Essential Apple Podcast 71: Hello 2018!

Recorded 7th January 2018 Loads of news this week, not least of all Meltdown and Spectre (Boo!). App Store is booming, new battery tech gets touted, old computers are worth a lot (to someone at least), Apple agree to just swap batteries for £25 if you want, Mark is sick and Simon is joined by Donny Yankellow of MyMac and Karl Madden of Mac&Forth to talk about it all... On this week's show: <h4>APPLE</h4> Apple will replace your iPhone 6, 6s, or 7 battery for $29 even if it's not being throttled - BGR App Store and Play Store Mobile App Revenue Rose 35% in 2017 - Fortune Apple Says App Store Saw $890 Million During Holidays, $300 Million Sales On New Year's Day - Redmond Pie Somebody Is Selling a Rare Working Version of One of Apple’s First Computers on Ebay - Fortune <h4>TECHNOLOGY</h4> This Inexpensive Battery Could Revolutionize the Clean Energy Industry - Futurism 'Smart' sunglasses from Vuzix work with Android and iOS, will debut at CES - Digital Trends Meltdown and Spectre are wakeup calls for the tech industry - Engadget Intel Says New Software Updates Make Computers ‘Immune’ to Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities - Clotheshorse Nemo's Hardware Store (43:06) Macally Magnetic Suction Cup Phone Mount with Telescopic Arm Macally Ultra Slim USB Wired keyboard for Mac and PC Social Media and Slack <h4>You can follow us on:</h4> 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 or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations) And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.