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December 15, 2025594: Featuring Crimes
Subtitle: Apple of the Year
We discuss what laptops Apple is expected to release in 2026, Apple's AI parsing of podcasts, that time Jason didn't really almost work for Apple, and weird snacks.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Selena Gomez created this first-ever Oreo flavor | CNN Business Curl - Jonathan Coulton - YouTube Bowser & Blue - The Curling Song Jeff Williams Nominated to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Apple and Google team up to make iPhone and Android switching easier - 9to5Mac EU says easier iPhone-Android switching is proof the DMA is working - 9to5Mac Pluribus becomes Apple TV’s most watched show ever - 9to5Mac The Twelfth Annual Upgradies Nomination Form iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID - MacRumors Apple Studio Display 2 leak reveals ProMotion, HDR, A19 chip upgrades | Macworld Apple’s next HomePod mini and AirTag upgrades surface in leaked internal code | Macworld Here Are the Four MacBooks Apple Is Expected to Launch Next Year - MacRumors Apple’s 26.2 betas boost iPad multitasking, AI processing – Six Colors Apple Releases iOS 26.2 With Alarms for Reminders, Lock Screen Changes, Enhanced Safety Alerts and More - MacRumors 10 NEW iOS 26.2 Features - Stephen Robles - YouTube macOS Tahoe 26.2 Gets Edge Light Feature for Video Calls - MacRumors Why is RAM so expensive right now? It's way more complicated than you think | TechRadar Upgrade Podcast - YouTube
1 hr 47 min
December 08, 2025593: Oops! All Departures
The week everybody left Apple.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Broomgate: A Curling Scandal | CBC Podcasts Men with Brooms - Wikipedia After Apple refusal, India makes U-turn on mandatory iPhone app – 9to5mac Apple May Have to Enable Always-On GPS in India - MacRumors Apple's Return to Intel Rumored to Extend to iPhone - MacRumors Apple TV previews new F1 streaming deal, confirms driver onboard cams will be included - 9to5Mac Apple TV on X: "The next chapter of Formula 1 in the US starts March 7. Watch every 2026 Grand Prix, only on Apple TV. https://t.co/qCruMOWoqa" / X Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets - Apple Apple Podcasts names The Rest Is History the 2025 Show of the Year - Apple The Twelth Annual Upgradies Nomination Form Apple’s Top Designer Alan Dye Poached by Meta in Major Coup - Bloomberg In a major coup for someone, Alan Dye leaves Apple – Six Colors Daring Fireball: Bad Dye Job John Giannandrea to retire from Apple - Apple Apple announces executive transitions - Apple Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Johny Srouji at Risk of Leaving Next - Bloomberg Apple Chip Chief Tells Staff He’s Not Leaving ‘Anytime Soon’ - Bloomberg
1 hr 44 min
December 01, 2025592: Metaphorical Pipeline
Let it snow, let it snow, let it... Snow Leopard? We discuss Apple's '27 OS priorities, a decorative holiday app, how Apple might have approached engineering the folding iPhone, and a surprise return to Intel (sort of).
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Giving Thanks – The Enthusiast The Twelth Annual Upgradies Nomination Form Upgradies.com Festivitas adds snow, Shortcuts, iPhone widgets to its holiday package – Six Colors India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app | Reuters India orders Apple to pre-instal a state security app on iPhones – 9to5mac Apple iOS 27: Snow Leopard-Like Quality Focus, AI Features; Tim Cook Retirement - Bloomberg Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Wikipedia Athlytic Crease-Free iPhone Fold on Track for 2026 Launch as Development Advances - MacRumors Around 100 iPhone Folds made after crease 'breakthrough' – 9to5mac Foldable iPhone to Debut These Three Breakthrough Features - MacRumors What is Liquidmetal, and why has Apple been interested in it for a decade? | AppleInsider Apple might turn to Intel for its upcoming M-series chips, per report - 9to5Mac Intel Is Seeking an Investment From Apple as Part of Its Comeback Bid - Bloomberg macOS 26 Tahoe review: Power under glass – Six Colors
1 hr 26 min
November 24, 2025591: The Apple TV Draft
It's Thanksgiving week, and Myke and Jason are using the occasion to draft their favorite Apple TV shows. There's also some drama at the Rumor Roundup corral involving Apple's succession planning, and Google engineers AirDrop for Android.
