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  • 351: Livin' the beta life

    While Sebastien discusses his new RV life, Cody talks about his new iOS 14 beta life.

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    45 min
  • 350: 3 minutes into the beta

    Hot on the heels of the WWDC keynote, Cody and Sebastien get together to discuss their hands-on experience with the first iOS 14 beta release.

    • Ting
    • Big new iOS 14 features

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    55 min
  • 349: WWDC 2020 debriefing

    Cody and Sebastien go over the WWDC 2020 keynote announcements and reveal the winner of the previous week's fantasy draft.

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    59 min
  • 348: WWDC 2020 Fantasy Draft

    Cody and Sebastien take their draft picks ahead of the WWDC 2020 keynote. Take your own picks and play along with them!

    Possible draft picks

    The event itself:

    • There will be a live audience
    • The keynote will be pre-recorded
    • The keynote will be presented live

    New Macs:

    • Apple will announce new iMacs with iPad Pro-like design
    • Apple will announce move to ARM processors in at least some mac models

    iOS 14:

    • iOS 14 will feature new Home screen widgets
    • A new way of sorting icons and folders
    • iOS 14 will bring about significant changes to Messages app
    • iOS 14 will support all devices running iOS 13
    • A social twist added to the Photos app
    • Apple will announce major new AR-related feature
    • New Fitness app

    iPadOS:

    • Significant improvements to keyboard support
    • Handwriting-to-text feature with Apple Pencil

    macOS:

    • New version of macOS will include revamped Messages app

    tvOS:

    • Kid mode

    watchOS:

    • Sleep tracking feature
    • Kid mode for Apple Watch

    New Apple products:

    • Apple will announce Tag-like location devices
    • New Apple-branded over-the-ear headphones
    • New service bundle announced
    • New Apple TV
    • New external display
    • Cheaper HomePod or Siri speaker

    Bold picks:

    • Apple will make a podcast-related announcement
    • Pro apps on iPad (Xcode, Logic, Final Cut?)
    • Third-party watch faces
    • Support for changing some default apps on iOS
    • Apple drops the names of macOS and goes to numbers only

    Tie breaker: how long will the event run for?

    Cody’s picks:
    • The keynote will be presented live
    • iOS 14 will support all devices running iOS 13
    • Support for changing some default apps on iOS (bold pick)
    • New version of macOS will include revamped Messages app
    • Apple will make a podcast-related announcement (bold pick)

    Tie breaker: 90 minutes (1h30)

    Sebastien’s picks:
    • iOS 14 will bring about significant changes to Messages app
    • Apple will announce move to ARM processors
    • A new way of sorting icons and folders
    • Kid mode for Apple Watch
    • Handwriting-to-text feature with Apple Pencil

    Tie breaker: 108 minutes (1h48)

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    1 hr 19 min
  • 347: The leak above all leaks

    To celebrate the iPhone 4's 10th birthday, Cody and Sebastien take a trip down memory lane to recount the story of the iPhone 4, how it got lost, how it was found, the antennagate debacle, and the release of the white model 10 months after the device's official launch. 

    iPhone 4 turns 10 years old (technically Sunday):

    • This Is The Next iPhone
    • The “Next iPhone” Debacle: How It All Happened
    • Police Interview Steve Jobs About Stolen iPhone
    • San Francisco Police Want Bar Surveillance Footage to Find Lost iPhone Prototype
    • Guy who sold iPhone 4 prototype to Gizmodo tells all in Reddit AMA
    • Suspects in Last Year's iPhone 4 Prototype Scandal Plead Not Guilty
    • Apple settles ‘Antennagate’ lawsuit: free iPhone bumper or $15 for iPhone 4 owners
    • Apple Confirms White iPhone 4 Coming Tomorrow

    What we’ve been watching: 

    • Vikings seasons 3-4 on Amazon Prime
    • Brad Owens poker channel on YouTube
    • The Disaster Artist on Netflix
    • Alone on Hulu

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to share your suggestions for the upcoming WWDC 2020 Fantasy Draft!

    1 hr 12 min
  • 346: In favor of widgets

    Cody shares one of his business ventures and Sebastien talks about the best spot to get murdered. Both discuss the latest Apple news and rumors before Cody has to defend his track record of TV recommendations.

