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October 31, 2023484: Space Grayer
Jason got to spend some time with the new M3 iMac and MacBook Pro, and returns to spill the details! We delve into the differences between chips in the M3 family, the curious case of the new low-end 14-inch MacBook Pro, and much more.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback The Upgrade October 2023 Event Draft Scorecard @stalman • Shot on iPhone hits different this year • Threads @halideapp • A look at how today’s event was shot on iPhone. • Threads @halideapp • This photo is incredible. • Threads Behind the scenes: An Apple Event shot on iPhone - YouTube A magic number: New MacBook Pros and iMacs usher in the M3 era – Six Colors Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips for a personal computer - Apple Apple's New MacBooks With M3 Chips Offer Up to 22 Hours of Battery Life - MacRumors
1 hr 59 min
October 27, 2023483: The 2023 October Event Draft
Apple has announced a "scary fast" new product announcement, and so Myke and Jason have convened an emergency session to draft what they think will happen at next Monday's mysterious event.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback The Upgrade October 2023 Event Draft Scorecard The Upgrade Draft Tee Apple October 30 ‘Scary Fast’ Event: New iMacs, MacBook Pros, Products to Expect - Bloomberg
28 min
October 23, 2023482: It’s Covered in Soap!
A single Apple Pencil announcement leads us to think existential thoughts about the iPad product line, and Jason had an idea about a new MacBook Pro in the shower.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Orange Wild Wavy Inflatable Tube Man Costume Take Control of Photos – Take Control Books ✌️🎈BALLOONS🎈✌️ | Instagram Inadvertent balloon drops (or, the default conundrum) – Six Colors 8 Things to Know About the New Apple Pencil - MacRumors The price of Apple’s old-products strategy – Six Colors Daring Fireball: There’s a New Apple Pencil With a USB-C Port, and My Thoughts Turn to the Complexity of the Overall iPad Lineup What Is Apple Doing in AI? Revamping Siri, Search, Apple Music and other Apps - Bloomberg Kuo: No New Macs or iPads Expected to Launch for Remainder of 2023 - MacRumors New iPad hardware currently slated for next March, report says - 9to5Mac Apple Working on Larger iPad Air With 12.9-Inch Display - MacRumors Apple October 2023 Executive Promotions: New VPs of Retail, Software, Operations - Bloomberg ATP 557: The Phone-Box Lottery — Accidental Tech Podcast Taylor Swift Outdraws Scorsese, Holding Hollywood Royalty at Bay - Bloomberg Downstream - Relay FM The Problem With Jon Stewart ending over AI and China coverage - The Verge The Problem With Jon Stewart - YouTube What I’m Hearing: Clooney’s Savior Play, Maha’s Misstep, and Late-Night Moves - Puck
1 hr 26 min
October 16, 2023481: What If… Octobox?
Will Apple introduce new iPads this month? A new Apple Pencil? Nothing at all? We grapple with some conflicting rumors. Also, Jason gives up on the iPad-only lifestyle and reviews a supremely weird E-Ink device (that he actually kind of likes).
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Upgrade Merch! ScanCafe Matt Haughey's Post Apple’s new video reactions are making therapy incredibly awkward - The Verge First Apple Watch with micro-LED display still on track for late 2025 – 9to5mac Apple Rumored to Announce New iPads This Week, But Gurman Says Release 'Won't Happen This Month' - MacRumors Report: Apple to announce new iPad models this week, featuring upgraded chips - 9to5Mac iPad mini 7 still on track for the coming months, new iPad Air, more – 9to5mac iPad mini 7 rumored to feature upgraded display to resolve ‘jelly scrolling’ problems - 9to5Mac OLED iPad Mini and iPad Air Could Follow 2024's iPad Pro - MacRumors Report: Apple Pencil 3 With Magnetic Tips Likely to Be Announced Instead of New iPads - MacRumors iMac With M2 and M2 Pro Chips Could Arrive Soon, Says Latest Conflicting Rumor - MacRumors Apple's First M3 MacBooks Coming Next Year, Claims Shipment Forecast - MacRumors Vision Pro weight still concerns Apple; prescription lens headache – 9to5mac Cheaper next-gen Apple Vision headset will likely drop EyeSight feature to save on cost - 9to5Mac Giving up the iPad-only travel dream – Six Colors Boox Palma review: A phone-shaped e-reader – Six Colors Building a Link Gathering Machine – AppStories
1 hr 48 min
October 09, 2023480: Never Do a Deal with the Preference Daemon
Jason contacted technical support.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Tangelo - Wikipedia Upgrade Merch! Jason and his Tube Man – Instagram Upgrade Podcast - YouTube Apple to announce fiscal Q4 2023 results on November 2 – 9to5mac Review: iPhone 15 Pro & Pro Max – Six Colors Connected #470: Senior Vice President of Worldwide Nibbing - Relay FM The Pixel 8 and the what-is-a-photo apocalypse - The Verge Today on The Vergecast: we debate “what is a photo” for like three hours. - The Verge Photomator Steve Troughton-Smith: Apple Silicon for visionOS - Mastodon Steve Troughton-Smith: Swift Splash - Mastodon Apple Vision Pro to Support Screen Mirroring via AirPlay and Other Tidbits - MacRumors The unlikely persistence of AppleScript | Macworld Episode 480 on YouTube
