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September 07, 2020314: Beta Tourism
Jason dives into macOS Big Sur and has to podcast from exile, Apple gets excited about Emmy nominations while prepping for fall product launches, and the release of "Mulan" leads us to discuss which movie theaters are worth saving.
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1 hr 31 min
August 31, 2020313: Story of the Summer
Jason and Myke try to piece together conflicting rumors about Macs with Apple silicon, Apple TV+ embraces the UK and Mariah Carey, and Apple and Epic take it to the courts, and #askupgrade reaches its final form as #keyboardtalk.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Sunit Bhalla – Original Upgradian Apple Seeds First Beta of iOS 13.7 to Developers With New Exposure Notification Opt-In [Update: Public Beta Available] - MacRumors Relay FM for St. Jude 2020 Relay FM - Twitch Keira Knightley To Lead ‘The Essex Serpent’ Adaptation For Apple TV+ – Deadline Apple TV Plus to Debut Docuseries 'Tiny World,' 'Becoming You,' 'Earth at Night in Color' - Variety Apple (AAPL) Plans Augmented Reality Content to Boost TV+ Video Service - Bloomberg Apple and global superstar Mariah Carey team up for “Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special” - Apple TV+ Press Apple picks up ‘A Christmas Carol’ musical with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds - 9to5Mac Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite - The Verge Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account - MacRumors Epic versus Apple? I’m rooting for the users | Macworld Scriptable Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS | WIRED Report: Apple Silicon iMac With Custom GPU to Launch in Second Half of 2021 - MacRumors Report: Super-Lightweight 12-inch MacBook Powered By Apple Silicon to Launch This Year - MacRumors Alleged iPad Air 4 pamphlet shows new full-screen design, Touch ID power button, USB-C - 9to5Mac Alleged 10.8-Inch iPad Design Schematics Emerge - MacRumors Relay FM Crossover feed – for Relay FM Members Memento Mori Theatricks Upgrade #280: De Niro Can’t Bend - Relay FM Dygma Raise Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Vortex Race 3 GMK Future Funk – TheKey.Company WASD Cherry MX Switch Tester - WASD Keyboards
1 hr 37 min
August 24, 2020312: Outgrade
Jason and Myke take a walk in the woods while discussing Apple and Epic, the latest Apple TV+ news, the speed potential of Macs with Apple silicon, and how the pandemic has changed their working lives.
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1 hr 40 min
August 17, 2020311: Summer of App Store Problems
Epic takes on Apple and Google's dominance of smart phone app stores with an app update and corresponding legal filings and publicity campaign. What's Apple's next move, and more importantly, what do we wish Apple would do to change its App Store policies? Also, Apple releases a bundle with the promise for many more, which leads us to get a little bit sad about the state of Apple's current service offerings.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Relay FM - Twitch Martin Scorsese Apple First-Look film TV Deal For His Sikelia Banner – Deadline Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Inks First-Look Deal With Apple – Deadline Apple TV+ greenlights “Harriet the Spy,” starring Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch - Apple TV+ Press Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: a brief and very incomplete timeline - The Verge Tired of paying fees to platform owners, Epic Games goes to court – Six Colors Apple Threatens to Terminate Epic Games' Developer Accounts on August 28 - MacRumors WSJ plans to stick with Apple News+ because it attracts ‘a different audience’ - 9to5Mac Apple Readies ‘Apple One’ Subscription Bundles to Boost Services - Bloomberg Daring Fireball: Thoughts on an ‘Apple One’ Subscription Bundle Apple Developing Fitness App for iOS 14 That Lets You Download Guided Workout Videos - MacRumors Their Businesses Went Virtual. Then Apple Wanted a Cut. - The New York Times The Week Old Hollywood Finally, Actually Died - The New York Times Apple TV+ subscribers get CBS All Access and SHOWTIME bundle at a great value - Apple Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop Keyboard & Mouse | Microsoft Accessories Dygma Raise ErgoDox Logitech MX Ergo Logitech MX Master 3 Logitech MX Vertical
