S1E302 - Essential Apple Podcast 302: On Coffee & Raisins

On a week where Florida got mauled by Milton, Elon unveiled a CyberTaxi and what looked like humanoid robots, Russians on YouTube unboxed alleged M4 MacBook Pros and AAA Gaming comes to Apple Silicon (sort of) Simon and Nick get together to talk about that, and lots more…

MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL

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Recorded 13th October 2024

On this week’s show

NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

NEMO’S HARDWARE STORE (5:56)

Pitaka Aramid Woven Cases – Not just for iPhones 16… prices from about $50 USD / £50 UKP – Some products can be found on Amazon…
Catalyst Cases from about $40 USD / £40 UKP or on Amazon US / Amazon UK
Scosche Magic Mount Flask – $40 USD

APPLE

These M4 MacBook Pro leaks are a goldmine of secret info – Digital Trends
iPhone 16 vs iPhone 16 Pro: Apple’s latest smartphones compared – TechRadar
I upgraded to the iPhone 16 Plusa nd I have thoughts – Macworld
Is the iPhone 16 Plus going to be Apple’s last Plus model? – Tom’s Guide
Apple officially cancels autonomous driving permit as Tesla unveils CyberCab – 9to5Mac
Reasoning failures highlighted by Apple research on LLMs – Apple Insider
Apple’s cheapest iPads are still steeply discounted following Prime Day – The Verge
Apple’s New iPhone Update—Bad News Revealed For Millions Of Google Users – Forbes
- RCS on iOS 18: Which UK networks support it (and how to enable it) – Trusted Reviews
- RCS Arrives on iPhones: See which US Carriers Support the Feature – NextPit

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AAA gaming comes to Apple M1 thanks to the latest Asahi Linux build – Tom’s Hardware

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Apple Intelligence privacy features: Here’s what you should know – 9to5Mac
Apple bug could expose personal info to your employer –MorningBrew

VINNE & THE SQUIRRELS VS THE ANALYSTS

Report: Cheaper Apple Vision headset to cost around $2000; drop EyeSight – 9to5Mac

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

iOS 18: How to send iMessages via satellite – BGR
You can now change your Apple ID email, as of iOS 18.1 – Apple Insider
Apple TV hidden features: 9 helpful tricks everyone should know – [BGR]

JUST A SNIPPET

For things that are not worth more than a flypast

SuperDuper! Sequia update – ShirtPocket
- and so has Carbon Copy Cloner – Bombich
iOS 18 fixed my motion sickness problem with one new feature – 9to5Mac

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Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with
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Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.
Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.
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