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A podcast of the Mac OS Ken: Live call-in show, every Wednesday at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific. Discussing news related to Apple and other technology. But mostly Apple.

Sending the live show to live on a farm. But we have some lovely parting emails before we go.

A look at the "most invasive" apps in the App Store, plus wrapping up the daily live deal.

Thoughts around commission changes in the Google Play Store, the disingenuous Mr. Sweeney, and Justin Long's new gig.

Russia is pre-installing apps on iPhones in Russia. China may have found a way around App Tracking Transparency in China. Apple does busines...

A look at the timely/untimely demise of Apple's great, big HomePod. Plus Ming-Chi Kuo says growth is over for AirPods. We're just a bunch of...

Remember that thing about iOS 14.5 letting users set new defaults for music players with Siri? You're not going to be able to do that. Perso...

Netflix has an answer to TikTok. Amazon has a way to make video game clips. Apple TV+ has a short-form drama on the way. With more time on o...

The Coalition for coordinated tech attacks opens a front in Minnesota. We'll talk about proposed legislation there. Plus - Epic and Apple ha...

Target is getting Apple Stores of its own and Facebook makes another half-case for why you want it to track you.

Fisker and Foxconn have done a car deal, which makes Foxconn look like a more interesting Apple Car prospect. That, plus Wedbush analyst Dan...

Apple had a virtual chat with shareholders today. Thanks to Philip Elmer-DeWitt's Apple 3.0, we've got an idea of what some of those questio...

Representatives in Arizona have attached an amendment to HB2005 that could force open in-app purchases in iOS apps to third-party processors...

Apple TV+ previewed a lot of upcoming titles and projects at today's Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour 2021. We'll look at wh...

Is there negative news today? Yes. But we landed a rover on Mars, so we're talking about positive stuff instead.

Apple shares are down today. We'll take a glance at possible reasons. Plus, Apple's signed a deal with Skydance Animation, which is headed b...

North Dakota has decided to not upend the Google and Apple app store business models, though legislation in other states is waiting in the w...

It's a Feedback Friday! What has wowed folks about Apple over the last 15 years, what has surprised them, and what do they hope/expect to se...

Apple's new AR offering "For All Mankind: Time Capsule" sends ken down a few rabbit holes around realities augmented and virtual, playing ga...

After a fight with techno-gremlins, a short consideration of Apple and the digital divide, born of not being able to climb Paramount Mountai...

Tripping through a few stories du jour, including confirmation Hyundai's out of the Apple Car race, who might be in that race, the "failure"...

A look at flocking to Apple Car and AR rumors. Plus, life's looking more difficult for some 3rd-party Apple accessory makers. Mac OS Ken: Li...

When Mac OS Ken started 15 years ago, Apple making a new Snoopy series seemed an obvious conclusion. Okay... no it didn't. Neither did a wat...

Talk of AR and VR and Apple Car are inescapable, thus - we cannot escape discussing them today. Financial analysts play with the car rumors,...

Good App Store tidings for the App Store from JP Morgan. So why is Ken talking about September? Also, a HomePod mini PSA and giving the Appl...

Apple has announced changes around app tracking and iOS 14, while Facebook is FINALLY taking its case for tracking Facebook users to Faceboo...

A small business owner writes in to talk success with Facebook ads. We'll hit that feedback, Plus - In praise of Gene Munster's praise of Ka...

How analysts felt going into Apple's Q1FY21 earnings call is how they felt coming out. We'll go over raised targets (some grudgingly) and a...

Minutes after Apple's call with analysts, Mac OS Ken: Live takes a look at numbers reported, questions asked, answers given, and - perhaps t...

Apple patches three zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS 14.4. That, plus thoughts on Dan Riccio's secret project and 15 years of Mac OS Ken!

Expectations for Apple's Q1FY21 are through the roof. We'll look at some of those. Plus - Dan Riccio is working on a secret! Building a myst...

Stories of strength and weakness for Apple TV+ in the last two days. We'll shuffle through numbers, with a side of why they don't matter, an...

Bloomberg has a rumor about an Apple VR headset. It's kind of unbelievable. Even Bloomberg doesn't seem to believe it. We'll look at what th...

The White House has a new occupant, and the White House website is a bit more welcome. Accessibility changes plus preferred pronouns make th...

Three firms upped their Apple targets in the past few days - we'll look at who and why. Plus, new numbers on streaming services. We'll look...

Apple's being sued for not removing Telegraph from the App Store. We'll talk about that - Plus, Intel's incoming CEO takes a jab at Apple. M...

Rumors of big changes for Macs on the horizon. We'll talk about those, then hit features YOU want. Plus and interesting bit of feedback arou...

I'm in sort of a dark headspace. Wanna help me out? Listen and see what response you have - then send it to me: info@macosken.com. Also - Re...

Apple announces major investments in underserved communities, the first Apple Developer Academy in the US, and a learning hub for HBCUs. Tod...

Tim Cook is announcing something on "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday. We'll talk about his calls for accountability over last week's storming...

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the second most important story for Apple in 2020. I submit Work from Home as a new submission. Plus,...

Apple lowers the boom on Parler, giving the platform 24-hours to seriously start moderating for violent content. That, PLUS Democratic commi...

Facebook's worry for small business may have been for itself. We'll look at its ATT resistance and the lack of privacy labels for Google app...

The events in Washington Wednesday shook me up. So, I talked about that for a few minutes. It helped me with the other shows, so... here it...

With the week well underway, a few analysts have penned their first notes of the year. We'll look at those, plus the greening of executive b...

Rough sledding on Wall Street to start the year. We'll take a layman's look at the whys, whats, and huhs. Plus, Unky Gene and Young MC on wh...

Assuming Apple Silicon is the top Apple story of 2020, listeners send in suggestions for 2020's runner-up story. Plus - I have a vote for wh...

Loup Ventures' Gene Munster thinks Apple will be the top-performer among the FAANGs in 2021. We'll look at why. PLUS - a business model brea...

A strong showing for iPhones and App Store on Christmas. That plus some old technology that's new to me.

A seriously sensible Rod Hall has written a note on Apple Car. That - plus a surprise welcome from a potential competitor in autos for Apple...

There's talk that MGM is up for sale. People want Apple to buy it. We'll talk about that. Plus, chasing the Apple Car talk - one analyst won...