This week Benjamin and Zac talk about recent Amazon Alexa features and HomePod sales, Apple’s leaked memo on stopping leaks, the FCC’s gold iPhone X leak, and the potential for third-party Apple Watch faces.

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Hosts:

• Benjamin Mayo
• Zac Hall

Topics:

• Amazon’s Alexa gaining new ‘Follow-up Mode’, no longer requires trigger word after every request
• Amazon adds long awaited intercom feature to its Alexa-enabled devices
• Bloomberg: Apple lowers HomePod forecasts & orders as early sales prove lackluster
• Apple ramping up effort to stop leaks with legal action, according to leaked memo
• FCC appears to leak photos of gold iPhone X
• Regulatory filings indicate a flurry of new iPhone (SE?) models launching soon
• watchOS 4.3.1 suggests future support for third party watch faces [U]

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