1 hr 50 min
August 10, 2020310: The Opposite of Shiny
Jason reviews the new iMac (with nano-texture display) and the public beta release of macOS Big Sur. Myke thinks Apple's making a big mistake in keeping game streaming services off of its platforms. And in Upstream, the transformation of the film industry continues at a rapid pace.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Apple TV on Twitter: Ted Lasso Trailer Oprah Winfrey Sets New Interview Series at Apple - Variety Apple TV+ orders new thriller series 'Shining Girls' starring Elisabeth Moss - 9to5Mac Robert Downey Jr., Team Downey Set Apple Drama Series (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety Apple TV Sports Plan Still Not Clear – Sportico.com Mark Duplass: ‘The Morning Show’ Season 2 In Global News Rewrites – Deadline Mulan is heading to Disney Plus on September 4th for $30 - The Verge Judge Agrees to End Paramount Consent Decrees | Hollywood Reporter AMC Theaters is learning to embrace the streaming era, not fight it - The Verge 2020 iMac review: The last picture show – Six Colors First Look: macOS Big Sur Public Beta – Six Colors Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines - The Verge Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce, Microsoft XCloud Not On Apple iOS - Bloomberg Dithering ‎Dithering Preview on Apple Podcasts 20 Macs for 2020 – Six Colors 20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM 20 Macs for 2020 - YouTube Macintosh Performa - Wikipedia
1 hr 48 min
August 04, 2020309: Ancient Mac Archaeologist
The summer gets a little more serious as we discuss Apple's newest iMacs, Phil Schiller's job transition, Apple emails disclosed by the House Antitrust Subcommittee, and Apple's surprisingly strong financial results. Also, Jason launches his new "20 Macs for 2020" project.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Last hurrah? 27-inch iMac get Intel processor upgrade, all-SSD storage, T2 chip – Six Colors Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow - Apple Apple Fellow | Apple Wiki | Fandom 20 Macs for 2020: An Introduction – Six Colors 20 Macs for 2020: #20 – Power Mac G5 – Six Colors 20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM 20 Macs for 2020 - YouTube The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 291, With Nilay Patel Read Steve Jobs’ emails about why you can’t buy digital books in Amazon’s apps - The Verge ATP 390: I Invented This Anti-Pattern — Accidental Tech Podcast Mark Gurman on Twitter: "Now we know how Apple convinced Amazon to finally put Prime Video on the App Store in 2017" Apple Q3 2020 results: Everything up – Six Colors For once, the Mac and iPad lead Apple's record financial results | Macworld The new iPhone won’t ship until October – Six Colors Mark Gurman on Twitter: "Cook says Apple TV+ production has been impacted by Covid-19." Mark Gurman on Twitter: "Apple CEO Tim Cook tells @EmilyChangTV in interview that Apple has “kicked” U.S. employee return to offices until early 2021."
1 hr 30 min
July 27, 2020308: The Adventures of Dr. Icon
This week Stephen Hackett joins Myke and Jason to consider the best and worst changes to app icons in macOS Big Sur. What makes a good icon? How are books shaped? What is the origin of the term "email"? What happened to Lou? Staring at icons for a long time really makes you think...
