In the News 237: A Cybersecurity Sword ⚔️ Big Hairy Creatures, and Better Braided Charging Cords 🔌
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In the News blog post for March 20, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/03/in-the-news821.html
00:00 See You At ABA TECHSHOW!!
03:34 A New Cybersecurity Sword
24:07 Big Hairy Creatures
27:37 Max Noise
32:23 I’ll Take New MacBooks for $599 Please…
36:24 Charge of the Cord Brigade
40:55 One-Upping Apple One
46:17 Personal VoiceOver
50:07 In the Show! Nighttime Happenings
53:01 50 Is The new 14
56:13 Brett’s Gadget: PITAKA iPad Pro Case
01:02:40 Jeff’s iTip: Use Siri to Switch Listening Modes
ABA TECHSHOW
https://www.techshow.com/
Apple: About the security content of Background Security Improvements for iOS 26.3.1, iPadOS 26.3.1, macOS 26.3.1, and macOS 26.3.2
Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Releases Background Security Improvement Update for macOS Tahoe 26.3.1, iOS 26.3.1, and iPadOS 26.3.1
MA.TT: Gone (Almost) Phishin’
Zac Hall | 9to5Mac: Apple highlights 13 enhancements coming to iPhone with iOS 26.4
Kieth Broni | Emojipedia: First Look: New Apple Emojis in iOS 26.4 Beta 4
Apple introduces AirPods Max 2
Jason Snell | Six Colors: How 50 years of Apple culture led to the MacBook Neo
The New York Times Wirecutter: The Best Fast Chargers for Every Device
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wired-fast-chargers/
Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple One is better than ever, here are my favorite recent additions
https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/18/apple-one-is-better-than-ever-here-are-my-favorite-recent-additions/
Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 26 made one of iPhone’s wildest, most unique features a lot better
https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/19/ios-26-made-one-of-iphones-wildest-most-unique-features-a-lot-better/
Brett’s Gadget: PITAKA iPad Pro “folio” case
https://amzn.to/4uFMfJt
Jeff’s iTip: Switching Listening Modes on your AirPods Pro by using Siri (Thank you Mike Walsh!)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/108918
Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com
Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com