291 - Is that a Touch Screen on your HomePod? - With Guest Bob Fairbairn Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
Release Date: 02/03/2024
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info_outlineThe latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by guest Bob Fairbairn, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig. Bob joins us for the first time is 4 years and we talk about the release of iOS 17.4 beta 1 that fixes bugs. Apple releases their earnings results The Company posted quarterly revenue of $119.6 billion, up 2 percent year over year, we review all the results in the main categories. Vision Pro available tomorrow 2/2 we discuss what the influencers have said and will we buy it. Jeff and Dave pledged to the icon Factory and discuss how this could be a great app. Plus much more.
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Topics
Beta this week. iOS 17.4 Beta 1 was rereleased Apple Seeds First iOS 17.4 Public Beta With EU App Ecosystem Changes, Re-Releases Dev Beta
iOS 17.4 beta 1 gets rare mid-stream update
Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 10.4 to Developers
References to 'homeOS' resurface in tvOS 17.4 beta
iOS 17.4: Using Apple's New Podcast Transcript Feature
Apple is updating one of the oldest apps on your iPhone
Apple releases their earnings results The Company posted quarterly revenue of $119.6 billion, up 2 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.18, up 16 percent year over year.
Apple reports first quarter results
Apple's Q1 2024 Earnings Call Takeaways
Apple reports nearly $120B quarter: Full charts
Apple Now Has More Than 2.2 Billion Active Devices Worldwide
Cook 'incredibly excited' about generative AI coming to Apple gear later in 2024
Vision Pro available tomorrow 2/2 we discuss what the influencers have said. Vision Pro Reviews: Surprising Battery Life, 'Weird' Personas, and More
What Reviewers Have Learned about Apple Vision Pro
Vision Pro won't let you save web apps to your home screen
Jeff and Dave pledged to the icon Factory and discuss how this could be a great app. Makers of Twitterrific want to defragment online media with Project Tapestry
Will carriers start advertising their logo on every call? AT&T seems to be. Android phones on AT&T will now show brand logos on incoming calls
There are more details on the EU changes with iPhone and iPad. Apple's EU App Store Changes: iPads, TestFlight, Default Stores and More
Apple Further Explains iOS 17.4's New Default Browser Prompt in EU
Here Are All the iPhone Changes Coming to EU Users by March 6
News
Rumor: Apple's Touchscreen HomePod Coming This Year: Everything We Know
Apple Extends Modem Licensing Deal With Qualcomm Through March 2027
Apple Savings Account Interest Rate Increases to 4.50% APY
Apple Card Users Earned More Than $1 Billion in Daily Cash Last Year Apple Press Release.
Honda launches wireless CarPlay retrofit option for select 2018-2022 cars
Apple TV+ viewers watched 17 billion minutes of 'Ted Lasso' in 2023
Apps
Arc Search Review: My New Default iPhone Browser
Orion Web Browser from Kagi
Our Host
Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and shares his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and related technologies. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/intouchwithios follow him on Mastadon @daveg65, and the show @intouchwithios
Our Regular Contributors
Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s managing editor, and Smile’s TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Mastadon @jgamet as well as Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet His YouTube channel https://youtube.com/jgamet
Ben Roethig Former Associate Editor of GeekBeat.TV and host of the Tech Hangout and Deconstruct with Patrice Mac user since the mid 90s. Tech support specialist. Twitter @benroethig Website: https://roethigtech.blogspot.com
About our Guest
Bob Fairbairn Does Technology and Audio systems consulting and most of his work is around what he calls “end-user computing and mobility
Websites: http://SmarterCaTS.com Bob's Tool Shop KE9A https://www.bobonstereo.com Land and Lens Mastodon: @bobfa