Dec 18th 2018
MacBreak Weekly 641
Tic-Tic-CHUNK
Apple vs Qualcomm, Glitter Bomb
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
- Apple is Coming to Austin.
- Apple vs Qualcomm in China
- Apple Music now on Amazon Echo
- RIP Apple Connect
- Apple TV gets Peanuts, Justin Lin, and a new casting director
- Glitter bombs and KFC firelogs
Picks of the Week
- Andy's Picks: Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You a Swinging Christmas and Patrick Stewart's A Christmas Carol
- Rene's Picks: iPhone XR Clear Case and Biggest Apple MISSES of 2018
- Alex's Pick: Remove Backgrounds with Remove.bg
- Leo's Pick: Apple Music Web Player
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Links
- Russia even used Pokémon Go in its 2016 US election propaganda
- Apple to build campus in Austin and sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City
- Apple plans increase in Pegatron iPhone assembly to skirt China ban alongside iOS 12 patch
- Qualcomm now tries to get this year’s iPhones banned in China through 2nd injunction
- Apple issues iOS 12.1.2 with eSIM connectivity fixes
- Qualcomm accuses Apple of violating iPhone sales ban in China, despite today’s iOS 12.1.2 release
- Apple Now Offering Free Next Day Delivery on Holiday Purchases Made by December 21
- Apple reportedly developing custom cellular modem for iPhones in-house amid battle with Qualcomm
- Apple looks to make Group FaceTime audio calls more realistic
- Apple Music support hits Amazon Echo speakers
- Apple Music removes ability for artists to post to Connect, posts removed from Artist Pages and For You
- Paul McCartney and Emma Stone team up for exclusive Apple Music video on anti-bullying
- Apple takes three spots on Adweek’s 25 best ads of 2018 list
- Apple's video service gets "Peanuts"
- Apple adds 'Fast & Furious' director Justin Lin to its TV talent pool
- Apple's streaming video service casting director is Sony exec Tamara Hunter
- Apple Books releases six free audiobooks read by celebrity narrators
- Costco now sells Macs online, with discounts ranging from $50 to $200
- Cydia's app store for jailbroken iPhones shuts down purchases (updated)
- Lawsuit alleges Apple’s iPhone XS marketing images deceptively hide the notch
- Someone Just Paid Over $6,000 for a Steve Jobs Business Card
- Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
- Patrick Stewart's Christmas Carol
- Apple Music Web Player
- Remove
- iPhone XR Clear Case
- Biggest Apple MISSES of 2018