iPhone 16e in Refurbished Store - Apple Seeds Third Public Betas of blankOS 26.6 - Apple Updates Creator Stud

Dealing with RAMnarök and Apple's Security Race Against A.I. - MOSK: 06.30.2026 Jun 30, 2026 19:07 - Apple Reportedly Asks to Buy Chips Off the "Naughty" List - Samsung and SK Hynix Pledge Over US$500B for Four New Memory Fabs - Class-Action Suit Charges Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix with Collusion - Report Has Apple "Concerned" Over Data Lost in Tata Breach - Apple Releases Security Updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — Third Round of blankOS 26.6 Betas Seeded to Developers - "Early" Security Up

Apple Silicon Rumors and iPhone Price Questions - MOSK: 06.29.2026 Jun 29, 2026 21:33 - Gurman: Apple to Forego Pro and Max Versions of Anticipated M6 Processor - Gurman: High-End M5 Processors to Power Touchscreen MacBooks - Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 18 Sport 9GB Unified Memory - IDC Adjusts iPhone Pricing Expectations - New MacBook Neo Units Still Over a Week for Delivery - Apple Adds MacBook Neo to Refurbished Store - More 2026 Macs and Displays Hit Apple Refurbished Store - Apple CE

Apple Price Increases and Bidding Om Malik Farewell - MOSK: 06.26.2026 Jun 26, 2026 22:08 - Om Malik, 1966-2026 - Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads, and Home Devices - Apple Issues Statement on Price Increases - No Price Increases for iPhone Nor Apple Watch (Yet) - Micron Seems to Blame Apple for RAMnarök - Apple Raises Prices on Refurbished Macs and iPads - AAPL Down 6% After Price Increases - Reactions from Financial Folk - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at

iPhone Prices, OLED Displays, and Tata Trouble - MOSK: 06.25.2026 Jun 25, 2026 17:25 - JP Morgan: "Modest" Price Hike for iPhone 18 Line - ETNews: LG and Samsung Filling All of Apple's Current OLED Orders - BofA: Investors Are Missing the Siri AI Thing - Hackers Say Apple Data Nabbed in Confirmed Tata Electronics Data Breach - Tata iPhone Plant in Hot Water Over Alleged Contaminated Water - Interview Dives Deep on Apple Immersive Concert Capture - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code

The Memory Crunch as a Tale of Two Planets - MOSK: 06.24.2026 Jun 24, 2026 18:05 - Omdia: OEMs Ditching Low-Cost, High-Volume Smartphones - How Massive Memory Profit Sharing Could Hurt South Korean Economy - Developers Ask Regulators in China to Investigate Apple's App Store - watchOS 27 Developer Beta 2 Makes the Scene - Apple Seeds More Headphone Firmware Developer Betas - Checking MacBook Neo Availability - SellCell: Foldable Smartphones Not Great for Resale - Apple TV Drop

When Will Apple Device Prices Go Up? - MOSK: 06.23.2026 Jun 23, 2026 20:04 - A Long Look at When Apple Might Raise Device Prices - RAMnarök Pushes Up Prices on Practically Ancient DDR2 - Second blankOS 27 Betas Seeded to Developers - Insights: New Finance Tracking Feature for Apple Wallet - Cue Feted as Person of the Year at Cannes Lions 2026 - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with

Playing iPhone "Price Is Right" - MOSK: 06.22.2026 Jun 22, 2026 17:42 - WSJ Sees Starting Price for iPhone 18 Pro Between $1,299 and $1,399 - BofA Analyst Thinks Entry Level iPhone Prices Will Stay Same - An Emphasis on Ternus' Emphasis on Design - Counterpoint: Apple Watch Grew Global Shipments and Share in Q1 - Ann Arbor's Apple Briarwood Headed to Bigger Digs - Apple Towson Town Center and Two Other Apple Stores Go Dark - Researchers: iPhone Partly Responsible fo

Trump Says Intel's Making Chips for Apple in US - MOSK: 06.19.2026 Jun 19, 2026 16:27 - Trump Says Intel's Making Chips for Apple in US - Apple Opens iPhone to Third-Party App Stores in Brazil - Epic Games Hates Apple's App Store Changes in Brazil - Apple Fined in Brazil Over Loot Boxes Sold to Kids - Apple Music Posts Its 20 Most-Streamed Artists So Far - Apple TV Streaming Austrian Grand Prix Free for All - Apple TV Announces Animated Feature Adaptation of "Little Santa" - Gillig

