Quicktake: An Apple Focused Podcast

Apple and Disney are both coming out with their own streaming TV services this Fall. Both services have + in the name. Both will have original shows and movies. Both have held events announcing their services to the world and previewing some of the exclusive shows they'll be debuting. But Disney's event was wildly successful whereas Apple's was mostly a dud. Let's break down why. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Two sources have stated that this year will finally bring us the end of iTunes, at least as we know it. It appears that macOS 10.15, which should ship later this year, will give us separate apps, iOS-style, for Apple TV, Apple Music, and Podcasts. John Sherrod breaks down how Apple will do it, and how this will affect users of old Apple devices and Windows users. LINK: https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/10/macos-10-15-itunes-standalone-apps/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Apple just promoted one of its leaders to a vice president of mergers & acquisitions and even added him to its main leadership page. So... is Apple planning to make Wall Street happy and make a big, splashy acquisition in the near future? This move certainly makes it more possible than ever. So let's speculate: what kind of company MIGHT Apple buy, and what company might I LIKE to see them buy? LINK: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/apple-m-a-chief-now-reporting-to-cook-as-calls-grow-for-big-deal --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Apple TV... Do you still need one? Is Apple even interested in making a hardware streaming device long term? With recent news that Apple is releasing the Apple TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire, and several brands of smart TVs, it's becoming a real question. So what's the present and the future of Apple TV? I break all that down and provide my thoughts on my favorite little Apple device... Apple TV. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Apple announced today that it is canceling its AirPower charging mat saying that it "will not achieve our high standards." It's hugely unprecedented for Apple to announce a product live on stage and then never ship it. In this video John Sherrod breaks down why Apple did this, what the big picture implications are, and what this DOESN'T mean. Here's a link to the Techcrunch article that broke the news this afternoon: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/apple-cancels-airpower-product-citing-inability-to-meet-its-high-standards-for-hardware/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Apple hosted an event focused on its services efforts on Monday, March 25 where they announced new products including Apple Card, Apple News+, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade. Join host John Sherrod as he provides his first impressions and analysis of the event, and tells you why he thinks it may have been the least interesting event in years. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

At long last Apple has released new AirPods! In this episode, John Sherrod breaks down all the new features. If you haven’t bought AirPods yet, is now the time to buy? If you already have them, should you upgrade to the new ones? All that plus what didn’t make it in this update in this episode of Your Apple Update. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Today Apple announced new iPad mini and iPad Air models, and in this episode of Your Apple Update, John Sherrod walks you through what you need to know about these new models. Have you been waiting to buy a new iPad because you were worried that as soon as you did Apple would have a new one out? You’ve waited long enough. Find out what these new models have to offer and why they were worth the wait. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Apple is hosting an event on March 25, and there’s a good chance we’ll finally see AirPods 2, the next generation of Apple’s popular wireless ear buds. Join John Sherrod to learn what features we’re likely to see in the new version of this product. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Apple is hosting an event on March 25, 2019. Will we finally get details on Apple's upcoming streaming video service? Will Apple announce AirPods 2? All this and more in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

It's been a year since the release of the Apple TV 4K, so let's talk about where that product stands. How has it inproved and where can it get better. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Now that Apple has updated the iPhone line for 2018, which model is rigjt for you? Let's talk about it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

An iTunes customer got a rude awakening this week when he discovered that three of his purchased movies were gone. So is it still wise to buy movies in iTunes? Let's break it down. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Join John as he provides initial inpressions of al of Apple's big announcements at its 2018 iPhone/Apple Watch event. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

John breaks down the latest rumors about what new products Apple will be announcing at this Wednesday’s Apple event. Tune in! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Apple has just updated the MacBook Pro with some stellar updates for 2018. I break down all the new features and provide analysis in this episode of QuickTake. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Looking back at 10 years of the App Store, Siri gets a new project leader at Apple, and an interesting story about Apple adopting 1Password internally along woth runors Apple might lirchase the app's parent company. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Late last week, Matthew Panzarino published a bombshell article at TechCrunch where he went into great detail about Apple's efforts to completely overhaul Apple Maps and build its own maps data. Listen for more details an my analysis. Article link: https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/29/apple-is-rebuilding-maps-from-the-ground-up/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

A new report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg details what Apple’s plans may be for a new generation of AirPods, new over-ear headphones, and a new HomePod model. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support

Since the MacBook Pro was redesigned nearly two years ago, there have been concerns over the quality and dependability of the keyboards in those models. Apple addressed those concerns for the first time the other day. Listen for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourappleupdate/support