

Mac OS Ken
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 10, 2024 • 12min
Selling the Apple Vision Pro Vision - MOSK: 01.10.2024
- Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple Needs to Sell Apple Vision Pro Vision to Sell the Device - Apple Vision Pro Ad “Get Ready” Evokes Memories of First iPhone Ad “Hello” - Beijing Authorities Say They Can ID AirDrop Senders - Apple Seeds Next Round of OS Update Betas to Developers - Apple VP of Finance Takes CFO Post at Sonos - Apple Opens New Seoul Store on 20 January - Apple Music Classical Expanding Later This Month - Apple Nominated for Nine Art Directors Guild Awards - 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 9, 2024 • 17min
Apple Vision Pro Gets a Release Date - MOSK: 01.09.2024
- Apple Vision Pro Pre-Orders Start 19 January; Device Launches 2 February - Apple Opening Early on 2 February for Vision Pro Demos - Zeiss Lenses for Apple Vision Pro Cost Less Than Expected - Two Sets of Straps for Apple Vision Pro - Apple Vision Pro “Persona” Avatars Launching as Beta - Apple Sharpens Tools for Vision Pro Developers - Apple Asks Developers to Say “Spatial Computing Apps,” Not VR/AR/MR/XR - Bloomberg Highlights Negative Note on iPhone from Seemingly Inaccurate Analyst - Firms Pledge $1.5B for iPhone Manufacturing in Tamil Nadu - iPhone Survives 16,000-Foot Drop from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 - Sales and Rentals of “Napoleon” Start Today - More Creative Arts Emmys for Apple - 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 8, 2024 • 13min
Evercore's Cool with Apple and Gladstone Gets a Globe - MOSK: 01.08.2023
- Evercore Still Bullish on AAPL - Apple 1Q24 Earnings Set for 1 February - NYT Raises Specter of DoJ Antitrust Suit Against Apple - EC Antitrust Chief to Meet with Apple’s Cook and Other CEO’s This Week - SEC Says Apple and Disney Must Address AI Questions for AFL-CIO - “Batterygate” Settlement Payments Rolling Out to Affected Consumers - Apple Bay Street in Emeryville, CA Reopens - Apple TV+ Wins Four Creative Arts Emmy Awards - Lily Gladstone Nabs Acting Trophy at Golden Globes - 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 5, 2024 • 13min
Another Downgrade for AAPL - MOSK: 01.05.2024
- Piper Sandler Cuts Apple Rating and Price Target on iPhone Concerns - Evercore Sees Strength for App Store, Though Tough Compares Loom - Apple Card Savings Account APY Rises to 4.35% - Some See Syncing Problems with iPhone, Mac, and Apple Music - Public Testers Get Second macOS 14.3 Beta - New Fitness+ Content Coming Monday - Clicks: Physical Keyboard Add-On for iPhone - Jon Prosser and Front Page Tech Present Documentary on Apple and Tim Cook - “Killers of the Flower Moon” Hits Apple TV+ Next Week - 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 4, 2024 • 13min
An iOS Beta Meets Mr. Bungle - MOSK: 01.04.2024
- Apple Analyst Wants Apple to Get “Unstuck” - Apple Design VP Leaves for LoveFrom - Counterpoint: Premium and Ultra-Premiums Grew in 2023’s Shrinking Smartphone Market - Report: Indian Government Leaned on Apple After Warnings of State Sponsored Hacks - Apple Seeds Second Developer Betas of Next Round of OS Updates - iOS 17.3 Developer Beta 2 Bricks some iPhones - Apple Pulls Second Developer Betas of iOS and iPadOS 17.3 - 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 3, 2024 • 13min
A Rough Start to the New Year for AAPL - MOSK: 01.03.2024
- An Unhappy Start to 2024 for AAPL - Nikkei: Japan May Require 3rd-Party App Stores and Payments for Apple and Google - Apple Watch Activity Rings Get Customizable Goals - Apple Preparing 1099-INT Forms for Apple Card Savings Users - New North American Stores Planned for Apple - Japanese New Year Apple Promotion Underway - Free Meta Quest App Tops in App Store on Christmas Day - On Heels of Season Three Finale, Apple Orders Fifth Season of “Slow Horses” - 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!

Dec 28, 2023 • 14min
Time Extended for Apple Watch - MOSK: 12.28.2023
- Ban Suspended on Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 - Apple Watch New Year Activity Challenge Ahead - Beeper Gives Up “Cat-and-Mouse” with Apple - DoJ and FTC Investigating Apple Thwarting Beeper Mini - Mint Mobile Notifies Affected Customers of Data Breach - Home Improvement Chain Lowe’s Adds In-Store Apple Pay Support - Apple Closing Infinite Loop Store Next Month - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef.com/60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - 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!

Dec 21, 2023 • 15min
ITC Gives Apple Watch Ban a Miss - MOSK: 12.21.2023
- US ITC Lets Apple Watch American Ban Stand - Apple Pay, Apple Cash, and Apple Card See Brief Outage - Apple Card Savings Account Sees First Rate Increase - Barcelona Apple Store Union Plans Saturday Strike - Honolulu’s Apple Royal Hawaiian Closing Permanently - Porsche and Aston Martin Tease Next Generation CarPlay Adoption - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef dot com slash 60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - 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!

Dec 20, 2023 • 16min
Apple Watchers Shrug Off Watch Ban - MOSK: 12.20.2023
- Apple Watching World Unfazed by Anticipated U.S. Watch Bans - Bloomberg: Watch Ban Might Hinder Apple’s Return to Growth - Barron’s: Ignore the Noise - Munster Sees No Worry for Apple in Watch Bans - Chatterjee Sees No Worry for Apple in Watch Bans - White House Keeping an Eye on Likely Apple Watch Ban - Masimo CEO Says Company Open to Settling with Apple - Apple News+ Adds The Athletic - Small Performance OS Updates from Apple - TikTok Now Optimized for iPad, Other Tablets, and Foldables - Apple TV+ Picks Up Second Season of “The Buccaneers” - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef dot com slash 60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - 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!

Dec 19, 2023 • 14min
Perilous Times for Apple Watch - MOSK: 12.19.2023
- Apple to Halt Apple Watch S9 and Ultra 2 Sales Ahead of Patent Related Import Ban - Apple at Work on Software Fix for Apple Watch Patent Problem - Sites Offer Last-Minute Apple Watch Deals - Facades: App Focused on Apple Retail Gets an Update - NordVPN Adds Apple TV App to App Store - Apple TV+ Takes Home Five Children's and Family Emmy Awards - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef dot com slash 60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - 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!