Xiaomi plans to up its challenge to Apple according to its CEO Lei Jun, who said it will “fully benchmark” against the iPhone.
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Spending Airplane Dollars on Cool Stuff Found – Mac Geek Gab 913
We know…Cool Stuff Found sometimes gets expensive, but new geeky gear is so much fun! Thankfully, this episode has tons of free advice from your three favorite geeks, too, including a better way to provide tapback reactions in Messages, a way to see the email addresses in Mail, limiting people’s ability to track your Mac (and you!), and keeping a wired backup for your Bluetooth keyboard. And that’s just the first 15 minutes of the show. Press play and listen as Dave, John, and Pilot Pete walk you through all of this and more. Don’t Get Caught!
Apple, Broadcom Win Trial Against Caltech in $1.1B Patent Case
A U.S. appeals court threw out a jury verdict that ordered Apple and Broadcom to pay Caltech US$1.1 billion in damages.
CASETiFY Bounce Case Offers 13-Foot Drop Protection
CASETiFY has launched its newest product today called Bounce Case. It offers an astonishing 13 feet of drop protection.
Silent Failures Are Bad News — Mac Geek Gab 912
Everything seems fine, but is it? How do you know if something has failed if you don’t get a notification? Listen to your three favorite geeks talk through how this manifests in several areas of life, including Time Machine, Streaming TV, Cell Service…and propane! That’s not all, though: John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, and Pilot Pete walk you through a series of Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found which ensure you learn at least five new things! Press play and enjoy.
Apple Posts Another $100 Billion Plus Quarter
Apple had a historic first quarter of 2022, beating Wall Street estimates with an EPS of $2.10 on $123.95 billion in revenues.
Keep Your Mac Out Of The ER — Mac Geek Gab 911
Each week, Dave and John come together to solve your problems and answer your questions. This week, that includes lots of great Quick Tips, troubleshooting tools, and ways of ensuring you keep your Mac, iPhone, and other Apple devices as trouble-free as possible. Press play and join your two favorite geeks in learning five new things!
The One After 909 – Mac Geek Gab 910
Listen as your two favorite geeks share tips and tricks about sharing photo libraries, writing Shortcuts, scanning pictures with your iPhone, choosing the best USB or Thunderbolt dock, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things along with Dave and John in this week’s episode of Mac Geek Gab.
Learning From Distractions — Mac Geek Gab 909
Everything’s distracting, especially to many of us geeks. That’s ok, though. Listen as John and Dave plow through their distractions to ensure everyone learns at least five new things. Your two favorite geeks troubleshoot AirPods, AirTags, Multitouch, and slow SSDs. They also share Cool Stuff Found from CES and beyond with products from JBL, Shokz, Pozio, Plugable, and more! Press play and enjoy.
Pepcom 2022: Wemo Announces a Smart Video Doorbell for HomeKit
Wemo’s new smart video doorbell announced at Pepcom 2022 will support Apple’s HomeKit. Videos will be stored in a person’s iCloud+ account.
Support For BlackBerry Comes to an End
Blackberry ended support for its smartphone on Tuesday. It was the first smartphone I ever had, so I confess to feeling a little nostalgic about it all! Reuters looked back on the life of the previously indispensable device.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama, one of its most celebrated users, made headlines in 2016 when he was asked to give up his BlackBerry and replace it with an unnamed smartphone. Blackberry lost favor with users with the advent of Apple’s touchscreen iPhones and rival Android devices. In recent years, the company pivoted to making cybersecurity software and embedded operating systems for cars. Social media was alight with tributes. One Twitter user reminisced it was a “fabulous machine” and hoped the company’s phones would be resurrected. In a document published in 2020, the company said it would take steps to decommission legacy services for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS operating systems and added devices running on them would no longer be supported and may not be able to receive or send data, make phone calls or send messages reliably.
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CES 2022: MOFT Announces Laptop Stands, Desk Mat, Snap Sets
Known for iPhone accessories, MOFT is expanding its product line with desktop tools, as well as gear for iPhone 13 and iPad mini 6th-gen.
A Little Notification Goes A Long Way – Mac Geek Gab 908
Did you know you could create a reminder from macOS Mail? How would you like to learn about three new ways to toggle Do Not Disturb? Or a solution for dictating emojis? All this and more in just the first Quick Tips segment of the show. Then John and Dave are on to answering your questions about managing media, tweaking your AirPods, managing your Mac’s thermal limits, and wrapping up with some Cool Stuff Found. Press play and enjoy learning five new things with your two favorite geeks!
2021: Reviewing a Year of Apple Hardware
Apple unveiled a number of new products in 2021, along with some discontinued items. Let’a check out a year in review of Apple hardware.
iOS: Changing Key Frames in Live Photos
While the Camera app in iOS is pretty good at setting this automatically, it’s nice to be able to change the key photo to your own personal favorite.
Email, Atmos, and LiDAR...Oh My! — Mac Geek Gab 907
You know what happens when your two favorite geeks get together, don’t you? Geeky talk about all kinds of things AND answers to all your questions. Listen as Dave and John help solve your email filtering issues, your Atmos setup, your house-cleaning needs, and more… all while ensuring everyone listening learns at least five new things. Press play…and enjoy this final episode of 2021!
iOS: How to Forward Text Messages to Apple Devices
In part two of managing communications with multiple Apple devices, Andrew shows you how to forward text messages to other devices.
Check Out Schlage’s Upcoming Home Key Smart Lock
Leaked product details from a home improvement retailer give us our first look at what may be the first Home Key smart lock.
iOS: Set a Category for Bluetooth Devices to Get the Best Experience
Apple released iOS 14.4 on Tuesday and one of the features involves Bluetooth device types that people can manually set.
iOS 15 Lets You Track Flights in Messages
You could download a special app for this, but why? Both iOS and macOS let you track flights in Messages or from Spotlight.
Opening All The Doors – Mac Geek Gab 904
A big part of keeping your computer running is troubleshooting the *right* things, and that’s not always easy to discern. It often requires opening all the wrong doors before you find the right one to pass through en route to your solution. Listen today as Dave and John share some troubleshooting tips about Dolby Atmos, AirPods, Notifications, Backing up iCloud Drive, the Terminal, and more. Of course, your two favorite geeks also share your (and their!) Quick Tips, Cool Stuff Found, and more. Press play and enjoy learning five new things together!
TV Casting May Finally Get Standardized with Matter
TV casting streaming media is a hot mess, with at least 5 proprietary protocols. A new specification, included in Matter, may change that.
Prioritizing The Bachelorette — Mac Geek Gab 903
Oftentimes we find ourselves relying upon technology to help maintain family harmony. Listen as John and Dave share a few of your (and their!) examples of just how this can work, and they solve a few problems along the way. If you’re a long-time MGG listener, though, you know that’s not all you get in this episode! Quick Tips and Cool Stuff found are peppered in, as well as a few extra hints and tips from your two favorite geeks. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things!
AWS is Bringing M1 Mac Instances to EC2 Cloud
Amazon announced on Thursday that it’s bringing M1 Mac mini instances to the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).