RAMnarök Comes for Apple Hardware - MOSK: 06.18.2026 Jun 18, 2026 18:36 - Counterpoint: Global Smartphone Sales Down for 9th Straight Week - Apple, Samsung, and Moto Build Significant US Smartphone Inventory - Tim Cook: Apple's Gonna Have to Raise Hardware Prices - Developers Can Partner for New App Store Bundles - Apple Warns of App Store Removal for Certain App Types - Do Yoga on Sunday for the Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exc

A "Late" iPhone 18, RAMnarök, and the "Widow's Bay" Infinite Playlist - MOSK: 06.17.2026 Jun 17, 2026 18:30 - Apple Supplier Adds Support for Split iPhone Release Reports - TSMC May Have to (or Like to) Raise Prices - TrendForce Expects 16% Drop in Smartphone Production in 2026 - Apple Seeds Second Betas of blankOS 26.6 to Public Testers - Beats Studio Buds Get Security-Focused Firmware Update - Apple Outs Firmware Updates for AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3 - Apple Sells Massive AZ Car Testing Site to Way

Munster, the EU, and Siri A.I. - MOSK: 06.16.2026 Jun 16, 2026 17:57 - Munster: Apple Has Two More Years to Get A.I. Right - Apple Says New A.I. Features Will Miss EU to Protect user Privacy - EU Says Apple Could Have Met Siri A.I. Interoperability Requirements - Apple Seeds Second Developer Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Second Sonoma and Sequoia Security Betas - iOS 26.5.2 Surfaces in MacRumors Visitor Logs - Apple + Chernin + J-Law = "One Month Mark" - Apple

Recapping the WWDC Keynote (Finally) - MOSK: 06.15.2026 Jun 15, 2026 21:43 Finally catching up on the WWDC keynote and associated stories! - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exclusive offer - up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with coupon code: macosken-10-NORDLAYER at nordlayer.com/macosken - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide, 25% off Luxe Mattresses, and 30% off Elite Mattresses at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken

A Bad Day to Be Sick - No MOSK: 06.09.2026 Jun 9, 2026 01:01 Sorry - no show today. Bad cold. Back as soon as I can. - 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

WWDC26 Kicks Off Today - MOSK: 06.08.2026 Jun 8, 2026 13:21 - Apple Revs App Store and A.I. Excitement Ahead of WWDC - What One Might Expect from WWDC26 Keynote - MacRumors: Slim Hopes for New Hardware at WWDC Keynote - How and Where to Keep an Eye on the Keynote - UK Eyes Jailing Tech CEOs If Kids See Nudity Or Something - Epic Asks SCOTUS to Reject Apple Appeal - Tony Wins for "Schmigadoon!" Make Apple TV an EGOT - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exclusiv

Smartphones, Hardware Rumors, and Apple TV Talk - MOSK: 06.05.2026 Jun 5, 2026 19:31 - Counterpoint: LATAM Smartphone Shipments Up 2% in Q1FY26 - Counterpoint Sees Smartphone Shipments Dropping 14% YoY - Omdia and AppleInsider at Odds Over OLED MBP Launch Window - Ming-Chi Kuo Says Ternus Killed Apple Headset Development - Interest Drops on Apple Card Savings Account - New Neighbors for "Your Friends & Neighbors" Season-Three - Apple TV Drops a Trailer for "Lucky" - Sponsored by N

Notes from Wall St. Ahead of WWDC - MOSK: 06.04.2026 Jun 4, 2026 16:08 - Goldman Sachs Pumped for Apple, A.I. and WWDC - UBS Stays Neutral on Apple and WWDC - JP Morgan Issue Upbeat Apple Note - Texas App Store Accountability Act Goes Into Effect Today - Apple Hands Global Financials Over to Indian Regulators - Apple Announces First Developer Center for Europe - Job Listings Indicate New Apple Store Planned for Japan - Four New Games Hit Apple Arcade Today - Apple Mu

Smarter Siri Hopes and a New Look at Neo Sales - MOSK: 06.03.2026 Jun 3, 2026 18:28 - 9to5Mac Sees Hope for a Smarter Siri - IDC, Counterpoint Sing MacBook Neo Praises - State and Federal Officials Take Apple to Task Over Maryland Store Closure - Microsoft Hobbling Office for Mac 2019 in Mid-July - Apple Watch Global Running Day Activity Challenge is Today - Nintendo Music App Gets Support for iPad, CarPlay, and Siri - Apple TV Outs Trailer for "Silo" Season-Three - Apple Design

