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  • 628: Get a Divorce
    Subtitle: I Love Olivia Dean

    Jensen is out, HomeViews are here, and the perfect couch computer is not what you think.

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    • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple–FBI encryption dispute - Wikipedia Olivia Dean is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2026 - Apple Olivia Dean – Apple Music Essentials Screens 5.10 Brings Apple’s High Performance Screen Sharing to iPhone and iPad - MacStories Sill: windows from your Mac on your iPhone and iPad How to Easily Create Multiple Windows for the Same App on iPhone Duo - MacStories Introducing DropTask, a New App for Quickly Adding Tasks to Apple Reminders, Todoist, and OmniFocus - 512 Pixels ‎DropTask - App Store DropTask Beta - TestFlight China reportedly recruited AI exec to spy on Jensen Huang | The Verge Nvidia is reportedly preparing to fire Jensen Huang | The Verge If Jensen Huang is done at Nvidia, who will be the next CEO? Johny Srouji? | The Verge Daring Fireball: Semafor: ‘Nvidia Board Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang, Name Interim CEO’ NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition | NVIDIA Newsroom Read Nvidia’s internal emails about the ‘extraordinarily difficult period’ amid CEO shakeup | The Verge Can Apple’s HomeView Survive Real Family Life? - Joanna Stern - YouTube Apple HomeView review: testing family boundaries - The Verge - YouTube HomeView review: A late arrival, still showing some seams – Six Colors Federico on a Train
      1 hr 23 min
    • 627: The First Touch

      Federico is back from the MacBook Pro event in LA, just in time to explain what's going on with Siri AI in iOS 27.3. Meanwhile, Myke thinks the new iPad mini is fake, and Stephen interrupts with a good word from Sweden.

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      • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback MagSafe Kick-Out Grip & Stands | PopSockets Low-Pro | PopSockets Chance Miller: "@viticci man of the people" Relay Merch | Cotton Bureau iPad mini (2026) Review: Pushing the Boundaries with Apple’s Smallest iPad - MacStories OLED iPad mini review: A modern multitasker – Six Colors Upgrade #644: You Can Put a Few Fingers on It - Relay iOS 27.3 is a BIG Deal - Apple Watch Now Listens - Stephen Robles - YouTube Safari update brings vertical tabs, adaptive dark mode, AI integration – Six Colors Apple Investigating Options for Extending Web Content Under iPhone Duo's Safari Controls - MacStories Adaptive Dark Mode Coming to Safari 27.3 - 512 Pixels Testing Audio Intelligence with Siri Recap in watchOS 27.3 - MacStories Siri AI is now open to all developers - Latest News - Apple Developer Siri AI's Evolution Is Both Surprising and Obvious - MacStories Apple Intelligence Group Lab | 11/4/26 | Meet with Apple - YouTube #231: False Summits – Developing Perspective MacBook Pro with Touch: A Mac for the iPad Generation - MacStories MacBook Pro with PROLED review: You could even say it glows – Six Colors Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display review: a touchscreen winner | The Verge OLED MacBook Pro: Touch is Just the Beginning - Stephen Robles - YouTube
        1 hr 28 min
      • 626: Droid Does

        MacBook Pros can be touched, iPad mini chips can be binned, and John Ternus can change the world.

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        • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Duo Walk-In Purchases May Work After All - 512 Pixels My iPhone Duo Pre-Order Went South - 512 Pixels Upgrade #643: The iPhone Duo Review - Relay MacBreak Weekly: The Cupertino Coffin Apple unveils all-new iPad mini: OLED, thinner design, more - 9to5Mac Apple gives iPad mini its biggest update ever - Apple Apple unveils groundbreaking MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display - Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display - 512 Pixels The Inside Story of Why Apple Finally Brought a Touch Display to the Mac | WIRED (Apple News) The Inside Story of Why Apple Finally Brought a Touch Display to the Mac | WIRED MacBook Pro with Touch: A Mac for the iPad Generation - MacStories Steve Jobs on Touch Screen MacBooks in 2010 - YouTube These are the touch settings for the new OLED MacBook Pro. | The Verge Quick thoughts about the new MacBook Pro – Six Colors Ternus Introduces the Light Up Logo – Instagram Hello Again, Ten Years Later - 512 Pixels Macbook PROLED XDR Impressions: They Said They Wouldn't! - YouTube
          1 hr 53 min
        • 625: Swipegate
          Subtitle: A Price to Pay for Weirdness

          It's iPhone Duo day!!!!