1 hr 49 min
October 02, 2023479: The Three Oranges
Subtitle: Aerospace, Golden Gate Bridge, and Engineering
As a very busy September turns over into October, we've got an episode packed with follow-up: Tim Cook takes another European vacation, the Vision Pro product roadmap recedes, Apple considers its search-engine strategy, and we review macOS Sonoma.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay FM for St. Jude - Donate Today Upgrade Merch is Back!? International orange - Wikipedia Yale Launches Apple Home Key-Enabled Assure Lock 2 Plus - MacRumors Tim Cook Watched Entire Third Season of 'Ted Lasso' on Apple Vision Pro, Which Remains on Track for Early 2024 - MacRumors Tim Cook interview: Apple boss talks trillion-dollar transformation and reveals his ‘aha moment’ | The Independent First look inside Apple’s spectacular offices at Battersea Power Station | Evening Standard Kuo says 'low-cost Vision Pro' could be canceled, Vision Pro 2 planned for 2027 - 9to5Mac Meta Quest 3 Kuo: Low-Cost Apple Vision Pro Might Be Canceled - MacRumors Kuo: 2024 MacBooks and iPads to Feature 3nm Chips, But Demand Might Fall Below Expectations - MacRumors Daring Fireball: iPhone 15 OverheatGate Seems to Be a Nothingburger Report: Apple considers huge bid for global Formula 1 streaming rights - 9to5Mac Inside Apple’s Plan to Change the Way We Watch Sports | GQ Could Apple Replace Google With Own Search Engine? It's Possible, but Unlikely - Bloomberg Microsoft reportedly pitched Apple on buying Bing to no avail - The Verge Kagi Search - A Premium Search Engine macOS Sonoma Review: Small moves – Six Colors
1 hr 53 min
September 25, 2023478: Hi, We’re the Weirdos
Live from Memphis in the aftermath of the Relay FM Podcastathon, Myke and Jason take delivery of new iPhones and Apple Watches. Also, General Motors continues its drive for Apple-like services revenue.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay FM on YouTube Departures #10: Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2023) - Relay FM Jason Snell: "5x 2x 1x " Unweaving the Mystery: Apple’s FineWoven Case Under the Microscope | iFixit News Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad - The Verge Federico's Stained Case Apple’s FineWoven iPhone Cases Just Aren’t That Good – 512 Pixels Upgrade #56: The Migration Experience - Relay FM
1 hr 43 min
September 18, 2023477: Tails O'Clock
Subtitle: t:1695398458:F
This week we're wading into follow-up from last week's Apple event. Then we say goodbye to beta season and list our favorite features of the newly shipped iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay FM for St. Jude - Donate Today Relay FM - Twitch Hands on with iPhone 15 and Apple Watch - Upgrade 476 - YouTube Apple Taps New Leader for Team Developing Glucose Tracker - Bloomberg Zoe Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Max still battling 'production challenges' as delays mount - 9to5Mac My easter basket of reactions to Apple’s iPhone event – Six Colors Apple says iPhone 15 Pro will be 'the best game console' as A17 Pro packs major GPU upgrades - 9to5Mac Apple says iPhone 15 Pro will be 'the best game console' as A17 Pro packs major GPU upgrades - 9to5Mac iPadOS 17 Review: A fitting stage, at last – Six Colors iOS 17 Review: We’ve got a live one – Six Colors Review: Apple’s 2023 multi-platform features – Six Colors iOS and iPadOS 17: The MacStories Review - MacStories Cortex #145: Problems Are Meant To Be Solved - Relay FM StandBy – iOS and iPadOS 17: The MacStories Review Timery Widgetsmith These Are the iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma Features Coming Later This Year - MacStories
1 hr 35 min
September 13, 2023476: Friends in the Couch Cushions
Subtitle: Apple's September 2023 event in review
Jason's back from Cupertino and it's time to break down everything he saw at the September 2023 Apple media event: The new titanium-framed iPhone 15 Pro, the pastel iPhone 15, the DoubleTap-enabled Apple Watch, and... green leaves for some but not others?
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay FM for St. Jude - Donate Today! The Upgrade September 2023 Event Draft Scorecard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro hands-on: Smooth operators | Macworld The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 383, With Jason Snell Environment - Apple
1 hr 33 min
September 04, 2023475: The 2023 September Event Draft
Jason and Myke preview what will happen at next week's Apple event. What new features will the new iPhones have? How will the Apple Watch transform? And which one of us will harness the heart of a champion, Lionel Messi style, and score the winning goal?
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1 hr 27 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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