What's happening at WWDC? The rumors are... confusing. Also, Jason gets excited about watching four things at once, Myke tries to bring iOS 17 into focus, and we've got a book review of 'Make Something Wonderful' from the Steve Jobs Archive.

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The HomeKit Control Center Button – BenRiceM - Mastodon

Apple strikes multiyear deal for Canal+ subscribers to get Apple TV+ at no extra charge - 9to5Mac

Steve Jobs's Longtime Apple Media Chief Katie Cotton Dies - Bloomberg

Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 percent APY - Apple

Hands-on with the new Multiview feature for Apple TV sports streams - 9to5Mac

Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Models Will No Longer Feature Solid-State Buttons - MacRumors

Connected #445: Do You Have a Trumpet on the Floor? - Relay FM

iOS 17 Rumored to Improve Search, Dynamic Island, Control Center, and More - MacRumors

Apple Supposedly Considering Interactive Widgets for iOS 17 - MacRumors

Apple Makes Headway on New Mac Laptops as It Grapples With Sales Slump - Bloomberg

Gurman: Mac Studio Isn't One-Off Stopgap Product, New Models Planned - MacRumors

Apple WWDC 2023 June 5 Plan: Reality Headset, New Macs, watchOS 10, iOS 17 - Bloomberg

‘Make Something Wonderful’ – Six Colors

Make Something Wonderful | a book from the Steve Jobs Archive

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This week we're pondering future directions for watchOS complications and iOS Control Center, reacting to extremely early reports about future iPhone displays, and digesting Apple's slow build of alternative manufacturing capacities outside of China.

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General Motors hates your iPhone – Six Colors

Distribute Android apps for cars  |  Android Developers

What is Android Automotive?  |  Android Open Source Project

Watchsmith on the App Store

Friday Night Baseball’s radio overlay really works – Six Colors

Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' arriving in theaters worldwide in November before streaming on Apple TV+ - 9to5Mac

Apple schedules Q2 2023 earnings release for May 4 – 9to5mac

Under-Display Face ID Reportedly to Debut on 'iPhone 17 Pro' - MacRumors

120Hz ProMotion Rumored to Expand to Non-Pro iPhones in Two Years - MacRumors

Exclusive: iPhone 15 Pro design revealed - 9to5Mac

Inside Apple’s Plan to Move iPhone Production From China to India - Bloomberg

WWDC has been announced, but when will the Apple VR headset be ready to ship? Also, CarPlay gets the cold shoulder from General Motors, watchOS might be in for some major changes, and the iPhone could be getting its own action button.

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All-New Apple CarPlay Launching This Year Starting With These 14 Car Brands - MacRumors

Kuo: Apple Mixed-Reality Headset May Not Appear at WWDC as Mass Production Pushed Back Yet Again - MacRumors

Osborne effect - Wikipedia

When Is Apple Announcing Its Mixed-Reality Headset? June 5 at WWDC 2023 - Bloomberg

Gurman: watchOS 10 to Have Notable Changes, macOS 13.4 to Support New Macs - MacRumors

smith.org/blog/2020/05/07/an-outlet-for-my-custom-watch-faces/">An Outlet for my Custom Watch Faces - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

smith.org/blog/2018/10/12/exploring-custom-watchos-watch-faces/">Exploring Custom watchOS Watch Faces - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

Apple focused on OLED iPads for now, but an updated MacBook Air is still in the works - 9to5Mac

Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeting' Mac Sales - MacRumors

iPhone 15 Pro Solid-State Button Sensitivity Can Be Customized to Cater for Cases and Gloves - MacRumors

mute-switch-apple-watch-ultra-action-button.html">I can't wait for the Action button to replace the mute switch on the iPhone 15 Pro | Macworld

Connected #442: They Want Azimuth - Relay FM

Subtitle: iOS Seven... Teen

With WWDC (presumably) a couple of months away, we take time to list some of our wishes for iOS 17. There's also a lot more noise about the forthcoming Apple VR headset, and the entertainment industry and Apple are having communication issues.

