MBW 1018: 50 Years and Still Going Strong - Apple: The First 50 Years

About this episode

David Pogue discusses his book on Apple's history while the hosts cover recent updates and news about Apple products.

David Pogue joins the show to talk about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. iOS 26.4 is out with new features & security fixes. And Apple officially discontinues the Mac Pro. Apple: The First 50 Years. Apple at 50: Some great Apple history books. Between Jobs: The triumphs and failures of Apple without Steve Jobs. Macs of unusual size. 9th Circuit denies Apple's rehearing requests in Epic Games case. iOS 26.4 has fixes for 35+ security issues on iPhone, details here. iOS 26.4 now available: Here are all the new features for your iPhone. macOS 26.4 introduces new security feature for Terminal commands. Windows PCs crash three times as often as Macs, report says. iOS 26.5 adds new Apple Maps feature for trending places. iOS 26.5's Messages app has RCS end-to-end encryption in beta. iOS 26.5 adds Live Activities support for third-party accessories. Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware. iRacing on Vision Pro bringing 'immersion and fidelity never before seen in sim racing'. GeForce Now streams Apple Vision Pro faster & better than to Meta headsets. Watch a full BBC Proms concert in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro. Picks of the Week…

People in this episode

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, Christina Warren

Guest: David Pogue

Topics covered

• Apple history
• iOS updates
• Mac Pro discontinuation
• technology news
• David Pogue's book

Keywords

• Apple
• David Pogue
• iOS 26.4
• Mac Pro
• technology
• updates
• security fixes
• Apple Vision Pro

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Epic Games, TWiT

Products: iOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, Apple Vision Pro

Books & works: Apple: The First 50 Years, Collected Peanuts, Ghostmoon.app, Between Jobs

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