MacBreak Weekly 644

• Apple touts privacy and shows off HomeKit at CES.
• How important is privacy for Apple?
• Battery replacement program cost Apple some sales, but not as many as China's bad economy.
• Tim Cook focuses on health tech for Apple's future.
• Wherefore art thou, AirPower?
• Apple vs Qualcomm takes an unexpected turn in Germany.
• HomePod hits China this week.

Picks of the Week

• Jim's Pick: A Pale Horse Named Death
• Andy's Pick: dueling Fyre Festival documentaries
• Rene's Pick: Netatmo Smart Doorbell
• Leo's Pick: Primephonic Classical Streaming

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Links

• Apple turns up at CES 2019 in the snarkiest way possible
• Apple shows off new smart home products from HomeKit partners
• For Owners of Amazon's Ring Security Cameras, Strangers May Have Been Watching
• Apple Hires Prominent Facebook Critic for Internal-Facing Product Privacy Role
• TRIANGULATION 380: Shoshana Zuboff
• iPhone XS Smart Battery Case
• iPhone XS Max Smart Battery Case
• iPhone XR Smart Battery Case
• A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devices for longer
• Daring Fireball: On Apple's $29 iPhone Battery Replacement Program and Its Role in Their Earnings Miss
• Report: AirPower Has Entered Production and is Coming Soon
• Tim Cook says revenue for Apple's wearables is 50% more than iPod at its peak, with the Watch and AirPods generating 4-6x more i
• Tim Cook teases 'new services' coming in 2019, says Apple's 'greatest contribution to mankind' will be health-related
• German court throws out Qualcomm's latest patent case against Apple | Reuters
• Apple's 5G iPhone shift bogged down by Qualcomm chip battle - CNET
• HomePod available in China beginning Jan. 18
• A Pale Horse Named Death
• Hulu: "Fyre Fraud"
• Netflix "The Greatest Party That Never Happened"
• Egg picture beats Kylie Jenner as most-liked Instagram post of all time
• Netatmo Smart Doorbell
• Primephonic Classical Streaming