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- 524: We're Making a Trifle
This episode has a lot of layers, as we discuss the Olympics, the Google antitrust ruling, Apple's new EU fee plan, a tiny new Mac mini, macOS dialog disasters, and the tech world of a decade ago.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case - The Verge Google's Antitrust Loss, Why Apple Doesn't Just Build a Search Engine, and What Comes Next - MacStories Existential thoughts about Apple’s reliance on Services revenue – Six Colors Apple’s requirements to hit creators and fans on Patreon – Patreon Apple preparing release of M4 MacBook Pro this fall - 9to5Mac Apple Intelligence Early Preview: In-Call Recording, Safari Summaries, New Siri - Bloomberg Mac Mini M4: Apple Plans to Release Smallest Desktop Computer Yet - Bloomberg It’s not quite a Mac mini, but it’s my server – Six Colors Mac mini - Technical Specifications - Apple macOS Sequoia adds weekly permission prompt for screenshot and screen recording apps - 9to5Mac Apple’s permissions features are out of balance – Six Colors Persistent Content Capture | Apple Developer Documentation Relay FM Launch Letter – 512 Pixels Apple Announces iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus—The Biggest Advancements in iPhone History - Apple Apple says iPhone 6 Plus bending through normal use is 'extremely rare' - The Verge Upgrade #1: Fly Casual - Relay FM Apple releases one-click tool to delete the U2 album you didn't want - The Verge Apple Unveils Apple Watch—Apple’s Most Personal Device Ever - Apple (UK) Songs of Innocence (U2 album) - Wikipedia Kbase Article of the Week: Remove iTunes Gift Album ‘Songs of Innocence’ from your iTunes Music Library and Purchases – 512 Pixels Apple Pay Set to Transform Mobile Payments Starting October 20 - Apple Apple to Acquire Beats Music & Beats Electronics - Apple Swift (programming language) - Wikipedia Apple's EU tax dispute - Wikipedia Tim Cook: 'I'm Proud to Be Gay' - Bloomberg A smart E Ink calendar comes to my kitchen – Six Colors Creating a smart On Air sign with an e-ink display – Six Colors Ta Ta Ta1 hr 35 min - 523: I Got It to Hallucinate AlreadySubtitle: The Jingle Episode
Myke has a mostly positive Apple Intelligence experience (except for Siri), Apple results make us consider the power of Services, and the Color Czar may be up to their old tricks.
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Links and Show Notes:Thanks to Lex Friedman for composing our jingles.
Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Watch Upgrade on YouTube Lex's Games by Lex Friedman Giants' Blake Snell throws 1st career no-hitter in 3-0 win over the Reds - ABC News More iPhones to go by sea as Apple looks to slash carbon footprint | TradeWinds New betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia bring some Apple Intelligence features – Six Colors Connected #512: The Simple Solution to Traffic - Relay FM Tim Cook addresses Apple Intelligence’s staggered rollout and ChatGPT timing 'beh' Apple Intelligence Early Preview: In-Call Recording, Safari Summaries, New Siri - Bloomberg Apple results: Quarterly record, all-time high in Services – Six Colors This is Tim: Complete Q3 2024 analyst call transcript – Six Colors Existential thoughts about Apple’s reliance on Services revenue – Six Colors Google’s Payments to Apple Reached $20 Billion in 2022, Cue Says - Bloomberg iPhone 16 colors and redesigned camera bump revealed in new image - 9to5Mac New iPhone 16 Pro Color Could Have Bronze Appearance - MacRumors New image shows off iPhone 16 Pro colors, including darker Black Titanium - 9to5Mac AutoPod | Automatic Podcast Editing for Premiere Pro1 hr 29 min - 522: Reserve Your Spot
After recapping their excitement about the Relay 10 event in London, Jason and Myke discuss the arrival of Apple Intelligence in a surprising beta release and imagine some interesting new directions for the iPhone product line.