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Redesigned M4 Mac mini, iPhone NFC access, Apple home robots

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4.4884 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Benjamin and Chance get excited about the news of an enticing Mac mini redesign coming this fall, talk about the changes in the latest iOS 18 betas, and question the appeal of the rumored $1000 table-top HomePod device. Plus, Apple tries to appease regulators with new policies for iPhone NFC and external link outs in the EU.

And in Happy Hour Plus, we debate Apple TV+ movie performance in light of the news that Wolfs is no longer getting a wide theatrical release. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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Chance Miller

Benjamin Mayo

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0:00.0

Meo this is episode 499 of the Happy Hour Podcast which is crazy even though I've only been a part of it for the past year

0:10.1

it's crazy that it's been around for so long because I remember the very first episodes which were right around when I joined 9 to 5 Macon.

0:16.8

What 2013 maybe and they were right around where I joined because I wasn't on it at the very beginning.

0:21.8

It was on Google Hangouts and they would be posted to YouTube

0:24.6

and it was like, who was it?

0:26.2

It would be Seth and Mark Germin and Zach.

0:30.3

And it's come a long way since those Google Hangout conversations, I would say.

0:34.0

Yeah, me and Zach like properly took it over like 2014, like 2014, I think, something like that.

0:40.0

And we did it with Dom Mesposito for a while and then it was me and Zach, me and Zach for the longer bit.

0:46.6

And then you obviously came in about a letter every year ago now, right?

0:50.3

And I think it's been going great, but we the big milestone number 500 next week and for number 500 we wanted to answer some ask 9 to 5

0:58.9

Matt questions about anything you want to know and you should send them us, send those to us, you can

1:05.2

find me and mail on Twitter threads, etc. You can email them to us, happy hour at 9 to5 Mac.com.

1:12.8

And yeah next week we'll collect some of those

1:14.4

and answer them on the episode,

1:16.6

which will be very fun.

1:17.5

We don't do ask 9 to 5 Mac as much as we should,

1:20.0

because we like hearing from you also.

1:21.3

Send us your questions.

1:23.6

Maccoa. We like hearing from you also send us your questions. MacOS Sequoia Beta 6 came out this week and we talked last week about the new permission

1:29.2

prompt in Maco. Sakoya asking for screen recording permissions from every app you use on a weekly basis or

1:36.6

every time you reboot your Mac.

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