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- 17 Apple Stores in Italy See Strike on iPhone 18 Pro Launch Day - Apple Adds Color to NYC's Glass Cube for iPhone 18 Pro Launch - Heat Initiative Protests Outside NYC iPhone Launch - In India - Quick Commerce Delivers New iPhones in 10 Minutes - Morgan Stanley Sees "Healthier Underlying Demand" for New iPhones - BofA: Carrier Trade-Ins Offsetting Higher iPhone Prices - Evercore Ups Apple Target on Consumer Intent to Purchase Survey - iFixit Gives New iPhones Provisional Repairability Scores of 7-Out-of-10 - Pro and Pro Max Cases Seem Interchangeable Between 17 and 18 Lines - Latest Apple Watches Don't Support Handwashing Detection - Deadline: Apple TV's "The Savant" Set for Spring 2027 - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Day One Updates for Day One Hardware - Out-of-Warranty Battery Replacements Up $10 for Latest iPhones - Odd Swipe Bug Temporarily Freezing iPhones Running iOS 27 - Fast Charging Chargers for New Apple Watch Models - Apple's Cook Headed Back to White House - Apple Seeds First RCs for macOS 15.8.1 and 26.7.1 to Developers - Apple Drops a Trailer for "Tenzing" - Apple TV Serves Trailer for Second Season of "Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars" - Last Apple TV MLB Game of Season to Feature Shots from iPhone 18 Pro - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- JP Morgan: iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max Orders Weak on Day One - Evercore: iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max Orders Strong in First Few Days - Latest Waits for Latest iPhones - iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max Reviews: Good, But No Duo - OpenAI Presses X for Answers on Dropping Apple Case - Report: Apple May Get Back in the Server Game - Reminder: macOS 27 Kills Time Machine Backups to Time Capsule - Apple Seeds First blankOS 27.2 Developer Betas - Sneaky Sasquatch/Subway Surfers+ Synergy in Apple Arcade - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Files Formal Challenge to Contempt Ruling with SCOTUS - X Drops Suit Against Apple - Apple's iPhone Deliveries Slip to October - 2019 21.5-inch 4K iMac Hits Apple's Vintage List - Apple Caps Emmy Season with 29 Wins - "Slow Horses" Picked Up for Eighth Season - "Slow Horses" Season Six Starts on Apple TV - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Touts "Major Updates" with Release of blankOS 27 - Apple's A.I. Messaging Leans Hard Into Privacy and Security - Apple Highlights New Child Safety Features in blankOS 27 - New features in blankOS 27 - Old Operating Systems Get Security Updates - AppleCare One Family Goes Live in US - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- blankOS 27 Releases Expected Today - Suggestions in Messages and Password Fixer Missing blankOS 27 Release - A Look at New iPhone Availability - Hypertension Alerts on New Apple Watch Models May Face Recertification Delay - Several Features "Missing" from iPhone Duo - iPhone Duo Supports Apple Pencil with USB-C, Not Apple Pencil Pro - More Listener Feedback on iPhone Duo - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Analysts React to iPhone Event - Apple Shares Up Day After iPhone Event - Joanna Stern Seriously Plays with iPhone Duo - Listener Reaction to "Surprise and Shine" Event - Apple Intros AppleCare One Family - iPhone Duo Supports MagSafe and Qi2 Charging - iPhone Handoff Limited to Two Carriers to Start - T-Mobile to Charge $5 Per Month for iPhone Handoff - Apple Extends Satellite Service for Older iPhones (Again) - Apple Warns of Future Tiered Charges for Apple Intelligence - Developers Can Now Submit Apps Built for blankOS 27 - 46mm Apple Watch Series 12 Saw $20 Price Hike - Apple Releases iOS/iPadOS 26.6.2 - Apple Seeds Fourth RC for Tahoe 26.7, Sequoia 15.8 - blankOS 27.1 Likely to Hit by 23 October - Essex, England's Renovated Apple Lakeside Re-Opens Tomorrow - Apple TV Drama "Last Seen" Underway - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Intros AirPods 5 - Pre-Orders Start for Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 - Apple Intros iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max - Bigger Storage Capacities Lead to Bigger Cost Increases - Apple Raises Prices on Some Old iPhones, Discontinues Others - Apple Intros iPhone Duo - Apple Lowers Trade-In Values on iPhones and Apple Watches, Raises Them on Macs and iPad - blankOS 27 Hits Monday 14 September - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Anticipating Apple's "Surprise and Shine" Announcements - Where'd the Apple Watch SE 3 Go? - Counterpoint Sees Folding iPhone Taking 25% of Foldable Market by Year's End - MoffettNathanson Doesn't Dig the Foldable iPhone Idea - Needham Presents List of AAPL Problems - BofA Stays Positive on AAPL Into "Surprise" Event - When and How to Catch Apple's "Surprise" - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- KeyBanc Builds on Nispel Negativity - Nikkei Asia: QA Limited Folding iPhone Production in August - Gurman: Apple Services Revenue Plans Led Schiller Away from App Store - Apple TV Posts Premier Date and Sneak Peek for Fourth Season of "Silo" - Apple Wins 20 Trophies in First Round of Emmy Awards - Star Trek Thoughts on Star Trek Day - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- TrendForce Sees Higher Prices, Few Breakthroughs in New iPhone Line - Vision Pro, Surgery, and a Folding iPhone - Omdia Hears Talk of Cancelled MacBooks - Apple Sued Over App Tracking Transparency in UK - Report: BASF Sues Apple Over Face ID - Apple Original Films in for "The Waffle House Index" - Big Enough for the Big Screen, "Mayday" is Streaming on Apple TV - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Morgan Stanley and Citi Weigh in on Apple Ahead of Next Week's "Surprise" - MapQuest Hits No. 1 in App Store in Lake Ontario Wake - Oklahoma Now Supports Digital IDs in Apple Wallet - Hobby Lobby Starts Gradual Apple Pay Support - Five New Games Hit Apple Arcade - Apple TV Outs Teaser for "Being Heumann" - "The Sisters Grimm" Returns to Apple TV in Early October - "Hatfield" Apple I Back Up for Auction - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Maps Caves on Lake Ontario - Evercore Positive Ahead of Apple Media Event - Apple and OpenAI Fight Trudges On - Maestri Reportedly Drops Corporate Services Role - Apple's New CEO is Excited, Honored, and Excited - Apple TV Swaps in 15 New Old Movies - Apple Named First Inductee in The One Club's Brand Hall of Fame - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- White House Leans on Apple to Call Lake Ontario Something Else - Mapquest Surges in Popularity After Stand Over "Lake Ontario" - Apple Seeds Eighth blankOS 27 Betas to Developers - Public Testers Get Sixth blankOS 27 Betas - CXMT Sues Pentagon Over Risk Classification - Apple Adds Three MacBook Models to Obsolete Hardware List - Phil Schiller Shifts Out of Apple Store and Events Duties - Tim Cook Ends Time as Apple CEO - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Pledges Support for Relief Efforts in Nepal and Tibet - Lake Ontario Name Changed on Google Maps - Apple TV Prices Go Up $2 Per Month - Apple TV Buys BBC Series "Small Prophets" - Some "Great Movies" on Apple TV "Leaving Soon" - Steve Jobs Eighth Grade Science Fair Project Sells for $34K - Afterglow: Classic After Dark Screensavers Back on the Mac - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Evercore Turned-On by Mac mini Updates - Mac mini Likely Means Big blankOS Release by 22 September - Device Indexing in a Smarter Siri World - What's Expected from Apple's "Surprise" Event - Senator Scolds Apple for Something It Apparently Didn't Do - Apple Education Center Planned for Vietnam - Second Season of "Dark Matter" Starts on Apple TV - Cook, Ternus Host Pikachu at Apple Park - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Sets 9 September Media Event - CNET/YouGov: 75% of US Adults Indifferent to iPhone Fold - IDC Sees iPhone Fold Saving Foldables from Decline - Apple Fitness+ to Host "Shine" Related Activity at Apple Park - Apple's YouTube