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Nica Montford and Terrance Gaines give you the lowdown on technology news, culture, tips & tricks from an Apple fan perspective

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September 11, 2026Episode 3781 hr 19 min

Impressive Yet Unattractive

Apple's fall event delivers a genuinely impressive iPhone Duo, pricier Pro models, and a rebuilt Siri AI still stuck in beta — leaving us skeptical if the hype will match what's actually shipping. The Lowdown iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max: New Colors, $100 Price Hike A20 Pro Chip Powers It All (For What, Exactly?) Camera Overhaul: Variable Aperture, Pro Controls, Reference Image & Dynamic Island Siri AI Arrives... In Beta Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4, SE 3 & AirPods 5 iPhone Duo: Apple's First Foldable iOS 27 and the New Apple Upgrade Leasing Program What Apple Didn't Announce (and What We'd Actually Buy)

September 4, 2026Episode 37752 min

A New Era

But will it be more of the same or an adventure into a new frontier. The Lowdown John Ternus Is Officially CEO Phil Schiller Is Out as Head of the App Store and Product Events The Vision Pro Layoffs Were Way Bigger Than First Reported 2nd String The EU Just Classified ChatGPT as a Search Engine For The Culture "Was She Black?" — Raven-Symoné's Podcast Comment is Dividing the Internet The Hookup How To: Set Your Wallet Cards on Autopilot with Shortcuts

August 28, 2026Episode 37657 min

Invites, Layoffs, and Fumbles

iPhone invites are out, Vision Pro (and the team) put on ice, and Target blows it (again)... The Lowdown Apple sends out invites for its annual fall iPhone event Apple refreshes the Mac Mini and Mac Studio with new AI-ready chips Apple reportedly scales back Vision team 2nd String If your Uber or Lyft driver goes hands-free, should they ask your permission? For The Culture Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash The Hookup Generate a virtual card number to use Apple Cash where Apple Pay isn't available

August 21, 2026Episode 3751 hr 1 min

We’re Not Like Them

Everybody's putting cameras on your face — except maybe Apple, betting you'll trust its camera-enabled AirPods more because they don't take your picture. The Lowdown The Epic Games Fight Just Went To Supreme Court Camera-Equipped AirPods Are Coming This Fall — And They're Not for Photos iPhone Ultra Supply Problem Leaked by Screen Protectors 2nd String Claude Adds Watermarking Everything It Writes For The Culture Stephen A. Smith Got NABJ's "Thumbs Down" Award

August 14, 2026Episode 37441 min

The Patreon Vault: 'School Daze'

No new episode this week — instead we're unlocking some Patreon exclusive 'Back to School' clips... College Move-In Prep With Three Kids Howard Unenrolls 500 Freshmen Before Move-In Forbes Publishes First HBCU-Only Ranking HBCU Alumni Aren't Funding Their Schools

August 7, 2026Episode 37348 min

Leak Week

Private Relay? More Like Public Relay… The Lowdown Apple's Private Relay Leaks Your IP AI Floods Apple's Bug Bounty Program Refurbished MacBook Neo Discount 2nd String Meta's Muse Code Takes on Claude and Codex For The Culture Black Creators Under Fire for OpenAI Retreat The Hookup How to Turn Any App Icon Into a Widget

July 31, 2026Episode 37258 min

Kill Switch

They may not limit your functionality with Apple Upgrade instead they could just make it unusable. The Lowdown Apple Just Hit $5 Trillion Apple Upgrade Is Here Apple Hit the Brakes on Smart Glasses 2nd String 30 Tech Giants Just Formed an AI Security Alliance For The Culture Dress Code for College Students The Hookup How to Get the Fastest Driving Directions

July 24, 2026Episode 3711 hr 1 min

Built Different

Nica built an app with just AI…”Wanna [see] it? here it go” The Lowdown Building The Brag Book App With AI iOS 26.6 Preps Your Phone for Siri AI Tim Cook's Final Earnings Call as CEO 2nd String EU Mandates In-Car Distraction Cameras For The Culture Argentina's World Cup Racism Fallout The Hookup Measure Your Height With iPhone LiDAR

July 17, 2026Episode 37050 min

Paper Chase

Hov said it best — and so did this week's headlines. The Lowdown Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft AAPL stock unexpectedly rallies 15% iOS 27 Public Beta Live - SiriAI for almost everybody 2nd String New York Just Became the First State to Ban AI Data Centers For The Culture Jay-Z NYC Takeover The Hookup Protect Yourself From the FaceTime Bank Scam

July 10, 2026Episode 36739 min

Apple's Bubble Has a Leak

Apple's Hide My Email gets caught leaking real addresses, the EU hands Apple another loss, Meta's smart glasses run into privacy tampering, Trump's FIFA favor blows up on Team USA, and we hook you up with how to wipe your number before selling your iPhone. The Lowdown Hide My Email Had One Job Apple Intelligence Starts Snitching on Google Cloud Apple Loses Its EU Digital Markets Act Appeal 2nd String Meta Locks Down Tampered Smart Glasses For The Culture Trump, FIFA, and Team USA's World Cup Exit The Hookup How to wipe Your Number Before You Sell Your iPhone