Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.

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Friday · 22 min
Reaction to Apple's "Surprise and Shine" Event - MOSK: 09.11.2026
- Analysts React to iPhone Event - Apple Shares Up Day After iPhone Event - Joanna Stern Seriously Plays with iPhone Duo - Listener Reaction to "Surprise and Shine" Event - Apple Intros AppleCare One Family - iPhone Duo Supports MagSafe and Qi2 Charging - iPhone Handoff Limited to Two Carriers to Start - T-Mobile to Charge $5 Per Month for iPhone Handoff - Apple Extends Satellite Service for Older iPhones (Again) - Apple Warns of Future Tiered Charges for Apple Intelligence - Developers Can Now Submit Apps Built for blankOS 27 - 46mm Apple Watch Series 12 Saw $20 Price Hike - Apple Releases iOS/iPadOS 26.6.2 - Apple Seeds Fourth RC for Tahoe 26.7, Sequoia 15.8 - blankOS 27.1 Likely to Hit by 23 October - Essex, England's Renovated Apple Lakeside Re-Opens Tomorrow - Apple TV Drama "Last Seen" Underway - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Thursday · 24 min
Recapping Apple's "Surprise and Shine" Event - MOSK: 09.10.2026
- Apple Intros AirPods 5 - Pre-Orders Start for Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 - Apple Intros iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max - Bigger Storage Capacities Lead to Bigger Cost Increases - Apple Raises Prices on Some Old iPhones, Discontinues Others - Apple Intros iPhone Duo - Apple Lowers Trade-In Values on iPhones and Apple Watches, Raises Them on Macs and iPad - blankOS 27 Hits Monday 14 September - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Wednesday · 17 min
Prelude to Apple's "Surprise and Shine" Event - MOSK: 09.09.2026
- Anticipating Apple's "Surprise and Shine" Announcements - Where'd the Apple Watch SE 3 Go? - Counterpoint Sees Folding iPhone Taking 25% of Foldable Market by Year's End - MoffettNathanson Doesn't Dig the Foldable iPhone Idea - Needham Presents List of AAPL Problems - BofA Stays Positive on AAPL Into "Surprise" Event - When and How to Catch Apple's "Surprise" - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
Tuesday · 17 min
Folding iPhones, Emmy Awards, and Star Trek Day - MOSK: 09.08.2026
- KeyBanc Builds on Nispel Negativity - Nikkei Asia: QA Limited Folding iPhone Production in August - Gurman: Apple Services Revenue Plans Led Schiller Away from App Store - Apple TV Posts Premier Date and Sneak Peek for Fourth Season of "Silo" - Apple Wins 20 Trophies in First Round of Emmy Awards - Star Trek Thoughts on Star Trek Day - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
September 4 · 18 min
Pricing the Foldable iPhone and "Mayday" Hits Apple TV - MOSK: 09.04.2026
- TrendForce Sees Higher Prices, Few Breakthroughs in New iPhone Line - Vision Pro, Surgery, and a Folding iPhone - Omdia Hears Talk of Cancelled MacBooks - Apple Sued Over App Tracking Transparency in UK - Report: BASF Sues Apple Over Face ID - Apple Original Films in for "The Waffle House Index" - Big Enough for the Big Screen, "Mayday" is Streaming on Apple TV - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
September 3 · 16 min
Wall St. Excitement Over Folding iPhone + MapQuest is No. 1 - MOSK: 09.03.2026
- Morgan Stanley and Citi Weigh in on Apple Ahead of Next Week's "Surprise" - MapQuest Hits No. 1 in App Store in Lake Ontario Wake - Oklahoma Now Supports Digital IDs in Apple Wallet - Hobby Lobby Starts Gradual Apple Pay Support - Five New Games Hit Apple Arcade - Apple TV Outs Teaser for "Being Heumann" - "The Sisters Grimm" Returns to Apple TV in Early October - "Hatfield" Apple I Back Up for Auction - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
September 2 · 15 min
Calling a Thing Something Else and CEO Ternus: Day 1 - MOSK: 09.02.2026
- Apple Maps Caves on Lake Ontario - Evercore Positive Ahead of Apple Media Event - Apple and OpenAI Fight Trudges On - Maestri Reportedly Drops Corporate Services Role - Apple's New CEO is Excited, Honored, and Excited - Apple TV Swaps in 15 New Old Movies - Apple Named First Inductee in The One Club's Brand Hall of Fame - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
September 1 · 19 min
Calling a Thing a Thing and Tim Cook's Parting Thoughts as CEO - MOSK: 09.01. 2026
- White House Leans on Apple to Call Lake Ontario Something Else - Mapquest Surges in Popularity After Stand Over "Lake Ontario" - Apple Seeds Eighth blankOS 27 Betas to Developers - Public Testers Get Sixth blankOS 27 Betas - CXMT Sues Pentagon Over Risk Classification - Apple Adds Three MacBook Models to Obsolete Hardware List - Phil Schiller Shifts Out of Apple Store and Events Duties - Tim Cook Ends Time as Apple CEO - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 31 · 14 min
Nepal, Tibet, Lake Ontario, and TV Land - MOSK: 08.31.2026
- Apple Pledges Support for Relief Efforts in Nepal and Tibet - Lake Ontario Name Changed on Google Maps - Apple TV Prices Go Up $2 Per Month - Apple TV Buys BBC Series "Small Prophets" - Some "Great Movies" on Apple TV "Leaving Soon" - Steve Jobs Eighth Grade Science Fair Project Sells for $34K - Afterglow: Classic After Dark Screensavers Back on the Mac - Sponsored by Helix Sleep: Get up to 30% off at helixsleep.com/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 28 · 15 min
Swimming in the Mac mini Wake - MOSK: 08.28.2026
- Evercore Turned-On by Mac mini Updates - Mac mini Likely Means Big blankOS Release by 22 September - Device Indexing in a Smarter Siri World - What's Expected from Apple's "Surprise" Event - Senator Scolds Apple for Something It Apparently Didn't Do - Apple Education Center Planned for Vietnam - Second Season of "Dark Matter" Starts on Apple TV - Cook, Ternus Host Pikachu at Apple Park - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 27 · 14 min
Apple Announces September "Surprise" Event - MOSK: 08.27.2026
- Apple Sets 9 September Media Event - CNET/YouGov: 75% of US Adults Indifferent to iPhone Fold - IDC Sees iPhone Fold Saving Foldables from Decline - Apple Fitness+ to Host "Shine" Related Activity at Apple Park - Apple's YouTube Channel Plants Pre-Event Placeholder - Some Unfulfilled Mac mini Orders Reportedly Getting Free Upgrades - Virginia Now Supports Digital IDS in Apple Wallet - Apple TV Teases Mackie/Dornan Heist Series "12 12 12" - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 26 · 16 min
New Macs and Apple Silicon to Power Them - MOSK: 08.26.2026
- Apple Announces New M5 Ultra and M6 Processors - Orders Begin for New Mac mini and Mac Studio Models - Delivery Dates Already Slipping for New Mac Studio Models - Apple Drops Some Letters from New Magic Keyboards - New Apple Polishing Cloth: Now Just $9! - Ads Are Turning Up in Apple Maps - Tom Selleck to Guest on Elizabeth Banks Apple TV Comedy Series - Apple TV Outs Trailer for McConaughey/Harrelson Series "Brothers" - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 25 · 16 min
Apple's Happy Hardware "Accident" - MOSK: 08.25.2026
- Considering Apple's "Accidental" Product Leaks - Second RCs of macOS 26.7 and macOS 15.8 Seeded to Developers - Seventh Betas of blankOS 27 Seeded to Developers - RAMnarök Forces Higher Prices for Amazon Hardware - Anticipating Higher iPhone Prices - Apple Holds Party for Future Former CEO Cook - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 24 · 15 min
Folding iPhones, Home Hardware, and Apple Layoffs - MOSK: 08.24.2026
- Evercore: Five Reasons to Own AAPL - Gurman: Sources Sing Praises of Foldable iPhone Features - Gurman: Apple Retail's Gearing Up for HomePad - Bloomberg: Apple Cuts Jobs from Spatial Computing and Siri Teams - GM Dropping CarPlay Could Be Crimping Sales - Walmart (Finally) Starts Apple Pay and Google Pay Support - Apple Pay Promo Generates National Park Donations - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 21 · 15 min
App Store, iPhone, and Countdown to Ternus - MOSK: 08.21.2026
- Morgan Stanley Tracks Small Revenue Decline for App Store - BofA: More Apple M&A Possible Under Ternus - Apple and Samsung Grow Smartphone Shares as Markets Keep Shrinking - Apple Card Turns Seven - AppleInsider Source Says Apple's Shrunk Its VR Team - Rhea Seehorn Joins Second Season of "Stick" - Three-Part UConn Huskies Doc Hits Apple TV - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 20 · 17 min
Epic Anger, All-Seeing AirPods, and Murderbot - MOSK: 08.20.2026
- Epic Not Happy with Apple App Commission Changes for EU - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC and Premature Posts Point to New Beats Headphones - AppleInsider and TechCrunch Defend AirPods That Can See - Gurman: No All Seeing AirPods Until 2027 - New Apple Store Reportedly Planned for Boise Area - Monster Cast Planned for Second Season of "Murderbot" - Apple TV Sets Early December Return for "Bad Monkey" - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 19 · 18 min
Checking on Apple's App Store - MOSK: 08.19.2026
- Apple Lowers Commissions, Simplifies System for Developers in EU - AppleInsider Sees EU Developer Rules as a Sign of Things to Come for US - Sensor Tower: Link-Outs Costing Apple Commission Revenue in US - Apple Warns of Possible Disappearance of App Store Commissions - Apple Tweaking App Tracking Transparency Messaging in EU - Apple Pledges Support After Indonesian Earthquake - macOS 26.6.2 Update: A Cautionary Tale - Apple Watch National Parks Activity Challenge Set for Sunday - Apple TV Outs Spoiler Laden Season-Six "Slow Horses" Trailer - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 18 · 17 min
Software Spoils Apple Hardware Surprises - MOSK: 08.18.2026
- Apple Seeds Sixth Developer Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Seeds Fourth Public Betas of blankOS 27 - Apple Issues Security Updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26 - Apple Seeds RCs for Sequoia 15.8 and Tahoe 26.7 - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC Spills Beans on Unreleased Hardware - macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC Seems to Include Demo Video for AirPods with Cameras - Apple Updates Sports App with Still More Soccer Leagues - Rothschild & Co Redburn Upgrades Apple on A.I. Gatekeeper Potential - Push Notifications Spike Spyware Awareness and Worry - Apple Sued by Shareholder Over Alleged Copyright Violations in A.I. Training - Epic Sees Little Hope in Apple's Settlement Conference Proposal - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 17 · 16 min
White House Says No to Chinese Memory for Apple - MOSK: 08.17.2026
- Apple Opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, TX - Apple Gives Politicos Tour of Houston's AMC - White House Not Into Apple Buying Memory from Chinese Firms - Report: Apple Builds China-Specific LLM Powered by Alibaba, Baidu - Sales Begin for Ads in Apple Maps - Recent macOS Security Updates Address Issue Under Active Exploit - Apple Updates Refurbished Store Offerings - Apple TV Teams with Cuarón on Horror/Thriller Series - Vince Gilligan Says Filming on Second Season of "Pluribus" Starts Soon - Sponsored by Coveron: Save up to 76% off with code macos at coveron.com/macos - Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get a two month free trial with Offer Code MACOSKEN at copilot.money/macosken - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken
August 14 · 16 min
SCOTUS Releases Epic Hold and "Ted Lasso" Delivers - MOSK: 08.14.2026
- With SCOTUS Hold Released, Apple Submits Proposed Link-Out Commissions - Omdia: More New Displays for Refurbished Smartphones than OEMs in Q1 - WSJ: Apple Wants to Pay Publishers for Current Events Knowledge for Siri - Apple Adds Lock Screen Push Notifications to Spyware Alert Arsenal - Private Relay Not Great at Hiding User IP Addresses - Apple Sued Over Private Relay Lack of Privacy Issue - American Airlines' Nate Gatten Apple's New VP of Government Affairs - Apple Pay's Jennifer Bailey Retiring in October - iPhone X, 2018 MacBook Pro Added to Apple's Obsolete List - Apple TV Outs Trailer for Thriller Series "Last Seen" - Apple TV Posts Season-Five Trailer for "Stillwater" - Apple TV Adds "Classic Movies" at No Added Cost - "Ted Lasso" Season-Four Premier Was Apple TV's Biggest Debut Yet - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

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