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Vector episodes:

• 03.26.2020

  Why Google Podcasts is now on iPhone [Interview]

  Google Podcasts has just arrived on iOS and I sat down with the founder and head of product, Zack Reneau-Wedeen from Google, to find out all about it, and chat all about podcasts in general. Yeah, grab an extra beverage...

  
• 03.24.2020

  iPad Pro 2020 Review

  Back in 2018, Apple didn’t just do what they’ve usually done with new iPads — make them thinner, lighter, and faster. Well, yes, of course they did, but they also did something more. They made them modern, with smaller bezels,...

  
• 03.23.2020

  MacBook Air (2020) Review

  The MacBook Air, Apple’s most popular Mac, is fully, finally back. And I don’t say that lightly. In October of 2018, Apple brought the Air out of hibernation and gave it a modern makeover. Mostly.It got the updated design, high...

  
• 03.18.2020

  NEW iPad Pro & MacBook Air Are Here!

  Apple has cried HAVOK and let slip the devices of March. That includes new MacBooks Air, new iPads Pro, a bumped up Mac mini, and new spring colors for Apple Watch bands and iPhone cases. Pretty much everything that was...

  
• 03.17.2020

  NEW Powerbeats 4 vs. Powerbeats Pro — What's the Difference?

  So… what exactly are the new Powerbeats 4 and what do they mean in the age of Powerbeats Pro? Let's take a look! SPONSOR: Brilliant Go to brilliant.org/vector and sign up for free. First 200 people will also get...

  
• 03.14.2020

  Major iOS 14 Leak Analysis

  So, here’s what seems to have happened: An internal build of iOS 14, which previous reports have pegged as “Azul”, the Spanish or Portuguese word for “blue”, got leaked. Now, this has happened before. Sometimes they were accidentally left and...

  
• 03.11.2020

  How Apple Can Save WWDC 2020 from (Coronavirus / COVID-19)

  GDC, the game developer’s conference, is canceled. Facebook’s F8 conference is canceled. Geneva Auto Show, canceled. South-by-south west, canceled. Several U.S. states have declared emergencies. Italy is on lockdown. Santa Clara County, Silicon Valley, has effectively issued a short-term ban...

  
• 03.09.2020

  How Much Will iPhone 12 Cost?

  Rumor has it, Apple will be releasing not three new iPhones like last year, not even four new iPhones, but a whopping 5 new iPhones in 2020. Sure, it’s nothing compared to the 879 new phones Samsung will likely release...

  
• 03.04.2020

  How iPhone #BatteryGate Went So WRONG

  Apple has tentatively agreed to settle the iPhone BatteryGate class-action lawsuit in the U.S. to the tune of $500 million dollars. This follows a €25 million fine last month. So, how did this all go so wrong for Apple… and...

  
• 03.03.2020

  The iPhone 5G

  Late last year, after a bunch of petulant pundit hot takes about how the iPhone 11 would be doomed, so very doomed because it didn’t have 5G, I did my best to calmly, rationally explain why those first-generation modems were...

  
• 02.28.2020

  The Mac ARM

  Speculation about Apple transitioning some or all of its Mac computer lineup from Intel to Arm is running hot and heavy again following an off-hand rumor by supply chain exfiltrator extraordinaire, Kuo Ming-Chi earlier this week. I’ve already done a...

  
• 02.27.2020

  The iPhone Flip

  The Samsung Galaxy Flip is the original iPhone of foldables. That’s what some people have been saying and… ah… I mean I get it. Well, first, no, it totally isn’t. But I get it. I get the allure of of...

  
• 02.25.2020

  How Apple Can Save the HomePod in 2020

  Seven years ago or so, when Apple first started working on the HomePod, they just wanted to make a great sounding speaker that you could drop anywhere in a room and that would sound great no matter where you dropped...

  
• 02.23.2020

  iPhone 'CarKeys' Are Coming!

  Earlier this month, 9to5Mac found code in the iOS 13.4 beta for a CarKey API, or application programming interface. CarKey seems to be a system that will allow your iPhone or Apple Watch to lock, unlock, even start your car…...

  
• 02.19.2020

  Apple Issues Quarterly Guidance Update for Investors

  Why Apple is DOOMED. Finally. Again*. *Earlier this week, Apple released and investor update on quarterly guidance for Q2, 2020. In other words, the revenue and other financial projections they’d given last quarter to set expectations for this quarter. Apple...

  
• 02.18.2020

  Why iPhone 12 Needs Smart Zoom (vs. Galaxy S20)

  Samsung has just announced the new Galaxy S20 Ultra and it's got a few features I'd just love Apple to steal for the iPhone 12. SPONSOR: Brilliant Go to brilliant.org/vector and get 20% off their annual Premium subscription! ...

  
• 02.17.2020

  Where is the iPhone Flip?

  A year ago, I made a video about how foldable devices were the future. Or at least a big part of it. After all, the history of human technology was the history of foldables. From books to wallets, we humans...

