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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Today · 16 min
New Macs, New Beats, New Betas - MOSK: 09.23.2026
- New Mac mini and Mac Studio Up for Order and On Sale - Beats 360 Officially Introduced, Up for Order - Public Testers Get First blankOS 27.2 Betas - Apple Updates Shazam App for iOS - Apple Developer App Sees Bug Fixing Update - Tap to Pay on iPhone Goes Live in Eight New Countries - Texture and Grain for Photographic Styles Only for Latest iPhone Models - Apple Card Savings Account APY Now 3.5% - DoJ Sides with Apple Against Contempt Ruling in Epic Case - McConaughey/Harrelson Comedy Series "Brothers" Underway on Apple TV - 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
Yesterday · 19 min
Hardware Issues + Apple Store: The Book - MOSK: 09.22.2026
- iPhone 18 Pro Sees "Phenomenal" Demand in India - Face ID Fails Temporarily Crashing Some iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max Models - Reports of Unexpected Reboots for Lates Apple Watch Models - Apple Seeds New Round of blankOS 27.2 Betas - Feedback on iOS 27.1, Frozen Phones, and Siri AI - Ron Johnson Book on Apple Retail Out Today - 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
Monday · 17 min
iPhone Launch Stories and Wall St. Excitement - MOSK: 09.21.2026
- 17 Apple Stores in Italy See Strike on iPhone 18 Pro Launch Day - Apple Adds Color to NYC's Glass Cube for iPhone 18 Pro Launch - Heat Initiative Protests Outside NYC iPhone Launch - In India - Quick Commerce Delivers New iPhones in 10 Minutes - Morgan Stanley Sees "Healthier Underlying Demand" for New iPhones - BofA: Carrier Trade-Ins Offsetting Higher iPhone Prices - Evercore Ups Apple Target on Consumer Intent to Purchase Survey - iFixit Gives New iPhones Provisional Repairability Scores of 7-Out-of-10 - Pro and Pro Max Cases Seem Interchangeable Between 17 and 18 Lines - Latest Apple Watches Don't Support Handwashing Detection - Deadline: Apple TV's "The Savant" Set for Spring 2027 - 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
Friday · 14 min
Software for New Hardware and Apple TV Trailers - MOSKD: 09.18.2026
- Day One Updates for Day One Hardware - Out-of-Warranty Battery Replacements Up $10 for Latest iPhones - Odd Swipe Bug Temporarily Freezing iPhones Running iOS 27 - Fast Charging Chargers for New Apple Watch Models - Apple's Cook Headed Back to White House - Apple Seeds First RCs for macOS 15.8.1 and 26.7.1 to Developers - Apple Drops a Trailer for "Tenzing" - Apple TV Serves Trailer for Second Season of "Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars" - Last Apple TV MLB Game of Season to Feature Shots from iPhone 18 Pro - 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
Thursday · 17 min
iPhone Waits and an OS Beta Jump - MOSK: 09.17.2026
- JP Morgan: iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max Orders Weak on Day One - Evercore: iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max Orders Strong in First Few Days - Latest Waits for Latest iPhones - iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max Reviews: Good, But No Duo - OpenAI Presses X for Answers on Dropping Apple Case - Report: Apple May Get Back in the Server Game - Reminder: macOS 27 Kills Time Machine Backups to Time Capsule - Apple Seeds First blankOS 27.2 Developer Betas - Sneaky Sasquatch/Subway Surfers+ Synergy in Apple Arcade - 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
September 16 · 16 min
Big Emmy Wins for Apple TV and Catching Up on Other News - MOSK: 09.16.2026
- Apple Files Formal Challenge to Contempt Ruling with SCOTUS - X Drops Suit Against Apple - Apple's iPhone Deliveries Slip to October - 2019 21.5-inch 4K iMac Hits Apple's Vintage List - Apple Caps Emmy Season with 29 Wins - "Slow Horses" Picked Up for Eighth Season - "Slow Horses" Season Six Starts on Apple TV - 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
September 15 · 18 min
Apple's blankOS 27 Hits the Planet - MOSK: 09.15.2026
- Apple Touts "Major Updates" with Release of blankOS 27 - Apple's A.I. Messaging Leans Hard Into Privacy and Security - Apple Highlights New Child Safety Features in blankOS 27 - New features in blankOS 27 - Old Operating Systems Get Security Updates - AppleCare One Family Goes Live in US - 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
September 14 · 20 min
blankOS 27 Day, iPhone 18 Pro Waits, and iPhone Duo Revisited - MOSK: 09.14.2026
- blankOS 27 Releases Expected Today - Suggestions in Messages and Password Fixer Missing blankOS 27 Release - A Look at New iPhone Availability - Hypertension Alerts on New Apple Watch Models May Face Recertification Delay - Several Features "Missing" from iPhone Duo - iPhone Duo Supports Apple Pencil with USB-C, Not Apple Pencil Pro - More Listener Feedback on iPhone Duo - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - 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
September 11 · 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
September 10 · 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
September 9 · 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
September 8 · 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

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