"All Systems Glow" for WWDC26 - MOSK: 06.02.2026 Jun 2, 2026 20:37 - Citi's High on Edge A.I. Possibility Heading Into WWDC - Apple Shares Drop in Wake of Dell Announcement - Apple Revs the Promo Engines for WWDC26 - Apple Invites Developers to Star Wars Flick Next Tuesday - Gruber Holding WWDC Talk Show Live Next Tuesday - Apple Issues iOS 26.5.1 for iPhone Air and iPhone 17 - Apple Outs Bug Fixing macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 - Apple TV Ranks High in Streaming "Quality"

Maybes for Next Monday - MOSK: 06.01.2026 Jun 1, 2026 17:23 - 9to5Mac: Paused Apple Home Hardware Might See Release at WWDC - Gurman: Apple Likely to Keep Home Hardware Paused Until Fall - Gurman: Apple Smart Glasses Pushed to Late 2027 - Ming-Chi Kuo: MacBook Neo Shipments Doubling from 5M to 10M This Year - MacBook Neo Deliveries Still Early to Mid June - Apple Says It Sees No Evidence of Conflict Minerals in Supply Chain - Code Strings in Android Beta R

On-Device A.I. on Tap for WWDC - MOSK: 05.29.2026 May 29, 2026 14:54 - Report: WWDC to Focus on On-Device A.I. Capabilities - Code Show Apple Working on Automatic Locking for "Snatched" iPhones - Apple Seeds First Public Betas of blankOS 26.6 - Poster Posts Pics of All Black Apple Vision Pro Components - Apple Podcast "After the Whistle" Returns for World Cup Coverage - Ted Danson Joins Untitled Apple TV Comedy - Apple TV Offers First Look for "Last Seen" - Apple T

Apple and Google Have Words with Canada - MOSK: 05.28.2026 May 28, 2026 14:27 - Apple and Google Address Canadian Investigatory Powers Proposal - Amazon to Acquire Apple's 20% of Globalstar - Samsung Memory Makers Agree to Bonus Proposal - Apple Adjusts Maximum Hardware Trade-In Values - Arkansas Adds Digital IDs to Apple Wallet - Apple and Apple Cinemas Pause Litigation - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macos

Apple Targets Go Higher on A.I. Excitement - MOSK: 05.27.2026 May 27, 2026 13:00 - BofA Ups Apple Target on Agentic A.I. Opportunities - CAICT Numbers Likely Spell April iPhone Growth in China - Apple Seeds First blankOS 26.6 Developer Betas - iOS 26.6 May Warn When Too Many Contacts Blocked - Apple "Maps Blastdoor" Spotted in iOS 26.6 Developer Beta - Apple Issues Firmware Update for AirTag 2 - Apple Passeig de Gràcia Reopens After Three-Month Renovation - Apple Watch Global

A.I. Hints Ahead of WWDC 2026 - MOSK: 05.26.2026 May 26, 2026 13:34 - Apple Apparently Prepping Generative A.I. Page - Gurman: Improved Visuals Expected for Image Playground and Genmoji - iOS 26.5.1 and iOS 26.6 Turning Up in MacRumors Logs - MacBook Neo Waits Go Early to Mid-June - FCC Posts Docs on Unannounced Apple Headphones - Viewer Reaction to MLS Match Shot on iPhone - Giving "Margo's Got Money Troubles" a Look - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month

Questioning Counterpoint + Worker Issues - MOSK: 05.25.2026 May 25, 2026 15:06 - Counterpoint: Apple Led Smartphone Shipments in Q1 - Samsung Makes Offer to Avert Memory Worker Strike - Apple Towson Union Plans Mid-Week Protest - Wedbush Analyst Considers Apple Acquiring IMAX - Report: Harrelson/McConaughey Comedy Hitting Apple TV This Fall - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @m

Apple Seeks a SCOTUS Review - MOSK: 05.22.2026 May 22, 2026 14:25 - Apple Officially Asks Supreme Court to Review Lower Court Epic Rulings - A Weird Note from Wedbush - iPhone Growth Outpaces Smartphone Growth in Latin America - Two Apple Health Features Turned on for India - New Real Madrid Documentary Hits Apple Vision Pro - Saturday MLS Live Match to Be Shot Entirely on iPhone 17 Pro - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exclusive offer - up to 22% off NordLayer y

App Store Safety, Samsung Memory Strike, and So Much Snoopy - MOSK: 05.21.2026 May 21, 2026 17:37 - Apple Highlights App Store Protections Ahead of WWDC - Apple Among Victims in Foxconn Hack - Samsung Beats Apple in ACSI Smartphone Study - Samsung Memory Workers Headed for Strike - Apple All But Buys Avatar Startup Animato - Cannes Lions to Honor Eddy Cue - Apple TV Renews "Knife Edge" for Second Season - Apple TV Announces a Slew of Snoopy Shows - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exclusive offe

