Upgrade

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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.... more

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January 29, 2024497: The Poison Pill
Just before launch, Jason has some second impressions of the Apple Vision Pro. But before the new-platform excitement starts, there's the matter of Apple's response to the EU and a complicated set of new iOS policies and features.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback John Picks the Mac Pro – Instagram Upgrade 496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft - YouTube The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving - The Verge Mac at 40: The eras tour – Six Colors Greg Joswiak on the Mac’s enduring appeal – Six Colors Apple to Sell Watches Without Blood Oxygen Feature - Bloomberg Zoom meetings are about to get weirder thanks to the Vision Pro - The Verge Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union - Apple Apple changes App Store rules in the EU, and the world watches – Six Colors Daring Fireball: Apple’s Plans for the DMA in the European Union Understanding Apple's Response to the DMA - MacStories Apple Shares List of Alternate Browsers That Will Be Available to EU Users in iOS 17.4 - MacStories Apple now allows game streaming apps in the App Store - 9to5Mac Here's how Apple will check if your iPhone is eligible for sideloading Core Technology Fee - Support - Apple Developer Apple's EU Core Technology Fee Could Bankrupt Freemium App Developers - MacRumors Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 'letter of credit' - 9to5Mac This is How Notarization Will Work for iOS Apps Distributed Through Alternative App Stores - MacRumors Transmission Malware Transmitted Through Server Hack, Downloaded 6,500 Times - MacRumors Spotify accuses Apple of ‘extortion’ with new App Store tax - The Verge Will Apple Allow Users to Install Third-Party App Stores, Sideload in Europe? - Bloomberg
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2h 4min
January 22, 2024496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft
Celebrating 40 years of the Mac, we've gathered an all-star panel of longtime Mac users to pick the best Macs, Mac software, and Mac accessories, as well as induct a few events or devices into the Mac Hall of Shame.
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Guest Starring:
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Mac (computer) - Wikipedia 20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM The best Mac ever | Macworld The iMac G3 Project – 512 Pixels How the iMac saved Apple - The Verge BBEdit FileMaker - Wikipedia tinkerBOY 'The Green Button' A Tour of Apple’s External (LCD) Displays – 512 Pixels PowerBook 5300, a Compromised Mac | Low End Mac Some of Apple’s lemons – 512 Pixels 20 Macs for 2020: #17 – PowerBook 500 & 5300 – Six Colors The Macintosh TV was a cul de sac off the road to converged video | Ars Technica 20 Macs for 2020 #9: Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (#12) - Relay FM
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2h 29min
January 15, 2024495: Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
Vision Pro orders are happening this Friday, with the product shipping in a few weeks. We break down Apple's announcement strategy and our reactions to the reactions to the news.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple readies Apple Watch Series 9 ban workaround by disabling blood oxygen functionality - 9to5Mac Installing Rogue Amoeba apps is about to get a lot easier – Six Colors Upgrade #401: This App May Not Kill You - Relay FM Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 - Apple Myke Hurley: Vision Pro Ad Comparison @joannastern • Also shipping with the $3,500 face computer – Threads Vision Pro will be in very short supply on launch day, Kuo says - 9to5Mac How to Buy Apple Vision Pro: $3,499 Device to Go On Sale Feb. 2 - Bloomberg Belkin is making a battery clip accessory for Apple Vision Pro - 9to5Mac VR Wave Q&A Voice in a Can on Vision Pro - YouTube David Smith: Widgetsmith on Vision Pro - Mastodon
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1h 30min
January 08, 2024494: 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
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1h 26min
January 01, 2024493: 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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1h 17min
December 25, 2023492: 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
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1h 11min
December 18, 2023491: 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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1h 58min
December 11, 2023490: 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:
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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
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1h 41min
December 04, 2023489: 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
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1h 52min
November 27, 2023488: 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:
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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
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1h 47min

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