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Departures #11: Relay 10 - Relay FM The St Jude Creator Achievement Award Myke's Instagram post about Relay 10 New Apple Immersive Video series and films premiere on Vision Pro - Apple New Lake Vrangla Environment rolling out now to Apple Vision Pro users - 9to5Mac For All Mankind’s creator reveals plans for Apple TV+ spinoff series, Star City Shōgun (2024 TV series) - Wikipedia After initially rejecting it, Apple has approved the first PC emulator for iOS - The Verge Diamond Mind Baseball AltStore: "📣 3rd-party apps are here!" - Fosstodon Fortnite Coming to AltStore PAL as Epic Announces New Plans for Distribution - MacStories Apple partners with leading chumbox provider to sell ads in Apple News - The Verge Tabbouleh - Wikipedia The Soup Nazi - Wikipedia Rumor: iPhone SE 4 to feature OLED display, new design, and higher price - 9to5Mac iPhone SE 4 Rumored to Use Same Rear Chassis as iPhone 16 - MacRumors Kuo: iPhone SE 4 and Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 to Use Apple's Own 5G Chip - MacRumors Kuo: Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 to Feature A19 Chip, Single Rear Camera, Semi-Titanium Frame, and More - MacRumors Report: Foldable iPhone is coming in 2026 with top-down fold design New betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia bring some Apple Intelligence features – Six Colors Apple Intelligence to Miss Initial Release of iOS 18, iPadOS Overhauls - Bloomberg Apple invites developers to an in-person Apple Intelligence recap – 9to5mac Kobo Libra 2 Kobo Sage Calibre 'V-Twin: A Lightweight Engine for Interactive Use'1 hr 34 min - 521: I Can Get Pineapple Into Anything
Jason and Myke interview the writers of "What If...? An Interactive Story" for Vision Pro about the challenges of writing something that's not quite a movie and not quite a video game for a brand-new platform. Also: hot dogs!
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Guest Starring:Phil McCarty and David Dong
Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Puka Dog Severance season 2 gets release date on Apple TV+ - 9to5Mac Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny - The Verge Apple and the OpenAI Board, Microsoft and the OpenAI Board – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Touchscreen-ready interface hidden in tvOS amid HomePod rumors – 9to5mac Michael Giacchino Remixed His Music With Beach Vibes and It's Pure Magic Relay FM 10th Anniversary Extravaganza | Hackney Empire iOS 18 beta 3: Here's everything new - 9to5Mac Review: “What If?” shows off the Vision Pro’s strengths – Six Colors Favorite Podcast Winners – The Upgradies The Town - The Ringer Into the Aether The Rest Is Politics Kinda Funny Games - YouTube NPC: Next Portable Console - MacStories Origin Story Podcast | Podmasters The Rest Is History | Goalhanger Podcasts Game Show - a podcast from The Incomparable How AI Stole the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Emoji - YouTube1 hr 29 min - 520: Cruel Summer
There's more news about Apple's battles with Epic and the EU, and Apple tightens its ties with OpenAI, but all of the controversy gets us thinking about what makes us stay excited about technology during difficult times.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Vacation scripting: Python goes to the beach – Six Colors Weather graph widget for Scriptable – jasonsnell – Github WeatherCat Seventeen years later, my weather station is retired – Six Colors Davis Instruments Vantage Vue Weather Station with WeatherLink Console by Davis Instruments First teaser revealed for Apple Original Films’ movie 'F1' | Formula 1® Surreal Touch Is A 6DoF VR Controller For Apple Vision Pro – Upload VR Daring Fireball: Shockingly, Apple and Epic Games Still Aren't Getting Along A Siri divided against itself cannot stand | Macworld ATP 594: We Just Found It on the Doorstep — Accidental Tech Podcast Download - Relay FM Connected #509: Get Good - Relay FM #109 Is Facebook Spying on You? | Reply All1 hr 36 min - 519: The Intelligent Trinity
After some feedback about the future of the Vision Pro, we discuss Apple's adventures in the EU, the inevitable fragmentation of Siri, and a curious new AirPods rumor.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback American Flag Air Dancers® Inflatable Tube Man – LookOurWay Apple’s Vision platform needs to do more than get cheaper – Six Colors Apple Vision Pro arrives in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore - Apple Vision Pro pre-orders open today in five more countries - 9to5Mac Solotop for Apple Vision Pro Modern Solo Knit Top-strap Adapters print & Ship - Etsy EU Commission Press Release EU says Apple anti-steering rules in breach of DMA, officially investigating Core Technology Fee terms - 9to5Mac Withholding Apple Intelligence from EU a 'stunning declaration' – 9to5mac Fortnite and Epic Games Store Submitted to Apple for iOS Launch in EU - MacRumors Apple’s Longer-Lasting Devices, iOS 19 and Apple Intelligence on the Vision Pro - Bloomberg Gurman: Apple Intelligence Coming to Vision Pro, but Not HomePod - MacRumors Apple could announce a Google Gemini deal this fall - The Verge Apple Spurned Idea of iPhone AI Partnership With Meta Months Ago - Bloomberg Apple Likely Planning to Use Bigger, Lower Resolution Displays for Cheaper Vision Headset - MacRumors Kuo: New AirPods to Feature Cameras for Enhanced Spatial Experiences - MacRumors1 hr 32 min - 518: Having Lots of Money Doesn't Make You a Bank
