MBW 990: Eating the Cake at Both Ends - The Divisiveness of the iPhone Air
Shelly Brisbin joins the show this week! Who got which of the new devices that were announced at last week's Apple event? Reviews of the latest OS 26 operating systems are starting to roll out. Should you get the iPhone Air? And Apple scored big at the recent Emmys with 22 wins!
iOS 26 Review: Through a glass, liquidly.
Help, I have been charmed by the iPhone Air.
The iPhone 17 square selfie camera is a bigger deal than you think.
Siri just got five surprise iOS 26 features, here's what's new.
Apple's Outstanding Comedy The Studio sweeps as the most-winning freshman comedy in Emmy history...
visionOS 26 now available starting today: Here's what's new for Apple Vision Pro.
Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs leaves and rejoins Apple.
Picks of the Week
Shelly's Pick: Case for Vision
Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Web Importer
Alex's Picks: Carrot Weather & Tenganda Tea
Leo's Pick: pico-mac-nano
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko
Guest: Shelly Brisbin
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MBW 989: Orange Is the New Black - Apple Debuts the iPhone Air
The Apple Event just concluded, and the MacBreak Weekly panel is ready to discuss what was announced at the event! New AI features are coming to the AirPods Pro 3. Apple unveiled its long-rumored iPhone Air, its slimmest iPhone yet. And the iPhone 17 Pro officially shows off its new bold orange color option for its premium lineup.
Introducing AirPods Pro 3, the ultimate audio experience
Apple introduces Apple Watch SE 3.
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 11, featuring groundbreaking health insights.
Introducing Apple Watch Ultra 3.
Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, the most powerful and advanced Pro models ever.
Introducing iPhone Air, a powerful new iPhone with a breakthrough design.
Apple debuts iPhone 17.
Instagram finally comes to iPad.
Adobe's Premiere video editor is coming to iPhone for free.
All the President's Tech CEOs.
Apple triumphs with 15 wins at night one of the 77th Creative Arts Emmy Awards as "The Studio" and "Severance" lead for comedy and drama.
Steve Hayden, writer behind Apple's pivotal '1984' commercial, dies at 78.
All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko
Guest: Mikah Sargent
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MBW 988: Clothes by the Pound - A Replacement to FineWoven?
The MacBreak Weekly panel is patiently waiting for Apple's September event! A story about stolen luggage at LAX being recovered thanks to an Apple AirTag diverges into a spirited discussion on clothing and luggage. And Apple could be prepared to drop its largest case redesign for the iPhone 17, including a spiritual successor to the FineWoven material.
Apple plans AirPods feature that can live-translate conversations.
Upgrade 579: The 2025 September Event Draft.
Stolen luggage at LAX recovered thanks to Apple AirTag.
Apple taking half of TSMC's 2nm chip capacity when production hits full speed.
France's unnecessary iPhone 12 RF patch is spreading across Europe.
Apple may be readying the largest case redesign yet for iPhone 17.
New 'Vision Air': Here's how much lighter and less expensive it might be.
You can try Apple's lightning-fast video captioning model right from your browser.
Apple just released a new AI chatbot to help retail employees sell iPhones.
Apple Music radio stations are now available outside of Apple Music for the first time.
Adafruit Fruit Jam – An RP2350 mini computer running classic Macintosh - CNX Software.
Zoom wins broadcast Emmy.
Picks of the Week
Leo's Pick: Vintage Apple
Jason's Picks: The Nomad Leather Mag Wallet with Find My & Sport Band for Apple Watch
Andy's Pick: Blitzortung
Alex's Pick: OWC Thunderblade X12
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
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MBW 987: As Gruber as It Gets - Save the Date: September 9th!
Apple's "Awe dropping" event is set for September 9th. Developer beta 8 of iOS 216, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 has been released. Apple TV+ is hiking its monthly user price. And Masimo sues US Customs over Apple's Apple Watch blood oxygen workaround.
Apple September Event invites have officially gone out.
iPhone 17 countdown begins as Foxconn ramps up factory hiring in China.
Apple seeds developer beta 8 of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26.
MacOS 26 Tahoe's dead canary utility app Icons.
Apple may back out of MLB entirely as NBC closes in on 'Sunday Night Baseball' rights.
Apple TV+ hiking price, will now cost $13 per month in U.S.
Masimo was last to learn about blood oxygen sensing returning to Apple Watch.
FTC draws hard line on foreign-driven censorship & data demands for Big Tech.
Apple Wallet in iOS 26 adds a toggle to disable controversial feature.
HBO Max launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Pro.
'F1' & 'Superman' top $600M global; 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' killing it overseas.
Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple over claims it favors OpenAI.
Apple patches CVE-2025-43300 zero-day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS exploited in targeted attacks.
Picks of the Week
Jason's Pick: Nic's Fix
Andy's Pick: Studs Terkel
Alex's Pick: Bitrig
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
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MBW 986: Movies on the Moon - Apple's Leaked Upcoming Products!
A slew of Apple's planned upcoming products got leaked in software code! Blood Oxygen for the Apple Watch is back, but with a unique twist. Are the upcoming iPhone 17s for the U.S. market all manufactured in India? And Samsung is slowly taking more market share from Apple with the growing demand for folding and slimmer phones.
Liquid Glass. Why?
Every Apple secret that leaked Wednesday.
Leaked S11 chip details reveal no major performance upgrades for 2025 Apple Watches.
U.S. Apple Watches get blood-oxygen sensor reprieve.
Explore the Disney+ 'Alien: Earth' immersive environment with the Apple Vision Pro now.
Apple code suggests Touch ID could be coming to Apple Watch.
Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode.
Apple expands iPhone production in India for US-bound new models.
Apple workshop on privacy-preserving machine learning 2025.
Samsung taking market share from Apple in U.S. as foldable phones gain momentum.
It's Google's turn to convince us to care about AI on our phones.
Picks of the Week
Jason's Pick: EOOUT Mesh Zipper Pouch Bags
Andy's Pick: Tot from Iconfactory
Alex's Pick: Voyage Dante 2nd Order Ambisonic Mic
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
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MacBreak Weekly covers all things Apple: Leo, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell analyze every bit of news from the most interesting company in tech. From AI to Vision Pro, iPad to iPhone, these Apple experts know-all and tell-all.
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