189: Living in Month 2025, A Very Promising Modem ☎️ and We’re Still Not a Cat! 😹

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In the News blog post for March 21, 2025:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/03/in-the-news770.html

00:00 What Month Is It? 2025
07:49 Streaming Laggard
15:22 A Very Promising Modem
20:21 Nearby vs. “Near Here”
22:25 Improved Text Messages
25:51 Portable Power to the People
30:58 In the Show - The Return of Lasso!
35:36 Still Not a Cat!
37:17 Someday (There Will Be No Zombies)
40:53 Brett’s iTip: “Safe Driving Mode” in Zoom on iPhone (aka “Quick Mute”)
45:10 Jeff’s Compass App Tips: More than Just Directions

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Gurman: Tim Cook Has Put Mike Rockwell in Charge of Siri, Reporting to Craig Federighi

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Who’s the laggard? Comparing TV streamer boxes

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple’s C1 outperforms iPhone 16 with Qualcomm in most benchmarks

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Maps in iOS 18 got a new feature that’s been on my wishlist for years

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: iOS 19 to Improve Texting With Android Users in Five Ways

Jeff’s Review: Anker Laptop Power Bank — portable power, smart design

Claire Moses | The New York Times: The Cat Lawyer Figured Out His Zoom Settings

Brett’s iTip: “Safe Driving Mode” in Zoom on iPhone (aka “Quick Mute”)
https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0068143

Jeff’s Compass App Tips: The incredible Compass app
https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/using-your-iphone-compass/

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