Benjamin and Chance reminisce on the 15th year anniversary of the App Store, discuss all the changes in iOS 17 beta 3, and analyze Meta’s successful launch of Twitter alternative Threads. There are also details about the planned retail rollout for Apple Vision Pro and Apple TV+ ramps up its theatrical distribution strategy for original movies.
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Hosts
Chance Miller
- @ChanceHMiller on Twitter
- @chancehmiller@mastodon.social
- @ChanceHMiller on Instagram
- @ChanceHMiller on Threads
Benjamin Mayo
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Links
- iOS 17 beta 3: Here’s what’s new
- Threads hits 100 million users in just 5 days, toppling record set by ChatGPT
- Apple has arrived to the Threads party as new platform approaches 100M users
- Threads now available to download: Meta’s new microblogging
- Confirmed: That’s the real Apple Fellow Phil Schiller on Threads
- Porsche unveils revamped CarPlay experience with climate controls and more
- GM dealers aren’t happy future EVs won’t support CarPlay
- Vision Pro launch at retail stores is Apple’s most complex rollout ever, will require appointment to buy
- Apple shares official trailer for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ in theaters October
- Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ arriving in theaters worldwide in November before streaming on Apple TV+
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