Bring Your Own Device

Andy joins us via an iPad mini to talk about iOS 13 beta 2 experiences,  3D Touch going away on iPhone rumours, Apple iOS 13 sherlocking, using the new Reminders app, and Apple Watch independence paths. Also, we touched on the subject of Google exiting the tablet market.   Special Guest: Andy Nicolaides Twitter: @AndyNicolaides The Dent: https://thedent.net Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes: Used Nest Cams Can Let People Spy on You iOS 13 beta 2 has some cool new Shortcuts NFC features The Dent - Sherlocking in iOS 13 The Dent - iOS 13 Reminders FAQ Google officially done making its own tablets Apple Watch getting direct updates

Summer is here! Which means that Greg and Nati crappy iOS 13 beta 1 bugs, hot weather and Shortcuts. Also, we talked about Huawei delaying the Mate X, and building their own OS, mapping services and HomeKit.   Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes: Logitech confirms HomeKit security video is coming to Circle 2 Galaxy Home is MIA Huawei delays the launch of the Mate X Huawei's OS options get traction from other Chinese vendors Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up Greg has the Powerbeats Pro

Nati has 3 out of his 4 Apple devices (not counting the HomePod) running on a beta and Greg has 2 out of a lot of Apple devices running on a beta, so we talked watchOS 6, iOS 13 and iPadOS (13?) betas trying to go where no podcast has gone before.   Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes: Breaking down iTunes iOS 13 features iPadOS features

Nati gets a raise! But more importantly, we have Matt Birchler that joins us to talk about Apple Watch and watchOS: How we manage our Apple Watch, what could a stand-alone Watch App Store look like, and why we all could have some days off in the activity app.   Special Guest: Matt Birchler Twitter: @mattbirchler BirchTree: https://birchtree.me The BirchTree Podcast: http://birchtree.libsyn.com/ Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes: watchOS 6 rumors and leaks

Greg and Nati talk from the future with Christopher Lawley about who is more likely to destroy the world between Google or Facebook, The US vs the rest of the world. Also, we talk iPad, files vs apps paradigms, iOS 13 rumors, what was our 1st Apple product and iPad keyboards. Special Guest: Christopher Lawley Twitter:@chris_lawley A Slab of Glass podcast The Untitled Site Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes: Google uses Gmail to track a history of things you buy WhatsApp urges users to update app after discovering spyware vulnerability Why WhatsApp will never be secure Markdown 1Writer app Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard iPad iOS 13 leaks Scriptable and Pythonista Brydge keyboards

  Nati has 3 out of his 4 Apple devices (not counting the HomePod) running on a beta and Greg has 2 out of a lot of Apple devices running on a beta, so we talked iOS 13 and iPadOS (13?) betas trying to go where no podcast has gone before.   Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes Breaking down iTunes iOS 13 features iPadOS features

We discovered that we suck at talking about movies without preparations, so we moved on to talk about Sapiens, Facebook's F8 keynote, being critical about news even when they come from big publications, should we get excited about AI? and Apple's slow exit from pro apps. Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes Zuck has a discussion with Yuval Noah Harari Facebook F8 keynote Facebook sets aside billions for FCC fine Facebook is trying to make the word private meaningless iMessage is Messenger's biggest rival Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction The facts about parental control apps Apple is grabbing more AI experts from Google Hello World Book Apple Machine Learning Journal Should Apple continue to make apps?

Greg does(nt) want to buy a Galaxy Fold & Nati tries not to work from home. We talk about folding smartphones, problematic company cultures and the difference between hardware quality and software quality. Also, we talked about the Apple Watch as an authentication tool, its design and finished with some headphones and privacy.   Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes iFixit tears down the Galaxy Fold Quality control at Samsung is a mess  Watch to be as a more extensive authentication tool with macOS 10.15 and watchOS 5 Greg wants a better looking Apple Watch Report Claims AirPods 3 With Noise Canceling Feature to Launch Later This Year Amazon is working on AirPods competitors based on Alexa Amazon Alexa Reviewers Can Access Home Addresses of Customers 

Greg tells about his journey from the iPhone SE to an iPhone XS Max as we discuss our iPhone size preference before we got into the iOS 13 rumors, which raised the simplicity of iOS vs the sophistication of MacOS as the iPad evolves, and which of the rumors gets us excited. We also talked a bit about Apple-Qualcomm and the Galaxy Fold.   Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes 2020 iPhones to have different screen sizes iOS 13 rumors Panel Kit Apple and Qualcomm settle + intel exists 5G race Intel's 5G is gone Romesh Ranganathan - android users nailed. Live at the Apollo

This week we talked about Disney, Netflix, and some content questioning if Disney+ will be a channel on the Apple TV+ app. Nati gives a rant about Apple ditching their plans to open an Apple Store in Israel, and Greg buys AirPods 2 so we talk about them and the Powerbeats Pro. For dessert, we talked a bit about Marzipan and breaking down iTunes. Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes British podcast awards Disney introduces Disney+ Netflix stops supporting AirPlay 2  Nati wants an Apple Store in Israel, Apple doesn't Beats announce Powerbeats Pro Nilay Patel argues for Apple to license H1 Apple to break iTunes on the Mac thanks to Marzipan Clues to multiple media apps are discovered

 This week we talked about our interest in the new Apple services that were announced in the March 2019 event, a bit about the event itself, how come Apple doesn't follow it's own guidelines, Apple's asymmetric competition with Spotify, the difference between Apple's services business model, AirPower's death and the 2nd generation AirPods. Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Show Notes Texture shuts down on May 28th 2019 Spotify claims Apple is playing unfairly Apple's response to Spotify's claims Apple SVP of hardware Dan Riccio announces that AirPower is dead iFixit's theory on what killed the AirPower The Belkin dock Greg has The Verge's Samsung’s Galaxy Buds review Powerbeats pro leak in 12.3 beta 1