Apple backs away from some financial services and changes its Vision hardware approach, and there's a new phase in the company's relationship with the EU. For the Summer of Fun, we look at our current iPhone home screens.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback David Smith on Home Screen Tinting Apple's big-budget F1 movie finally has a release date, hitting cinemas worldwide - 9to5Mac Apple discontinuing Apple Pay Later, ahead of new features launching this fall - 9to5Mac Apple's failures show the limits of its ambition | Macworld When Is Apple Intelligence Coming? Some AI Features Won't Arrive Until 2025 - Bloomberg Apple Intelligence is Right On Time – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Apple Releases First Public Beta of iOS 17.6 - MacRumors Apple Suspends Work on Next Vision Pro, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025 — The Information Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 - MacRumors Connected #507: $10,495 - Relay FM Apple Has 'Very Serious' DMA Issues, EU to Enforce Rules 'Soon' - MacRumors Apple Intelligence Features Not Coming to Europe at Launch Due to DMA - MacRumors Apple delays European launch of new AI features due to EU rules – Financial Times Apple refuses to notarize emulator apps – Six Colors Jason's Home Screen Adding Apple WeatherKit data to my own weather widgets – Six Colors Myke's Home Screens Solotop for Apple Vision Pro Modern2 hr 1 min - 517: Maybe It's Catchier in Japanese
The Summer of Fun has arrived, but we've still got a lot of catch-up work to do after a huge WWDC. So this week we share more thoughts about Apple's new AI strategy and discuss a lot of the feedback we got about what happened last week.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback Jon Stewart on Apple Split, Corporate Constraints, and Media Regression - The Ringer visionOS 2 offers small, but promising, steps forward – Six Colors OK, fine, here’s Apple Intelligence – Six Colors 2010 - Apple iPhone 4 ANTENNA-GATE Press Conference - YouTube You Can Select a Preferred Home Hub in iOS 18 - MacRumors HomeKit in iOS 18 Includes Guest Access, Hands-Free Unlock, Electricity Usage Integration and More - MacRumors Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash - Bloomberg WWDC, Apple Intelligence, Apple Aggregates AI – Stratechery by Ben Thompson When Is Apple Intelligence Coming? Some AI Features Won't Arrive Until 2025 - Bloomberg Kuo: Apple Watch Series 10 to feature larger display and thinner chassis, approaching Ultra screen size - 9to5Mac Apple and Google won’t be able to stop third-party app stores in Japan - The Verge EU Reportedly Planning to Charge Apple for Violating Digital Markets Act - MacRumors How We're Trying to Protect MacStories from AI Bots and Web Crawlers – And How You Can, Too - MacStories1 hr 40 min - 516: I'm Suppressing My Feelings
Live from Cupertino, Jason has his in-person reactions to Apple's big WWDC announcements. And in London, Myke processes his feelings about some controversial Apple choices.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback The Upgrade WWDC24 Event Draft Scorecard iOS 18 Preview - Apple Apple Intelligence Preview - Apple Apple’s AI leaders talk Siri, Apple Intelligence, and more - The Verge Apple’s AI moment arrives - Platformer Neven Mrgan: "Doodle better than the Render macOS Sequoia Preview - Apple iPadOS 18 Preview - Apple watchOS 11 Preview - Apple visionOS 2 Preview - Apple2 hr 25 min - 515: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2024
It's time for our ninth annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! What will be announced? Will it be all AI, all the time? And a new wrinkle is added to the draft format!
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback WWDC24 Draft Scorecard The Upgrade Draft Tee ATP 589: The Correct Amount of Rocks — Accidental Tech Podcast Review: “What If?” shows off the Vision Pro’s strengths – Six Colors1 hr 25 min
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Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
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