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watchOS 6: The Breakdown May 07, 2019

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I started working on a watchOS 6 video a couple of weeks ago but, absent any real rumors, it was as more of a wishlist or, like some of my other early-days videos, a list of missing features I think would help round out a product.

Then, Mark Gurman happened. And now we have proper spoilers to contend with as well. But, since the rumors don't completely overlap my wishlist, I'm going to combine them, Voltron-style, with what I was already working on, and cover both what's coming and what still needs to come.

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Apple WWDC 2019: iOS 13, macOS 10.15, watchOS 6, tvOS Features - Bloomberg

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Facebook's Fake Pivot, Apple Wrong on Repair, Q2 2019 Aftermath May 06, 2019

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It's Friday and once again I'm taking three stories from around the web that are important but that either wouldn't fill a full video or I just plain missed out on covering during the week.

It's code-named the Wrap, because Capstone was taken, and if you have stories you want to see covered next week, just drop them in the comments or hit me up on Twitter. Then hit subscribe and dropkick that little bell dingus so you don't miss them when they land.

On deck for today are Facebook's F8 conference, Apple and right to repair, and Q2 2019.

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Linus Says Macs Are SLOWER Than PCs. Why? May 02, 2019

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I learn a lot of Linus Tech Tips. His opinions are often very different than my own but he's incredibly knowledgable and passionate and, whether I ultimately end up agreeing with him or not, the process forces me to evaluate, re-evaluate, and learn. And that's absolutely the case with one of his latest videos: Macs are Slower Than PCs video. And Why.

So, is that true or is that just his point of view?

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iOS 13: The Nerdy Stuff May 02, 2019

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Just when you think it's safe to hit pub on your iOS 13 breakdown, that Gui Rambo from 9to5Mac goes and spills another full set of spoilers. This one is a little different, though. A little nerdier. A little geekier. A little more from the developer side than the user side, though we can still suss a lot of great user stuff from it.

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WWDC 2019 for developers: Siri, Marzipan, AR, more - 9to5Mac

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macOS 10.15: The Breakdown May 01, 2019

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Yes, Apple still cares about the Mac. It's the kind of care you have for your older kid who's graduated college and gotten a job and settled down, and doesn't demand the same kind of attention as your younger kid, whose basically Taylor Swift and touring, and oh my god, everything is so much and so crazy you can't take your eyes off for a second. But it's care. Steady, check in once a week over FaceTime and visit a few times a year on holidays care.

And, part of that care manifests itself every year at WWDC, Apple's world wide developer conference, when the new version of macOS gets announced, the new feature set gets introduced, and the first beta gets pushed out to developers.

What does that all mean for macOS 10.15 in 2019? Let's take a look!

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Why Apple Cracked Down on 'iPhone Addiction' Apps Apr 30, 2019

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Apple cracks down on apps that fight iPhone addiction.

That's not the Onion. That's not Saturday Night Live. That's an actual headline from the New York Times, the Gray Lady, the paper of record.

The Times could also, easily, have used a different headline:

Apple finally removes child-targeting spyware from the App Store.

I don't know if it would have baited any fewer clicks, but I do know the Times just shouldn't be in that business either way. It should, not to get all Aaron Sorkin for a moment, be the business of informing its readers, of speaking truth to stupid.

Now, I hate the term fake news. I hate it. It's a political construct and not an informational one. What this is… is just lazy, sensationalism, and the best and only way to deal with it isn't to label it or dismiss it, because that's just as lazy and actually irresponsible, but to fact check it, to hold it up to scrutiny and see how well it holds up.

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Can You Trust Rene Ritchie? Apr 26, 2019

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Over 100 thousand subscribers. Over 15 million views. Close to 200 videos. Of Vector. But wait… what is Vector? It's a question I've gotten a few times about this channel specifically and about my work in general. What's the intention behind it, the mission, the goal? What exactly am I trying to do here and how exactly am I doing it? Totally fair question, especially in today's day and age where the internet, social media, blogs, podcasts, and YouTube have not only given everyone a voice and a face, but has also made it much harder to distinguish signal from noise. So, before we go forward, let's take a quick look back.

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AirPods 3: What's Coming Next Apr 26, 2019

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Back in March, Apple released their second generation AirPods with the H1 chip, voice activated Siri built-in, longer talk time, and an optional inductive charging case.

They made an already great product better, but it's also fair to say they took longer to come out than some people expected and they still lacked features some people had been hoping for.

So, as is always the case, the exact minute after we get something new, all our attention turns to what's next.

In this case, AirPods 3.

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Natural Disasters: Phone, App, and Tech Tips to Help You Survive Apr 25, 2019

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It used to be that some kinds of natural disasters were seasonal. Snow melting in the spring. Hurricane's picking up in the summer. Some of that hasn't changed. Some has. The point being, you're better off preparing in advance, when everything is calm and safe and you have plenty of time. Don't put it off because things can get chaotic fast. Do them asap.

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iPhone XS Review — 7 Months Later Apr 22, 2019

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I've been using the iPhone XS since Apple introduced it back in September of 2018, some seven months ago. Here's how the Max version, the camera, and the durability have held up over that time.

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