The Rebound

It's almost WWDC. Will we get a smarter Siri? http://www.imore.com/quest-smarter-siri

MacRumors has a rumor roundup: http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/wwdc/

The next MacBook Pros may feature TouchID with a secure enclave: http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/macbook-rumors

Scripps (the company Lex works for) bought Stitcher and people have opinions: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/06/06/midroll-stitcher

Lex isn't on this episode but he did have time to appear on another podcast to talk about it. Huh. https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/92

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

Our thanks also to Casper (https://casper.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode. Casper makes mattresses from responsive materials to ensure great sleep for nearly everyone. You spend about a third of your life sleeping, make sure it's on a good mattress. Go to casper.com/therebound to start your 100-day money-back trial. You'll get $50 off by using the code "REBOUND".

Apple said to be pushing major iPhone refreshes to every three years: http://www.macworld.com/article/3076829/apple-phone/apple-is-said-to-be-extending-iphone-refreshes-to-once-every-three-years.html

Eddy Cue wears flip flops to basketball games: https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/737516053564035072

iTunes 12.4 is better but still a mess: http://www.macworld.com/article/3070462/streaming-media/apple-simplifies-navigation-with-itunes-12-4.html

Who wants to yell more about the headphone jack? http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/31/3-5mm-to-lightning-headphone-adapters/

The Wirecutter's pick for best Bluetooth headphones: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-bluetooth-on-or-over-ear-headphones/

Two great retro games for the Apple TV: The Incident (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-incident/id385533456?mt=8) and Chillaxian (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chillaxian/id673243744?mt=8).

Lex's kids aren't that great at Battletoads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battletoads

Lex and Dan aren't that crazy about Miitomo: https://miitomo.com/en/

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

Our thanks also to Omaha Steaks. Go to OmahaSteaks.com (http://omahasteaks.com) and type "REBOUND" in the search bar to get the Father's Day package for just $49.99. It's an amazing value on amazing meat.

Our thanks as well to Harry's (http://harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

The next MacBook may have some OLED row of keys thingy: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/23/macbook-pro-2016-oled-display-touch-bar/

Google's snap-together phone doesn't look as fun as Legos: http://www.cnet.com/news/google-project-ara-hands-on-rafa-camargo-interview-modular-phones/

Marco's thoughts on Apple's AI gap: https://marco.org/2016/05/21/avoiding-blackberrys-fate

Chip Sudderth on Skype causing problems with podcast recording: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/05/skype-causing-more-headaches-for-mac-podcasters/

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

Our thanks as well to Harry's (harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

Apple invested $1 billion in Chinese Uber competitor Didi Chuxing: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china-idUSKCN0Y404W

Berkshire Hathaway bought $1 billion in Apple shares: http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/05/16/berkshire-bought-apple-but-warren-buffett-didnt/

Phil Schiller linked to a game and got an earful: https://twitter.com/pschiller/status/732408335572422658

Apple is staffing up on wireless charging experts: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/17/11671230/apple-hiring-wireless-charging-experts-iphone-ubeam

CurrentC is basically dead: http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/16/mcx-postpones-national-rollout-of-apple-pay-rival-currentc-lays-off-30-to-focus-on-bank-deals/

Craig Hockenberry had an experience with Apple Pay and fraud protection last year: http://www.imore.com/apple-pay-rescue

Who wants asparagus water? http://greatideas.people.com/2015/08/04/whole-foods-asparagus-water/

Lex was on Upgrade to talk about podcast advertising: https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/89

Our thanks to Harry's (harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

Viv is the next thing created by the original Siri team: http://www.macworld.com/article/3067407/ios/meet-viv-the-new-voice-assistant-from-the-creators-of-siri.html

Guy English back in 2011 on the odds of getting a Siri API: http://kickingbear.com/blog/archives/264

Apple Pay is coming to more banks in Canada: http://www.imore.com/apple-pay-expands-big-five-banks-canada-support-visa-mastercard-and-interac

The New York Times on Apple's meeting with podcasters: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/business/media/podcasts-surge-apple.html

Marco Arment has some thoughts on that: https://marco.org/2016/05/07/apple-role-in-podcasting

Aaaaand then, after the theme music rolls, we talk about Captain America: Civil War: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3498820/

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

Our thanks also to Casper (https://casper.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode. Casper makes mattresses from responsive materials to ensure great sleep for nearly everyone. You spend about a third of your life sleeping, make sure it's on a good mattress. Go to casper.com/therebound to start your 100-day money-back trial. You'll get $50 off by using the code "REBOUND".

