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In the News blog post for July 24, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/07/in-the-news838.html

00:00 Losing Leases & Features
15:34 Apple Employee Fear Tactics?
22:09 We’re Listening To Ya!
29:59 Some Interesting Beta Updates
34:50 The Cutest eReader EVER!
37:57 Appealing Blood Oxygen
42:26 Where Y’at? Don’t Leave Me Behind!
47:08 Charging Up!
52:04 In the Show! Dinkin’ on Pickleball
57:12 Brett’s iTip: The Myriad Ways to Lock Notes
1:03:22 Jeff’s iTip: Finding Text within Apple Notes App

Dan Moren | Six Colors: Apple’s reported upgrade program revamp could be a big downgrade

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Mornings in Cupertino Have the Aroma of Napalm Once Again

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Apple Testing New 'Live Notes' Feature at Genius Bar

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: iOS 27 beta 4 adds a useful Apple TV app feature, here’s how it works

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Card adds new feature in iOS 27 that every card should have

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 27 adds convenient new iPhone feature you’ll use all the time

Dan Moren | Six Colors: ​​Review: Xteink X3 is the little e-reader the world’s not quite ready for

Marcus Mendes | 9to5Mac: Apple loses bid to overturn $634 million Masimo patent verdict, new trial also denied

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: When Find My doesn’t help with separation anxiety

Apple: Apple Watch Fall Detection: Phil’s True Apple Watch SOS Story

Adam Engst | TidBITS: Apple Increases Apple Music, Apple One, and AppleCare+ Prices

Lacey Rose | The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Ted Lasso’ Was Finished. Then Jason Sudeikis Had an Epiphany

Brett’s iTip: The Myriad Ways to Lock Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102537

Jeff’s iTip: Finding text within a note in Apple’s Notes app
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/search-notes-iphb8628c6b8/ios 

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