This week Zac and Benjamin discuss everything from the FBI to the iPhone SE, new details about Apple’s upcoming March event and even a new Pokémon app. The Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and through our dedicated RSS feed. Big thanks to Harry’s and Casper for sponsoring this episode.
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Here’s what we discussed in this episode:
- Apple’s top lawyer Bruce Sewell to testify before Congress over encryption next week
- Apple officially responds to court request to comply with FBI in San Bernardino iPhone case
- Watch live stream of Apple & FBI testify at Congressional hearing on encryption [Video]
- Within 1 hour of Malaysia Flight 370 going missing, Apple was working w/ officials to find it
- Tim Cook says it’ll be ‘Christmas Eve for a while’ when asked about Apple Car during shareholders meeting
- Pokémon Photo Booth for iPhone
- Review: Apple Watch as a watch, a gadget, and platform (Video)
- Apple likely to drop the ‘5’, call new 4-inch model the ‘iPhone SE’
- New 9.7-inch iPad Pro may best 12.9-inch model with 12MP camera, 4K video
- Apple to launch 9.7-inch iPad Pro, not Air 3; Smart Keyboard & Apple Pencil support likely
- Apple event pushed to week of March 21st, 4-inch iPhone SE, new iPad Pro and more on tap
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Zac commented on Apple Pay failures. I found one store in my neighborhood which rejects Apple Pay using a Discover, despite the store accepting Discover Card. Switched the default card back to Visa and problem solved.
Interesting.