Subtitle: iOS Seven... TeenWith WWDC (presumably) a couple of months away, we take time to list some of our wishes for iOS 17. There's also a lot more noise about the forthcoming Apple VR headset, and the entertainment industry and Apple are having communication issues. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting. Setapp: More than 230 powerful apps. Try it free for 7 days. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Starbird Chicken In-N-Out Upgrade #410: Apple Park Vibe Check - Relay FM Microsoft Surface PCs Apple’s “Friday Night Baseball” adds local radio – Six Colors Apple Considers Bidding for English Football Streaming Rights - Bloomberg Canzano: Mailbag deals with death of coach, Pac-12, Larry Scott, Trail Blazers, and Bill Walton Apple to Spend $1 Billion a Year on Films to Break Into Cinemas - Bloomberg Why Apple, Amazon Are Making $1 Billion Bets on Movie Theaters - Bloomberg Downstream - Relay FM Apple Reality Headset Details: Pro Features, Top 100 Meeting, Watch-Like Start - Bloomberg Some Apple employees skeptical of AR/VR headset launch: 'a solution in search of a problem' - 9to5Mac Apple Reality Pro: Everything You Need to Know - Snazzy Labs - YouTube Remembering Alex Hay, the Maker of Toolbox Pro, During Automation April - MacStories Pixelmator Pro Take Control of Photos – Take Control Books

Is the iPad still the future of computing, or is it the Mac (again)? This week we're pondering Apple's dividing lines between the iPad Pro and the Mac, and wonder if each product is limiting the potential of the other. Also, is Apple planning on raising iPad Pro prices to new heights? We also consider Apple's moves to show fiscal responsibility without laying off a lot of people like the rest of the tech industry. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Ladder: Flexible life insurance in minutes. TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off. Setapp: More than 230 powerful apps. Try it free for 7 days. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Official Ted Lasso jerseys and hoodies now available in partnership with Nike - 9to5Mac 10* Things Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein Can’t Live Without | 10 Essentials - YouTube "Smells Like Mean Spirit" (S3E1) - Football is Life #24 - The Incomparable Shrinking | Apple TV+ ‘Tetris’ Review: Taron Egerton In Thrilling Video Game Origin Story – Deadline BlackBerry - Official Trailer ft. Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton | HD | IFC Films - YouTube Camo Studio 2 supports any webcam, including Continuity Camera – Six Colors 'realityOS' platform referenced in open source code from Apple Meta is laying off 10,000 more employees in a series of cuts - The Verge Next Year's OLED iPad Pro Models Could Have These Eye-Watering Starting Prices - MacRumors

Subtitle: Cheer Up, BeethovenDid Apple's designers want the company to give up on its dreams of augmented reality and just wait it out for a few years? We ponder that baffling report and try to make sense of conflicting rumors about the arrival of the new MacBook Air. Then we get mellow about yellow, and Jason exposes his limited knowledge of classical music and his comprehensive knowledge of 1980s novelty pop hits. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Capital One: Technology at Capital One. Learn more now. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback MLB app updated with Live Activities support – Six Colors Apple TV+ wins Academy Award for The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Apple Apple Vision Accessibility: the AppleVis Report Card | AppleVis New 15-inch MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to feature M3 chip – 9to5Mac 15-Inch MacBook Air Still on Track to Launch in April, Says Analyst - MacRumors Kuo: Apple to Launch Redesigned HomePod With 7-Inch Display in 2024 - MacRumors By the way, Alexa, you’ve been replaced – Six Colors Report: Apple CEO Tim Cook Ordered Headset Launch Despite Designers Warning It Wasn't Ready - MacRumors Connected #440: Indie Straps - Relay FM Video: Live with the yellow iPhone – Six Colors Apple Music Classical arrives later this month – Six Colors Apple Music Classical: 15 Things You Need to Know About the New App - MacRumors Men vs. Selves - The Incomparable Mothership #559 - The Incomparable Rock Me Amadeus - Wikipedia Kirkville - Apple Is Finally Making iTunes Better for Classical Music Playdate Catalog

