The new year starts with a bang, as Apple misses its iPhone sales forecast and announces surprising partnerships with Samsung and other TV makers in advance of the launch of its new video service. We discuss these earth-shattering issues in detail, not to mention Jason's world-exclusive trial of a new iPad Pro keyboard.

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Links and Show Notes:

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Upgrade Christmas Intro - HM Boutet - YouTube

Upgradies Hall of Fame

Mac Power Users #464: Stephen... Who? - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #462: Return to the Snell Zone - Relay FM

Hands on with the Brydge 12.9 Pro keyboard - Six Colors

Brydge iPad Pro Keyboards (2018)

Samsung Smart TVs to Launch iTunes Movies & TV Shows and Support AirPlay 2 Beginning Spring 2019 - Samsung US Newsroom

Five big questions about Apple putting iTunes on Samsung TVs - The Verge

Airplay Is Coming to Vizio, LG Smart TVs – Variety

TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable

The Ride Is Over: Apple Faces the End of the iPhone Boom – Tom's Guide

Accidental Tech Podcast: 307: Casey Apple Pencil

Apple’s Errors – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Apple’s Precarious and Pivotal 2019 – 500ish Words

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