Channel Plants Pre-Event Placeholder - Some Unfulfilled Mac mini Orders Reportedly Getting Free Upgrades - Virginia Now Supports Digital IDS in Apple Wallet - Apple TV Teases Mackie/Dornan Heist Series "12 12 12" - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Announces New M5 Ultra and M6 Processors - Orders Begin for New Mac mini and Mac Studio Models - Delivery Dates Already Slipping for New Mac Studio Models - Apple Drops Some Letters from New Magic Keyboards - New Apple Polishing Cloth: Now Just $9! - Ads Are Turning Up in Apple Maps - Tom Selleck to Guest on Elizabeth Banks Apple TV Comedy Series - Apple TV Outs Trailer for McConaughey/Harrelson Series "Brothers" - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Considering Apple's "Accidental" Product Leaks - Second RCs of macOS 26.7 and macOS 15.8 Seeded to Developers - Seventh Betas of blankOS 27 Seeded to Developers - RAMnarök Forces Higher Prices for Amazon Hardware - Anticipating Higher iPhone Prices - Apple Holds Party for Future Former CEO Cook - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Evercore: Five Reasons to Own AAPL - Gurman: Sources Sing Praises of Foldable iPhone Features - Gurman: Apple Retail's Gearing Up for HomePad - Bloomberg: Apple Cuts Jobs from Spatial Computing and Siri Teams - GM Dropping CarPlay Could Be Crimping Sales - Walmart (Finally) Starts Apple Pay and Google Pay Support - Apple Pay Promo Generates National Park Donations - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Morgan Stanley Tracks Small Revenue Decline for App Store - BofA: More Apple M&A Possible Under Ternus - Apple and Samsung Grow Smartphone Shares as Markets Keep Shrinking - Apple Card Turns Seven - AppleInsider Source Says Apple's Shrunk Its VR Team - Rhea Seehorn Joins Second Season of "Stick" - Three-Part UConn Huskies Doc Hits Apple TV - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Epic Not Happy with Apple App Commission Changes for EU - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC and Premature Posts Point to New Beats Headphones - AppleInsider and TechCrunch Defend AirPods That Can See - Gurman: No All Seeing AirPods Until 2027 - New Apple Store Reportedly Planned for Boise Area - Monster Cast Planned for Second Season of "Murderbot" - Apple TV Sets Early December Return for "Bad Monkey" - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Lowers Commissions, Simplifies System for Developers in EU - AppleInsider Sees EU Developer Rules as a Sign of Things to Come for US - Sensor Tower: Link-Outs Costing Apple Commission Revenue in US - Apple Warns of Possible Disappearance of App Store Commissions - Apple Tweaking App Tracking Transparency Messaging in EU - Apple Pledges Support After Indonesian Earthquake - macOS 26.6.2 Update: A Cautionary Tale - Apple Watch National Parks Activity Challenge Set for Sunday - Apple TV Outs Spoiler Laden Season-Six "Slow Horses" Trailer - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Seeds Sixth Developer Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Fourth Public Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Issues Security Updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26 - Apple Seeds RCs for Sequoia 15.8 and Tahoe 26.7 - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC Spills Beans on Unreleased Hardware - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC Seems to Include Demo Video for AirPods with Cameras - Apple Updates Sports App with Still More Soccer Leagues - Rothschild & Co Redburn Upgrades Apple on A.I. Gatekeeper Potential - Push Notifications Spike Spyware Awareness and Worry - Apple Sued by Shareholder Over Alleged Copyright Violations in A.I. Training - Epic Sees Little Hope in Apple's Settlement Conference Proposal - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, TX - Apple Gives Politicos Tour of Houston's AMC - White House Not Into Apple Buying Memory from Chinese Firms - Report: Apple Builds China-Specific LLM Powered by Alibaba, Baidu - Sales Begin for Ads in Apple Maps - Recent macOS Security