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Upgrade #410: Apple Park Vibe Check - Relay FM

Microsoft Surface PCs

Apple’s “Friday Night Baseball” adds local radio – Six Colors

Apple Considers Bidding for English Football Streaming Rights - Bloomberg

Canzano: Mailbag deals with death of coach, Pac-12, Larry Scott, Trail Blazers, and Bill Walton

Apple to Spend $1 Billion a Year on Films to Break Into Cinemas - Bloomberg

Why Apple, Amazon Are Making $1 Billion Bets on Movie Theaters - Bloomberg

Downstream - Relay FM

Apple Reality Headset Details: Pro Features, Top 100 Meeting, Watch-Like Start - Bloomberg

Some Apple employees skeptical of AR/VR headset launch: 'a solution in search of a problem' - 9to5Mac

Apple Reality Pro: Everything You Need to Know - Snazzy Labs - YouTube

Remembering Alex Hay, the Maker of Toolbox Pro, During Automation April - MacStories

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Take Control of Photos – Take Control Books

Is the iPad still the future of computing, or is it the Mac (again)? This week we're pondering Apple's dividing lines between the iPad Pro and the Mac, and wonder if each product is limiting the potential of the other. Also, is Apple planning on raising iPad Pro prices to new heights? We also consider Apple's moves to show fiscal responsibility without laying off a lot of people like the rest of the tech industry.

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Official Ted Lasso jerseys and hoodies now available in partnership with Nike - 9to5Mac

10* Things Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein Can’t Live Without | 10 Essentials - YouTube

"Smells Like Mean Spirit" (S3E1) - Football is Life #24 - The Incomparable

Shrinking | Apple TV+

‘Tetris’ Review: Taron Egerton In Thrilling Video Game Origin Story – Deadline

BlackBerry - Official Trailer ft. Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton | HD | IFC Films - YouTube

Camo Studio 2 supports any webcam, including Continuity Camera – Six Colors

'realityOS' platform referenced in open source code from Apple

Meta is laying off 10,000 more employees in a series of cuts - The Verge

Next Year's OLED iPad Pro Models Could Have These Eye-Watering Starting Prices - MacRumors

Subtitle: Cheer Up, Beethoven

Did Apple's designers want the company to give up on its dreams of augmented reality and just wait it out for a few years? We ponder that baffling report and try to make sense of conflicting rumors about the arrival of the new MacBook Air. Then we get mellow about yellow, and Jason exposes his limited knowledge of classical music and his comprehensive knowledge of 1980s novelty pop hits.

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MLB app updated with Live Activities support – Six Colors

Apple TV+ wins Academy Award for The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Apple

Apple Vision Accessibility: the AppleVis Report Card | AppleVis

New 15-inch MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to feature M3 chip – 9to5Mac

15-Inch MacBook Air Still on Track to Launch in April, Says Analyst - MacRumors

Kuo: Apple to Launch Redesigned HomePod With 7-Inch Display in 2024 - MacRumors

By the way, Alexa, you’ve been replaced – Six Colors

Report: Apple CEO Tim Cook Ordered Headset Launch Despite Designers Warning It Wasn't Ready - MacRumors

Connected #440: Indie Straps - Relay FM

Video: Live with the yellow iPhone – Six Colors

Apple Music Classical arrives later this month – Six Colors

Apple Music Classical: 15 Things You Need to Know About the New App - MacRumors

Men vs. Selves - The Incomparable Mothership #559 - The Incomparable

Rock Me Amadeus - Wikipedia

Kirkville - Apple Is Finally Making iTunes Better for Classical Music

Playdate Catalog

Kia ora! Jason's back from vacation to discuss Apple's continued quest to optimize its iPhone product revenue and the reason why M3 Macs might be closer (and more interesting) than we thought.