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          • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple Music's Post On the New Branding – Instagram Ad Age's Description of the Apple Music – Instagram ‎Check the Weather App - App Store David's Post about Check the Weather Check the Weather - MacStories Dishoom Breakfast Menu Building for iPhone Duo, in App Developers’ Own Words - MacStories Developers bring incredible new app experiences to iPhone Duo - Apple Giant iPhone Duo Displays Coming to Four Apple Stores - MacRumors iPhone Duo Review Roundup: Great Hinge, Messy Apps, and Everybody Misses Face ID - MacStories A Day with the iPhone Duo: First Impressions - MacStories ‎Toastie: grilled cheese game App - App Store ‎Deck-Man: Cassette Player App - App Store Daring Fireball: The iPhone Duo iPhone Duo Review: First Generation Fun! - MKBHD - YouTube iPhone Duo review (emotional) - The Verge - YouTube The iPhone Duo is Impressive, but is it Worth $2,000? - Joanna Stern - YouTube
            1 hr 11 min
          • 624: SF Something

            Federico and Myke give their thoughts on Apple HomeView and discuss what the future of Siri AI may be in a world of Agents.

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            • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple Kicks Off Indie Games Week with Six New iPhone and iPad Games, Plus No Man’s Sky Preorders - MacStories Remaster #16: How No Man’s Sky Came To Be - Relay iPhone Duo: Skipping AppleCare+ Could Be $1,499 Mistake - MacRumors Designed in California #13: The MP3 Revolution (Part 1, Origin of the iPod) - Relay iOS 27.2 Beta 4 Removes New Health App - MacRumors iOS 27.2 adds new app icon for Apple Music, more design updates - 9to5Mac BasicAppleGuy: "iOS Icon History: iPod/Music " - Mastodon This is Apple Music’s new logo, probably - 9to5Mac Apple Music Hall Apple Unveils HomeView: A Smart Home Display Powered by Siri AI - MacStories Apple Homeview Impressions: Not Convinced! - YouTube The new Apple HomeView: Keep the whole home connected, entertained, and in the know. - YouTube Apple HomeView Won't Be Available in the European Union - MacRumors HomeView Points to Siri AI as the Next Developer Platform - MacStories Apple's Long-Delayed HomeView Was Already Being Tested in 2024 - MacRumors You break it, you buy it (again). | The Verge Apple SVP Greg Joswiak: ‘We don’t feel threatened’ by OpenAI hardware plans - 9to5Mac
              1 hr 23 min
            • 623: It Would Kill Me, Slowly, Eventually

              Federico talks about pixels, Myke talks about Steve Jobs, and Stephen talks about scratches.

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              • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback $756,200.97 Raised for St. Jude - 512 Pixels Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2026 - YouTube Deflector Turns iOS 27 Notification Triggers into a Shortcut Launcher - MacStories Today Marks the 15th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Death - MacRumors Apple’s Smart Home Push Includes Doorbell, Lock, Thermostat Codeveloped With LG - Bloomberg FCC filings for LG/Apple smart home devices uncovered – Six Colors First Look at LG's Smart Home Products Made With Apple - MacRumors Apple's Own Home Security Camera Still Coming Next Year - MacRumors Apple’s new ‘second-party’ accessories for Home are bigger than we thought, per leak Daring Fireball: Gurman Strikes Again: 'Apple’s Smart Home Push Includes Doorbell, Lock, Thermostat Codeveloped With LG' Apple says iPhone Duo has ‘replaceable’ folding display layer to minimize crease Apple announces special event for October 13: ‘Welcome home’ - 9to5Mac
                1 hr 14 min
              • 622: Just Me and My Sad Friends

                Federico has an M5 Ultra Mac Studio review unit and shares what local AI looks like on macOS today — and in the future. Myke has advice for buying iPhones in countries other than your own, and Stephen is old.

