MacBreak Weekly 903

The wild rumor from last week was true: Apple's Vision Pro headset has a release date set now! Did Apple intentionally put a back door in its last five iPhones? An iPhone survives a 16,000-foot fall from an airplane. And if you signed up for the settlement payment, your 'Batterygate' payment will come soon.

• Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2.
• Did Apple intentionally put a back door in the last 5 iPhones?
• Apple rejects 37Signals calendar app.
• AirTag 2 not expected until 2025 as Apple sits on backlog of first-gen inventory.
• iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall after door plug blows off Alaska Air flight 1282.
• Apple starts sending $92 'Batterygate' settlement payments to iPhone users.
• China says it cracked Apple AirDrop to identify message sources.
• Apple unveils first iPhone on Jan. 9, 2007.

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• Andy's Pick: Photosweeper X
• Alex's Pick: The Solar System: An Illustrated Guide to Our Home in Space
• Jason's Pick: SwiftBar 2.0

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• Tech: Apple Vision Pro Release Date & Pre-Order Details Announced
• Transcripts: MacBreak Weekly 903 Transcript

Links

• Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2
• Xcode files reveal Vision Pro RAM details, but what about storage capacities?
• Kaspersky Reveals In-Depth Insights into Operation Triangulation
• Security Now: The Mystery of CVE-2023-38606
• 4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever
• Heyja Vu: App Store Rejects 37signals’s New Hey Calendar App
• Apple’s Biggest Challenges in 2024 Have Little to Do With the iPhone
• "Found an iPhone on the side of the road..."
• Apple Starts Sending 'Batterygate' Settlement Payments to iPhone Users
• China Says It Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources
• Photosweeper X
• The Solar System: An Illustrated Guide to Our Home in Space
• SwiftBar 2.0