snobOS
Nica Montford and Terrance Gaines give you the lowdown on technology news, culture, tips & tricks from an Apple fan perspective
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 329
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Didn’t Know I Needed That
The Lowdown
2nd gen AirPods Pro Impressions
Does iPhone 14’s satellite-based emergency SOS compare to T-Mobile/SpaceX Starlink?
iPhone reverse charging patents keep coming
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook addresses …
The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.
The Lowdown
Apple Watch Series 8 already saving lives
iPhone 14 Launch Issues, Issues, & more Issues
iPhone 14 Impressions
Apple Watch Series 8 Impressions
2nd String
Of course… Meta is tracking users anyw…
I'm Mad That You're Mad That They're Mad
The Lowdown
People are downloading iOS 16 faster than iOS 15
Thoughts on new iOS 16
iOS 16.1 to let users delete Wallet app amid antitrust concerns over Apple Pay
Apple Headset patent application describ…
Far Out Until Today
Apple ‘Far Out’ Event
AirPods Pro - 2nd generation
Apple Watch - SE | Series 8 | Ultra
iPhone - 14 & 14 Plus | 14 Pro & Pro Max
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Plus or Max?
The Lowdown:
Apple Sept 7th “Far Out” Event
Could “Apple Glasses” have a name?
Smart Home: Apple Is The Fastest-Growing Connected Device Company
If you ever bought AppleCare, Apple may owe you some mone…
But... It's a Beta
The Lowdown:
Battery life percentage is back…OK?
Apple doesn’t want any China/Taiwan beef
New and old Apple Card users can get Apple TV promo
Apple Card gave Goldman Sachs TOO much work
2nd String:
Meta h…
Making up News
The Lowdown:
Apple delaying iPadOS 16 release to October
Microsoft Teams is finally optimized to run natively on Apple Silicon
Apple Adds Third-Party Browser Support for Apple Pay in Most Recent iOS 16 …
This Is Not What We Want
The Lowdown:
Users are claiming terrible battery life after iOS 15.6 Update
Latest iOS 16 Beta 4 addresses edit and unsend message concerns
iCloud Keychain 2FA codes can be used in Windows
2nd String:
AN…
Episode 181: Macs Get Hacked Too
The Lowdown:
Faulty ‘butterfly’ keyboard gets $50M payout
No More Ted Lasso After Season 3
Lockdown Mode would be a prime use case for new ‘CloudMensis’ malware
New Apple OS Updates
2nd String
Google tryi…
Episode 180: Beta Get It Now
The Lowdown:
These “How to…” iOS 16 articles are bugging me…IT AIN’T EVEN OUT YET!
BUT…the Apple Public Betas dropped this week
iOS 16 | iPadOS 16 | watchOS 9 | macOS (Ventura)
2nd String:
Amazon Prime D…
Episode 179: You Gon' Take These Tokens
The Lowdown:
New developer betas rolling out today
M2 MacBook Air pre-orders gets date
Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode to Fight the Next Pegasus Spyware
2nd String:
Amazon Prime subscribers get a year …
Episode 178: Break 'Em Off A Little Something, Something
Welcome to Episode 178 of the snobOS Podcast!
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The Lowdown:
Don’t update your HomeKit-hubbed iPad
Newly unionized retail employees ready negotiate with A…
Episode 177: All The Engineering Ladies, All The Engineering Ladies
Are last year’s M1 Pro and M1 Pro chips faster than the new M2 chip?
Tim Cook says ‘stay tuned’ for Apple’s AR headset
Apple’s Automatic Verification will help us escape from annoying CAPTCHAs
AirTag he…
Episode 176: So You Thought
Welcome to Episode 175 of the snobOS Podcast!
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The Lowdown:
Stage Manager only coming to M1 iPads?
Apple Pay Later
DOES have a max buying limit
Apple to us…
Episode 175: No Reality For You
The Lowdown:
We go over all our favorite hardware, software & services that was announced at this year’s WWDC Keynote
iOS 16
iPadOS 16
watchOS 9
macOS 13 Ventura
M2 Chip, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
We als…
Episode 174: Rumors Be Gone
Welcome to Episode 174 of the snobOS Podcast!
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The Lowdown:
The iOS Automatic Updates feature does NOT push updates ASAP?
Difference between Apple Card a…
Episode 173: Enough Is Never Enough
Welcome to Episode 173 of the snobOS Podcast!
The Lowdown:
Apple intensifies COVID-19 protocols for WWDC 2022 attendees
iPhone Driver's License Feature in Wallet App Now Available in Maryland
Apple's i…
Episode 172: Wrap That iPhone Up
Welcome to Episode 172 of the snobOS Podcast!
The Lowdown:
(Another) important iOS update
May have fixed an Apple Wallet transactions bug
Apple ‘Tap to Pay’ in action
Ohio to make A…
Episode 171: Foreshadowing
The Lowdown:
So long iPod
New AirPods firmware
New Apple food subscription?
2nd String:
AT&T adds mobile emergency location services
Texas forces Instagram to remove filters
Tech companies are downsizing …
Episode 170: Twitter Fingers Gone Wild
Welcome to Episode 170 of the snobOS Podcast!
The Lowdown:
Free AirPods Pro replacement?
More people are switching to iPhone from Android
2nd String:
Update Google Chrome browser
Of course Echo devices …