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A pause before release of additional iOS devices could make sense for Apple. The A12 Bionic chip’s smaller size of 7 nanometers is a first. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: “iOS 12.1 references ‘iPad2018Fall’, all but confirming new iPad Pro debut next month” “Apple Watch Series 3 Teardown” “Apple Watch Series 4” “Upgrade” Episode 210 Myke Hurley TGF Article 8 webpage   Tech Geek Fact: https://techgeekfact.com

In its Aug. 30 scoop about the new iPhone, the website 9to5Mac should have said where and how it obtained the report’s information and photos. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: • 9to5Mac article, “Exclusive: This is ‘iPhone XS’ — design, larger version, and gold colors confirmed,” Aug. 30, 2018: 9to5mac.com/2018/08/30/2018-iphone-xs-design-larger-version-gold-exclusive • Daring Fireball article, “9to5Mac Obtained Product Marketing Photos of ‘iPhone X’ and Series 4 Apple Watch, Aug. 30, 2018: daringfireball.net/linked/2018/08/30/guilherme-rambo-iphone-xs • Twitter post, Guilherme Rambo, Sept. 11, 2018: twitter.com/_inside/status/1039604702697144322 • Glenn Marston: glennmarston.com • TGF article webpage: techgeekfact.com/home/2018/9/12/9to5mac-needed-iphone-scoop-sources Tech Geek Fact: techgeekfact.com

Apple should end its practice of adding numbers, Roman numerals and letters to the names of its iPhones. It should replace the system with a model year and a straightforward iPhone name. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: • Article webpage: techgeekfact.com/home/2018/9/12/new-iphone-numbers-what-makes-sense Tech Geek Fact: techgeekfact.com

Apple created the thousand-dollar flagship smartphone last year with the iPhone X. In the second year of its new generation, with a larger-screen model sure to cost more, now is the time to moderate top-level prices. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: • “New iPhone Names: What Makes Sense”: techgeekfact.com/home/2018/9/12/new-iphone-names-what-makes-sense Tech Geek Fact: techgeekfact.com

Apple should make every word and character count when naming iPhones, in the same elegant manner as it designs devices. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: • Daring Fireball: daringfireball.net • “The Talk Show,” Episode 229: daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2018/09/04/ep-229 • Jason Snell: twitter.com/jsnell Tech Geek Fact: techgeekfact.com

A year after Hurricane Irma blasts through the Florida location of Tech Geek Fact, the website picks up with new articles. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: • “iPhone Choked Me 10 Years Ago Today”: techgeekfact.com/home/2017/9/5/iphone-choked-me-10-years-ago-today • “Mihai” audio pronunciation: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mihai?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=bix&file=bixmic02 • Generator: amzn.to/2t8NHqi • Glenn Marston at newspapers: glennmarston.com • National Hurricane Center: nhc.noaa.gov Tech Geek Fact: techgeekfact.com

Three days after Glenn Marston buys his original iPhone for $600, Steve Jobs announces a price reduction to $400. Marston chokes on the lunchtime news. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: • “Mihai” audio pronunciation: https://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mihai?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=bix&file=bixmic02 • Macworld article by Philip Michaels, “Apple slashes 8GB iPhone price by $200,” Sept. 5, 2007: https://macworld.com/article/59838/2007/09/iphonepricecut.html • Ryan Block on Engadget’s live blog, “Steve Jobs live -- Apple's ‘The beat goes on’ special event,” Sept. 5, 2007: https://engadget.com/2007/09/05/steve-jobs-live-apples-the-beat-goes-on-special-event Tech Geek Fact: https://techgeekfact.com  

Introducing TechGeekFact.com, a new technology website. The site focuses on fact-checking, commentary and news. Host and Producer: Glenn Marston Show Notes: • Fact-checks: techgeekfact.com/about-factchecking • Glenn Marston: glennmarston.com • Glenn Marston’s experience: glennmarston.com/resume-and-accomplishments • Inform Well, LLC: informwell.com Tech Geek Fact: techgeekfact.com