Alexa Will Send Your Recordings to Amazon, M4 MacBook Air vs M4 Pro, Pebble Smart Watches, Pixel 9a Loses Camera Bump

We compare the new M4 MacBook Air to the current M4 Pro MacBook Pro, Google announces Pixel 9a that reverses the camera bump trend, Pebble announces new smart watches, and are your devices really listening to you all the time?

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Links from the show

• M4 MacBook Air vs M3 Pro MacBook Pro – Worth the Trade? - YouTube
• Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro - B&H Photo
• M4 MacBook Air [Affiliate Link]
• Pixel 9a: The latest A-series phone with Google AI smarts at an unbeatable value
• Google Pixel 9A Impressions: One Great Spec! - YouTube
• Apple’s C1 outperforms iPhone 16 with Qualcomm in most benchmarks - 9to5Mac
• Get your new PebbleOS watch
• Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
• Europe is trying to get non-Apple smartwatches to work better with iPhones | The Verge
• Amazon Is Killing Its Most Important Privacy Option. It All Starts This Month
• Apple Burns Down Its Benefit of the Doubt
• First look at iPhone 17 Air case shows large camera bar cutout - 9to5Mac
• iPhone 17 Pro Max Rumors Allegedly Refer to 'iPhone 17 Ultra' Model - MacRumors
• Apple will launch new ‘homeOS’ this year, here’s what’s coming - 9to5Mac
• Important 2025 Plex Updates | Plex

• (00:00) - Intro
• (06:31) - Old Tech: iPhone Collection
• (07:56) - M4 MacBook Air
• (11:29) - M4 Pro MacBook vs M4 Air
• (17:03) - Pixel 9a Announced
• (19:37) - Apple's C1 Chip
• (20:25) - Pebble Watch Announced
• (25:22) - Apple and Smart Watches
• (29:44) - Sponsor: 1Password
• (31:24) - Migration vs Fresh Start Mac
• (37:01) - Alexa Recordings Sent To Amazon
• (42:20) - Are Devices Listening All The Time?
• (52:36) - Apple and Trust
• (59:07) - iPhone 17 Rumors
• (59:53) - HomeOS Coming
• (01:00:52) - Plex Raising Prices
• (01:02:46) - macOS App Dots
• (01:04:54) - iPhone Backs vs Cases
• (01:07:00) - Stephen's Problem

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