iPhone 17, App Store Wars, and "Shrinking" - MOSK: 10.22.2025

- Wedbush: Wall Street is Underestimating iPhone 17 Cycle and Apple’s Q4 - Apple Seeks (Again) to Have 2025 Fortnite Ruling Overturned - Apple Argues (Again) Against EU’s DMA - Walmart Gets “Exclusive” Colors for Two Beats Offerings - Rumor: Apple Testing Immersive Video for Soccer Broadcasts - Pickle Pro: Pickleball with PS VR2 Sense Support for Apple Vision Pro - Apple TV Thriller “Hijack” Returns in Mid January - Apple TV Comedy “Shrinking” Returns in Early 2026 - Ben Stiller Doc “Stiller & Mera: Nothing is Lost” Hits Apple TV on 24 October - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Shares Hit New Intraday and Closing Highs - Counterpoint Notes Strength for iPhone 17 Line - Loop Capital Upgrades Apple on iPhone Strength - Epic Argues for iOS Sideloading and No Commission in Australia - Apple Sued Over App Store Practices in China - blankOS 26.1 Betas Out to Developers and Public Testers - blankOS 26.1 Lets Users Turn Liquid Glass Elements Opaque - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Inks Five-Year Deal for US Rights to F1: The Races - MLS Season Playoffs Included with Apple TV Subscription - FT: iPhone 17 Line Sees Best Starting Sales Since Pandemic - Mizuho: Apple Increases Orders for iPhone 17 Line, Decreases iPhone Air - Evercore Puts AAPL Back on “Tactical Outperform” List - Meta to End Messenger App Support for Mac and Windows in Near Future - Apple TV Outs Trailer for Second Season of “Palm Royale” - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- SCMP: iPhone Air “Sells Out” in China - Counterpoint: Global iPhone Shipments in Q3 Up 9% YoY - Counterpoint: Carriers Up Subsidies to Win High-Value iPhone 17 Customers - Apple TV and Peacock Tie Up on Subscription Bundles - Apple TV Sets Mid-November Premier for Documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light” - Docuseries “Mr. Scorsese” Now Streaming on Apple TV - “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Streams Free on Apple TV This Weekend - Schillers Donate $9M to Boston’s New England Aquarium - The Asahi cyberattack, the state of ransomware (and stopping it), and Apple's offering higher bug bounties on Checklist No. 445 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Announces 3nm M5 Processor - No In-Box Wall Wart for New MacBook Pro in EU and UK - Apple Announces iPad Pro Powered by M5 - Apple Outs Black Magic Keyboard for iPad Air - M5 Apple Vision Pro Up for Order - M2 Vision Pro Not Eligible for Trade-In - Apple Announces Accessories for Vision Pro - Apple Vision Pro App Hits iPad with iPadOS 26.1 - NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition Hits Apple Arcade Today - US Mint Previews $1 California Innovation Coin Featuring Steve Jobs - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Joz Teases New Laptop in Cryptic Twitter Post - Omdia: Q3 Global Growth for Smartphones up 3%, Strongest Q3 Growth Ever for iPhone - IDC: Q3 Global Growth for Smartphones up 2.6%, Strongest Q3 Growth Ever for iPhone - Tata Subsidiary Buys Its Way Further Into Apple’s Business - Apple Seeds Third blankOS 26.1 Betas to Public Testers - Public Testers Get New AirPods Firmware Betas - Cue Talks State of Apple TV: The Subscription Service - Apple TV Outs Trailer for “The Family Plan 2” - Third Season of “Loot” Starts on Apple TV - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Cook Says iPhone Air to Hit China Next Week - iPhone Air Ships in China on Wednesday 22 October - Carriers Get Special eSIM Permission for iPhone Air - Apple Seeds Third Betas of blankOS 26.1 to Developers - AppleInsider Lists New Features Found in iOS 26.1 Developer Beta - Apple Drops the + from Apple TV+ - F1: The Movie Hits Apple TV: The Streaming Service on 12 December - Apple Store in Carlsbad, CA Makes Temporary Move for Renovations - Apple Ends Sound Service Programs for iPhone 12 Models and Original AirPods Pro - AirPods Pro 3 Make TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Bloomberg’s Gurman Expects at Least Two Updated Apple Products This Week - AT&T Website May Confirm M5-Powered iPad Pro - Ming-Chi Kuo: Hinge May Cost Less Than Expected on iPhone Foldable - Sites See blankOS 26.0.2 in Visitor Logs - Report: Apple Close to Buying Computer Vision Startup Prompt AI - SUNY Professors Sue Apple for Using Their Writing to Train A.I. - Apple Original Films and Chernin to Develop “Five Secrets” Feature - “Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars” Hits Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Crashes Into “The Last Frontier”  - Apple Pulls “Clips” from App Store, Plans No More Updates - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - The FBI says sites are spoofing the FBI. Plus - a medical imaging company loses patient PII with no compensation. It's all on Checklist No. 444 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- IDC Tracks Strong Mac Growth Globally, Slow Growth for Traditional PCs in N. America - Apple Watch Hypertension Notifications Go Live for Three More Countries - DeICER: App Store Removal Seems to Label ICE as Protected Class - OpenAI Apparently Complains to EU About Big Tech (?) - OpenAI’s Sora Video App Sees Over a Million Downloads - Apple’s App Store Hosts Several Sora Fakes - Apple University Park in Ft. Worth Moves to New Store Tomorrow - Select LA Lakers Games to Stream Live and Immersive to Apple Vision Pro - Apple TV+ Renews “The Buccaneers” for Third Season - Apple TV+ Drop “Drops of God” Season-Two First Look - Apple TV+ Sets “Family Plan” Sequel for Holiday Season - Apple TV+ Starts Offbeat Promotional Push for “Pluribus” - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Having been encouraged by a listener to be quiet about stories that touch on politics, I've decided not to. Let me explain... - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken