Essential Apple Podcast 64a: The Tucson Twosome Recut

Recorded 19th November 2017 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. 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. <h4>APPLE</h4> 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 <h4>TECHNOLOGY</h4> One small backflip for a robot is one giant leaping backflip for humankind – The Verge BMW in-car info system gestures - The Loop <h4>IN THE NEWS</h4> 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 <h4>WORTH A CHIRP</h4> MRRMRR Faceapp Face Filters by I Love IceCream Ltd. A lot of Snapchat type filters and some “Animoji” for the rest of us. Stykz Free cross platform stick man animation app Nemo's Hardware Store (25:31) Vena Products iPhone X Cases – £7/£15 UK or $12/$23 US Twelve South iPhone X Cases – $50/$60/$70 US or £50/£60/£70 UK Catalyst Impact iPhone X Case – £40 UK or $40 US Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: EssentialApple.com / Pinecast / Twitter / Facebook / Google Plus / Slack – ask us for an invite any way you can get hold of us. Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.