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. There will be new emojis in 2021 after all – Emojipedia Connected #265: What Are You, a Dictionary? - Relay FM 'For All Mankind' Season 2 Trailer Shared on IMDb, with No Official Release - MacRumors Werner Herzog Sets Shooting Star Documentary 'Fireball' at Apple - Variety Apple eyes new streaming strategy after Tom Hanks drama breaks records – Fast Company macOS Big Sur Application Icons macOS Big Sur Utilities Icons Connected - Relay FM Mac Power Users - Relay FM Liftoff - Relay FM Six Colors liveblog (@sixcolorsevent) / Twitter
1 hr 43 min
July 20, 2020307: Big Sur Sosumi
Apple's big design changes in macOS Big Sur aren't limited to visuals. The system's alert sounds have changed, too. What better way to run down those changes than on a podcast during the Summer of Fun? Also, Apple News adds some audio features Myke likes, while Jason remains skeptical of whether Apple News can really help the sad state of the news business. Plus: Peacock Premium... Plus.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Apple Pushes Home Work for Store Team, Doubts 2020 Office Return - Bloomberg Idris Elba Strikes First-Look Deal With Apple – Deadline Apple expands original film slate with “Palmer,” starring Justin Timberlake - Apple TV+ Press Tom Hanks-Starrer Greyhound Torpedoes Apple TV+ Opening Weekend Record – Deadline Netflix The Gray Man Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans Joe & Anthony Russo – Deadline Apple News launches new audio features, expands local news offerings for readers - Apple Shumita Basu (@shubasu) / Twitter Duarte Geraldino (@Duartegeraldino) / Twitter
1 hr 41 min
July 13, 2020306: That's Beta Life!
This week Myke and Jason discuss John Gruber's essay about Apple's App Store priorities and then assemble a list of apps that are missing key operating-system features. There's also more news about ARM Macs, Apple continues to make TV deals, and we discuss our favorite features of the iOS and iPadOS Public Betas.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Formula 1: Drive to Survive – Netflix Kuo: New Apple Silicon Macs will include redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in 2021 - 9to5Mac Apple Strikes Overall Deal With ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Creator – Deadline Apple Studios Snow Blind Jake Gyllenhaal Gustav Möller Graphic Novel Pic – Deadline War movie Greyhound appearing on Apple TV+ 'heartbreaking' - 9to5Mac CBS All Access to Stream UEFA Matches in Expanded ViacomCBS Deal | Hollywood Reporter Quibi Slams Report That It Lost 92% of Its Early Subscribers - Bloomberg First Look: iOS 14 Public Beta – Six Colors Daring Fireball: A Moment of Clarity Regarding the Raison d’Etre for the App Store Dithering JustWatch - The Streaming Guide TV Time | Your TV shows calendar (TVShow Time) TV Forecast Review: An Elegant Way to Track Your Favorite Shows - MacStories
1 hr 56 min
July 06, 2020305: A High School Production of Dracula
Apple's services are in the spotlight, as Apple TV+ adds material, Apple News gets kicked to the curb by the New York Times, and Apple Arcade grapples with finding the right kind of games to publish. In other streaming news, we touch on Quibi and CBS before diving into Disney+--most specifically, Myke at the Matinee featuring "Hamilton."
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Connected #301: We Should Be Developers - Relay FM Apple public interviews relating to WWDC 2020 Is Anyone Watching Quibi? – Vulture Lord & Miller Set Murder Mystery Comedy Series at Apple (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety ‘Defending Jacob’ Showrunner Mark Bomback Inks Overall Deal With Apple – Deadline Apple Studios Record Deal Emancipation Will Smith Antoine Fuqua – Deadline Tom Hanks on surviving coronavirus: 'I had crippling body aches, fatigue and couldn't concentrate' | Film | The Guardian CBS and NBC’s new deal shows how complicated keeping up with streaming is - The Verge NBCUniversal's Peacock strikes licensing deal for ViacomCBS content Magnum, podcast - a podcast from The Incomparable The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News - The New York Times Daring Fireball: The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News Apple Cancels Arcade Games in Strategy Shift To Keep Subscribers - Bloomberg iOS 14 can automatically redirect web links to Apple News+ for premium articles - 9to5Mac ‎Grindstone on the App Store ‎Roundguard on the App Store Myke at the Movies | Myke at the Matinee: "Hamilton" (Episode 42) Hamilton (2020 film) - Wikipedia Hamilton's America (TV Movie 2016) - IMDb Lin-Manuel Miranda on Twitter: "Appreciate you so much, @brokeymcpoverty. All the criticisms are valid." “First Burn” [Official Video] - YouTube Design for the iPadOS pointer - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer What changes might be coming to new Mac hardware? – Six Colors Game Show - a podcast from The Incomparable Parsely – Memento Mori Theatricks
1 hr 41 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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