Essential Apple Podcast 288: Happy Birthday Steve

This week Simon and Nick consider Steve’s birthday and, sadly, two years of war in the Ukraine, plus Post Quantum Cryptography, Apple’s first folding device, some Apple TV+, and an Apple Ring?
Apologies if the sound is still a little below par, Simon’s new mic didn’t arrive in time for this recording, but hopefully all will be well by the next show.

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Recorded 25th February 2024

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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

APPLE

Steve Jobs Would Have Celebrated His 69th Birthday Today – MacRumors
Here’s how much it costs Apple to make the $3,500 Vision Pro – 9to5Mac
Critical Mac And iPhone Security Warning—Stop Doing These 3 Things Now – Forbes
‘iMessage With PQ3: The New State of the Art in Quantum-Secure Messaging at Scale’ – Daring Fireball
- New iMessage PQ3 Encryption Protocol Protects Against Post-Quantum Attacks – TidBITS
- Apple’s own descriotion of what they’re doing – Apple
iPhone 15 owners are still having Bluetooth problems – almost 6 months after launch – Tom’s Guide
New Rumor Suggests An Apple Ring Could Be ‘Imminent’ – iDrop News
Apple’s first folding device won’t be an iPhone – iMore
Apple chipmaker moving ahead toward 2nm processors in 2025 – Cult of Mac
Exclusive: Apple Maps to get a big boost in the UK – iMore
Master of the Air Is Apple TV+s Most Watched Series Launch Ever – GeekTyrant
Apple TV Plus space thriller Constellation divides opinion – iMore
Apple’s hit sci-fi show is finally set to resume filming following production delays – GamesRadar

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Sorry But You Need To Stop Using This Old School Phone Hack To Dry Your Phone – HuffPost UK
Apple debunks common charging myth that people claim could harm your battery – UNILAD
15 Cool Apple Watch Features You’re (Probably) Not Using – iDrop News
10 iPhone pro tips that are actually helpful – BGR

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