Essential Apple Podcast 294: New iPads incoming?

Yes this one is obscenely late and Simon can only plead “life events” sorry! Simon and Nick meander around a variety of stories, and some of them even have to do with Apple and the news stories when this was recorded…

MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL

The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and family
If you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK simply visit missiontoseafarers.org.

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Recorded 24th April 2024

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On this week’s show

NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

APPLE

Apple announces special event for May 7: Let Loose – 9to5Mac
Apple TV+’s biggest new sci-fi series gets a major boost from Masters of the Air – T3
Apple releases new family of Open-source Efficient Language Models – 9to5Mac
Apple Store clearance sale get these refurb M2 and M3 Macs on sale – Tom’s Guide

TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus may be the laptop chip of Intel and Apple’s Nightmares – TechRadar
- Snapdragon X Plus vs Apple M3: Worth the wait? – Trusted Reviews
- Is the Arm version of Windows ready for its close-up? – Ars Technica
Comments on AI and creativity from Wonder Dynamics’ co-founders, Tye Sheridan and Nikola Todorovic – The Vergecast

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Apple @ Work: Over 52% of workers try to memorize and reuse the same password – 9to5Mac

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Do you hate the new YouTube screensavers on Apple TV? Here’s how to turn them off – iMore
You can still buy the M1 MacBook Air (cheaper than ever) – Digital Trends

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