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Draft picks (avert your eyes if you don't want to be spoiled!)
Ted Lasso
Severance
Shrinking
Murderbot
For All Mankind
Silo
Slow Horses
Pluribus
Foundation
Bad Monkey
Mythic Quest
The Studio
Stick
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2 hr 2 min
November 17, 2025590: Who’s This John Apple?
Tim Cook's succession planning hits another gear, Tesla may be embracing CarPlay, Apple shifts its iPhone release plans, and Jason considers the place of the iPad Pro today after traveling with it for a week.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback 🎁🚨 Get 20% off an annual Upgrade+ subscription 🚨🎁 Upgrade Merch – Available until the 19th Major League Soccer is coming to Apple TV starting in 2026 - Apple Report: Apple and MLS make all games available to Apple TV subscribers – Six Colors Cue: “No plans” for Apple TV ad tier – Six Colors Apple hit with $634 million verdict in Apple Watch patent fight with Masimo - 9to5Mac Give the Gift of Relay Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook – Financial Times Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO ‘as soon as next year’ - 9to5Mac Daring Fireball: Financial Times: 'Apple Intensifies Succession Planning for CEO Tim Cook' Tesla Is Working to Add Apple CarPlay in Bid to Boost Vehicle Sales (TSLA, AAPL) - Bloomberg Bloomberg: Tesla working to add CarPlay – Six Colors Electrek Apple Delays Release of Next iPhone Air Amid Weak Sales — The Information iPhone Air Sales Are So Bad That Apple's Delaying the Next-Generation Version - MacRumors Apple’s iPhone Road Map: iPhone Air 2, iPhone 18; Mac Pro Future; Tesla CarPlay - Bloomberg Apple Explores Adding Second Camera to Next iPhone Air to Boost Sales — The Information Report: Apple Considers Adding Second Camera to Delayed iPhone Air 2 - MacRumors Leaker claims poor sales of iPhone 16e; iPhone Air production ends – 9to5mac Traveling with the iPad Pro, 10 years on – Six Colors The iPad Pro, 10 years later – Six Colors iPad Pro Review: No Country for Old Macs – Six Colors The iPad Pro has finally fulfilled its destiny, with a little help from the M5 | Macworld The iPad Pro at 10: a decade of unrealized potential | The Verge Connected #578: A Healthy Computing Lifestyle - Relay Superagent ‎Hidden Bar Vanilla Steam Frame Tribit XSound Go – Amazon
1 hr 35 min
November 10, 2025589: The London Air
Jason and Myke are together in London to discuss five years of Apple silicon, Apple's new friendly partner for AI models, and much more!
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1 hr 37 min
November 03, 2025588: Dodging the Question Intentionally
We react to Apple's latest financial results and the promise of grand iPhone sales to come, break down some juicy rumors about new OLED Apple devices, and consider Apple's latest reported AI strategies.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback 🚨 NEW MERCH 🚨 (For a limited time only) Ozlo Sleepbuds iPhone fans always want this year’s model, but what about everyone else? – Six Colors Lex's Games by Lex Friedman Charts: Apple caps off high-flying fiscal year with Q4 record – Six Colors The problem with dollars - All this Apple results: Holiday dunks and questions dodged – Six Colors This is Tim: Complete transcript of Apple’s Q4 2025 financial call – Six Colors The Best iPhone Lineup in Years – The Enthusiast Apple Readies High-End MacBook Pro With Touch, Hole-Punch Screen - Bloomberg Apple Plans OLED for iPad Mini, iPad Air, MacBook Air; Mini Water Resistance - Bloomberg This is just the beginning. - Apple TV – YouTube Apple Might Release iPad Apps for Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, and More - MacRumors iPhone 18 Said to Use Simpler Camera Control Button Design - MacRumors 20th Anniversary iPhone May Replace Mechanical Buttons With Haptics - MacRumors Apple M5 iPad Pro, Vision Pro, MacBook Pro Impressions, Review; Touch-Screen Mac - Bloomberg Apple’s Nearly $140 Billion Quarter; When iOS 26.1 Will Be Out; iPad Mini Revamp - Bloomberg Tim Cook Says Apple is 'Making Good Progress' on Personalized Siri Features Ahead of 2026 Launch - MacRumors P1 with Matt & Tommy - YouTube Upgrade #296: You Wouldn't Believe The Stuff I Know - Relay