Tim Cook should be replaced by Elon Musk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/04/28/why-tesla-is-the-spark-that-apple-needs/

No, wait, Jon Rubinstein: http://investorplace.com/2016/01/apple-inc-aapl-stock-buy/

Well, whatever, he just needs to go: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/05/02/lefsetz

Neil Cybart lists some warning signs about the iPhone business: http://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2016/5/2/iphone-warning-signs

TalkShow is a social app that's held Moltz's interest longer than many: https://appsto.re/us/bOCQ9.i

Our thanks to Harry's (harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

Apple reported its quarterly results after we recorded: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/04/picking-apart-apples-q2-2016-numbers/

The Apple Watch is a year old: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-watch-with-sizable-sales-cant-shake-its-critics-1461524901

The next Watch could have a cellular connection: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-watch-with-sizable-sales-cant-shake-its-critics-1461524901

The iPhone Upgrade Program is now available online: http://www.imore.com/iphone-upgrade-program-now-available-online-apple-store

Beyoncé's Lemonade wasn't available on iTunes... for 24 hours: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonces-lemonade-comes-to-itunes-after-24-hour-exclusivity-window-on-tidal/

Dan is a Comcast Xfinity streaming subscriber: http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/12/8942313/comcast-stream-streaming-tv-xfinity-subscribers

Our thanks to Harry's (harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

Apple updated the MacBook, just not as much as we'd have liked: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/04/apple-updates-macbook-rose-gold-no-thunderbolt-3/

Moltz is looking at new routers: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wi-fi-router/

Lex just bought a new one, even if he isn't using it: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wi-fi-extender/

The Echo is on sale, but Moltz still isn't getting one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X4WHP5E

Dan has a new iPad keyboard, the Logitech Type+: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Protective-Integrated-Keyboard-Electric/dp/B00ZT2WBLU

Moltz still likes his Zagg for the most part: http://www.amazon.com/ZAGG-Backlit-Bluetooth-Keyboard-ID6ZFK-BB0/dp/B00PZW9TX2

Lex's kids are getting into Minecraft: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/magazine/the-minecraft-generation.html

Did you know Moltz wrote part of a book about Minecraft? It's true: http://www.peachpit.com/store/visual-guide-to-minecraft-dig-into-minecraft-with-this-9780134033150

Our thanks also go to Harry's (harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

If you didn't know, there are Apple Watch rumors: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-watch-2-rumors,news-21165.html

Some people don't think much of 3D Touch: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/04/08/snell-3d-touch

Some people do: http://www.imore.com/peek-pique-or-power-3d-touch-preview

Now there's Disney Crossy Road: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disney-crossy-road/id1046593064?mt=8

Moltz had a nice experience again with Night Sky: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-night-sky/id475772902?mt=8

We all like Super Stickman Golf 2: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/super-stickman-golf-2/id585259203?mt=8

It's not that much like Desert Golfing: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/desert-golfing/id902062673?mt=8

Dan's been playing Tom Clancy's The Division: http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Clancys-Division-Xbox-One/dp/B00DDXILBQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1460601261&sr=1-1&keywords=the+division

HTC's new phone supports Airplay for some reason: http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/htc-10-airplay-support/#_l2YQaJ0IZqA

Apple pulled some apps for NSFW content: https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-pulls-third-party-reddit-clients-for-nsfw-content/

Dan has some views on in-app purchases: http://www.macworld.com/article/3050390/ios/could-apple-pay-clean-up-the-in-app-purchase-mess.html

Here's an interesting Apple Watch travel case and stand: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/07/twelve-south-timeporter-apple-watch-case/

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

Our thanks also go to Harry's (harrys.com). Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.

Nest has some budget problems: http://recode.net/2016/03/30/nest-2015-sales-budget/

Someone claiming to be a Nest engineer has some comments on Tony Fadell's management: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nest/comments/4dbbgh/is_anyone_concerned_about_the_future_of_nest/d1pjcku

Nest bought Revolv and is killing it: https://medium.com/@arlogilbert/the-time-that-tony-fadell-sold-me-a-container-of-hummus-cb0941c762c1#.wuqtzrxcy

Dan reviews his Echo Dot: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/04/the-echo-dot-small-size-same-features/

Moltz reviews his iPhone SE: http://verynicewebsite.net/2016/04/iphone-se-review/

HP's Spectre laptop is... a gold laptop: https://sixcolors.com/link/2016/04/hps-spectre-laptop-is-an-attempt-to-out-apple-apple/

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.