MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte

Oct 3rd 2023

MacBreak Weekly 889

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China, Apple Search Engine, Gold Apple Watch

Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
Category: News

The iPhone 15 Pro overheating is due to an iOS 17 bug, not hardware design, per Apple. Apple continues to cave into China's demands as it begins to enforce checks on its App Store in China. Plus, if you bought the original Apple Watch, especially the $17,000 gold version of the watch, you are out of luck as it is no longer eligible for any services at Apple stores.

  • watchOS developer beta adds double tap support.
  • Apple doles out fourth visionOS beta to developers.
  • Apple considers huge bid for global Formula 1 streaming rights.
  • Tim Cook interview: Apple boss talks trillion-dollar transformation and reveals his ‘aha moment’.
  • Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight.
  • Apple Says iPhone 15 Pro overheating due to iOS 17 bug, not hardware design.
  • How a hidden bar code in iPhone screens saved Apple hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Apple asks Supreme Court to reverse App Store ruling won by Epic.
  • Apple held talks with Microsoft about acquiring Bing in 2020.
  • Satya Nadella tells a court that Bing is worse than Google — and Apple could fix it.
  • Original Apple Watch is now obsolete, including $17,000 gold model.
  • You can now add PayPal and Venmo credit or debit cards to your Apple Wallet.
  • Mac trade-in changes may indicate new model to launch this month.

    Picks of the Week
  • Alex's Pick: Sineaptic SE-1 Headphones
  • Andy's Pick: Orion
  • Jason's Pick: Belkin 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Stand

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