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Jason finished his iPhone 11 review nearly two weeks after the fact, Myke is back in the Apple Watch game with a new Series 5 model, and we hear from a bunch of Apple Store employees. 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. Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Direct Mail: Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Apple TV Plus showcases its original children's content in new trailers - The Verge TiVo confirms its customers will soon see ads before DVR recordings - The Verge iPhone 11 review: It's one louder, isn't it? - Six Colors Myke's Munich Stories • Instagram Accidental Tech Podcast: 345: Unapologetically Digital Moon++, a better lunar complication - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer Myke's Favourite Picture So Far – Instagram VSCO - Create, discover, and connect

We've got the new iPhones and it's time for our first hands-on impressions. How has Apple improved the upgrade experience? Could the Apple Store pick-up experience use a little more attention? Are the battery and camera improvements worth the upgrade? How much do we miss 3D Touch? Also Jason has a new Apple Watch, and Myke is sorely tempted by the ceramic Series 5. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today. Links and Show Notes: Join Relay FM in supporting St. Jude this September. Mini Motorways — Apple Arcade Sayonara Wild Hearts — Apple Arcade Exclusive: iOS 13's Hidden 'Items' Tab for 'Apple Tags' Revealed - MacRumors iPhone 11 Pro Max Teardown - iFixit Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude — YouTube Departures #2: Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2019) - Relay FM NBCUniversal Streaming Service Sets Battlestar, Saved by the Bell Reboots – Variety Apple orders TV series starring Justin Theroux based on novel 'The Mosquito Coast' - 9to5Mac 'Big Bang Theory' Sets Staggering Multi-Billion-Dollar HBO Max Streaming Deal | Hollywood Reporter Oprah’s Book Club starts a new chapter with Apple - Apple Answering a few questions about the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro - Six Colors Hands on with iPhone 11 Night Mode | Macworld 13 Features of iOS 13: Photos - Six Colors

This week Upgrade turns five and we're waiting for our new Apple hardware to arrive. But there's still time to reflect on last week's announcements, deal with a flood of Apple TV+ news, ponder Apple's fragmented OS release schedule, carefully examine expensive Apple Watch materials, and prepare for the arrival of iOS 13. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. DoorDash: Dinner from your favorite restaurant delivered to your door. Get $5 off your first order. Links and Show Notes: Join Relay FM in supporting St. Jude this September. Apple Watch faces and their features - Apple Support Upgrade #260: It's Not Just a Desk - Relay FM Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude - Twitch The U1 chip in the iPhone 11 is the beginning of an Ultra Wideband revolution - Six Colors Apple Arcade Preview on iPhone 11! – iJustine – YouTube Apple Arcade Reviews: 'Surprisingly Excellent Game Lineup,' Unique Mechanics and Visuals, Fun Gameplay - MacRumors Apple Arcade gaming service now available for some ahead of Thursday launch - 9to5Mac Remaster #80: Apple Arcade - Relay FM Apple scraps Richard Gere Apple TV+ drama - 9to5Mac Joseph Gordon-Levitt to develop and star in Apple TV+ drama, report says - 9to5Mac Apple acquires 'Dads' documentary from actress Bryce Dallas Howard for Apple TV+ - 9to5Mac Apple TV+ will be available to watch on the web, some shows will release all episodes at once - 9to5Mac Disney Plus Goes Live in the Netherlands in Free Trial Run – Variety Just Jenny - Writing Again on Twitter: Disney+ Demo Video Netflix US on Twitter: Seinfeld 2021 Netflix Lands Streaming Rights to ‘Seinfeld’ – Variety Daring Fireball: Disney CEO Bob Iger Resigns From Apple Board Will free Apple TV+ subscriptions count as Services revenue? - Six Colors AAPL hit likely over misunderstanding, says Apple Card partner - 9to5Mac Killercow (@killercow) / Twitter ‘Sign In With Apple’ Is Way Better Than Passwords—If You Can Find It - WSJ 13 Features of iOS 13: Shortcuts - Six Colors Drafts on Twitter: "iPadOS is coming, are you ready? Here’s a preview of a few great new features coming in Drafts 15" / Twitter Pixelmator Photo Asus ROG Phone 2 Review: The Spec King! - MKBHD - YouTube Michael Steeber on Twitter: "Hear me out: Deep Sea Blue"

Jason has returned from Cupertino, where he watched Apple unveil the new iPhone 11 models, a new Apple Watch that adds a feature we had given up hope of ever seeing, and details about when we'll see Apple Arcade and Apple TV+. We break down the product marketing, new camera features, surprises, and the shocking results of the 2019 Apple iPhone Event Draft. 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. Mailroute: The leaders in email protection. Get 10% off the lifetime of your account. Moo: Custom business printing and design. Save 15%. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude - Twitch Relay FM Family Feud - YouTube Kuo details iPhone 11 features (and what's been scrapped) - 9to5Mac Apple Watch sleep tracking revealed: sleep quality, battery, more - 9to5Mac iPhone 11 includes 'U1' Ultra Wideband location chip, but Apple Tag tracker announcement notably absent - 9to5Mac Apple Releasing watchOS 6 for Series 3 and Later Sept. 19, Delayed for Older Apple Watches - MacRumors

