Aug 11th 2020
MacBreak Weekly 726
A Song for Woz
Happy Birthday Woz, 27-Inch iMac Review, Trump vs. TikTok & WeChat
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Jonathan Mann
Happy Birthday Woz, 27-Inch iMac Review, Trump vs. TikTok & WeChat
The Week's Stores:
- Rene Ritchie's review of the 2020 27-Inch iMac
- Should you wait to buy an Apple Silicon Macbook? Will all your apps work on a new Mac?
- Russia accuses Apple of mobile app market abuse
- Apple will not allow Microsoft's xCloud or Google's Stadia gaming services on iOS
- Samsung's new line is real competition for Apple iPhones, Watches, and AirPods
- Trump vs TikTok: TikTok is NOT giving your data to the Chinese government, but Experian, Target, and Twitter are.
- Trump also bans WeChat, which will kill 30% iPhone users, and Tencent, which will kill most US video games.
- Instagram releases TikTok clone Reels, TikTok says they will help users move if they are banned
- The TWiT guide to product placement
- Rene Ritchie's guide to the watchOS 7 beta: caveat emptor!
- iPhone 12 officially delayed to October
- Tim Cook is finally a billionaire
- Apple stock split coming this month
- Tim Cook is the best CEO Apple has ever had
- Apple News+ is hijacking news links
- Woz turns 70 today! Celebrate live at 5pm PT 8/11 and listen to Jonathan Mann's birthday song for Woz!
Picks of the Week
- Andy's Pick: WindowSwap
- Rene's Pick: SoundSource 5
- Lory's Pick: Espionage Cosmetics
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Links
- Andy's Pick: WindowSwap
- Rene's Pick: SoundSource 5
- Lory's Pick: Espionage Cosmetics
- Rene Ritchie reviews the new 27-inch iMac and its new FaceTime HD camera
- Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines - The Verge
- Russian watchdog says Apple abused mobile app market dominance - Reuters
- Woz's 70th Birthday
- Jonathan Mann on YouTube