S1E259 - Essential Apple Podcast 259: Far Out

This one is ridiculously (Nay, obscenely) late -– sorry all, Obviously it is now out of date but you might still enjoy our guesses of what might have been in the Far Out event and some of the other stories. I can only apologise deeply for the delay.
Anyway, that aside, Nick and Simon are back again after their summer sojourn, I know we didn’t announce it – it just sort of happened because the news was so sparse…
Putting all that behind us, we are hopefully back on the track and with the Apple circuit about to go into high gear as everyone looks forward to the Far Out event on 7th Sept and we look at a few stories from the last few weeks

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Recorded 28th August 2022

On this week’s show

NICK RILEY

@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

APPLE

Apple Far Out iPhone 14 event invite is an AR star field – AppleInsider
24 Years Ago, the First iMac Went on Sale: Relive Steve Jobs’ Iconic Presentation – MacRumors
Apple’s latest security update is important, but the mass-media response is unhinged – AppleInsider
Apple iPhone Face ID Fails to Work with Face of a Man with Moko Kanohi — Mac Observer
Employee Claims Apple Has Threatened Termination Over Viral TikTok Vid – MacRumors
All iOS VPNs are worthless and Apple knows it, claims researcher – AppleInsider

SECURITY & PRIVACY

All iOS VPNs are worthless and Apple knows it, claims researcher – AppleInsider

VINNE & THE SQUIRRELS V MING CHI KUO

New MacBook Pro and iPad Pro to use same 5nm chip tech – 9to5Mac
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to Increase Prices of iPhone 14 Pro Models – Mactrast
Kuo: AirPods to switch to USB-C for charging alongside iPhone 15 in 2023 – [9to5Mac] (https://9to5mac.com/2022/08/09/airpods-usb-c-iphone/)
- Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo: 2nd Gen AirPods Pro to Retain Lightning Connector – MacTrast

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Adonit’s New $45 Stylus Does Everything the Apple Pencil Can Do at a Fraction of the Cost – Spy
- First look – Adonit Neo for my Ipad Pro 12.9“ – YouTube
Belkin’s latest USB-C hub mounts to the back of your M1 iMac with a detachable design – 9to5Toys
‎Battery Life – check runtimes – App Store
Coconut Battery
Design the next iPhone – NealFun
How to print to PDF on iPhone, iPad, and Mac 9to5Mac
Nick’s desk that he doesn’t recommend at the price, only the price he paid! – Amazon

JUST A SNIPPET

For things that are not worth more than a flypast

Developers have been working on a tool to run macOS Ventura on unsupported Macs – 9to5Mac

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