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Connected is a weekly panel discussion on Apple and the impact of technology on our lives. With each co-host having a unique background — and accent — Connected provides a perspective that no other show can. Hosted by Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley.
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Jun 28, 2016 • 1h 15min
97: 70% Optimistic
Federico's back, to talk about iOS 10 and Messages while Stephen gets sad about his Thunderbolt Display.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Ticci getting ready for the review MindNode – Delightful Mind Mapping on the App Store iThoughts (mindmap) on the App Store Ulysses Mobile on the App Store Canary App 1.4.0 | The Canary Blog This Fall, Canary will change the way you see the world. | The Canary Blog RIP, Thunderbolt Display – 512 Pixels A Modern Docking Station – 512 Pixels Upgrade #95: Don't Bring the Pain without the Benefit - Relay FM Stephen Drops Glass watchOS 3 Brings Apple Watch 2 — MacSparky Upgrade #88: Happy Apple Watch Users - Relay FM

Jun 21, 2016 • 1h 13min
96: Simplified the Paradigm
With post-WWDC flu raging throughout Europe, most of the Connected crew talks about the winners and losers of WWDC including watchOS, macOS Sierra and the iPad.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Together at last #MykeWasRight — WWDC 2016 Fin: A Timer for Performers Connected #65: The iPad Pro Review - Relay FM Connected #89: The People v. Myke Hurley - Relay FM Federico buying his 9.7" iPad Thoughts on macOS Sierra – 512 Pixels Ungeniused - Relay FM Image of storage optimisation in Sierra Upgrade #94: Users Use Computers - Relay FM Apple Announces watchOS 3 – MacStories The Talk Show ✪: Live From WWDC 2016, With Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi Under the Radar #32: watchOS 3 - Relay FM On iPad Features (Or Lack Thereof) at WWDC 2016 – MacStories

Jun 14, 2016 • 1h 9min
95: RelayCon WWDC 2016
The Relay FM family comes together in San Francisco to discuss the WWDC announcements in front of a live audience.
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Guest Starring: Serenity Caldwell, Jason Snell, CGP Grey, and John Siracusa
Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership macOS Preview - Apple Swift Playgrounds - Preview - Apple Apple Watch - watchOS Preview - Apple iOS 10 - Preview - Apple Myke's wooden bow tie

Jun 8, 2016 • 1h 26min
94: I Have No Idea When WWDC Is
This week, our WWDC predictions take a back seat to major changes coming to the App Stores.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Motion Stills — Create with Live Photos on the App Store APP STORE 2.0 | The Verge Phil Schiller: Apple making major changes to the App Store Daring Fireball: The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads What's New in Subscriptions - App Store - Apple Developer Subscriptions - App Store - Apple Developer Versioning, Licensing, and Sketch 4.0 — Sketch Stories Search Ads - App Store - Apple Developer John Siracusa on App Store Ads Privacy - Search Ads - App Store - Apple Developer Heraclitus: Panta rhei, "everything flows" - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Blink: Better Affiliate Links on the App Store Associate: Simple Affiliate Linking for Amazon on the App Store iOS 10: Wishes and Concept Video – MacStories “Why the iPad Pro Needs Xcode” – MacStories

May 31, 2016 • 1h 9min
93: The Funky Honeycomb
The team catches up on pre-WWDC rumors concerning MacBook Pros, the Apple TV and Siri.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Simple Beep – e39 – The iMac G3 Upgrade #91: iMac Special - Relay FM Tip: have iPhone’s LED flash light up when pinging it from your Apple Watch Nexus 6P has a notification LED! : Android Connected* Meetup Our Apple Watch Honeycombs Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers on the App Store Optimus Maximus keyboard Clockwise #138: You Know What You're Signing Up For - Relay FM Accidental Tech Podcast: 171: WWDC Is Not Santa Claus If Google’s right about AI, that’s a problem for Apple – Marco.org Apple Opening Siri, Developing Echo Rival — The Information Apple Working on Amazon Echo Competitor, Opening Siri Up to Developers - Mac Rumors Source: New Apple TV will compete with Amazon Echo | VentureBeat | Bots | by Jordan Novet Report: Next Apple TV will go up against Amazon Echo – 512 Pixels Apple May Introduce Next-Gen Natural Language API in its Amazon Echo Competitor - Mac Rumors Apple, Siri, and VocalIQ – MacStories