An Epic Shift, a Hardware Shift, and Maximizing Pleasure - MOSK: 05.20.2026 May 20, 2026 14:30 - Epic Puts "Fortnite" Back in Most iOS App Stores - Report: Apple's Srouji Speeding Up Product Design - Apple Talks Up Accessibility Features Powered by Apple Intelligence - Apple Re-Releases Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone - A Check of MacBook Neo Availability - Apple Sports App Gets Long Awaited Update - Rhea Seehorn Joins Cast of Apple Original Film "Running" - Apple TV Offers "Maximum Pleasure

Invitations Go Out for WWDC Keynote - MOSK: 05.19.2026 May 19, 2026 14:33 - Media Invited to Apple Park for WWDC26 Keynote - Apple Design Awards 2026 Finalists Announced - Apple Gets Two-Month Reprieve in Indian App Store Antitrust Case - iOS 26.5 Makes Way for Third-Party App Stores in Brazil - DoJ Asks Apple, Google for PII on 100,000 App Users - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exclusive offer - up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with coupon code: mac

iPhone News, Chip Supply, and Court Cases - MOSK: 05.18.2026 May 18, 2026 14:53 - iPhone Prices in China Drop Ahead of 618 Shopping Holiday - Considering the Staggered Release Rumor for iPhone 18 - TSMC Investing Another $20B in AZ Plants - Federighi to Testify in xAI Suit Against Apple and OpenAI - Apple and Epic Enter Months-Long Back and Forth on Outside Commissions - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exclusive offer - up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with

Report: ChatGPT Considers Legal Action Against Apple - MOSK: 05.15.2026 May 15, 2026 18:59 - Report: OpenAI Considers Legal Action Against Apple Over ChatGPT Integration - Security Issue Will Force Update of ChatGPT App for Mac - Report: Claude Model Helps Researchers Find macOS Security Vulnerability - Ming-Chi Kuo: Intel Currently Producing Low-End/Legacy Processors for Apple - Evercore Ups Apple Target - Liquid Glass Among Six Apple 2026 ADC Awards - Harrison Ford: Season-Four of "Sh

Everybody/Nobody Wants a Folding iPhone - MOSK: 05.14.2026 May 14, 2026 16:42 - CNET Survey Raises A.I. and Foldable Smartphone Questions - Brazilian Regulators Quiz Apple Over Missed A.I. Features - "Limit Precise Location" Expands for iPhones/iPads in EU and UK - Apple TV Orders Second Season for "Margo's Got Money Troubles" - "Ted Lasso" Star Joins Pro Soccer Team - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Sponsored by NordLayer: G

iPhone Sales, A.I. Presenters, and Overpriced Dollars - MOSK: 05.13.2026 May 13, 2026 15:49 - Counterpoint: US iPhone Sales Rose in Q1 as Smartphone Market Slid - Apple Expands Health Services and Detailed Maps - Apple Sales Coach App to Use A.I. Presenters - Apple Acquired Color.io Developer in Early 2026 - Apple Music to Stream Lady Gaga Concert Film Tomorrow - Steve Jobs Dollar Sells Out "Almost Instantly" - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKE

Apple Releases Full blankOS 26.5 Slate - MOSK: 05.12.2026 May 12, 2026 19:16 - Apple Releases Full Slate of blankOS 26.5 Updates - E2EE for RCS (Beta) Supported in iOS 26.5 - Cook, Musk Joining Trump Trip to China - Apple Savings Accounts Get Minimal Websites - Apple Updates Developer App Ahead of WWDC - Apple Promotes WWDC26 Community Events - California's Steve Jobs Innovation Coin Up for Order - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOS

A $400 Price Target on AAPL - MOSK: 05.11.2026 May 11, 2026 16:57 - Wedbush Ups Apple Target to $400 on A.I. and New CEO - WSJ: Apple and Intel Sign Preliminary Deal for Processors - Apple Now Requires Verification for Education Store - Waits Shorten for MacBook Neo - Apple Releases Second RCs of iOS/iPadOS 26.5 - BAFTA Win Makes "The Studio" Season's Most Awarded Series - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Sponsored

Apple versus Canada? MOSK: 05.08.2026 May 8, 2026 15:25 - Bernstein Analyst Ups Apple Target - Tim Cook's (Probably) Headed to China Next Week - Apple and Meta Push Back Against Proposed Canadian Law - Asia and Australia Get Education Discounts for Apple Watch - F1 Execs Pleased with Early Days on Apple TV - Apple TV Outs Trailer for Thriller Series "Cape Fear" - Drama/Thriller Series ""Unconditional" Streaming Now on Apple TV - Sponsored by OneSkin: G

