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November 07, 2016114: Get On Down to Dongle Town
Fresh off of Jason's 10-day travel odyssey with the new MacBook Pro, we debate where Apple’s taking the Mac, the high price of Retina displays, Apple’s tough decisions about who its Mac customers are, and the case for and against the Mac Pro.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Úll Radio Clockwise #161: Emotional Life Preserver - Relay FM Myke's YouTube Channel Death & Dynasties (Rules for Rulers Follow-up) - YouTube Myke points at Grey Mixed Feelings - Relay FM Review: On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro - Six Colors Why 2016 is such a terrible year for the Mac | Macworld Accidental Tech Podcast: 194: Dark Night of the Soul A world without the Mac Pro – Marco.org Apple cutting prices on USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 accessories until end of the year | iMore The 5K display Apple and LG built together just got cheaper - The Verge National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Scrivener Writing Software | macOS | Windows | iOS Will your new MacBook crash to the ground without MagSafe? (Yes.) | Macworld Griffin Introduces BreakSafe Magnetic USB-C Power Cable for 12-Inch MacBook - Mac Rumors Night of the living xMac | Ars Technica The mythical midrange Mac minitower | Macworld
1 hr 28 min
November 01, 2016113: It's An Honour and a Privilege to Defeat You
Myke and Jason are together again, and this time back in Ireland, to discuss Apple's big week. We cover Jason's time with the new MacBook Pro, Myke's excitement over the Touch Bar, Apple's quarterly results, and much more.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Myke's Scorecard Buzzfeed Tweet about Apple Earnings Apple's fiscal 4th quarter in 5 charts - Six Colors iOS 10.2 Emoji First Look: Shrug, Fingers Crossed, Face Palm A few quick thoughts about Thursday's Mac event in Cupertino - Six Colors Perpendicular philosophy - Six Colors Mac versus iPad: Why I'm on Team Both | Macworld With the new MacBook Pro, the Startup Chime is Dead – 512 Pixels Nilay Patel: Apple is out of the display business Jason's Mood Úll Radio
1 hr 13 min
October 24, 2016112: What I've Got Going for Me is Apple
With Apple’s next event just around the corner, Myke and Jason make their picks for what we’ll see. The winner will be crowned Upgrade Draft Champion for 2016. Either way, we’re both excited about the prospect of new Macs.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Apple Watch Nike+, The Perfect Running Partner, Arrives Friday, October 28 | Business Wire The New York Times is buying The Wirecutter for more than $30 million - Recode Go Play: Mini Metro - Six Colors Go Play: Mini Metro - YouTube Mini Metro on the App Store Assembling YouTube videos with Final Cut Pro - Six Colors It’s Goodbye QWERTY, Hello Emojis as Apple Rethinks the Keyboard - WSJ Sonder's Customizable E-Ink Keyboard Again Rumored for 2018 MacBooks as CEO Denies Meeting Tim Cook - Mac Rumors Optimus Keyboards Apple may ditch traditional USB ports on the MacBook Pro - Engadget The Upgrade October 2016 Event Draft Scorecard
1 hr 20 min
October 17, 2016111: I Keep Moving the Goalposts
This week Myke visits Apple’s latest flagship store, Jason takes a trip with both a Mac and an iPad, and Apple scales back its automotive ambitions.