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MBW 950: Whacking on the Soccer Wall - App Store Awards, visionOS 2.2, Apple Music Replay

2024/12/4
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Alex Lindsay
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Andy Ihnatko
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Jason Snell
美国技术记者、编辑和播客主持人，专注于苹果产品和流行文化。
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Leo Laporte
创立TWiT网络，推动技术教育和安全意识的著名技术主播和媒体人物。
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Leo Laporte对2024年App Store Awards的45个最佳应用和游戏入围名单进行了介绍，并对其中一些应用进行了点评，包括视频编辑应用Kino、跑步应用Runna和旅行规划应用Tipsy Trip。他还提到了一个预测死亡日期的应用Death Clock以及一个回归iPad的经典游戏Marathon。 Andy Ihnatko讨论了节假日装饰物上蝴蝶结的摆放位置，并认为这会影响社交媒体广告的投放。他还对FTC正在考虑禁止或限制数据经纪商出售个人信息，包括社会安全号码的提案表示赞同。 Alex Lindsay对visionOS 2.2更新带来的Vision Pro改进表示怀疑，认为其提升作用有限。他还对跑步应用Runna和音频分离应用Blue Noise进行了点评。 Jason Snell对App Store Awards的评选标准和结果进行了分析，认为Apple倾向于选择符合自身设计理念和市场销售目标的应用，并对缺乏AI应用表示关注。他还对Lightroom Mobile应用的功能和用户体验给予了高度评价，并对Vision Pro的Mac显示功能的改进表示肯定。

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Apple has revealed the 45 finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards. The selection process, while editorial, also serves as marketing for Apple's platforms. The absence of AI apps raises questions about the criteria used.
  • 45 apps and games are finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards.
  • No AI apps were selected as finalists.
  • Apple's selection process is editorial but also serves as marketing.

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The finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards are out now. Is your favorite app on the list? visionOS 2.2 is out with some updates that add more value to the Vision Pro. A special stop-motion animation with Wallace & Gromit was shot with Apple's iPhone 16 Pro. And the panel reminisces on a classic game now available for the iPad.

  • Apple reveals 45 app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards.

  • AI-powered 'Death Clock' promises a more exact prediction of the day you'll die.

  • Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number.

  • NFL's Gronk calls Apple his best-ever investment.

  • visionOS 2.2 brings three upgrades that make Vision Pro a next-gen computer.

  • Apple in talks to upgrade a sports stadium for live Vision Pro immersive video.

  • Apple nudges HomeKit robot vacuum support rollout to next year.

  • Wallace & Gromit bring Christmas cheer to London's Battersea Power Station.

  • Apple Music Replay 2024 is live.

  • You can now wear Apple's running shoe emoji.

  • Brazilian company still believes it owns the 'iPhone' trademark as it awaits trial.

  • iPhone SE now over 1,000 days old as new model edges closer.

  • Apple orders M5 chips from TSMC ahead of late 2025 production.

Picks of the Week:

  • Jason's Picks: Simply Piano on Apple Vision Pro

  • Andy's Pick: Classicbot Apple figures.

  • Alex's Pick: Anker 250W GaN Prime USB C Charging Station

  • Leo's Pick: Marathon for iPad

Hosts: Leo Laporte), Alex Lindsay), Andy Ihnatko), and Jason Snell)

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