As the year comes to an end, it's time for the Seventh Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2020, 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. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DoorDash: Dinner from your favorite restaurant delivered to your door. Get $5 off your first order. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021, and can be used only once. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Upgradies Hall of Fame(Beware of spoilers) Lifetime Achievement Upgradies Winners

It's the Upgrade Holiday Special! But first, Myke reviews the AirPods Pro Max and Jason reviews Apple Fitness+. Then we get into the spirit of the season with a holiday-themed #askupgrade, and Myke watches "A Charlie Brown Christmas" for the very first time! 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, from Smile: Recall your best words. Instantly, repeatedly. Get 20% off your first year. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021, and can be used only once. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. The Seventh Annual Upgradies Nomination Form Upgradies Hall of Fame Behold, the majesty of HBO Max in full-screen mode on an M1 Mac – Six Colors iOS 14.3 adds dedicated 'Originals' tab, improving discoverability of Apple TV+ content - 9to5Mac Google’s new Chromecast is getting an Apple TV app soon - The Verge Skydance Animation in Talks to Move 'Luck,' 'Spellbound' to Apple - Variety John Lasseter - Wikipedia 'Wonder Woman 1984' Gets Early PVOD Release in U.K. - Variety 'The Office' Streaming on Peacock Exclusively Starting January 2021 - Variety Connected #325: You Can't Mail a Rock - Relay FM ATP 409: Midrange Snob — Accidental Tech Podcast Apple Clarifies Power-Saving Modes of AirPods Max When Not in Use - MacRumors One day with Fitness+ – Six Colors Membership Post Adina's Comic showing Myke's favourite decorations – Sticking Out on Instagram Jason's favourite ornament ‎One Christmas at a Time by Jonathan Coulton & John Roderick on Apple Music Holiday Cocktails — Basics With Babish A Charlie Brown Christmas on Apple TV+ Peanuts - Wikipedia

There's a lot of streaming-media news this week, as Warner Media faces intense criticism of its decision to move all its 2021 film releases to HBO Max, Apple faces criticism for killing a show based on Gawker, and Disney fires off its Death Star, unveiling a slate of originals that are likely to take Disney+ to the next level. Oh, and Apple announced a $550 pair of headphones! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Bombas: Super comfortable socks for you and someone in need. Use this link for 20% off. Mailroute: Protect your email today. Get 10% off the lifetime of your account. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Apple Fitness+: The next era of fitness is here, and everyone’s invited - Apple Apple CEO Says Most Staff Won’t Return to Office Until June - Bloomberg Chance Miller on WWDC 2021 – Twitter The Seventh Annual Upgradies – Nomination Form Christopher Nolan Rips HBO Max as "Worst Streaming Service," Denounces Warner Bros.' Plan | Hollywood Reporter The 52 biggest Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney announcements from its end of year event - The Verge Disney unveils Star, its new international streaming service - The Verge Disney 2020 event: Every Marvel movie, Star Wars show & animated film announced - Polygon Disney finally revealed the real Disney Plus - The Verge Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Found Out. - The New York Times The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 303, With Matthew Panzarino How Apple prices its products: 3 rules to understand | Macworld AirPods Max First Impressions Roundup - MacStories

Warner Media is moving all its 2021 releases to HBO Max, but what will that mean for the future of the movie industry? Will streaming reign supreme, or is there a future for movie theaters? Meanwhile, a new Bloomberg report gives some shape to the future of Apple's M-series processors--it turns out the M stands for "more cores." This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DoorDash: Dinner from your favorite restaurant delivered to your door. Get $5 off your first order. KiwiCo: STEM, STEAM & Science Kits for Kids. Ooni Pizza Ovens: Bring the world’s best pizza to your own backyard. Use the code UPGRADE10 for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Nano-cromatic: Bruises by Chairlift - YouTube App Store Small Business Program - Apple Developer Kuo: Two redesigned MacBook Pros with mini LED in 2021, more affordable MacBook Air in 2022 - 9to5Mac Rumor: Apple memo to service providers suggests potential new hardware announcement next week - 9to5Mac The Seventh Annual Upgradies – Nomination Form Warner Bros. Smashes Box Office Windows, Will Send Entire 2021 Slate to HBO Max and Theaters | Hollywood Reporter HBO Max Ends Free Trial Offer Ahead of 'Wonder Woman 1984' Premiere - Variety 'Wonder Woman 1984' Eyes Early Debut on Demand in U.K. - Variety Fun with Charts: Imagining the M2 processor – Six Colors Apple Preps Next Mac Chips With Aim to Outclass Highest-End PCs - Bloomberg 20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM ‎Sleep++ on the App Store ‎AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch on the App Store Beddit Sleep Monitor Apple TV+ ‘For All Mankind’ mission patch set signed by Ronald Moore launch for second season - Space Explored

This week Jason embraces the iPhone 12 mini and then reboots his complaints about Apple's focus on Mac security leading to bad user-experience issues. Then we consider the future, as we interpret early reports about new Apple Watch, iPad, and MacBook Pro models for 2021. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021, and can be used only once. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. The Seventh Annual Upgradies – Nomination Form Rich Greenfield's Tweet Quinn's iPhone 12 mini Tweet Rogue Amoeba’s apps updated for M1–with a catch – Six Colors Rogue Amoeba | Installing ACE on M chip-based Macs Kuo: iPhone 12 demand strong, new form factor Apple Watch and MacBooks in late 2021 - 9to5Mac Kuo: Redesigned MacBooks With Apple Silicon to Launch in Second Half of 2021 - MacRumors Kuo: Mini-LED iPad and AirPods 3 Coming First Half of 2021 - MacRumors Mini-LED M1 MacBook Pro and Mini-LED iPad Pro Models Coming First Half of 2021 - MacRumors Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: macOS as an App “We are giddy”—interviewing Apple about its Mac silicon revolution | Ars Technica Apple Fitness+ Promotion Ramps Up as Launch Approaches - MacRumors Transcript: Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and John Ternus on the state of Apple’s pro Macs | TechCrunch Jason Snell on Twitter: Discussion on the ARM transition