Kia ora! Jason's back from vacation to discuss Apple's continued quest to optimize its iPhone product revenue and the reason why M3 Macs might be closer (and more interesting) than we thought. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code UPGRADE at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple's Tim Cook to donate his fortune to charity – CNN Business Apple could be new home for Pac-12 football streaming - 9to5mac What the NBA Can Learn From Formula 1 – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Downstream #38: Aggressively Fine - Relay FM Kuo: Apple Picks BOE for Initial Order of iPhone 15 Displays, Could Potentially Overtake Samsung as Leading Supplier - MacRumors 24-inch M1 iMac review: She’s a rainbow – Six Colors When Is Apple Releasing New Mac Pro, 15-inch MacBook Air, New iMac, M3? - Bloomberg Use 1Password as an authenticator for sites with two-factor authentication

Myke is joined by Casey Liss to discuss Mark Gurman's report on Apple's 'Moonshot' efforts. Also, what is that 'ComputeModule', how thick will the Pro Max camera bump be, and how does Casey fare in a brand new segment? This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses. Ooni Pizza Ovens: Bring the world’s best pizza to your own backyard. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Guest Starring: Casey Liss Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Ungeniused #165: Scrub Daddy - Relay FM Sidekick Notepad - YouTube Exclusive: iOS 16.4 code references new ‘compute module’ device — Mac Pro, Reality Pro, or something else? Kuo: Second-generation Apple headset coming in 2025; Apple plans low-end and high-end option - 9to5Mac Polycam - LiDAR & 3D Scanner on the App Store Rumor: iPhone 15 Pro Max to have smaller camera bump, thinner bezels, more - 9to5Mac Gurman: Apple Headset Could Feature 'In-Air' Typing for Text Input, No iPhone Pairing Required - MacRumors Apple Watch Blood Glucose Monitor Could Revolutionize Diabetes Care - Bloomberg Apple Exploratory Design Group (XDG) & No-Prick Glucose Tracker - Bloomberg ATP 523: I Can't Give Him the Carrot Fast Enough — Accidental Tech Podcast 2023 Kia EV6 GT First Test: A 576-HP Silent Stinger 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV | Pricing, Photos, Specs & More | Ford.com Concurrency | Documentation AsyncSequence | Apple Developer Documentation Swift.org - Introducing Swift Async Algorithms The Nova Incident | Dan Moren Elder Race - Amazon Upgrade - Amazon Slow Horses - Amazon Nine Perfect Strangers - Amazon The Terminal List - Amazon

With Jason on vacation, Myke is joined by David Smith. They discuss a potential delay for Apple's headset and what that may mean for WWDC. Also, David's AI-powered podcast transcription website, and the introduction of 'Ask Underscore'. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code UPGRADE at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off. Guest Starring: David Smith Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback David Smith (@_Davidsmith@mastodon.social) - Mastodon David's Website Under the Radar - Relay FM New MacBook Air Said to Launch Next Quarter Following Rumor of 15-Inch Model - MacRumors Exclusive: This is iPhone 15 Pro: Thinner bezels, thicker 'curve' design, no Lightning port, more - 9to5Mac From Bing to Sydney – Stratechery by Ben Thompson PodSearch Reborn - David Smith Podcast Search What happened at Apple's AI summit for employees - 9to5Mac An Outlet for my Custom Watch Faces - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer PodSearch Transcript of this Episode