  
• 02.13.2020

  Swift Playgrounds for Mac (Feat. Sharon O’Mara)

  Back at WWDC 2016, Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook brought Cheryl Thomas, Vice President of Software Engineering Operations, up on stage to introduce Swift Playgrounds for iPad. An educational development environment that made real programing using a real programming language — over...

  
• 02.12.2020

  Apple Watch OS 7 — What Comes Next (Wishlist)

  I’ve done a bunch of videos now saying why I think the Apple Watch is the most important device Apple has ever made, the most important consumer electronics device ever made, and basically the gadget of the last damn decade....

  
• 02.11.2020

  Galaxy S20 vs. iPhone 11 — From the Android Expert!

  Samsung has just announced its new flagship phone for this spring — or phones, rather — the Galaxy S20, S20+, and the all new, all ultra premium, Galaxy S20 ultra. And, to talk all about them, I’ve got one of...

  
• 02.06.2020

  Why the iPhone Killed BlackBerry

  BlackBerry, the real Canadian atoms and bits BlackBerry, died years ago. This week, the Chinese bits and American atoms that briefly reanimated it finally gave up the ghost as well. As a Canadian, I was heartbroken then and still am...

  
• 02.05.2020

  Apple AirPods 'Studio Pro' Rumor Analysis

  In 2016 we got the truly wireless EarPods-like AirPods. In 2017… make that 2018… we got the room-filling HomePod. In 2019, 2nd generation AirPods and, right at the end of the year, the in-ear AirPods Pro. Now, rumor has it,...

  
• 02.03.2020

  Apple March Event 2020 Preview: iPhone 9, iPad Pro, AirTags, Watch, and more!

  Apple doesn’t always hold March events. But when it does… 2015 brought us ResearchKit, the 12-inch MacBook, and the launch of the Apple Watch. 2016 was CareKit, the iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro 2018 was an updated entry-level iPad,...

  
• 01.31.2020

  iPad Multitasking Fix for iPadOS 14 (iOS 14)

  Since this week marked the 10 year anniversary of the iPad, it brought up a lot of praise and a lot of criticism from a lot of people, and the multi-window multitasking interactions were chief among them. So, what can...

  
• 01.30.2020

  WRONG About iPhone 11

  The iPhone 11 is going to be so boring. So iterative. A real yawner. A let down. You don’t need it. Totally. Completely. Must skip. Facepalm emoji dash thumbnail. That was not an uncommon narrative last year when iPhone 11...

  
• 01.28.2020

  iPhone Multi-Cam Recording — FiLMiC DoubleTake is here!

  Back in September, Apple invited FiLMiC up on the big iPhone 11 event stage to show off something pretty damn incredible: multi-cam video capture. It wasn’t quite ready to ship back then. But it is now. I got to spend...

  
• 01.27.2020

  Secret History of iPad

  10-years ago, on January 27, 2010, Steve Jobs announced a third category of device in the middle, something that’s between a laptop and a smartphone. Something that had to be better as browsing, email, photos, video, music, gaming, and eBooks....

  
• 01.24.2020

  Why You STILL Can’t Watch 4K YouTube on Apple

  It’s 2020 and I still can’t watch 4K YouTube on almost any of my Apple stuff. I can watch 4K almost everything else, from iTunes to Netflix to Disney+ to Vimeo, just not YouTube. And I can watch 4K YouTube...

  
• 01.23.2020

  Did Apple Kill iCloud Backup Encryption for the FBI?

  Reuters detonated a huge controversy in the Apple and security spaces yesterday with this headline — Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources. So, let's dive into it. SPONSOR: CuriosityStream Watch thousands of documentaries for...

  
• 01.21.2020

  The Evil Cult of Apple

  Is Apple evil? Yes. Of course. 100%. But in a far more dangerous way than the cliched, cartoonish, contorted new Evil List article in Slate suggests. SPONSOR: CuriosityStream Watch thousands of documentaries for free for 31 days AND get...

  
• 01.20.2020

  Cinematic Color Grading RAW in Final Cut Pro X

  Late last year, I upgraded the main camera I use for filming these videos to the Canon C200. A cinema camera, which means one built specifically for shooting video. Not a still camera that also shoots video. There were a...

  
• 01.17.2020

  iPadOS 14 — What Comes Next [Wishlist]

  This time last year we had new, incredibly powerful iPad Pro hardware, but what we didn’t have was the iOS software to truly unlock all of its potential. iOS 12 had been, in large part, a performance and stability release,...

  
• 01.15.2020

  Why They're WRONG About iPhone 9

  Recently, there have been a few more spoilers around Apple’s next less expensive iPhone. What’s previously been referred to as the iPhone SE 2 or, more recently, the iPhone 9. And… even though I’ve already done a whole video explaining...