Myke and Jason have spent a week running Big Sur on M1 Macs and are here to report back on what the future feels like. Also, HBO Max gives up and plans a streaming release of "Wonder Woman 1984" so everyone but Myke can see it, and Apple pulls a PR move that gives a raise to small developers while enraging its loudest critics. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Mailroute: Protect your email today. Get 10% off the lifetime of your account. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. The Seventh Annual Upgradies – Nomination Form Upgradies Hall of Fame Hollywood’s ‘We’re Not in Kansas Anymore’ Moment - The New York Times Following Apple TV+ exclusivity backlash, the holiday Peanuts specials will also air on PBS - 9to5Mac Apple announces App Store Small Business Program - Apple Apple’s biggest App Store critics are not impressed with its new fee cut for small developers - The Verge Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney likens fight against Apple to fight for civil rights | TechCrunch “We are giddy”—interviewing Apple about its Mac silicon revolution | Ars Technica Is Apple silicon ready? macOS Big Sur Review: Third age of Mac – Six Colors Upgrade #308: The Adventures of Dr. Icon - Relay FM

In this special, extra-packed episode we've got an interview with Apple's Tim Millet and Tom Boger about Apple's new M1 Macs, followed by Jason's review of the new Macs after spending nearly a week with all three models. Plus, Myke and Jason review the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DoorDash: Dinner from your favorite restaurant delivered to your door. Get $5 off your first order. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021, and can be used only once. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Remote Works: Learn about extraordinary stories of teams that have made the shift to working remotely. Listen now. Guest Starring: Tom Boger and Tim Millet Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. A quick hit about the big and small iPhone 12 models – Six Colors Apple Has Sent Folding iPhones to Foxconn for Testing, According to Chinese Report - MacRumors M1 Macs Review – Six Colors ‎Dice by PCalc on the Mac App Store

Three new Macs have arrived, and they've brought the Apple-designed M1 processor with them. Myke and Jason break down the new chip, the new hardware, and what it all means for the future of the Mac. And did they both buy new Macs after the event ended, or did they resist temptation? This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile: Powerful PDF Editing On Your Mac. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021, and can be used only once. Ooni Pizza Ovens: Bring the world’s best pizza to your own backyard. Use the code UPGRADE for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. A quick hit about the big and small iPhone 12 models – Six Colors The Upgrade November 2020 Event Draft – Interactive Scorecard Quick hits from Apple’s Mac event – Six Colors

Surprise! Jason and Myke predict what will happen at next week's Apple media event, in the form of an impromptu draft. There's a lot of speculation about Apple silicon, but we've thrown in a few wacky picks just to keep things interesting. Also, Apple TV+ snags Jon Stewart, "Ted Lasso" is a word-of-mouth hit, and the Mac has its best quarter of sales in its 36-year history. 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. KiwiCo: STEM, STEAM & Science Kits for Kids. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Another Apple event is coming Nov. 10! – Six Colors The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 299, With Jason Snell Apple TV and Your Favorite Streaming Apps Available on Xbox Series X|S at Launch - Xbox Wire Jon Stewart Returns With Current Affairs Series for Apple (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter Apple’s global hit comedy “Ted Lasso” lands early season three renewal - Apple TV+ Press ‘Ted Lasso’ Renewed For Season 3 By Apple – Deadline Apple One bundle now live: discounted Apple Music and more - 9to5Mac If you subscribe to Apple One and use a different Apple ID for iCloud storage - Apple Support Apple Q4 2020 results: Record Mac revenue, iPhone down – Six Colors Apple Q4 2020: Mac's best quarter ever and Tim Cook teases the future | Macworld A few other notes on Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter – Six Colors A14 chip variants could power two Apple Silicon Macs - 9to5Mac Mac Power Users #557: Grading the Intel Era - Relay FM macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 beta includes references to 3 unreleased Macs ahead of Apple Silicon - 9to5Mac Interactive Draft Scorecard

New Apple hardware season is in full swing! We review the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and fourth-generation iPad Air. Myke and Jason find themselves drawn to different models for aesthetic reasons. And in Upstream, we discuss why James Bond is probably not coming soon to a streaming service near you. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. DoorDash: Dinner from your favorite restaurant delivered to your door. Get $5 off your first order. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021, and can be used only once. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. The Incomparable | Roast Me, Amigo! (Episode 537) Simon's iPhone Box New media experience and top entertainment streaming apps coming to PS5 – PlayStation.Blog ‘Bride’: Scarlett Johansson, Sebastián Lelio Movie Set At Apple TV, A24 – Deadline M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Servant’ Unveils Second Season – Deadline Apple, Netflix Held Talks With MGM to Take James Bond Film to Streaming - Bloomberg Quibi is shutting down - The Verge 2020 iPad Air review: Almost Pro – Six Colors iPhone 12 Pro Camera Review: Glacier — Austin Mann MarsEdit 4 - Powerful web publishing from your Mac. CrashGuard NX - RhinoShield Myke's 'Remove Metadata' Shortcut