1 hr 52 min
October 27, 2025587: My TestFlight Has a TestFlight
Stephen Hackett joins Jason to discuss modem quirks, new iPhone rumors, cutting-edge immersive video production, and the boring march of Apple silicon.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback iOS 26 gave AirPods Pro a new setting you might want to turn on - 9to5Mac Jon Prosser says he’s been in ‘active communication’ with Apple over lawsuit | The Verge iOS 26 Leaker Being Sued by Apple is Actually a 'Lifelong Apple Fanboy' - MacRumors Apple Said to Cut iPhone Air Production Amid Underwhelming Sales - MacRumors iPhone Air sells out almost instantly in China - 9to5Mac Ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year | TechCrunch M6 iPad Pro Likely to Feature Vapor Chamber Cooling - MacRumors Apple's Plan to Launch Three New iPhone Designs Allegedly Revealed - MacRumors Apple to Build Home Hub and Robot in Vietnam in Pivot From China - Bloomberg Apple’s New Vision Pro Is Made in Vietnam in Latest China Shift - Bloomberg Apple Hosts Special Vision Pro Event for Developers - MacRumors Media | Blackmagic Design Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive | Blackmagic Design Day 1 | Create immersive media experiences for visionOS | Meet with Apple - YouTube Day 2 | Create immersive media experiences for visionOS | Meet with Apple - YouTube Boring Is What We Wanted - 512 Pixels Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » On The Sad State of Macintosh Hardware Daring Fireball: 'Boring Is What We Wanted' Feedbin Reeder Classic NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS GoodLinks — Save. Read. Anywhere. ReadKit - Have all your reading in one place iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Adds Liquid Glass Transparency Toggle - 512 Pixels
1 hr 52 min
October 21, 2025586: An LLM in the Woods
Jason has spent a little while with the new M5 iPad Pro, M5 MacBook Pro, and M5 Vision Pro (with accessories!) and we review them all. Also, Apple's deal with F1 crosses the finish line.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback How to Rebuild Spotlight Index on macOS Tahoe - 3 Ways Maybe it’s time to rename the Apple TV 4K – Six Colors Apple’s True Intentions in Hollywood—With Top Exec Eddy Cue - The Ringer M5 iPad Pro review: Promise fulfilled – Six Colors Connected #574: Inspired by the Pouch - Relay Msty Studio Apple Vision Pro: PlayStation VR2 Sense controller in November, Logitech Muse and standalone Dual Knit Band available to order - 9to5Mac Apple is the exclusive new broadcast partner for Formula 1® in the U.S. - Apple Apple wants “to own a sport end to end” – Six Colors Downstream #105: Another Piece of Red Yarn - Relay Upgrade 586: An LLM in the Woods - YouTube M5 MacBook Pro review: The ultimate computer? – Six Colors M5 Vision Pro, Dual Kit Band, PSVR2 controller review: Apple’s experiment continues – Six Colors
1 hr 48 min
October 13, 2025585: Slide Over Sickos
It's a new and vibrant era for Upgrade, as we discuss Apple TV changes, iPad software updates, and immersive NBA games. Myke reviews Apple's F1 TV strategy, while Jason comes up with a winning TV series idea and reviews the iPhone Air.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Here's the Latest on Apple Suing Jon Prosser Over iOS 26 Leaks - MacRumors Apple Original Films’ “F1 The Movie” to make global streaming debut December 12 - Apple TV+ Press Immersive live NBA games coming to Vision Pro – Six Colors iPadOS 26.1 beta brings back Slide Over, adds microphone adjustments – Six Colors Sickos Haha Yes | Know Your Meme The NFL’s 18th Game Workaround, The ESPN Bull Case & College Sports Holy Wars - Puck Apple nears deal to acquire talent, tech from AI startup Prompt AI – CNBC Apple Reorganization: Services Gets Health, Fitness; WatchOS to Craig Federighi - Bloomberg Apple Fitness Chief Accused of Toxic Workplace Culture and Harassment - The New York Times Gurman: Three new Apple products likely launching 'this week' - 9to5Mac iPhone Air review: Back to the future – Six Colors iPhone Heir to the Throne - 512 Pixels A full list of new functions in Numbers 14.4 – Six Colors
1 hr 56 min

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