This week: Tons of details on features coming in iOS 27, the surprisingly exciting Apple Watch Series 12, how to make a Home Screen that doesn’t suck, and our weirdest product review yet.

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• Apple plans customizable Camera app and rebuilt Siri in iOS 27
  • Looks like iOS 27 will bring a fully customizable Camera app, a ground-up Siri rebuild and a slew of other changes.
  • macOS 27 will fix the worst part of Liquid Glass
• Apple Watch Series 12 might make upgrading hard to resist
  • After years of incremental upgrades, the Apple Watch Series 12 might bring meaningful upgrades like a faster chip and satellite connectivity.
• My top 3 tips for making an iPhone Home Screen that doesn’t suck
  • Creating a custom, minimalist iPhone Home Screen layout that works and looks better comes down to three easy tweaks.
• Listener Question
  • Will Mac OS X need to be replaced sometime soon?
• BCAN BT4 Soft Land Pro Adult Trampoline
  • It’s a pretty good personal workout trampoline… if you like torturous forms of working out.

This week: You can get your money back if you’re annoyed with Siri, Apple reportedly DOUBLES its orders on the MacBook Neo (while practically discontinuing the Mac mini), and how Apple will win the AI war.

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• Apple settlement will pay out $250 million over delayed Siri AI — see if you qualify
  • The Apple settlement over delayed Siri AI totals a whopping $250 million. Here's how to claim your little piece of that pie.
  • From 2023: Get your fair share of Facebook’s $725 million privacy payout
• How Apple solved the MacBook Neo shortage
  • MacBook Neo demand is "off the charts," says Apple. Apple won't let itself run out of inventory, but a price hike might be coming.
  • Mac Studio loses its craziest memory option
• The best time to buy a Mac is right now
  • A global memory shortage could make Macs harder to get, and pricier, than before. You should consider buying now to save money.
• How Apple will win the AI war
  • Apple's AI strategy might be summed up with "Don't beat 'em, join 'em." Here's how iPhone and Mac users will benefit.
  • Study: AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance
  • Study: Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
  • Electrek: Tesla’s own Robotaxi data confirms crash rate 3x worse than humans even with monitor
• YOSUDA RM2 Magnetic Rowing Machine
  • This is a pretty basic rowing machine, but it’s also pretty cheap, so you can’t really complain.

This week: The Vision Pro may be dead for good, iPhone bezels may be dead for good, Apple Intelligence features may be revived, and how long the MacBook Neo may last.

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• Apple may have pulled the plug on Vision Pro
  • Apple has reportedly halted work on the Vision Pro AR headset, shifting focus to smart glasses. Here's why.
• 20th anniversary iPhone could say goodbye to bezels
  • The 20th anniversary iPhone could include an all-screen design without bezels.
• Apple bets on AI to reinvent iPhone photo editing in iOS 27
  • iOS 27 could use AI to make your photographs look better after you take them. It might be a highlight of the iPhone operating system upgrade.
• iOS 27 could add Siri camera mode and expanded visual AI
  • Apple adding Siri camera mode and expanded Visual Intelligence should make AI feel core to iPhone with iOS 27.
• Listener Question
  • How long will a MacBook Neo last compared to an M5 MacBook Air?
• Review: FEIERDUN DB1 Quick Adjustable Dumbbell
  • This dumbbell set has adjustable weights between 5 and 52.5 lbs., for a little less money than others. That’s about all I’m qualified to say about it.