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Upgrade Podcast Official Logo Tee | Cotton Bureau Upgrade Brainball All-Stars Tee | Cotton Bureau Upgrade Your Wardrobe Hoodiee | Cotton Bureau Upgrade Podcast Shirt (Euro Edition) | Teespring Upgrade Brainball - Euro Edition | Teespring Relay FM on the App Store No one wants to buy Twitter - The Verge Bronte Capital: Some comment on the Twitter buyout rumours NEW Apple Store and NEW PlayStation VR - Vlog 003 - YouTube Come take a peek inside Apple’s new Regent Street flagship store in London | TechCrunch Apple moves UK HQ to Battersea power station boiler room in London | UK news | The Guardian How Apple Scaled Back Its Titanic Plan to Take on Detroit - Bloomberg Six Colors Subscriptions When traveling, my iPad is essential and my Mac is the add-on | Macworld Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice Logitech CREATE iPad Pro Keyboard Case with Apple Pencil Holder Mountain Briefcase Made in USA | Topo Designs | Topo Designs Ristretto - Messenger Bags – TOM BIHN The Lanier Briefcase By Nock Co. by NockCo — Kickstarter Custom Bags & Messenger Bags - Design Your Own Backpack | Timbuk2 Bags Cookie Box - Block obtrusive EU cookie notices from the web on the App Store It is now a federal crime to bring a Galaxy Note 7 onto an airplane - The Verge
1 hr 12 min
October 10, 2016110: Never, Not Ever, Not Once
This week we discuss perhaps Apple’s biggest move of 2017: relocating thousands of employees to Campus 2, moving other teams into the vacated Infinite Loop campus, and what it means for Apple’s cloud services and the productivity and morale of Apple employees. Plus we’ve got a lot of Sierra follow-up, Google’s attempts to entice iPhone switchers, bad news for the Galaxy Note, Jason’s first use of the PSVR, and a new run of Upgrade t-shirts and hoodies.
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Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Upgrade Podcast Official Logo Tee | Cotton Bureau Upgrade Brainball All-Stars Tee | Cotton Bureau Upgrade Your Wardrobe Hoodiee | Cotton Bureau Upgrade Podcast Official Logo Tee (Euro Edition) | Teespring Upgrade Brainball All-Stars Tee (Euro Edition) | Teespring When free space isn't free: Purgeable storage in macOS Sierra - Six Colors Samsung says it's 'working diligently' as fifth replacement Note 7 burns - The Verge We’re up to seven reports of “safe” Galaxy Note 7s exploding [Update #3] | Ars Technica Samsung says it is adjusting Note 7 supply due to fire reports - CNBC Syncing feeling: iCloud Drive in macOS Sierra - Six Colors The New Screen Savers 74 PlayStation VR Takes on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive | TWiT Job Simulator: the 2050 Archives | Owlchemy Labs Google will walk you through switching from an iPhone to a Pixel - The Verge Introducing Pixel, Phone by Google - YouTube Apple Said to Plan Improved Cloud Services by Unifying Teams - Bloomberg Trello Free Siri! Why Apple should make an Echo competitor | Macworld Apple Stepping Up Plans for Amazon Echo-Style Smart-Home Device - Bloomberg GripTight GorillaPod Magnetic Stand For Large Phones - Amazon DJI Phone Camera Gimal OSMO MOBILE - Amazon Adina Left Me! (for a week) - Vlog 002 - YouTube
Myke's video showing off the Osmo Mobile
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1 hr 31 min
October 03, 2016109: YouTube Killed the Podcast Star
This week Myke starts a YouTube channel, Jason raises his hopes for new Macs in October, and we praise the new features of Messages while quibbling with the usability of its interface.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Myke's YouTube Channel
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Cortex #38: A Vlog Is What You Make It - Relay FM Assembling YouTube videos with Final Cut Pro - Six Colors Disney Is Working With an Adviser on Potential Twitter Bid - Bloomberg Full On Monet - Joe Steel iPhone 7 Plus Depth Effect is Legit — Prolost ProCam 4 - Manual Camera + RAW on the App Store Apple Likely Aiming for Late October Launch of Redesigned MacBook Pro - Mac Rumors As expectations grow for MacBook Pro launch next month, different reports suggest late October launch [Poll] | 9to5Mac Apple is reportedly planning a Keynote for 24th October to refresh the Mac line-up | The Apple Post The Tech Guy 1328 Sunday October 2, 2016 | TWiT Messages on iOS 10: Better features, worse usability - Six Colors Stamp Pack on the App Store Extrafiner on the App Store Rag Tag Classic Pack on the App Store Grammar Snob on the App Store Aardman Face Bomb on the App Store Emojipedia Flag Stickers on the App Store Sticker Pals: 600+ Stickers from David Lanham on the App Store Hipster Sticker Pack for iMessage on the App Store The Incomparable Stickers on the App Store Free Agents - Relay FM Airmail - Your Mail With You on the App Store
