Sorry this one is a bit late, there’s a lot of real life stuff going on. Anyway Nick and I get together again to mull over the week in Apple incuding of course another record quarter results.
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Recorded 2nd May 2022
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On this week’s show
NICK RILEY
- @spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
- Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots’ Let’s Talk Apple
- Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
- Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube
APPLE
- Apple Reports Second Quarter Results – Apple
- Apple Q2 2022 results: A record $97 billion quarter – Six Colors
- Opinion: iPad sees year-over-year sales decline – I blame iPadOS for that — 9to5Mac
- Apple and Dell shipments grow but overall PC market shrinks — ZDNet
- Mac shipments grew 8% this year, as leading PC brands saw their own numbers plummet – 9to5Mac
- iPhone shipments grow while Android tanks — Cult of Mac
- Apple now employs Brazilian supplier to build iPhone 13 – AppleInsider
- New Apple AirTag update makes it easier to stop stalkers — BGR
- Apple to bin apps that go three years without updates — The Register
- Apple clarifies conditions for App Store app removal, extends update deadline to 90 days — AppleInsider
- Lawsuit alleges Apple should have to pay damages to consumers for suspending Apple Pay in Russia — 9to5Mac
- Apple Launches Self Service Repair Store — Daring Fireball
- Apple launches Self Service Repair program for iPhones – AppleInsider
- Apple’s iPhone repair tool kit that it rents is wheeled and weighs 79 pounds — AppleInsider
- Your iPhone can alert you to breaking glass, smoke alarms and other dangers — Cult of Mac
- Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable teardown shows why the accessory is expensive — 9to5Mac
TECHNOLOGY
- Qualcomm’s M1 Rival to Be Available in PCs by Late 2023 – MacRumors
- This student invention captures harmful car tyre microplastic dust – EuroNews
WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS
- How ILM Brought Boba Fett to Times Square – YouTube
JUST A SNIPPET
For things that are not worth more than a flypast
- If you’re into any of these things, Apple thinks you’re a ‘hipster’ — Cult of Mac
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