
Mac OS Ken
This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.
Latest episodes

Apr 11, 2025 • 9min
AAPL Goes Down as China Tariffs Go Up - MOSK: 04.11.2025
- AAPL Down Again Thursday as Trump Boosts China Imports Tariff to 145% - Morgan Stanley: How Apple Could Not Raise iPhone Prices (Kind of) - Apple Served with Another Siri Suit in CA - Now on Apple TV+: “Your Friends and Neighbors” - A look at last minute tax scams and how to avoid them PLUS the technological scapegoat in the Signal snafu on Checklist No. 419 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 10, 2025 • 12min
Apple Shares Bounce Halfway Back - MOSK: 04.10.2025
- Markets Bounce Back as Trump Pauses Most Reciprocal Tariffs - Tariffs on Chinese Imports Now 125% - Apple Closes Near $199 for Some Reason - Trump Says Company Specific Tariff Exemptions a Possibility - Piper Sandler Survey Shows Kids Still Cool with iPhone - Apple Slots iPhone 16e into Self Repair Program - Apple Northbrook Closing Permanently on 26 April - Apple TV+ Teases Reality Road Series “Long Way Home” - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “Murderbot” - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 9, 2025 • 14min
Tariff Tumult Continues for AAPL - MOSK: 04.09.2025
- AAPL Drops Again on Planned 104% Tariff on Chinese Imports - Wedbush Offers Sobering Look at the Cost of a Made in USA iPhone - Morgan Stanley Cuts Apple Target to $220 - BofA: Historically, Now Would be a Good Time to Buy AAPL - IDC: Apple Outgrew All Other PC Makers Last Quarter - Brazil Eyes Apple Over App Tracking Transparency - Apple TV+ Gets $2.99 Offer for New and Returning Subscribers - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 8, 2025 • 11min
Report: Apple Stockpiled Hardware Ahead of Tariffs - MOSK: 04.08.2025
- ToI: Apple Stockpiled Hardware Ahead of Trump Tariffs - Bloomberg: Customers Rush to Buy iPhones Ahead of Possible Price Hikes - Apple Sets Next Earning Report for 1 May - WSJ: Apple Plans to Bring More iPhones from India to Escape Worst of Tariffs - Apple Said to be Eyeing Brazil for greater iPhone Production - Parts of UK’s Secret iCloud Trial Apparently Won’t Be Secret - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Second Season of “WondLa” - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 7, 2025 • 13min
Likely a "More of the Same" Monday - MOSK: 04.07.2025
- Market Futures Fall Sunday as Wall Street Awaits Stormy Monday - Morgan Stanley Sees Trump Tariffs Prompting $33 billion Cost Increase for Apple - WSJ: Tariffs Push Apple's Cost for 256GB iPhone 16 Pro to ~$850 - Wedbush Cuts Apple Target from $325 to $250 - Brain Trust Behind Signal Leak Blames iPhone - The BBC Wants Bigger Branding on Apple News or Something - Apple Security Chief Found Not Guilty in Bribery Case - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 4, 2025 • 15min
"Worse than a worst case scenario" - MOSK: 04.04.2025
- Trump Tariffs Tank Apple Shares Harder - Ming-Chi Kuo Fails to Read the Room - UploadVR Proves That Everything Is a Nail - CNBC+ Brings the Financial Cable Carnage to Apple TV - iOS 18.4 Breaks CarPlay for Multiple Cars and Drivers - Apple Updates iWork Suite with Apple Intelligence Writing Tools - New/Old Games Hit Apple Arcade - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 3, 2025 • 16min
Tariffs Tank Apple Shares After Hours - MOSK: 04.03.2025
- Trump Tariffs Tank Apple Shares After Hours - NLRB Freezes Apple Cases as Attorney for Apple Nominated for NLRB Position - Apple Sued Over Non-Ownership of Individual Apple Books - Report: iOS 18.4 Downloading Previously Deleted Apps Back Onto Some iPhones - Developers Betas Hit for Apple’s Next Round of OS Updates - CIRP Eyes Apple Device Ownership and Apple TV+ Subscriptions - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Guy Ritchie-Directed “Fountain Of Youth” - Deleting Data from 23andMe and a crash course in Signal on Checklist No. 417 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 2, 2025 • 11min
Citi's Still Turned on by a Smarter Siri - MOSK: 04.02.2025
- Citi Still Excited About a Smarter Siri - Report: AmEx, Visa Seek to Unseat Mastercard as Apple Card Network - Free VPN Apps with Ties to Chinese Military Found in Apple’s App Store - Apple Releases watchOS 11.4 - Updates Bring Apple Intelligence to EU - iOS 18.4 Activates Find My for South Korea - iOS 18.4 Activates RCS for a Number of MVNOs - Apple Updates Invites App to v1.1 - Deleting Data from 23andMe and a crash course in Signal on Checklist No. 417 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Apr 1, 2025 • 12min
iPhone Production and OS Updates - MOSK: 04.01.2025
- Report: India Doubling iPhone Production This Year - France Fines Apple Over App Tracking Transparency - Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 18.4 - Visual Intelligence Makes It to iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max - More Apple Intelligence Features in macOS 15.4 - New Features for tvOS 18.4 - visionOS 2.4 Brings Apple Intelligence to Apple Vision Pro - Security Updates for Apple operating Systems Past and Present - watchOS 11.4 Goes Missing - Alexa+ Review: Amazon’s Virtual Assistant Over Promises, Under Delivers - Deleting Data from 23andMe and a crash course in Signal on Checklist No. 417 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Mar 31, 2025 • 12min
Apple Pledges Earthquake Relief in Myanmar - MOSK: 03.31.2025
- Apple CEO Pledges Support for Myanmar/Thailand Earthquake Relief - Report: EU will Lowball Fines Against Apple and Meta to Not Anger Trump - Apple Faces Class Action Suit in Canada Over Unrealized A.I. Features - Apple Seeds New RCs of iOS/iPadOS 18.4 to Developers - EU Getting Google Maps as Default Navigation Option in iOS - WhatsApp Now Available as Messaging/Calling Option for iOS - Sponsored by Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code MACOSKEN and get 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/macosken - Deleting Data from 23andMe and a crash course in Signal on Checklist No. 417 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!
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