AwesomeCast 351: Return of the Mac

Published: June 7, 2017, 1 a.m.

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Sorg is on the road this week, but that\\u2019s not going to stop us from talking about this week\\u2019s tech news. Chilla and Katie join in to bring us this week\\u2019s tech news for AwesomeCast 351, including:
\\nKatie is sharing her Awesome Thing of the Week \\u2013 and it involves candy and soda.
\\nDid someone say bacon?
\\nSorg is sharing some thoughts about chocolate after spending the weekend in NYC with the boys.
\\nSorg\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Week is not Apple news related following Apple WWDC. It\\u2019s Samsung?
\\nChilla checked out Uber EATS and is sharing some thoughts.
\\n(And, Chilla gave a shout out to Pub Chip Shop thanks to his Uber EATS trial.)
\\nWith WWDC 2017 earlier today, we\\u2019re sharing some of the news and updates on tonight\\u2019s show.
\\nApple has a new Mac coming out and Sorg is sharing some thoughts.
\\nDid someone say 4K iMac?
\\nComparing Mac and PC is like comparing\\u2026well\\u2026Apple and oranges.
\\nChilla and Sorg are sharing some iOS development options following WWDC 2017.
\\nWe\\u2019ve got a big update ahead with Apple, and it may affect some of your apps.
\\nWe\\u2019re talking some AR news following WWDC 2017 announcements.
\\nKatie can\\u2019t wait for iOS 11 to fix her storage and battery drain issues.
\\nBattery saver mode \\u2013 who uses it?
\\nQR codes are finally being integrated into your device.
\\nChilla lives in the future with his Awesome Things of the Week following WWDC 2017.
\\nBuilt-in device screen recording is now a thing without an external device.
\\nNFC reader is being made available to developers.
\\nApps will autodelete but keep your data if an app is inactive for an extended period.
\\nBusiness chat starts an instant chat with a business or developer. (Chilla is thinking Uber applications.)
\\nYou can type to Siri instead of having to speak your request.
\\nQuick type allows input of symbols without requiring you to go into a different keyboard mode.
\\niPad will have a drag and drop feature (finally).
\\nPrice comparison between iPad Pro and Macbook pretty much comes down to what you\\u2019re using it for.
\\niMessage will have an Apple Pay feature \\u2013 not to be confused with Apple Cash card.
\\nSorg is living in a parody \\u2013 or so he feels following WWDC 2017.
\\nHome Pod is giving Chilla some thoughts about home automation.
\\nHome Pod v. Amazon Echo will be the new Battle Bots for geeks.
\\nStreaming multiple songs at different locations via airplay?
\\nWill we be seeing multi-user options for devices?
\\nKatie is sharing a VR porn story.
\\nBecause we had so much Apple news coverage, you can find out more here:

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Apple WWDC Information
\\nApple WWDC News (Mashable)
\\nApple WWDC News (Cult of Mac)

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