Upgrade

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  • 494: Copyright Violation Machine

    Jason and Myke are back just in time to miss the Vision Pro shipping news, but they've still got time to catch up on the news they missed and preview their expectations for the year to come.

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    • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Libby Killers of the Flower Moon will stream on Apple TV Plus on January 12th - The Verge 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Intermission Violations: Apple, Paramount Crack Down Japan Preparing EU-Style Law to Force Apple to Allow App Sideloading and More - MacRumors First Vehicles With Next-Generation Apple CarPlay Announced Ahead of 2024 Launch - MacRumors Apple Closing Its Infinite Loop Store – 512 Pixels Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 return to Apple Online Store after a week of unavailability - 9to5Mac Apple Explores A.I. Deals With News Publishers - The New York Times Apple reportedly wants to use the news to help train its AI models - The Verge iPhone 16 Pro's Ultra Wide Camera Rumored to Receive Major Upgrade - MacRumors Gurman: iPhone 16's Capture Button Will Be Used for Taking Video - MacRumors Apple's bold new Vision will finally start to come into focus in 2024 | Macworld Connected #483: Send John Your Face - Relay FM
      1 hr 26 min
    • 493: Upgradies Hall of Fame

      Happy New Year! In this extra-special episode, Jason and Myke pick their favorite Upgradies winners of the past ten years in each Upgradies category.

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      • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Upgradies.com
        1 hr 17 min
      • 492: The 2023 Upgrade Holiday Special
        Subtitle: The rise and fall of the Color Czars

        Twitter was dead, to begin with. Five years later, we look at the Ghost Of Apple Future from a different perspective. There's also some Holiday Ask Upgrade. And who let that history podcast in here?

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        • Guest Starring:

          Federico Viticci

          Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Upgrade #225: An Upgrade Christmas Carol - Relay FM

          Then it was, as Myke and Jason began their preparations for the Christmas holiday, that they were visited by three ghosts, representing the spirit of Apple past, present, and future.

          Upgrade #277: Who Killed the Butterfly Keyboard? - Relay FM
          1 hr 11 min
        • 491: The 2023 Upgradies
          Subtitle: Upgradies X

          It's time for the 10th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2023, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner.

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          • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Upgradies Winners
            1 hr 58 min
          • 490: The Cat Has a Team of Lawyers

            John Siracusa joins Jason to discuss Beeper, this week's Apple OS updates, next year's expected Apple hardware (including iPads, Macs, and Vision Pro), and the power of the defaults on macOS. Also: How to eat cereal.

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            • Guest Starring:

              John Siracusa

              Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app - The Verge Beeper Mini restores iMessage service, now for free Apple (AAPL) to Fix Confusing iPad Lineup with New iPad Pro, Mid-Tier iPad Air - Bloomberg On macOS, it’s best to start with the default – Six Colors
              1 hr 41 min
            • 489: The Future Is on CompuServe

              Myke returns to the show to discuss chip packaging (in the U.S.A.) and the potential of AI models to make using a computer easier. Then, by request, we spend some time talking about how we got into this business.

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              • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Give the Gift of a Relay FM Membership Apple announces expanded partnership with Amkor for silicon packaging - Apple Apple original film 'Killers of the Flower Moon' will be available to buy/rent from tomorrow - 9to5Mac Apple to Discontinue Custom 5G Modem Development, Claim Reports - MacRumors Apple to Drop Goldman Sachs for Apple Card; Chase Bank Is Ideal Replacement - Bloomberg Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership - WSJ Apple Ending Apple Card Partnership With Goldman Sachs - MacRumors Ex-Apple employees new startup wants to bring AI to the desktop - The Verge Software Applications Incorporated Spotify is going to clone podcasters’ voices — and translate them to other languages - The Verge
                1 hr 52 min
              • 488: The New Numbers
                Subtitle: 2023 Upgrade Cybercast

                James Thomson joins Jason to celebrate Cyber Monday, generate an Apple Buying Guide, grapple with subscription (and human) burnout, and explore spatial videos and the current state of visionOS development.