Breaking the MacBook Neo Logjam - MOSK: 05.07.2026 May 7, 2026 18:16 - Culpium: Apple Ordering More A18 Pros to Meet MacBook Neo Demand - Apple Agrees to $250M Settlement in Smarter Siri Suit - SCOTUS Denies Apple's Stay Request in Epic Case - Tata Electronics Is Apple's Top Manufacturing Partner in India (for Now) - On the Heels of It's Fifth Anniversary, AirTag Faces 30+ Stalking Suits - New Titles Hit Apple Arcade Today - James Marsden to Lead "Disavowed" for Ap

Shrinking Mac Ranges as RAMnarök Rages - MOSK: 05.06.2026 May 6, 2026 19:23 - Wedbush: Dropping $599 Mac mini Buttresses Apple Margins - Apple Pulls More High-End Memory Configurations from Desktop Lines - Bloomberg: Apple Explores SoC Orders with Intel, Samsung - Maryland Congressional Delegation Quizzes Apple Over Towson Closure - watchOS 26.5 Beta Addresses a Couple of Bugs - Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro Max 2 - Ming-Chi Kuo: OpenAI Phone May Hit in 2027

iPhone 17 Dominance and blankOS 26.5 RCs - MOSK: 05.05.2026 May 5, 2026 17:51 - Counterpoint: iPhone 17 Line Topped Q1 Smartphone Sales - Apple Seeds blankOS 26.5 Release Candidates to Developers - iOS 26.5 RC Brings E2EE to RCS in Messages (Sort of) - iOS 26.6 RC Paves Way for Third-Party Peripheral Functionality in EU - iOS 26.5 RC Lists Sideloading Support for Brazil - Evercore: App Store Revenue Growth Slowed by Gaming Contraction - Apple Asks SCOTUS for Stay in Lower C

Analysts React to Apple Earnings - MOSK: 05.04.2026 May 4, 2026 17:38 - Analysts React to Apple's Record Q2FY26 - Untangling Apple's "Net Cash Neutral" Change - Apple Drops 256GB Mac mini from Lineup - Waits Persist for MacBook Neo - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by NordLayer: Get an exclusive offer - up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with coupon code: mac

Recapping Apple's 2QFY26 Earnings - MOSK: 05.01.2026 May 1, 2026 17:50 - Recapping Apple's 2QFY26 Earnings - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - 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

Waiting on a Call and Possibly Killing a Headset - MOSK: 04.30.2026 Apr 30, 2026 17:19 - Apple 3.0: Pros and Indies Expect Record March Report from Apple - Apple 2QFY26 Earnings Expected Today - FT: What Will John Ternus Do Without Tim Cook (with Tim Cook)?!? - Counterpoint Susses the State of Satellite Smartphone Services - MacRumors: Apple Has Stopped Work on Vision Pro - Blue Frog Immersive: Intimate Performances for Apple Vision Pro - Apple TV Sets Early July Return for "Trying"

We're Still Doing Apple v. Epic?!? MOSK: 04.29.2026 Apr 29, 2026 15:21 - 9th Circuit Un-Stays Stay on External App Commissions in Apple/Epic Case - UBS Raises Apple Target, Keeps "Neutral" Rating - Apple's Weather App for iOS Down for Some on Tuesday - Apple Vision Pro Key Part of Cataract Surgical Practice - Apple TV Picks Up Six Gotham Award Noms - Apple TV Quizzes Subscribers on the Service - Season-Four of "Ted Lasso" Kicks Off in August - Apple TV Welcomes Viewe

Talk of an OpenAI Smartphone - MOSK: 04.28.2026 Apr 28, 2026 18:00 - Evercore Issues Positive Note Ahead of Apple 2Q Earnings - Rumor: OpenAI Building Agentic A.I. Phone - Apple Towson Union Brings Complaint Before NLRB - More blankOS 26.5 Developer Betas - Apple Outs New Annual(ish) Pricing Option for Developers - Book on "Toy Story" Signed by Steve Jobs Up for Auction - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.m

Mac Availability and Earnings Anticipation - MOSK: 04.27.2026 Apr 27, 2026 14:56 - MacBook Neo Still See Wait Through Apple - Do You Sticker Your Laptop? - Higher Priced Mac mini Models Turn Up on eBay - Great Expectations for Apple Q2FY26 Earnings - 9to5Mac: When USB-C Won't Recharge Your iPhone - Apple Plans Exterior Renovation for Kentucky Store - Apple Wins Three Webby Awards - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money

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