Updates Address Issue Under Active Exploit - Apple Updates Refurbished Store Offerings - Apple TV Teams with Cuarón on Horror/Thriller Series - Vince Gilligan Says Filming on Second Season of "Pluribus" Starts Soon - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- With SCOTUS Hold Released, Apple Submits Proposed Link-Out Commissions - Omdia: More New Displays for Refurbished Smartphones than OEMs in Q1 - WSJ: Apple Wants to Pay Publishers for Current Events Knowledge for Siri - Apple Adds Lock Screen Push Notifications to Spyware Alert Arsenal - Private Relay Not Great at Hiding User IP Addresses - Apple Sued Over Private Relay Lack of Privacy Issue - American Airlines' Nate Gatten Apple's New VP of Government Affairs - Apple Pay's Jennifer Bailey Retiring in October - iPhone X, 2018 MacBook Pro Added to Apple's Obsolete List - Apple TV Outs Trailer for Thriller Series "Last Seen" - Apple TV Posts Season-Five Trailer for "Stillwater" - Apple TV Adds "Classic Movies" at No Added Cost - "Ted Lasso" Season-Four Premier Was Apple TV's Biggest Debut Yet - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- SCOTUS Temporarily Delays Apple/Epic Commission Filing - Report: Pegatron Confirms Split Release for iPhone 18 Line - Counterpoint: US Smartphone Sales Down 5% in June-Q - Foxconn's Cloud/A.I. Business Now Dwarfs Consumer Electronics Side - TrendForce: Memory Driving Up Apple's iPhone Cost Nearly 40% - Apple Increases Max Trade-In Values on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Judge Gonzales Rogers Denies Apple's Stay Request in Epic Case - Jefferies Downgrades AAPL for Some Dumb Reason - WSJ: Apple Reportedly Testing Memory from CXMT - Apple Extends Back-to-School Promo to Late September - Apple Seeds Third Round of blankOS 27 Public Betas - Report: Apple TV Exits "The Bonfire of the Vanities" - "Women in Blue" Starts Second Season on Apple TV - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

After an "ah ha" moment with Apple Vision Pro, Ken asked Vision Profiles cohost Marty Jencius, online at ThePodTalk.net, to tell us more things we don't get about Apple's headset. - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

Friend of the show Jeff Gamet, online at JeffGamet.com, has a bone to pick with people with a bone to pick with Apple Upgrade. He joins us today to kick it around. - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

Creative Strategies CEO and Principal analyst Ben Bajarin joins us to talk about the memory crisis, its affect on smart phones, how we get past it, and whether the whole thing makes sense. - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Fighting UK Call for Backdoor Into iCloud Encryption (Again) - Apple Pay Launches in the Philippines - Fortnite Returns to iPhone in Brazil with Launch of Epic Game Store - NYC's Apple Fifth Avenue Hosting "Ted Lasso" Look-Alike Contest This Thursday - Leagues Cup 2026 Kicks Off on Apple TV - Another Auction of Apple Rarities - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Moving Targets Apfter AAPL Earnings and Guidance - Revisiting the Qualcomm Supply Chain Story - Shazam Outs First Sticker pack for Messages - Apple TV Posts SDCC Hall-H Panels on YouTube - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- A look at Apple's June-quarter numbers and the call with analysts - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple's Q3FY26 Earnings and Call Set for Today - Last Guesses at Apple Earnings - CAICT: "Foreign" Smartphones Grow in China as Market Shrinks - MacRumors Tracks Lots of July Expansion for AppleCare+ - Qualcomm Says Revenue from Apple to Fall Sooner Than Expected - Apple Tosses Studio Display XDR Into Refurbished Store - Apple Sued Over Bogus Bitcoin Wallet in App Store - New Snoopy Special Hits Apple TV on Friday - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Announces New Apple Upgrade Program - A Look at What's Available Through Apple Upgrade - A Look at Apple Upgrade Fine Print - Apple Says No "Restricted Mode" for Missed Apple Upgrade Payments - Gurman: Three Smart Home Devices from Apple Soon - Apple Hits $5T Market Cap for First Time - KeyBanc's Still Not Into AAPL Still - Apple TV Drops Trailer for Fourth Season of "Ted Lasso" - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- UBS Sees Weakness for iPhone in Weakness for Verizon(?) - Goldman Sachs Raises AAPL Target to $370 - Yahoo! Finance: Investors Like How Much Apple's NOT Spending on A.I. Again - Apple Releases blankOS 26.6 - Literally Hundreds of Security Fixes in blankOS 26.6 - Apple Releases Security Updates for macOS Sonoma and Sequoia - Pocket Casts Launches App for Apple TV - Apple TV: Season-Four of "Silo" Set for Summer 2027 - Production Apparently Underway on "Severance" Season-Three - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Google Says Prices Going Up for Next Pixel Phones - Roku Raises Prices on Streaming Devices - Qualcomm Raising Smartphone Chip Prices by Double Digit Percentage - Morgan Stanley Raises Apple Target to $364 - Apple Seeds Seventh Sonoma and Sequoia RCs to Developers - Apple TV Posts Teaser for "Neuromancer" - "Matchbox The Movie" Slated for October Apple TV Premier - Apple TV Drops Season-Two Trailer for "Dark Matter" - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Counterpoint: Amid Slump, Q2 iPhone Shipments Up 23% in China - Counterpoint: Apple to Take Second in 2026 Foldable Smartphone Shipments - Counterpoint: Amid Slump, Q2 Mac Shipments Up 13% Globally - Ford Folds Apple Maps Into Ford's 2027 EVs - Updated Privacy Policy Shows A.I. Shopping Assistant Planned for Apple Store App - Tech Columnist, Pundit, and Podcaster John C. Dvorak Dies at 80 - Emergency SOS via Satellite Hits Two New Countries - Apple TV Announces Dating Documentary Series - Apple TV to End "The Morning Show" in 2027 - Now Streaming on Apple TV, "The Dink" - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Foxconn Reportedly Hiring Up for Fall iPhone Production - Second Beta of blankOS 27 Seeded to Public Testers - Bloomberg's Gurman Lays Out Mac Roadmap Into 2027 - Early '27 MacBook Neo Could Have 12GB of RAM - Dan Moren: Two Troubling Issues with Rumored Apple Upgrade Program - Part of Apple Park Visitor Center Temporarily Closed - Comedy and Romance Series Headed to Apple TV - THR Goes In-Depth on "Ted Lasso" Ahead of Season-Four Premier - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- TSMC Raising Chip Prices 5% to 10% - Report: Apple Teams with Klarna for New Upgrade Program - Apple Reportedly Nixing iPhone Upgrade Program - Apple Upgrade Will Reportedly Exclude Entry Level Devices - 9to5Mac: iOS 27 Code Indicates Lender Kill-Switch for Bad Contracts - Apple Addresses Hide My Email Vulnerability - Apple Ordered to Pay Masimo $634M in Patent Case - Apple TV Drops Trailer for "Women in Blue" Season-Two - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- BofA Reiterates Positive AAPL Stance Ahead of Q3 Earnings - Apple Seeds Fourth Developer Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Release Candidates for blankOS 26.6 - iOS 26.6 Starts Spotlight Indexing for iOS 27 - Apple Seeds Sixth RCs for macOS 14.8.8 and 15.7.8 - A Correction on Smarter Siri Availability - Apple Sports App Adds Still More Soccer - YouTube App Not Showing Picture-in-Picture for Some - Four Apple Stores Shuffling Locations This Month - "CODA" Director's Apple Original "Being Heumann" Set for Fall Release - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Bloomberg: Apple, DoJ in Early Settlement Talks Over Antitrust Suit - Apple Tells Former Employees to Keep Pertinent Data for ChatGPT Suit - SF City's Attorney Calls for Removal of "Nudify" Apps from Apple, Google App Stores - Report: Apps Hiding Gambling Rise in Apple's Brazilian App Store - Ann Arbor's Apple Briarwood Moving to Bigger Digs - Talk of A.I. Behind the Genius Bar - Apple TV Outs Trailer for UConn Huskies Doc - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Counterpoint: BOM on iPhone 18 Pro Max Going Up $300 - Apple Raises iPhone Prices in Japan - Apple Music Raises Prices - Apple