MacBreak Weekly 734

Hi, Speed! iPhone 12 Event Preview

• Leo got an invitation to the iPhone 12 event on October 30th!
• Is it time to buy a 5G phone yet? (NOOO!)
• What else will Apple announce on October 13th? Apple TV Express? A more powerful Apple TV? 
• Are Air Tags coming on October 13th? 
• Tim Cook Tweets out in honor of the 9th anniversary of Steve Jobs' death
• Apple's T2 chip vulnerable to attack
• Macs without a T2 chip won't play 4K Netflix
• The leaked AirPod Studio headphones look u-l-g-y
• HomePod Mini on the way? Will Siri improve
• RIP Eddie Van Halen
• HomePods compete with wearables
• What is Apple's most important gift to society? Not what you might think.
• Are AppleTV+'s new offerings enough to keep you around once your free year is up? 

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: EtreCheck
• Andy's Pick: Online Mail-In Ballot Trackers
• Rene's Pick: Up Spell
• Lory's Pick: PeakLife360 Pulse Oximeter

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Links

• “Hi, Speed”: Apple’s October 13 event is expected to reveal iPhone 12
• Rene Ritchie: This is the iPhone event 2020 needs right now
• Apple's T2 Chip Has Unpatchable Security Flaw, Claims Researcher
• Apple quietly stops selling Bose, Sonos and some Logitech gear
• A lot of older Macs won’t be able to watch 4K Netflix this fall because of a missing chip - The Verge
• Tim Cook on Twitter: "“A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.” - Maya Angelou
• Apple TV+ to Air a new Musical Comedy Series in 2021 about a couple who get lost in a Magical Town that acts like they're in a 4
• Apple TV may be coming to Xbox consoles
• Apple TV+ news: New Bruce Springsteen doc coming this month, ‘The Morning Show’ season 2 update - 9to5Mac
• Leo's Pick: EtreCheck
• Andy's Pick: Online Mail-In Ballot Trackers
• Rene's Pick: Up Spell
• Lory's Pick: PeakLife360 Pulse Oximeter