Published: Jan. 10, 2024, midnight
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The wild rumor from last week was true: Apple\'s Vision Pro headset has a release date set now! Did Apple intentionally put a back door in its last five iPhones? An iPhone survives a 16,000-foot fall from an airplane. And if you signed up for the settlement payment, your \'Batterygate\' payment will come soon.
\\n- Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2.
\\n- Did Apple intentionally put a back door in the last 5 iPhones?
\\n- Apple rejects 37Signals calendar app.
\\n- AirTag 2 not expected until 2025 as Apple sits on backlog of first-gen inventory.
\\n- iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall after door plug blows off Alaska Air flight 1282.
\\n- Apple starts sending $92 \'Batterygate\' settlement payments to iPhone users.
\\n- China says it cracked Apple AirDrop to identify message sources.
\\n- Apple unveils first iPhone on Jan. 9, 2007.
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Picks of the Week:
\\n- Andy\'s Pick: Photosweeper X
\\n- Alex\'s Pick: The Solar System: An Illustrated Guide to Our Home in Space
\\n- Jason\'s Pick: SwiftBar 2.0
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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
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