Back to World's Most Valuable Company - HSCB Upgrades Apple on A.I. Excitement - Ken's Time at Macstock - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Evercore Questions June-Q Hardware Revenue Due to Memory Crunch - TSMC Pledges More Money and Factories in US - Apple Launches Back-to-School Promo in Canada, Mexico, and US - A17 Pro iPad mini Hits Apple's Refurbished Store - Apple TV Announces August Return for "Stillwater" - A Question About Apple TV (X3) - LEGO Considering Official Bondi Blue iMac G3 Set - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Report: Alibaba Partnership Will Take Apple Intelligence to China - J.P. Morgan: China/Apple Intelligence News "Positive on Multiple Counts" - Apple Outlines Disallowed Advertisers in Apple Maps - Apple Launches Back-to-School Promos Across Asia - Apple Promos Tax Holidays in 10 US States - Cellular iPad Eligible for 36-Month Financing on Verizon, AT&T - AppleCare+ Prices Rise Slightly for New iPads and Macs - Apple TV Announces October Return for "Where's Wanda?" - MLS Is Back After World Cup Break - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- KeyBanc Downgrades AAPL from "Sector Weight" to "Underweight" - Citi Ups Apple Target to $365 - OpenAI Says Its Unaware of Evidence That Apple's Complaint Has Merit - Apple Files Response to Epic's Response to Apple's Request - Considering the iOS 27 Public Beta - Public Testers Get Beta AirPods Firmware for blankOS 27 Features - Madden NFL Makes Its Way Back to Mac Through Apple Arcade - Apple TV Outs Trailer for Reynolds and Branagh Movie "Mayday" - Apple TV Plans First Hall-H Takeover at Comic-Con - "Lucky" Lands on Apple TV - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets - Over 400 Former Apple Employees Now Employed by OpenAI - Epic Opposes Apple's Request for Delay Pending SCOTUS Appeal - Market Trackers Counterpoint and Omdia Say Pretty Much What You'd Expect About Smartphones - Apple Seeds First Public Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Fifth blankOS 26.6 Betas to Developers - Apple Seeds Fifth Sonoma and Sequoia RCs to Developers - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- IDC: Apple Was Only Computer Maker to Grow Share in Second Quarter - Omdia: Sub-$400 Smartphones to Shrink by 22% in 2026 - Cook, Cue, and Ternus Turn Up at Billionaire Summer Camp - Lamborghini Launches Apple Vision Pro App - Apple TV Sets "Nocturne" for Late October Premier - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide, 25% off Luxe Mattresses, and 30% off Elite Mattresses at helixsleep.com/macosken - Sponsored by Notion: Learn more about Notion's Developer Platform today at notion.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Details on Extended Partnership Between Apple and Broadcom - Report: Apple Testing CXMT Chips for Devices Sold in China - Evercore Sees Apple/Broadcom Extension as "Strategically Positive" - EU Court: Core App Store Platform Makes Apple a Gatekeeper - Apple TV Nabs 87 Emmy Nominations - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide, 25% off Luxe Mattresses, and 30% off Elite Mattresses at helixsleep.com/macosken - Sponsored by Notion: Learn more about Notion's Developer Platform today at notion.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- J.P. Morgan Ups Apple Target Despite/Because of Price Increases - iPhone Sales Dropped 9% in China's Annual 618 Season - Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of blankOS 26.6 to Public Testers - Developers Get New Firmware Betas for AirPods Line - Judge Tosses Class Action AirPods Max Condensation Case - HomeKit Secure Video A.I. Currently Required 2TB iCloud+ Storage Plan - Beats Adds "Power Pink" USB-C Cables - Season Five of Apple TV's "Trying" Starts Its Run - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get 20% off Sitewide, 25% off Luxe Mattresses, and 30% off Elite Mattresses at helixsleep.com/macosken - Sponsored by Notion: Learn more about Notion's Developer Platform today at notion.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken