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In the News blog post for February 6, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/02/in-the-news815.html

00:00 ​​Exceeding Staggerations
07:55 iPhones in Space!
11:14 I’ll Have My iPhone Call Your iPhone
16:02 Cool Charging
22:04 Chewing Up RAW Photos
28:12 In the Vision! Fantastic Frogger
38:09 Where Y’at? Segment - Tracking Things that are Precious to You
47:01 Slinging the Cord
53:41 Stray Pet Scam
55:19 Brett’s Gadget: Have Fun Charging Your Phone!
57:06 Jeff’s Apps: Happy Mardi Gras Parade Tracking

Jeff: Apple 2026 fiscal first quarter — the iPhone and iPad angle
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/02/2026-q1.html

Eric Berger | Ars Technica: NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-will-finally-allow-astronauts-to-bring-their-iphones-to-space/

Andrew Zucker | The Wall Street Journal: Call Screening Is Aggravating the Rich and Powerful
https://www.wsj.com/style/iphone-call-screening-feature-executives-511e51c4

Jeff’s Review: UGREEN 3-in-1 Foldable MagFlow Wireless Charger
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/10/review-ugreen-3-in-1-foldable.html

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Anker's New 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger With 25W Qi2.2 Fast Charging is Now Available for $120
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/02/anker-prime-wireless-charging-station/

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Remove the RAW photo from a RAW+JPEG pair
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/photos-wont-let-you-remove-the-raw-photo-from-a-rawjpeg-pair/

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: Apple Vision Pro Launched Two Years Ago Today
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/02/apple-vision-pro-launched-two-years-ago/

Giovanni Colantonio | Polygon: I turned my apartment into a virtual '80s arcade, but I’m still craving the real thing
https://www.polygon.com/retrocade-apple-arcade-impressions/

Andrew Orr | Appleinsider: Apple Watch data pins down abduction time of NBC News anchor's mother
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/04/apple-watch-data-pins-down-abduction-time-of-nbc-news-anchors-mother

Jeff’s Review: Apple AirTag (second generation)
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/02/review-apple-airtag-second-generation.html

Philip Michaels | Six Colors: Sling’s Day Passes are the answer to my streaming prayers
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/slings-day-passes-are-the-answer-to-my-streaming-prayers/

Brett’s Gadget: Have fun charging your phone!
https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/i-bought-this-magsafe-power-bank-to-charge-my-iphone-anywhere-and-it-doubles-as-a-retro-gaming-handheld

Jeff’s Apps: Happy Mardi Gras - Parade Trackers
https://www.wdsu.com/article/download-wdsu-parade-tracker/37907878?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23512999424&gbraid=0AAAAAo6VzU63PxNHrDO0T82ftnspFl5zO
https://www.wwltv.com/article/entertainment/events/mardi-gras/download-wwl-tvs-2026-mardi-gras-parade-tracker-app/289-c3bb04e5-980b-4939-aea2-37815b6338fa

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In the News blog post for January 30, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news814.html

00:00 Tag Teaming with Apple
14:28 Apple’s Q&Ai
25:46 Being Content Creating Content
34:00 Who Likes Free?
42:31 Where Y’at? Segment - Life-Saving Watch
45:33 In the Vision! Visionary Dogs
49:11 In the Show! Shrinking Monsters
53:03 Brett’s iTip: Finding Your “Sign in with Apple” Logins
1:00:02 Jeff’s Site: ABA TECHSHOW 2026! www.techshow.com

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: AirTag 1 vs. AirTag 2 Buyer's Guide: All 15+ Differences Compared

Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: A brief note about one more AirTag 2 difference

Benjamin Mayo | 9to5Mac: AirTag 2 hands-on review: Apple’s clever item tracker finds even more utility with longer range and louder sound

Stephen Nellis | Reuters: Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple’s new acquisition could solve my biggest AI problem

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Hands on with Apple Creator Studio: A bittersweet bundle

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Apple Creator Studio launches today, and it’s an incredible value

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: App Store 2025 Top iPhone Apps in the U.S.

Stephen Pollard | The Times: My Apple Watch saved my life

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Vision Pro goes to the dogs

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple TV comedy returns soon with ‘outstanding’ new season: reviews here

Brett’s iTip: Finding your logins from “Sign in with Apple”
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102609
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102571

Jeff’s Site: ABA TECHSHOW 2026!
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/aba-techshow-2026.html

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In the News blog post for January 23, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news813.html

00:00 Snowy Memories and False Forecasts
10:23 Wally Pay
18:37 Creator Crash
23:54 Wear Fore Art Thou AI?
32:43 More Than A Camera
35:20 On The Go Puck
37:37 Best In Vision Pro Show
40:34 Bird's Eye Pluribus
42:17 Brett’s Gadget: ThermoPro TP920 Wireless Meat Thermometer
46:29 Jeff’s iTip: Apple Fitness+ Strength Basics in 3 Weeks Program

Judson Jones | The New York Times: Why Your Weather App Is Freaking Out About the Snow

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Here’s why Walmart still doesn’t support Apple Pay

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Why Walmart Still Doesn’t Support Apple Pay

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Thoughts and Observations Regarding Apple Creator Studio

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: The Information Says Apple Is Working on an AI Wearable Pin

Brandon Miniman | Make Use Of: 3 iPhone camera features that solve everyday problems

Michael Burkhardt | 9to5Mac: Review: Satechi’s 7-in-1 ‘OntheGo’ hub works nicely with iPhone – and it goes even further

Rajat Saini | The Mac Observer: Apple Vision Pro to Stream Crufts in New Immersive Video Series “Top Dogs”

Brett’s Gadget: ThermoPro TP920 Wireless Meat Thermometer
https://amzn.to/4tdSSCb

Jeff’s iTip: Apple Fitness+ Strength Basics in 3 Weeks Program
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/stay-active-in-the-new-year-with-apple-watch/

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In the News blog post for January 16, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news812.html

00:00 The Future Future of Live Sports
12:34 Siri and Gemini, Sittin’ In A Tree
26:16 2.09 Carat Siri
27:52 Subscribing to the Creative Apples
40:50 Stopping the Spammers and Scammers
45:46 Retrocade
48:36 Sliding Negotiations
49:23 Brett’s Gadget: Nuwave Smart Mug
53:54 Jeff’s Gadget Category: Dash Cams

Jeff: Apple Vision Pro is the future of live sports

Rebecca Bellan | TechCrunch: Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri

Brian Chen | The New York Times: A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

Gabrielle Rockson | People: Siri Helps Texas Family Find 2.09-Carat Brown Diamond at State Park After 7-Year-Old Son Begged to Go Mining for Crystals

Apple: Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of the most powerful creative apps

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple’s pro bundle makes sense, but making iWork freemium doesn’t

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Step up blocking unwanted calls and texts

Apple: Popular PC franchise Civilization comes to Apple Arcade on February 5

Brett’s Gadget: Nuwave Smart Mug
https://www.nuwavenow.com/products/nuwave-smart-mug
https://www.costco.com/p/-/nuwave-hot-brew-temperature-control-mug-with-brewing-system/4000407154

Jeff’s Gadget Category: DashCam
For example, Car & Driver magazine list of Best Dash Cams for 2025:
https://www.caranddriver.com/car-accessories/g46063800/best-dash-cams-tested/

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In the News blog post for January 9, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news811.html

00:00 It's 2026! 🥳
00:36 Belkin Brilliance and Anker Awesomeness from CES
15:16 Folding Up the iPhone
23:14 Fast-Fi Wi-Fi
26:13 Chasing the Apple Card
34:35 Tenacious Ternus
40:53 In the Vision! Visionary Basketball
48:32 Quit Quitting
53:00 Troll or Teacher?
54:38 Brett’s iTip: Auto Detecting an Outdoor Walk
59:27 Jeff’s iTip: Working with Notifications on the Lock Screen

Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: Belkin launches powerful new chargers, power banks and hubs at CES 2026

Lewis Wallace | Cult of Mac: Anker’s new chargers are smarter, faster and cooler than ever

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Twelve South’s new Valet combines Qi2 charging with a leather catch-all tray

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Will the iPhone Fold be a phone you open, or an iPad you close?

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: iPadOS 26.2 and macOS 26.2 unlock faster Wi-Fi on select devices

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Apple confirms Chase takeover for Apple Card and reveals new details

Kalley Huang & Tripp Mickle | The New York Times: The Man Who Could Be Apple’s Next C.E.O.

Apple: Stay active in the new year with Apple Watch

Brett’s iTip: Auto-detecting an outdoor walk or Ask Siri on your Apple Watch
https://www.myhealthyapple.com/automatic-workout-detection-not-working-on-apple-watch-fix-it-today/
https://support.apple.com/en-az/guide/watch/apdd16e8761a/watchos

Jeff’s iTip: Working with Notifications on the Lock Screen
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/view-and-respond-to-notifications-iph6534c01bc/ios

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In the News blog post for January 2, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news810.html

00:00 Happy New Year! 🥳
00:58 Auspicious Apples
15:00 New Apples and Rotting Apples
24:18 The Gift That Keeps On Giving
27:59 A Drop In The Bucket
35:02 Live Boarding
38:03 Quit Quitting
42:35 Crash Zoom Boom
43:15 Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Double-Touch the Clickpad on your Remote for Time Remaining
48:13 Jeff’s iTip: Password and Passcode Planning for the Unthinkable

Jason Snell | Six Colors: 2026 Predictions: Executive shuffles, interesting iPhones, weird Mac moves

Mark Spoonauer | Tom’s Guide: 5 new Apple products for 2026 that will change everything — iPhone Fold, cheap MacBook, Apple glasses and more

M.G. Siegler | Spyglass: 10 Big Predictions for 2026

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: All the new products Apple released in 2025

David Snow | Cult of Mac: All the products Apple killed in 2025 — with more to come in 2026

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: What You Can (and Can't) Use an Apple Gift Card For

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: An Apple Gift Card is a great excuse to try Apple’s best services

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: AirDrop codes allow temporary persistent contact

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Wallet’s iOS 26 boarding passes now offered by three major airlines

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Teases 'Something Big' Coming Soon to Apple Fitness+

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Shares New 'Quit Quitting' Apple Watch Ads

Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Double-touch the clickpad on your Apple TV remote to see what time the show will end
https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/12/10/apple-tv-time-remaining-video-scrubber-howto/

Jeff’s iTip: Password and Passcode Planning for the Unthinkable
Rajat Saini | The Mac Observer: This Is How One Family Accessed iPhone Passwords After Owner’s Death
https://www.macobserver.com/news/family-accessed-iphone-passwords-after-death/

1Password: digital estate planning:
https://1password.com/blog/get-st

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In the News blog post for December 19, 2025
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news809.html

00:00 iOS 26.2 - Frosted Time & Improved Slide Over
16:58 Gift Card Nightmare
35:22 Hey Searie
38:03 TranscriptPad comes to the iPhone
49:14 Apple Pay Godzilla
49:34 Brett’s iTip: Resize the Clock on Lock Screen
55:08 Jeff’s iTip: Turn Off Lock Screen Camera Swipe

Juli Clover | MacRumors: iOS 26.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 26.2

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Security updates in Apple’s 26.2 updates

hey.paris: 20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple

Adam Engst | TidBITS: Compromised Apple Gift Card Saga Ends Well, but Risks Remain

Tara Siegel Bernard | The New York Times: Tech Support Scammers Stole $85,000 From Him. His Bank Declined to Refund Him

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: It’s pronounced “Throat Warbler Mangrove,” Siri

Jeff’s Review: TranscriptPad comes to the iPhone

Brett’s iTip: Resize the clock on your lock screen
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-resize-iphone-lock-screen-clock/

Jeff’s iTip: Turn off lock screen camera swipe gesture on iPad (or iPhone)
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-lock-screen-swipe-open-camera-toggle/

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In the News blog post for December 12, 2025
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news808.html

00:00 FixBot to the Rescue
09:54 Running an AI Marathon
14:38 Expanded Fitness
23:10 Shazam Segment
31:45 Personal Messages
39:11 Charge Your Phone and Your Microwave
42:37 In the Show! Outstanding TV
47:39 One Long Vapor-Cooled Piano
50:36 Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS)
1:00:45 Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights

Juli Clover | MacRumors: iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: iFixit launches FixBot AI repair helper, with free and paid versions

Adam Levine | Barron’s: Apple May Actually Be Winning the AI Race

Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets

Ankur Thakur | iDownloadBlog: How to use continuous background music recognition on iPhone

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Shazam’s new feature reveals which song moments grab user attention

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 26’s new Messages feature got better when I changed this one setting

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Review: Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 is a Mid-Size Power Station With Fast Charging

Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS)
https://www.witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer-ios/

Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights. For example: Lutron Caseta Plug-In Smart Lamp Dimmer Switch
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2015/06/review-lutron-caseta.html

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