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Apple's Tim Cook to donate his fortune to charity – CNN Business

Apple could be new home for Pac-12 football streaming - 9to5mac

What the NBA Can Learn From Formula 1 – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Downstream #38: Aggressively Fine - Relay FM

Kuo: Apple Picks BOE for Initial Order of iPhone 15 Displays, Could Potentially Overtake Samsung as Leading Supplier - MacRumors

24-inch M1 iMac review: She’s a rainbow – Six Colors

When Is Apple Releasing New Mac Pro, 15-inch MacBook Air, New iMac, M3? - Bloomberg

Use 1Password as an authenticator for sites with two-factor authentication

Myke is joined by Casey Liss to discuss Mark Gurman's report on Apple's 'Moonshot' efforts. Also, what is that 'ComputeModule', how thick will the Pro Max camera bump be, and how does Casey fare in a brand new segment?

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Ungeniused #165: Scrub Daddy - Relay FM

Sidekick Notepad - YouTube

Exclusive: iOS 16.4 code references new ‘compute module’ device — Mac Pro, Reality Pro, or something else?

Kuo: Second-generation Apple headset coming in 2025; Apple plans low-end and high-end option - 9to5Mac

Polycam - LiDAR & 3D Scanner on the App Store

Rumor: iPhone 15 Pro Max to have smaller camera bump, thinner bezels, more - 9to5Mac

Gurman: Apple Headset Could Feature 'In-Air' Typing for Text Input, No iPhone Pairing Required - MacRumors

Apple Watch Blood Glucose Monitor Could Revolutionize Diabetes Care - Bloomberg

Apple Exploratory Design Group (XDG) & No-Prick Glucose Tracker - Bloomberg

ATP 523: I Can't Give Him the Carrot Fast Enough — Accidental Tech Podcast

2023 Kia EV6 GT First Test: A 576-HP Silent Stinger

2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV | Pricing, Photos, Specs & More | Ford.com

Concurrency | Documentation

AsyncSequence | Apple Developer Documentation

Swift.org - Introducing Swift Async Algorithms

The Nova Incident | Dan Moren

Elder Race - Amazon

Upgrade - Amazon

Slow Horses - Amazon

Nine Perfect Strangers - Amazon

The Terminal List - Amazon

With Jason on vacation, Myke is joined by David Smith. They discuss a potential delay for Apple's headset and what that may mean for WWDC. Also, David's AI-powered podcast transcription website, and the introduction of 'Ask Underscore'.

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Under the Radar - Relay FM

New MacBook Air Said to Launch Next Quarter Following Rumor of 15-Inch Model - MacRumors

Exclusive: This is iPhone 15 Pro: Thinner bezels, thicker 'curve' design, no Lightning port, more - 9to5Mac

From Bing to Sydney – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

smith.org/blog/2023/02/02/podsearch-reborn/">PodSearch Reborn - David Smith

smith.org/">Podcast Search

What happened at Apple's AI summit for employees - 9to5Mac

smith.org/blog/2020/05/07/an-outlet-for-my-custom-watch-faces/">An Outlet for my Custom Watch Faces - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

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Jason has released the 2022 Apple Report Card, and now it's time for him and Myke to once again share their grades for Apple for the year gone by. Also, Tim and Eddy go to the Super Bowl, and Apple gets a new Chief People Officer.

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Floppy Emu Disk Emulator for Apple II, Macintosh, and Lisa | Big Mess o' Wires

Tetris - Wikipedia

Netrek - Wikipedia

Myke Hurley (@imyke@myke.social) - Myke.Social

Upgrade (@upgrade@mastodon.social) - Mastodon

Masto.host - Fully Managed Mastodon Hosting

Where in the world are Tim and Eddy? - John Siracusa - Mastodon

15-inch MacBook Air set for an 'early April' release, new report says – MacRumors

Apple names its first-ever 'Chief People Officer' as part of leadership shakeup - 9to5Mac

Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card – Six Colors

Fun With Charts: A 2022 Report Card breakdown – Six Colors

Six Colors' 'Apple in 2022' Report Card - MacStories

My Full Answers to the 2022 Six Colors Apple Report Card – 512 Pixels

Daring Fireball: My 2022 Apple Report Card

Connected #436: Satya Nadella, He's a Stone-Cold Killa - Relay FM

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