Essential Apple Podcast 64a: The Tucson Twosome Recut

Something went wrong with the export of the show mangling Curt and Roger in the second half. This is the same show but recut to restore their input – Sorry everyone! If you already listened probably best to start at about 40 minutes in.

This week, while Mark is off in Dublin (quite possibly overindulging in Guiness) Simon hosts the show and is joined by a twosome from Tucson, Arizona. My Mac veterans and members of the Tucson MUG, Roger Harmon and Curt Blanchard to basically talk over the stories that caught our attention this week.

Recorded 19th November 2017

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On this week’s show:

How much iPhone memory do you really need? Informal poll results.
Be careful trying to use old cases on new iPhones, just because they seem to fit.

APPLE

Apple released more updates, iOS 11.2 b4, and macOS 10.13.2 b4 in Simon’s case
And they include a fix for the cold weather “numb screen” problem – The Verge
Apple’s Face ID can be bypassed – if you have elaborate resources – Neowin
Here’s what Apple could do after the iPhone X – Business Insider UK
Animoji doesn’t require iPhone X’s TrueDepth sensor – Cult of Mac
Oh yes it does – iMore
iPhone X: How Apple’s Jony Ive Designed It – Time
Apple Is Delaying HomePod, Which Is Great Or Unfortunate (Or Maybe Both) – Fast Company

TECHNOLOGY

One small backflip for a robot is one giant leaping backflip for humankind – The Verge
BMW in-car info system gestures – The Loop

IN THE NEWS

UK ISPs will have to pay automatic compensation to customers for broadband service problems – 9to5Mac
TalkTalk plans to gut 50% of its IT estate – IT Pro
Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web: ‘The system is failing’ – The Guardian

WORTH A CHIRP

MRRMRR Faceapp Face Filters by I Love IceCream Ltd. A lot of Snapchat type filters and some “Animoji” for the rest of us.
[Stykz](http://www.stykz.net (http://www.stykz.net/)) Free cross platform stick man animation app

Nemo’s Hardware Store (25:31)

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