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S1E305 - Essential Apple Podcast 305: Penguins Enraged By Tariff Turmoil

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Simon and Nick are back, a week late because Simon forgot what date it was! Nick’s trusty microphone then decided to die completely, so he sounds a little different as he had to fall back on his headset, and the master recording crashed and deleted itself before Simon could save it, so this is the Piezo backup recording, which is perfectly OK but doesn’t have all the Audio Hijack niceness. Anyway in a month that saw new Apple Macs, and iPads, and Tariff Tomfoolery and much more the boys decide to talk about Simon ordering a 16e, and plastic eating mealworms, amongst other things!!!

Recorded 13th April 2025

On this week's show

NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

APPLE

Simon orders the iPhone 16e
Apple released: iPad Air M3 and A16 iPad launched on March 4 and MacBook Air M4 and M4 Max Mac Studio on March 5.
Everything New in the iOS 18.5 Beta – MacRumors
How to use Visual Intelligence on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16e – BGR
Apple reveals details of security fixes added in iOS 18.4 and more – 9to5Mac
Apple TV+ cancels Mythic Quest, allowing new season 4 ending – Cult of Mac
The iPad Launched 15 Years Ago Today, Continues To Dominate The Tablet Market – WCCFTech

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft is now 50 years old – The Verge
[Scientists break down cheap plastic using the air – LiveScience
Plastic-eating mealworms native to Africa discovered – Live Science

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor – TechRadar

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

You can now buy an Apple Pencil Pro that looks like a crayon – 9to5Mac
New Low Price: Add Ports Galore to Your Apple Mac Mini With Satechis – CNET
Select Faster on iPhone With This Two-Finger Trick – MacRumors

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S1E305 - Essential Apple Podcast 305: Penguins Enraged By Tariff Turmoil

The Essential Apple Podcast

published 13d ago

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Recorded 13th April 2025