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Jun 14
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Rich recapped the major announcements from Apple’s WWDC 2025.

Dario asks how to colorize an old black-and-white photo. Rich recommended apps like MyHeritageRemini, and Photomyne for affordable and easy photo restoration.

Anker is recalling its popular PowerCore 10000 (model A1263) due to fire and burn risks — stop using it and check for a free replacement or refund.

Christina from Los Angeles wants a way to plug in a flash drive to her iPhone to back up her photos — Rich recommends the SanDisk phone drive for iPhone.

The Nintendo Switch 2 breaks records with 3.5 million units sold in just four days.

Rich detailed the new features coming in iPadOS 26 — including an all-new windowing system.

Samsung Galaxy users can claim a free year of Perplexity Pro AI, a $200 value.

Sam Altman says the Singularity is already happening — just more gently than people expected.

TechCrunch reports that 1.9 million 23andMe users have requested deletion of their genetic data following last year’s data breach.

Samsung is teasing thinner, lighter, and more durable Galaxy Z Foldables ahead of its next Unpacked event.

Snapseed returns with a surprise redesign for its iPhone photo editing app.

Stephanie Weitzman joins to talk about Speechify — the popular text-to-speech app that helps people listen to the information they want to learn or absorb.

John from Placentia asks why thieves can turn off a stolen iPhone — Rich explains that Find My still works on powered-off devices, and you can enable Stolen Device Protection for even more security.

Rich mentioned two books he just finished: Retail Gangster: The Story of Crazy Eddie and Apple in China.

Yahoo Mail launches a new Catch Up feature designed to help users manage inbox overload more easily.

West is a stylish camera app that transforms your phone into a digital film camera with a retro vibe.

Betsy from Gainesville, Georgia says her husband gets 15–25 spam calls a day — Rich recommends downloading the free Google Phone app and enabling spam protection. Make sure your carrier’s spam protection or app is activated. As a last resort, use apps like Hiya or Truecaller.

John Mills and Dave Merritt, co-founders of Watch Duty, will explain how their app became a must-have download during the LA wildfires.

Voicenotes has launched a desktop app for Mac — it works like an AI-powered memory bank for your thoughts and ideas.

Looking for a way to upgrade an unsupported Windows 10 PC to Windows 11? Here’s a helpful guide — but notes it’s a bit more technical than some users may be comfortable with.

Rich received lots of Feedbag emails from listeners praising Wispr Flow — the text-to-voice app on iPhone — for its accuracy and ease of use.

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