Jason has released the 2022 Apple Report Card, and now it's time for him and Myke to once again share their grades for Apple for the year gone by. Also, Tim and Eddy go to the Super Bowl, and Apple gets a new Chief People Officer. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Ladder: Flexible life insurance in minutes. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Floppy Emu Disk Emulator for Apple II, Macintosh, and Lisa | Big Mess o' Wires Tetris - Wikipedia Netrek - Wikipedia Myke Hurley (@imyke@myke.social) - Myke.Social Upgrade (@upgrade@mastodon.social) - Mastodon Masto.host - Fully Managed Mastodon Hosting Where in the world are Tim and Eddy? - John Siracusa - Mastodon 15-inch MacBook Air set for an 'early April' release, new report says – MacRumors Apple names its first-ever 'Chief People Officer' as part of leadership shakeup - 9to5Mac Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card – Six Colors Fun With Charts: A 2022 Report Card breakdown – Six Colors Six Colors' 'Apple in 2022' Report Card - MacStories My Full Answers to the 2022 Six Colors Apple Report Card – 512 Pixels Daring Fireball: My 2022 Apple Report Card Connected #436: Satya Nadella, He's a Stone-Cold Killa - Relay FM Broadcasts on the App Store

How you read Apple's financial results really depends on what you want to see in them. We break down the numbers, ponder the state of Apple's design group, and reconsider what Apple may or may not be folding in the near future. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses. Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting. Capital One: Technology at Capital One. Learn more now. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Jason Snell (@jsnell@zeppelin.flights) - The Incomparable Masto.host - Fully Managed Mastodon Hosting SYMFONISK Series - Discover Our Collaboration With Sonos - IKEA Rumors: Foldable iPad in 2024 dismissed, Apple developing 21-inch 'foldable notebook' Apple Decides to Drop Role of Industrial Design Chief in Post-Jony Ive Era - Bloomberg iPhone Ultra or iPhone Fold Coming From Apple? CEO Remarks Offer Clues - Bloomberg Better optical zoom exclusive to iPhone 'Pro Max' models until 2025 Apple May Not Launch Updated Mac Studio With M2 Ultra Chip Due to Similarity With Upcoming Mac Pro - MacRumors Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back – Six Colors Down is up: iPhone slumps, iPad soars, and a huge quarter is too small | Macworld Update on Supply of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max - Apple

This is the episode where our brains break as we try to process wild rumors of folding iPads and Siri-driven VR app development. Also, proving the raw interactive power of UpgradeFeedback.com, Myke hears from many listeners about why they choose to use the 16-inch MacBook Pro. Jason, meanwhile seems to hate plants. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Greg - Plant Identifier & Care Connected #434: You Won't Believe This New Scam - Relay FM Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots on the App Store Mastodon Clients for iOS and iPadOS terhechte: Messages Mastodon Concept - Mastodon Phil Schiller confirms he's now on Mastodon – 9to5mac Use High Power Mode on your 16-inch MacBook Pro - Apple Support Kuo: Apple to Release Foldable iPad With Carbon Fiber Kickstand in 2024 - MacRumors Apple wants everyone to create ‘Reality Pro’ headset apps using Siri, internal demos focused on health and storytelling - 9to5Mac Apple Reality Pro Details: Eye & Hand Tracking, App Store, 3D iOS-Like Interface - Bloomberg Daring Fireball: The Billions-Dollar VR/AR Headset Question Spotify Shifts Podcast Strategy After Layoffs - Bloomberg NetNewsWire Reeder Unread Feedbin Apple drops COVID-19 test requirement for employees – 9to5mac Sonos One

Jason's spent most of the last week with an M2 Max MacBook Pro, so it's time for his full review. We also discuss the M2 Mac mini and the second-generation HomePod. This naturally leads into a discussion of Apple's future home products and what form the M3 processor might take. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting. Capital One: Machine learning at Capital One. What's in your wallet? Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback 2023 MacBook Pro Review: More of the same, in a good way – Six Colors M2 Mac mini Review: Whatever you want it to be – Six Colors Apple announces the second-generation HomePod – Six Colors Apple’s new HomePod unsurprisingly sounds close to the original - The Verge Apple Smart Home Devices: New Lineup to Take On Amazon, Google - Bloomberg Google Pixel Tablet: News, rumors, specifications, and more Apple Postpones AR/VR Glasses, Plans Cheaper Mixed-Reality Headset (AAPL) - Bloomberg New MacBook Air With 3nm M3 Chip Rumored to Launch in Second Half of 2023 - MacRumors Does Apple Keep its Commission After You Refund a Purchase? – RevenueCat