Greg signs up for a 24h run to raise money for charity. Nati watched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and loved it so much that he tries to persuade Greg to Pirate it now and buy it later. In addition, Nati learned how to use his iPad Pro and we talked about folding phones, the Apple Watch, and ponder if Apple should start making smart home appliances. P.S Now we are on the 90th episode 

The episode starts with us trying to define nerdiness, before going dark with YouTubes content issues. But we recover into talking about Nati's brand new iPad Pro, following up on Samsung Galaxy S10 reviews, and talking about the indication that Apple considered having both Touch ID and Face ID. We also touch a bit on services and mainly soon to be Apple News subscription. P.S We are on our 89th episode, not the 90th. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That's Nati's fault.    Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho    Show Notes Samsung Galaxy S10 review Samsung Galaxy S10 durability test YouTube’s issues Apple did consider to have both Face ID and Touch ID Apple wants 50% of the subscription from publishers Two new iPads get certified in India ahead of a March event

Samsung unveils new Galaxies, and why Samsung is wrongly chasing after Apple instead of Huawei. Kuo says that Apple will introduce a 16"-ish MacBook Pro and iPhones that will be able to charge other devices (AirPods and Watch?), and why Nati and Greg are not worried about Apple unifying apps on iOS and macOS Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho    Show Notes Samsung unveils the Galaxy Fold Samsung One UI The Galaxy S10 5G is a phone without a network Hole in the screen protector Kuo: 2019 iPhones Can Wirelessly Charge Other Devices, Feature Frosted Glass and Larger Batteries, and More 16-Inch MacBook Pro With All-New Design Expected in 2019, 13-Inch Model May Gain 32GB RAM Apple Plans on Combining iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps by 2021 Apple's move to ARM-based Macs creates uncertainty

Nati breaks Greg's ideas about Israel the desert, while Greg is experimenting with his 6th microphone. Also, Greg talks about his concerns about podcasts control and Nati talks about his thinking about the Apple-Facebook dynamics and goes out for a rant about Apple's poor developer relations. Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho    Show Notes Spotify buys Anchor and Gimlet Amazon buys Eero Apple fails to block porn and gambling 'Enterprise' apps Who has more power/ leverage Apple or Facebook Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording apps AirPods will debut in the Spring in a black option along AirPower

Greg & Nati share some TV shows they are watching, before discussing FaceTime bugs, how Facebook's customers are advertisers and not the users, why Apple should not create a social network, and why subscriptions are the future. Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho    Show Notes iTunes Terms of service comic Group FaceTime bug Timothy Buck info on Facebook unifying the messaging on Messenger, Instagram & Whatsapp Apple building a social network Apple Video service to launch by Spring Apple Gaming subscription? SetApp - subscription for Mac Apps  

Nati speculates how American Football would have been with ostrich eggs, and finally gets used to the Series 4 Apple Watch. Greg does a ton of podcasts with his new podcasting gear. We also talk about, Apple hiring and un-hiring, what 2nd generation AirPods could bring, a new era of smartphone experiments, and innovation time frames. Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho    Show Notes Apple Inc. has hired an executive from Samsung SDI Co. Apple Plans to Cut Back on Hiring Due to iPhone Sales Struggles Next generation AirPods to have health monitoring ability Foldable smartphones are coming Button-less, fully closed off smartphones are coming Extras Office comes to the Mac App Store

This week we dragged our special guest Lee Peterson into follow-up-land, but not before we talk about some podcasting networks, and Lee's bad luck with Apple products, while Nati reminds Greg and Lee that at least they have proper Apple Stores with good services. Nati ponders about the  TV and will it go away, now that AirPlay 2, HomeKit and iTunes are on 3rd party Smart TVs. In addition, we follow-up on the Battery replacement program and how it seems to have affected iPhone upgrades outside of China in addition to the stagnating smartphone market. And for last we talked a bit about the new Smart Battery cases and will the AirPower be attractive enough if it will actually ship.    Special Guest: Lee Peterson Twitter: @ljpuk iOS only podcast Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Follow-up  Lee has had similar problems to Nati with replacing devices - iPad and Apple Watch  More thoughts on Apple’s TV deals Will the  TV go away? What does that say about the HomePod? Apple replaced 11m

Greg buys a mixer and dives into the world of XLR and pro audio equipment, which gets us talking about umms and ahhs. Nati follows up with his meditation resolution, while Greg is taking some time off from Twitter, which gets us talking about Screen Time and 2-factor authentication. We also talk about iTunes on Tizen TVs, Apple's AirPlay 2 and HomeKit staring in CES, privacy and will Apple never make their own TV sets. In addition, we somehow got into Face ID and why it makes more sense than an under-the-screen Touch ID and the rumors about a new iPad mini.   Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Follow-up Greg buys some audio equipment Could go iOS-only by using Ferrite Should podcasts be heavily edited? Nati buys a subscription for HeadSpace Still has a 40% off for the yearly subscription Greg takes some time off from Twitter Samsung and warns about profit drop   Topics Apple goes all in 3rd party TVs iTunes will be available on Samsung Tizen TVs AirPlay 2 and HomeKit will be av

After a long and exhausting week, Nati and Greg talk a bit about their new year resolutions - some new and some recycled - before diving into Netflix snubbing Apple for their new subscribers, and not talking about Apple's earning warning and what it means. In addition, we discussed the battery replacement program, Greg's interest in the 12" Macbook and what's missing from the iPad Pro to make it a great laptop Hosts Greg Morris - @GR36 Nati Shochat - @natisho   Follow-up No Follow-up