May 24, 2016 • 1h 34min
92: My Relationship with the Status Bar
This week Federico takes Myke on a tour of his experience with Android.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership AgileBits Blog | Filling with 1Password for Android Bottom navigation - Components - Google design guidelines Tabs - Components - Google design guidelines Myke's Android Homescreen Federico's Android Homescreen Brave Browser - Link Bubble – Android Apps on Google Play

May 19, 2016 • 1h 26min
91: Developer Festival
The boys talk about Google’s I/O announcements and Federico drops a bombshell.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Buy our T-Shirt! Under the Radar #27: Fast App Review - Relay FM Average App Store Review Times Putting Recent App Review Time Improvements in Visual Context – MacStories Steve Jobs says "Jump!" and Phil Schiller does - YouTube Material #46: Live From The Plex - Relay FM The 10 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2016 | The Verge iOS 10: Wishes and Concept Video – MacStories Matt Navarra on Twitter: "Google’s Android N naming thing is total PR BS" iOS 9.3.2 Bricking Some 9.7-inch iPad Pro Devices With 'Error 56' Message [Updated] - Mac Rumors Unicode 9.0 Emoji List

May 10, 2016 • 49min
90: A Set of Unlucky Coincidences
Stephen’s collected all the iMacs, there’s a new shirt and things are happening with Apple Music. Pretty normal week.
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Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback The 2016 Connected T-Shirt All 13 Colors of iMac – 512 Pixels All 13 Colors of iMac G3 - YouTube The iMac G3 Project – 512 Pixels Review: Logitech Base - Six Colors Magic Keyboard - Apple Cleaning your Apple products - Apple Support prompt.photos Apple to Revamp Streaming Music Service After Mixed Reviews, Departures - Bloomberg Apple Music’s iOS 10 overhaul detailed: black & white UI, ‘huge artwork’, lyrics integration | 9to5Mac Apple Music is probably not deleting your music by itself - Six Colors Instagram is testing a new black-and-white design | The Verge Club MacStories Daring Fireball: Apple Music and Coherent Product Design and Marketing Apple Music's new student membership includes a 50 percent discount | The Verge Average App Store Review Times Upgrade #88: Happy Apple Watch Users - Relay FM

May 3, 2016 • 1h 23min
89: The People v. Myke Hurley
Stephen is back with an assignment for Federico and Myke, but first: changes come to Withings, auto-correct and Apple Music.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Stephen Hackett on Instagram: “12 of 13” Daring Fireball: Bob Lefsetz Calls for Apple Board to Fire Tim Cook Nokia is buying digital health firm Withings for $191 million | The Verge mykechats Apple may be working on a way to show friends your autocorrect mistakes | The Verge Slickwraps Apple Pencil Skins Apple Promotes New Apple Music API Introduced in iOS 9.3 - Mac Rumors SongShift Eases the Transition From Spotify to Apple Music – MacStories Logitech Introduces iPad Pro Smart Connector Charging Dock – MacStories Day One 2 Diary + Journal + Notes on the App Store Spotify WheezyWaiter - YouTube GIFwrapped on the App Store CaseyNeistat - YouTube DS video on the App Store VLC for Mobile on the App Store DS216play - Products | Synology Inc. VSCO on the App Store Canvas - Relay FM WWE Network | WWE.com Analog(ue) #71: People Thinking I'm Crazypants - Relay FM Overcast: Podcast Player on the App Store Cortex - Relay FM Hello Internet Threes! on the App Store HoudahGeo — Photo Geocoding & Geotagging for Mac Moves on the App Store Gyroscope Instagram Amazon: Kindle E-readers Basket Fall - Basketball Dunking Sim on the App Store Pigment - The only true adult coloring book experience on the App Store Life and death in the App Store | The Verge narwhal for reddit on the App Store Analog(ue) #79: Like in Pizza - Relay FM Footnote *: I, Phone - YouTube

Apr 27, 2016 • 1h 3min
88: The Perception of Trouble
With Stephen away hunting iMacs, Federico and Myke discuss Apple's earnings report for Q2 2016.
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Links and Show Notes:
Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership iMac G3 Hunt – 512 Pixels Connected* Meetup Mac Power Users #317: Myke Hurley: Collector of iPads - Relay FM GitHub - lukaskollmer/ConfettiApp: OS X app for full screen confetti cannon iOS 10: Wishes and Concept Video – MacStories iOS 10 Concept - YouTube MacStories - YouTube Cortex Podcast - YouTube Apple Q2 2016 Results: $50.6 Billion Revenue, 51.2 Million iPhones, 10.3 Million iPads Sold – MacStories Picking apart Apple's Q2 2016 numbers - Six Colors