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Ken Ray
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.
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Jan 24, 2024 • 11min
13 Oscar Noms for Apple Originals - MOSK: 01.24.2024
- watchOS 10.3 Does Not Disable Working Blood Oxygen Sensors - Apple Updates Firmware for AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro - Apple Releases First visionOS Update - MacRumors Notes Changes Ahead for iOS 17.4 - In Sweden: Apple Opening a New Store and Closing An Old One - Report: Apple Lowers Car Expectations, Pushes Out Launch - Apple Originals Nab 13 Oscar Nominations - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 23, 2024 • 14min
Sound and Fury and Apple Vision Pro Orders - MOSK: 01.23.2024
- Ming-Chi Kuo: Stalled Apple Vision Pro Orders Potentially Concerning - JP Morgan: Current Wait Times Immaterial to Apple Vision Pro Success - OS Updates for All of the Apple Things - Apple Pays Russia $13.5M+ for Anticompetitive App Store Rules - Apple Music Incentivizes Delivering Tracks in Spatial Audio - Apple TV+ Outs First Trailer for “Constellation” - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 22, 2024 • 13min
Orders Start for Apple Vision Pro - MOSK: 01.22.2024
- Apple Vision Pro Orders Begin (and Begin to Slip) - Apple Lists Accessory Prices for Vision Pro - Spigen Offers First Third-Party Case for Vision Pro - Apple Vision Pro Repairs Costly Minus AppleCare+ - Advice for Certain Medical Condition and Apple Vision Pro - Apple Posts Making-Of and How-to-Use Videos for Apple Vision Pro - EU Says Apple Offers to Open iPhone NFC to Third-Party Payment Services - Apple Settles iPhone 7 Series Speaker Suit - "Girls State" Goes to Sundance - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 19, 2024 • 16min
An Upgrade for AAPL - MOSK: 01.19.2024
- BofA Upgrades Apple and Raises Price Target - Apple Employees Get Vision Pro at 25% Off - Many Apple Stores Closing One Hour Early This Sunday - Netflix on Apple Vision Pro Will Be Browser-Only - Spotify and YouTube Steer Apple Vision Pro Users to Safari - Apple Marks Lunar New Year with Year of the Dragon Gear - Apple Launches Back to School Promo for Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and South Korea - Apple TV+ Not Going Back to “Schmigadoon!” - Apple TV+ Titles Up for 14 BAFTA Awards - Sponsored by Coda - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get started for free and get a $1,000 credit at coda.io/macosken - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 18, 2024 • 17min
Apple Watch Avoids Renewed Ban - MOSK: 01.18.2024
- Apple Narrowly Avoids Reinstatement of Apple Watch Sales Ban in US - Apple Hits Epic Up for $73M in Legal Fees - Apple Seeds OS Update Release Candidates to Developers and Public Testers - Apple Announces New Black Unity Watch Band, Watch Face, and Wallpapers - Foxconn Joins Semiconductor Project in India - Apple Opens 15-Story Office in Bengaluru - Apple Adjusts Hardware Trade-In Values - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “The New Look” - Apple TV+ Wins Three AARP Movie Awards - Sponsored by Coda - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get started for free and get a $1,000 credit at coda.io/macosken - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 17, 2024 • 18min
Epic versus Apple Enters New Phase - MOSK: 01.17.2024
- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals in Epic v. Apple Case - Apple Updates App Store Rules on Steering and Out of App Store Purchases - CEO of Epic Upset with App Store Rules Updates - EU Companies Urge “Gatekeepers” to Greater Action Ahead of DMA - Canalys: Apple Takes Top Spot in 2023 Global Smartphone Shipments - FCC Clears Apple Vision Pro for Sale - Ming-Chi Kuo See Apple Aiming for Worldwide Vision Pro Release Ahead of WWDC - MacRumors Says App Store for Apple Vision Pro Is Live - Apple Lists Array of Video Offerings for Apple Vision Pro Debut - Sponsored by Coda - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get started for free and get a $1,000 credit at coda.io/macosken - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 16, 2024 • 18min
Much Ado About Discounts - MOSK: 01.16.2024
- Apple China Offers Rare Hardware Discounts for Lunar New Year Promotion - Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Max Accounts for 40-45% of iPhone 15 Sale in 1H24 - IDC: Apple Takes Top Spot in 2023 Global Smartphone Shipments - Largely Positive Evercore Note Addresses Five Apple Investor Concerns - Apple May Pull Blood-Oxygen Sensor from Apple Watch to Keep Sales Ticking - Between 2 and 4 More Awards for Apple - Apple and Its CEO Mark MLK Day - Sponsored by Coda - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get started for free and get a $1,000 credit at coda.io/macosken - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 15, 2024 • 13min
On Your Mark, Get Set, Pro! MOSK: 01.15.2024
- EU’s Vestager and Apple’s Cook Meet in Silicon Valley - Apple Gets People Ready to Order Vision Pro - Bloomberg’s Gurman Lays Out Expected Apple Vision Pro Demo Process - Belkin Battery Clip for Apple Vision Pro Should Hit on 2 Febraury - Apple Closing San Diego Data Operations Annotations Office - Apple Music Publishes Playlist by Usher to Promo Super Bowl Halftime Show - Sponsored by Coda - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get started for free and get a $1,000 credit at coda.io/macosken - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 12, 2024 • 15min
A Big Little Number for Apple Vision Pro - MOSK: 01.12.2024
- Ming-Chi Kuo: Only 60k to 80k Apple Vision Pro Units Available at Launch - Apple Issues Security Fix for Magic Keyboard Vulnerability - Apple Says Find My Can Find 32 Things (Kind of) - Remote Apple Shareholders Meeting Set for 28 February - Apple TV+ Teases 2024 Season MLS Docuseries - Apple TV+ Promos Slate of Kids Programming - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!

Jan 11, 2024 • 13min
Getting the Ban Back Together - MOSK: 01.11.2024
- ITC Argues Against Stay of Apple Watch Ban - Redburn Atlantic Downgrades Apple to “Hold,” Keeps $200 Target - Redburn Downgrade is Apple’s Third of 2024 - Macworld: Apple Aware of Possible AirDrop Security Issue Since 2019 - Public Testers Get New Betas of iOS 17.3, iPadOS 17.3, and macOS 14.3 - Apple Adds Test Drivers and Grows AV Fleet - Apple TV+ Nabs 11 SAG Award Nominations - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in 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!