Daring Fireball

Marko Zivkovic, reporting for AppleInsider regarding some of the data revealed by Tata Electronics’s massive data breach:
For the U.S. variant of the iPhone 18 Pro, which will featuremmWave compatibility, Apple seemingly plans to use Qualcomm modemhardware. Multiple Qualcomm components, including the SDX80M,SDR875, QDM8771, QDM8720, PMK75, PMX75, and QET7100A, arereferenced...

Following up on my earlier post on Valve’s righteous objection to selling game console hardware at a loss, I should have noted that PlayStation Plus starts at $11/month (and goes up to $20/month) and Xbox Game Pass starts at $10/month (and goes up to...

Valve, in a statement to The Verge, explaining why it doesn’t sell its handheld Steam Deck or new Steam Machine gaming devices at a loss (gift link):
While this might seem like an easy solution, it doesn’t align withour beliefs about how healthy ecosystems are built. If there’sanything we’re religious about at Valve, it’s our belief that opensystems are better in the long run, for ourselves and customers...

The great John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s hardware price hikes in response to the global RAM/SSD shortage, and some spitballing on what we like about the UI changes in the MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta.
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