MacBites - getting to the core of all things Apple
MacBites
Claim This Podcastby Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas
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206 episodes
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MacBites - getting to the core of all things Apple
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10/6/2007
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Recent Episodes
June 4, 2026
0204 - Apple at 50
In this episode, feedback, flashbacks and fifty years BackBites Jami’s Sandwich - Jami’s Comment on Episode 0203 Kim’s Thrilled - Kim’s Comment - Introducing Glaze - Raycast Blog - Glaze by Raycast. Desktop apps, reimagined by you. Allan - Allan’s Comment Focus Apple at 50 - Apple’s 50 Years Events - ’Twas the Night Before the WWDC Keynote Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - Join the MacBites Community - MacBites Mail - Elaine on Bluesky - Mike on Bluesky - MacBites on Bluesky - MacBites Siri on Bluesky
June 1, 2026
0203 - Happy New Year
In this episode, Puppies, Pickles and Profit Margins BackBites Jami’s Sandwich - Jami’s Comment on Episode 0202 - Jami’s Comment on Episode 1 Kim - Kim’s Keeping Up Appearances Pandamonium - Pandamonium’s Comment In The News Logi Options+ - Options+ and G HUB macOS Certificate Issue - Logitech Support + Download - Logi Options+ (Plus): Customization App for Logitech Devices - No more Logi Options+ : r/logitech CES Silly Season 2026 - The Verge Awards at CES 2026 | The Verge - Ecovacs’ new launch nearly made me cry during my CES booth tour | TechRadar - I’ve played with Lego’s new Smart Brick - here are my honest thoughts | Stuff - BirdBuddy 2 mini smart feeder films wildlife with a 2K camera Apple Creator Studio - Apple Creator Studio bundles 6 apps - Pixelmator Pro arrives on iPad with desktop-class image editing - These Apple Apps Will No Longer Receive All New Features Without a Subscription - Apple confirms Pixelmator for iOS will no longer receive updates - Apple Says ‘Pixelmator’ App on iOS Will No Longer Receive Updates - Pixelmator Pro arrives on iPad with desktop-class image editing | Cult of Mac - Subscription fatigue is real, and 2026 will be the breaking point for artists - Free Affinity app sparks huge debate among artists and designers - Affinity’s free gambit could shatter Adobe (but if it doesn’t, that tells us a lot) - Does Apple Creator Studio make subscription apps palatable? - Apple Creator Studio is another step an app bundle future - Paid features coming to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Compared: Apple Creator Studio vs Adobe Creative Cloud Pro - Apple invites creators to multi-day ‘Apple Experience’ next week Is It an Ad? - Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results New Raycast - New Raycast - Coming 2026 Grok’s “Undress Mode” and the One-Way Street of Digital Abuse - Woman felt ‘dehumanised’ after Musk’s Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes - Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children - Government demands Musk’s X deals with ‘appalling’ Grok AI - Apple asked to pull X and Grok apps over ‘sickening content generation’ - U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation - Have US senators told Apple and Google to remove X/Grok? - X to block Grok AI from undressing images of real people - As pressure mounts, xAI says Grok will stop undressing people - Has Grok blocked non-consensual images? - Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards In a Pickle - Squinting Face, Pickle, and Lighthouse Among New Emoji Coming to iOS - Pickle, lighthouse, and meetor among new emoji coming in 2026 - Here are the new emoji likely coming to iPhone with iOS 27 Icon Instructions ... Really! - Dear Apple: if your new icons need a manual, they’re not working - Google’s new app icons were desperately needed - These parody Google icons are better than the new update - Spotify’s New Disco Ball App Logo Is Terrible Mike’s New Tech - John Lewis - Unboxing of Mike’s New Tech Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - Join the MacBites Community - MacBites Mail - Elaine on Bluesky - Mike on Bluesky - MacBites on Bluesky - MacBites Siri on Bluesky
December 31, 2025
0202 - Shrek's Mankini and Other Questionable Choices
In this episode, it’s glitter, rainbows and a record breaking delivery BackBites Kim - Kim’s Request Jami’s Sandwich - No Numbing! Review of the Year January - Mac mini at 20, Steve Jobs and the tiny Mac - Apple employees fired over donation scheme fraud February - AppleCare+ moves to subscription-only model - UK secretly orders Apple to let it spy on users worldwide March - Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard - Apple (UK) April - Apple’s entire supply chain hit by Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs - Apple shares get hammered after Trump tariff news - Apple’s fight with Trump’s tariffs will shift the cost to customers - How and where Trump’s new tariffs affect Apple - New iPad Air gets revamped, lower-cost Magic Keyboard May - Apple debuts Apple Vision Pro’s Bono film at Cannes June - Apps Sherlocked, replaced by Apple, Raycast July - Apple reports third quarter results - Apple (UK) August - MacBites Episode 0184 | The MacBites Podcast September - Apple debuts iPhone 17 - Apple October - MacBites After Hours Season Pass - Affinity by Canva (Version 3) November - Introducing iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone - Apple (UK) December - December 2019 in review: Apple releases the long awaited new Mac Pro | AppleInsider - The good, the bad, and the ugly of Apple’s 2025 - 9to5Mac Looking Forward Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - Join the MacBites Community - MacBites Mail - Elaine on Bluesky - Mike on Bluesky - MacBites on Bluesky - MacBites Siri on Bluesky
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