S1E256 - Essential Apple Podcast 256: What things may come

Just Nick and Simon this week, and apologies for last week – we delayed recording by an hour for reasons and in that hour Simon nodded off…
Anyway WWDC is ahead and although we tend to avoid rumours we might speculate a little on what my lie ahead and maybe what we’d like to see

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Recorded 29th May 2022

On this week’s show

NICK RILEY

@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots’ Let’s Talk Apple
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

JAMES ORMISTON

MacJim in the Slack
Also on Flickr as Ormie (O)
Has videos on Vimeo

APPLE

Only three Macs available for immediate shipping from Apple – 9to5Mac
Apple Podcasts gains storage clean-up tools, support for annual subscriptionsj, more – [TechCrunch] (https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/16/apple-podcasts-gains-storage-clean-up-tools-support-for-annual-subscriptions-and-a-new-distribution-system/)
Apple offers to work alongside filmmakers to improve Final Cut Pro – CultofMac
EU Planning to Force Apple to Give Developers Access to All Hardware – CultofMac
FCC filings reveal Apple’s mysterious ‘Network Adapter’ that runs iOS – 9to5Mac
- Apple’s Mystery ‘Network Adapter’ Found in FCC Filing Likely for Internal Use Only – MacRumors
Guest drops Apple Watch on Disney World ride, claims $40,000 in fraudulent credit card charges – 9to5Mac
‘RealityOS’ trademark suggests possible WWDC announcement – [The Apple Post] (https://www.theapplepost.com/2022/05/29/realityos-trademark-suggests-possible-wwdc-announcement/)
Evidence of iPad floating app windows shows up in Apple WebKit – Cult of Mac
Apple expands Cork campus in Ireland – 9to5Mac
Report: Apple tells suppliers it wants to expand manufacturing outside China – 9to5Mac

TECHNOLOGY

A New Enzyme Found in Compost Just Set a Speed Record For Breaking Down Plastic – Science Alert
Amazon Freevee Launches on Apple TV – Variety
Researchers Power an ARM Processor for a Year Using Algae – PCMag
Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries Lasting 1,000’s of Years – Brighter Side of News

SECURITY & PRIVACY

You Can Block Those Annoying Cookie Banners on Every Website – [LifeHacker] (https://flip.it/Q_Cuad)
Researchers demonstrate how to install malware on iPhone after it’s switched off – IT PRO
ProtonMail is rebranding and adding a lot more storage to all its plans –Engadget
DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement – BleepingComputer

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Cleanup.pictures: How to Easily to Remove Objects From Your Photos – PetaPixel
‘Music MiniPlayer’ for Mac offers iTunes 10 nostalgia with modern twists – 9to5Mac
Your iPhone Has a Secret Setting That Makes Your Voice Sound Clearer – GearPatrol
How to fix System Data filling your iPhones storage – AppleInsider

JUST A SNIPPET

**For things that are not worth more than a flypast++

Britain’s first fully solar-powered plane takes off – Telegraph
Apple Fans Will Be Powerless to Resist This Mini Macintosh USB-C Charger – Gizmodo

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