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                • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback 🎗🤠 Relay for St. Jude Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2026 - YouTube Apple says that on the “iPhone 18 Pro or later,” the new under-display Face ID technology uses facial images in addition to data from the infrared sensor to authenticate a user. : r/apple Apple says software update to fix iPhone 18 Pro rebooting bug is coming next week - 9to5Mac Some iPhone 18 Pro users are already seeing green and pink lines - PhoneArena The Apple Watch Has a Problem - MKBHD - YouTube Podcastatron Screensaver: Relay for St. Jude 2026 - YouTube Save the Date: Podcastathon 2026 - 512 Pixels Apple opens Apple Music Hall, a state-of-the-art live music venue in London - Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: The Dream Mac for Local AI Agents - MacStories M5 Ultra Mac Studio: Frankly, It’s Overpowered | Creative Strategies Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements | The Verge I Asked Mark Zuckerberg Why We Should Trust Meta - YouTube Meta’s Muse AI agent is an effective helper and great at spending money | The Verge
                  1 hr 19 min
                • 621: white ceramic apple white

                  Apple's 27 OSes are out, but a new beta is already overshadowing them. The guys talk about both, celebrate a huge milestone in Relay's St. Jude campaign, and dream of future Apple Stores.

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                  • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback 🎗🤠 Relay for St. Jude What's new in Apple Watch 12 and Ultra 4? - iJustine - YouTube $5 Million Raised for St. Jude - 512 Pixels Five Million Dollars. – The Enthusiast Apple’s iPhone Duo Will Make Foldable Phones the New Normal; Apple Store Revamp - Bloomberg All Hail the Genius Bar - 512 Pixels Check out the all-new Apple Tysons Corner – the first Apple Store reimagined [Gallery] - 9to5Mac AppleCare - Apple Daring Fireball: Apple OS 27.2 Betas Are Out; Version 27.1 Is the Duo-Exclusive iOS Fork Apple Developer Everything New in iOS 27.2 Beta 1 - MacRumors iPhone 18 Pro: A Photographer's Review - Tyler Stalman - YouTube iPhone 18 Pro Review: All About that Chip - MKBHD - YouTube iPhone 18 Pro Review: Is It Really the Longest-Lasting iPhone? - Joanna Stalman - YouTube The iPhone 18 Pro Camera: Apple Reference Image and Tyler Stalman's Review - MacStories iOS and iPadOS 27: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS 27: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS 27 Golden Gate Review: Bridging the Tahoe gap – Six Colors Golden Gate Added to the macOS Screenshot Library - 512 Pixels
                    1 hr 24 min
                  • 620: Big Anyway,
                    Subtitle: A Very Strange Way to Produce a Podcast

                    In the shadow of Apple's Surprise and Shine event, the guys grade their predictions and talk through the news. Many picks were made. One Chairman will be named. Who will win? Who will fold? Ahhh, the Duo-ality of the Rickies!

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                    • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback 🎗🤠 Relay for St. Jude Keynote Rickies, September 2026 – Rickies.co 2026 September Rickies – Rickies.net iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo: The MacStories Overview - MacStories Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4: The MacStories Overview - MacStories iPhone 18 Pro/Duo Impressions: Mogged - MKBHD - YouTube The iPhone Ultra - 512 Pixels iPhone Duo Has Similar Main Camera to iPhone 17e - MacRumors iOS 27 RC Adds Long-Rumored Camera App Controls Customization - MacRumors Get Ready for iPhone Duo - Apple Developer iPhone Duo Gets Its Own Case and Folio With Kickstand - MacRumors #iPhoneDuo - The Making Of | TikTok
                      1 hr 26 min
                    • 619: The Rickies (September 2026)
                      Subtitle: The Second One is Weirder

                      Apple's iPhone event takes place next week, so the guys have gathered to make their picks.

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                      • Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback 🎗🤠 Relay for St. Jude The Prompt - Relay Apple Leadership - Apple Apple Leadership - John Ternus - Apple New Apple CEO John Ternus now has his own X account - 9to5Mac Rickies.co — September 2026 Rickies.net — September 2026
                        1 hr 24 min

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                      Connected is a weekly panel discussion on Apple and the impact of technology on our lives. With each co-host having a unique background — and accent — Connected provides a perspective that no other…