The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by guests Chuck Joiner, Ben Roethig, and Jeff Gamet. We have a new segment In Touch with Mac and talk about the new M2 Mac Mini and MacBook Pros. Apple unexpectedly announced a new full size HomePod. We discussed this and the difference with the original model. Apple TV requires an iPhone to accept iCloud terms and conditions. iOS16.3 will be released next week and more.

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Topics

Beta this week. iOS 16.3 RC was released and will be out next week. iOS 16.3 Coming Next Week: Here's What's New

Apple Seeds Release Candidate Versions of iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 to Developers

iOS 16.3 is coming next week with these features and fixes

Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of watchOS 9.3 to Developers

Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of tvOS 16.3 to Developers

HomePod 16.3 Software Beta Adds Humidity and Temperature Sensing to HomePod mini, Find My, Audio Tuning and More

iOS 16.3 Expands Advanced Data Protection Option for iCloud Encryption Globally

iOS 16.3 Code Reveals Apple Continues to Work on Classical Music App

Apple surprised all of us this week and announced the release of a new HomePod. We discussed this.

Apple Announces New HomePod for $299 With Full-Size Design, S7 Chip, and More

Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence

New HomePod vs 2018 HomePod - compared

New HomePod Can't Be Stereo Paired With First-Generation HomePod

Everything That's Changed in the New 2023 HomePod - MacRumors

Meanwhile Apple to Expand Smart-Home Lineup, Taking On Amazon and Google

Advanced Data Protection has created a problem for HomePods, here’s how to fix it

How to set a sleep timer on HomePod

Hard not to talk about all the Mac releases this week so we have a new segment called In Touch with Mac and discuss the new M2 processors, New Mac Minis and MacBook Pro.

Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max

Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever

Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows

M2 Pro chip destroys Apple's old M1 Max, benchmarks reveal massive performance leap

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Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and shares his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and related technologies. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/intouchwithios follow him on Mastadon @daveg65,

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Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s managing editor, and Smile’s TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Mastadon @jgamet as well as Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet His YouTube channel https://youtube.com/jgamet

About our Guests

Chuck Joiner is the host of MacVoices and hosts video podcasts with influential members of the Apple community. Make sure to visit macvoices.com and subscribe to his podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @chuckjoiner Mastadon @chuckjoiner and join his MacVoices Facebook group.

Ben Roethig Former Associate Editor of GeekBeat.TV and host of the Tech Hangout and Deconstruct with Patrice Mac user since the mid 90s. Tech support specialist. Twitter @benroethg https://roethigtech.blogspot.com

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238 - In Touch with Mac and a New HomePod - With Guests Chuck Joiner, Ben Roethig, and Jeff Gamet