    How to keep your US phone number when moving internationally

    Quick topic news

    • Evidence that Apple plans to revitalize macOS Messages with a Catalyst version
    • Apple plans to reopen nearly 100 stores in the U.S. this week
    • Tim Cook addresses George Floyd’s death as some US Apple stores temporarily close
    • iOS 14 concept envisions a bold use of widgets on the Home screen
    • DigiTimes: iPhone 12 launch may have to be pushed back to October

    What we’ve been watching:

    • Defending Jacob on Apple TV+
    • Beastie Boys Story on Apple TV+
    • Uncut Gems on Netflix
    • Vikings - Amazon Prime
    • Space Force - Netflix

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    1 hr 21 min
  • 345: This is the world we live in

    Cody and Sebastien talk about the big changes happening in the podcasting world, and they go over the iOS 13.5 jailbreak that was recently released, what it means, how it works, and whether jailbreaking is still appealing or not in 2020.

    Changes in the podcasting world:

    • Spotify secures “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast
    • Apple rumored to be ramping up effort to launch original podcasts

    Bet along with us:

    • Click here to tweet us that you believe Joe Rogan will keep reading his own ads
    • Click here to tweet us that you believe ads will be dynamically inserted on the Joe Rogan podcast
    • Click here to tweet us that you believe there will be a way to stream the JRE podcast outside of Spotify
    • Click here to tweet us that you do not believe there will be a way to stream the JRE podcast outside of Spotify

    iOS 13.5 jailbreak now available:

    • Unc0ver v5.0.0 officially released with support for all iOS 13.5 devices
    • Checkra1n updated to v0.10.2 with support for iOS 13.5, additional bug fixes
    • How the checkra1n and unc0ver jailbreaks compare and contrast
    • 10 reasons to jailbreak in 2020

    Accessory Spotlight: 

    • Logitech Harmony 665 Universal Remote

    What we’ve been watching:

    • Defending Jacob on Apple TV+
    • Mythic Quest on Apple TV+
    • Home Before Dark on Apple TV+
    • Finished The Last Kingdom on Netflix
    • Uncut Gems on Netflix

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    1 hr 19 min
  • 344: Defrag the brain

    Cody and Sebastien discuss the new Brydge Pro+ for iPad Pro, Apple Watch, learning apps, iPhone 12 rumors, and what they've been watching on TV lately.

    Brydge Pro+ for iPad Pro

    Apple launches two new Pride-themed Apple Watch bands in support for LGBTQ community

    Are you wearing your Apple Watch these days?

    Lockdown learning:

    • Duolingo
    • Mimo

    Latest iPhone 12 rumors:

    • ProMotion (120 Hz screen refresh rate)
    • 3x optical zoom
    • low-light Night Mode 2
    • faster autofocus
    • improved image stabilization
    • better Smart HDR with noise reduction for dimly-lit scenes
    • more accurate Portrait Mode depth-of-field segmentation thanks to Apple’s LiDAR scanner coming to the next iPhone
    • third-generation Face ID
    • 4,400mAh battery (by comparison, the iPhone 11 Pro Max is equipped with a 3,969 mAh cell)
    • thought to offer 128GB, 256GB or 512GB of storage
    • $50 less for 256 and 512GB models

    Accessory Spotlight: Satechi Aluminum Multi-Port Adapter V2

    What we’ve been watching:

    • Waco on Netflix
    • The Last Kingdom on Netflix
    • Defending Jacob on Apple TV+
    • Home Before Dark on Apple TV+
    • Uncut Gems on iTunes, coming to Netflix May 25

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    1 hr 21 min
  • 343: Revisiting Home screens

    Sebastien shares tips about starting a fire, and Cody explains how he makes money on the weekends. Both share what's on their Home screen.

    • Cody and Sebastien's Home screens
    • Sebastien’s wallpaper
    • Accessory Spotlight: Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    1 hr 20 min
  • 342: I’ll show you mine if you show me yours

    Your favorite duo discusses the new 13-inch MacBook Pro and its place in the product line. They then talk about Apple's latest financial quarter which turned out to be not bad at all. Finally, they share what they've been watching on TV this week. And also, they're both growing a beard, and Sebastien built another watch.  

    Beard oil

    Sebastien made another watch

    A week of podcasting with only an iPad Pro

    Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro features the Magic Keyboard, faster performance, and more

    The MacBook line is now making sense

    Apple reports Q2 2020 revenue of $58.3 billion

    Apple’s Services revenue hits a new all-time high of $13.3 billion

    Accessory Spotlight: Nomad Base Station Apple Watch Edition

    What we’ve been watching:

    • The Ozarks (Netflix)
    • Money Heist (Netflix)
    • The Circle (Netflix)
    • The Last Kingdom (Netflix)

    Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

    1 hr 13 min

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