1 hr 20 min
September 26, 2016108: It's a Great Feature When It Works
The beta version of the iPhone 7 Plus’s Portrait mode is here, and Jason and Myke both took it for a spin. Then Jason recounts his favorite and least favorite features of macOS Sierra, and Myke explains why—despite the name of this show—he’s not going to upgrade.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Spotify says Apple won’t approve a new version of its app because it doesn’t want competition for Apple Music - Recode Salesforce, Google, Microsoft, Verizon are all eyeing up a Twitter bid | TechCrunch Hands on with the iPhone 7 Plus’ crazy new Portrait mode | TechCrunch First impressions of Portrait Mode on the iPhone 7 Plus - Six Colors Myke's BB8 Photo Jason's Cat Photo Myke's Portrait macOS Sierra Review: Hey Siri, where did my files go? - Six Colors Photos: A Take Control Crash Course | Take Control Books
1 hr 41 min
September 19, 2016107: The Upgrade Programme
Myke and Jason have taken delivery of new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models, so it’s time to detail the experience of buying, upgrading, restoring, and using the latest iPhone models.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Upgrade #89: Can We Use a Tracking Pixel? - Relay FM Now Hear This podcast festival Rush to Take Advantage of a Dull iPhone Started Samsung's Battery Crisis - Bloomberg iPhone 7 Review: Many additions and one subtraction - Six Colors Upgrade #56: The Migration Experience - Relay FM Daring Fireball: iPhone 7 No-Click Home Button Requires Contact With Skin to 'Click' Yes, iPhone 7 Home button works fine with capacitive gloves | iMore Myke's cereal Jim's Pizza Lightning headphone adapter buttons dead after 5 min on Vimeo The Greatest Live Photo Ever TripMode | Your mobile data savior. #MykeWasRight — Apple Pencil Hacks
1 hr 48 min
September 11, 2016106: I've Reached Acceptance
Live from Portland, Jason and Myke are joined by Stephen Hackett to cover a lot of follow-up from last week's Apple announcements. Myke reveals which iPhone 7 he's buying and considers how his technology and methods will need to change when he travels with it. Jason gives more details about how AirPods work. Finally, we talk a little bit about the impending release of iOS 10.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Charging and listening to wired headphones on the iPhone 7 will cost you $40 - Six Colors The 5 stages of grief for a headphone-jack-free iPhone | Macworld All the great adaptors The Magic of AirPods - Six Colors Craig Hockenberry on the True Tone sensor
1 hr 27 min
September 07, 2016105: The Illusion of Clicking
Jason returns from the Apple Sept. 7 media event and is immediately questioned by Myke about the new iPhone 7, Apple Watch series 2, EarPods and AirPods, and all the other announcements.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership The Second-Annual Keynote Draft Scorecard Live coverage: Sept. 7 Apple media event - Six Colors Apple – Don’t Blink - YouTube David Smith on Twitter: "Huh, the Super Mario World App Store listing says it _will_ include In-App Purchases. So “pay-mium” then? https://t.co/sw3BKEmwqo" iWork - Apple Watch - Apple Apple Watch Nike+ - Apple Super Mario Run Coming to iPhone & iPad This December | Business Wire Jason Snell on Twitter: "How much blacker could it be" iPhone 7 - Apple Inside iPhone 7: Why Apple Killed The Headphone Jack - BuzzFeed News Battery life: Apple's solving for x - Six Colors Apple doubles iPad storage, drops Pro pricing - The Verge
1 hr 53 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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