This Week's Stories• Apple in talks to acquire Intel's modem business in a $1B deal• iOS 12.4 is here, along with watchOS 5.3 and tvOS 12.4• Third update to the Catalina public beta! And iOS 13 public beta 3!• Latest iOS beta fixes really bad password bug• Is Catalina going to be too "safe" for our own good?• MacRumors gets its hands on a complete collection of "dummy" 2019 iPhones• 2020 A14 and A14X CPUs will be 5 nm?• 2020 iPhones will have ProMotion 120Hz displays and laser beams?• Bloomberg profiles Apple SVP Jeff Williams and dubs him Tim Cook's heir apparent• Sales of the gold Apple Watch were really, really bad• Group discussion: HOW AWESOME WAS THE COMICON "PICARD" TEASER TRAILER?!?!?!Picks of the Week• Lory's Pick: Satechi Dual Smart Outlet• Doc's Pick: Lit Solar PowerBank• Andy's Pick: ZMI USB PD Backup Battery & Hub• Rene's Pick: How Many Batteries Does It Take To Power A Desert Island? Hosts: Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Guest: Doc Rock Download or subscr