  
• 01.14.2020

  iOS 14 Major Changes for the Future of iPhone [Wishlist]

  This time last year, we were coming off one of the biggest performance and stability releases in Apple’s history with iOS 12. It was so stable and performant, the betas felt better than some previous shipping versions. But, hardware like...

  
• 01.11.2020

  FBI vs. Apple — The Privacy Fight

  Law enforcement agencies across the globe make requests for data from Apple and other tech companies all the time. So “all the time”, there are processes in place to handle them. They are… routine. But, every once in awhile, specific...

  
• 01.10.2020

  Ultimate iPhone Camera Concept

  Last year, I asked for three main things when it came to iPhone 11 photography: An ultra-wide camera, a Night Mode, and Portrait Video. And, yeah, to fix the weird skin tones and textures in Smart HDR. We didn’t get...

  
• 01.07.2020

  Galaxy S10 Lite, Note 10 Lite, S20 Ultra, Fold 2 — Everything Samsung 2020

  We’re not even a week into 2020 and Samsung has not only announced a couple of new phones already, but an event to announce even more new phones. And… its worth taking a look at, both from a Samsung and...

  
• 01.06.2020

  Fixing Apple's HomeKit for 2020

  CES — formerly known as the consumer electronics show — is kicking off this week in Las Vegas. On display and behind closed doors will be everything every manufacturer and store thinks we’re going to want to buy come the...

  
• 01.03.2020

  iPhone 12, Apple Watch 6, mini-LED Pro — Everything Apple for 2020

  2019 is over. Everything that would ship did ship. And now it’s time to let the past die. Kill it if you have to. It's the only way for all of us to get what comes next. Wait, no, that...

  
• 01.02.2020

  Future of iPhone: Apple's Next Ten Years

  When Steve Jobs announced the original iPhone in 2007, the first big leap forward, it was made possible by the confluence of several rapidly emerging technologies — capacitive multitouch, ubiquitous mobile data networks, and miniaturized computing. All of these technologies...

  
• 12.30.2019

  iPad Pro (2020) Rumor Analysis

  Back in October of 2018, Apple introduced a totally new, totally redesigned iPad Pro. It deleted a lot of the bezels, making the 12.9-inch model smaller and letting the 10.5-inch model expand to 11-inches. They lost the headphone jack, which...

  
• 12.27.2019

  Apple TV+ vs. Disney+ — One Season Later (No Spoilers)

  Both Apple and Disney announced new streaming video services this year and they couldn’t have been more different. Apple promised a few old favorites, like Peanuts and Oprah, but mostly all-new originals with huge names like Jennifer Aniston and Jason...

  
• 12.26.2019

  iPhone Fold, Pro mini, iBook, iPad Studio, HomeBar, TV Stick: Where Are Apple's Missing Devices?

  Over the last 18-months we’ve gotten new iPads Pro, new iPhones Pro, and new Apple Watches with always-on displays. By any metric, this is Apple’s best lineup of product ever. But, as slam dunk as some of these products are...

  
• 12.24.2019

  Apple Watch — Which One Should You Buy?

  The Apple Watch is different. There’s no Air version or Pro version. No mini and no Max. Not really. You don’t spec one based on storage size or memory size, number of cameras or cores. There are simply two display...

  
• 12.23.2019

  Why MacBook Pro Beats Mac Pro (for me) — One Month Later Review

  I’ve been using the 16-inch MacBook Pro since Apple announced them roughly one month ago this week. In that time, I’ve also significantly updated how I make these videos. Not only have I re-arranged that wall behind me so I...

  
• 12.22.2019

  Apple Watch 5 Review: Three Months Later

  I’ve been using the Apple Watch Series 5 since just after Apple introduced it back in September of this year. In that time, I’ve used it awake and asleep, at home and while traveling, for movie tickets and boarding passes,...

  
• 12.18.2019

  All the Macs Apple is STILL Missing

  Apple’s really been bringing the fire over the last couple of years. A lot of products that had fallen off the radar, or simply fallen off, have been brought back. Some with swagger. Some, with a vengeance. We got a...

  
• 12.16.2019

  iPad to iPhone 11: 10 Years of Apple in 10 Minutes

  The decade in Apple, including new products from the iPad to Apple Watch, AirPods to HomePod, iPad Pro to iPhone Pro, 2013 Mac Pro to 2019 Mac Pro, controversies surrounding antennas, bends, slowdowns, butterfly switches, China, achievements in accessibility, educations,...

  
• 12.12.2019

  Tech Tube Rewind: Best of 2019

  Rene shares his favorite tech videos of 2019. For the full list of links and to view the excerpts, visit the YouTube version of Vector at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5whzXcf7tvY SPONSOR: CuriosityStream Watch thousands of documentaries for free for 31 days AND...

  
• 12.11.2019

  iPhone 11 Review: 3 Months Later

  I’ve been using the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max day in, day out, since just after Apple introduced them roughly three months ago this week. That includes about a month comparing and contrasting them side-by-side to Google’s Pixel 4,...