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                • Guest Starring:

                  James Thomson

                  Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Upgradies Hall of Fame The Tenth Annual Upgradies Give the Gift of Relay FM Fuzzy Feelings | Apple Holiday Film - YouTube Ihnatko: Deconstructing Apple’s weirdly empathetic “Fuzzy Feelings” – Six Colors Going in-depth on iPhone Spatial Video – Six Colors 360° Total Party Kill 2023 special - YouTube
                  1 hr 47 min
                • 487: Under the Thumb of Qualcomm

                  The possibilities that Apple will release a lower-cost MacBook, Apple's difficulties in building a 5G radio to rival Qualcomm, Apple attempts to appease the EU by adopting RCS, and all hell breaks loose with OpenAI.

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                  • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback The Tenth Annual Upgradies - Nominations Form Give the Gift of Relay FM Congress demands answers after Apple cancels Jon Stewart - 9to5Mac Kuo: Apple Considering Low-Cost MacBook Launch in 2024 - MacRumors About that low-cost MacBook rumor… – Six Colors Apple Project to Replace Modems Made by Qualcomm Falls Further Behind to 2026 - Bloomberg Apple In-House Technologies Team Eyes Making Cameras, Screens, Modems, Batteries - Bloomberg Apple Vision Pro Onboarding Videos Unearthed in visionOS Beta 6 - MacRumors Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac Apple Files Legal Challenge Against EU Law as Sideloading Requirement Looms - MacRumors After firing Sam Altman, what’s next for OpenAI and ChatGPT? - The Verge OpenAI’s Misalignment and Microsoft’s Gain – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
                    1 hr 43 min
                  • 486: On the Side of Reality

                    Spatial videos on iPhone, 2024 iPad updates, the Apple Watch as a health device, Apple pausing iOS development to fix bugs, the potential of AI interfaces, and the meaning of the "pro" label.

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                    • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Material Dock – Studio Neat The Tenth Annual Upgradies – Nomination Form iOS 17.2 beta 2 enables Vision Pro spatial video capture on iPhone 15 Pro - 9to5Mac Apple has allowed some press to view their own spatial videos in Vision Pro, Final Cut gaining editing ability next year - 9to5Mac 3D Movies Appear in Apple TV App Ahead of Vision Pro Launch - MacRumors OLED iPad and MacBook Rumored to Feature Specialized Display Materials - MacRumors Apple Expected to Update Entire iPad Lineup Next Year - MacRumors Kuo: Apple to update all iPad models next year, including OLED iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Air - 9to5Mac Apple Health: Blood Pressure, Glucose, Sleep Apnea; Team Issues - Bloomberg Bloomberg: 2024 Apple Watch to Gain Blood Pressure Monitoring and Sleep Apnea Detection - MacRumors Kuo: No Apple Watch Ultra 3 Next Year? - MacRumors Apple Plans Ambitious iOS 18 and macOS 15 Updates, Seeks to Squash Bugs - Bloomberg Humane officially launches the AI Pin, its OpenAI-powered wearable - The Verge Alt Text Assistant - ChatGPT iPhone App Sideloading Coming to Users in the EU in First Half of 2024 - MacRumors The Flop House | Episode #264 – The Emoji Movie LIVE
                      1 hr 48 min
                    • 485: Best Witch and Beast Feature

                      Jason has reviewed the new M3 iMac and M3 MacBook Pro, and Myke asks him for all the details. We also discuss why the large-iMac era is at an end, and review Apple's recent quarterly financial results.

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                      • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback TV Talk Machine Downstream - Relay FM The Tenth Annual Upgradies – Nomination Form Upgradies.com Apple Q4 2023 financial results and charts – Six Colors Apple Earnings, Shopify Earnings – Stratechery by Ben Thompson This is Tim: Apple Q4 2023 analyst call transcript – Six Colors Jason Snell: "Fiscal 2023 for the Mac" – Mastodon Tim Cook again says Apple is working on generative AI – 9to5mac M3 MacBook Pro review: Peak performance – Six Colors Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) review: entry-level enigma - The Verge M3 Pro Chip Barely Faster Than M2 Pro in Unverified Benchmark Result - MacRumors The Great iMac Realignment – 512 Pixels Upgrade #237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft - Relay FM
                        1 hr 40 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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