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MacBreak Weekly (Audio)Show Notes
Tim Cook signals that the company will likely raise its prices down the road due to the memory chip shortage. Apple's AirPods Pro 3 heart rate sensor is almost as accurate as the one in the Apple Watch. Still waiting to gain access to Siri AI? There's a shortcut to bypass it. And Apple's App Store is logging more data from you than most initially thought, per some security researchers.
Apple to raise prices due to memory chip crunch, Tim Cook says.
We did the math on why the iPhone 18 Pro could cost $1,299.
Why Apple's war chest can't win the memory war.
Apple's WebKit performance tax leaves iOS browsers stuck in the slow lane, says Microsoft.
Trump says Apple will build chips with Intel in the US.
AirPods Pro 3 heart rate sensor nearly matches Apple Watch in accuracy test.
iOS 27 Beta 2 adds inline replies to iPhone-to-Android RCS chats.
Skip the Siri AI Waitlist on Mac with this Shortcut.
The system prompt for "Describe a Shortcut" references a shortcuts language (in Python) – (but that's not what it is - see update).
Android 17 can copy more data from iPhone including your iMessage history and homescreen.
Apple's App Store search data stores every single keystroke.
New unpatchable exploit targets Apple devices with A12 and A13 chips.
iPhone users: Be aware of this new 'Apple High Alert' scam.
visionOS 27 gives the M5 Vision Pro two unique new advantages.
Snap launches $2,195 specs, declaring glasses the next computer.
Apple's Latest Vision Pro tool contains traces of defunct game engine 'The Machinery'
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