It’s time for Jason and Myke to reveal their picks for what will happen on stage at the Steve Jobs Theater next week! They draft 10 different things they expect will happen--or not happen--next Tuesday. Has Jason’s recent run of success gone to his head? Will Myke play it too safe? Will a Spın̈al Tap pick be made? All will be revealed! 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. Bombas: Socks for the new school year. Use this link for 20% off. eero: Get your WiFi fixed as soon as tomorrow! Free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes: Join Relay FM in supporting St. Jude this September. The 2019 iPhone Event Draft – Interactive Scorecard The 2019 iPhone Event Draft – PDF Scorecard Mark your calendars for September 10 - Six Colors TV Talk Machine | David Fincher's Cousin (Episode 231) Apple expands its third-party repairs program - Six Colors Apple announces Siri policy changes - Six Colors Apple releases iOS 13.1 developer beta - Six Colors Connected #258: Technically iOS 13 - Relay FM Brydge Keyboard for iPad Pro 2018 | Brydge Technologies

There's a lot that separates the U.S. and the UK, like the definition of "lemonade" and the launch date for the new Disney+ streaming service. But nothing can separate our hosts this week, as they convene in Jason's office to discuss the impending iPhone event and to reflect on nearly five years of their status as independent workers and of Upgrade itself. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. 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. PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Connected #257: Relay FM Family Feud - Relay FM Disney+ to support 4K, 4 simultaneous streams for $7 per month - 9to5Mac Disney+ Will Launch with iOS and tvOS Apps and Integration with TV App - MacStories Disney+ will support Android, iPhone, iPad, Roku, Xbox, and more at launch - The Verge iPhone 11, New iPad Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, AirPods 3 Features - Bloomberg iPhone 11 Name Game: What Apple Should Call Its New Phones | Tom's Guide Apple doesn’t need to release a new Apple Watch this fall. Here’s why | Macworld Analog(ue) #163: Oopsie Daises! It’s a Success! - Relay FM Connected #256: Switch On - Relay FM UPLIFT V2 Standing Desk - The #1 Rated Desk | UPLIFT Desk Six Colors Membership Trint Accidental Tech Podcast: 340: You Are a Computer Athlete

Special guest Stephen Hackett joins us to discuss the current state of the Mac in both hardware and software. We also ponder Apple's choices in naming the new iPhones, Jason muses about whether the Apple Watch even needs an upgrade this fall, and we wrap things up with a Mac-themed #askupgrade. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Bombas: Socks for the new school year. Use this link for 20% off. Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Guest Starring: Stephen Hackett Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Apple Collection – 512 Pixels Accidental Tech Podcast: 339: Ketchup Momentum Dangertown Beatdown Trailer — YouTube Family Feud Team Selection — YouTube The Morning Show Trailer — YouTube CBS, Viacom Strike Deal to Recombine | Hollywood Reporter Will Netflix Have to Change Its Strategy Soon? | Hollywood Reporter New iPhones to Debut on September 10 According to File Found in iOS 13 Beta 7 - MacRumors watchOS 6 assets reveal new Apple Watch models coming in titanium and ceramic cases - 9to5Mac Upgrade #237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft - Relay FM Upgrade #56: The Migration Experience - Relay FM Power Mac G3 — Wikipedia Stephen’s Mac Candle — YouTube

With Apple's new operating-system releases due next month, Jason and Myke check in on how their beta experiences are going so far, especially the ups and downs of iPadOS 13. We also discuss Disney's aggressive streaming-service bundling and how Apple might respond next month. And does Samsung's announcement of an ARM laptop with 23-hour battery life serve as the perfect reason why an ARM MacBook is inevitable? This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. 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. eero: Get your WiFi fixed as soon as tomorrow! Free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Downlink Every Default macOS Wallpaper – in Glorious 5K Resolution – 512 Pixels Summer of Fun Desktop Wallpaper Summer of Fun Mobile Wallpaper Apple Card Unboxing & Impressions! - MKBHD - YouTube Disney to Offer Streaming Bundle of Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu – Variety 'The Morning Show' Teaser ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators Benioff & Weiss Ink Overall Deal at Netflix – Variety Samsung’s new Galaxy Book S is a Qualcomm-powered laptop with 23 hours of battery life - The Verge New iPad Pro Has Comparable Performance to 2018 15" MacBook Pro in Benchmarks - MacRumors Syncing feeling: iCloud Drive in macOS Sierra - Six Colors So Long, Swiping. The ‘Tap-and-Go’ Subway Is Here. - The New York Times

Commerce is in the air as Apple reports more money for wearables and services and less money for the iPhone, and begins to roll out the Apple Card. How does Apple react strategically as a company to financial incentives, and does Apple's success in the category formerly called "Other" suggest a new emphasis on wearables? We also follow up on Siri surveillance and Catalina security and then make a bet to be settled in 2031, assuming money will still exist in the future. 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. Lumen5: The fastest video maker for social video marketing. Get 50% off your first month, Warby Parker: Quality eyewear at a fraction of the usual price. Order your FREE Home Try-On kit today. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership The Besties - Polygon ‎You Look Nice Today on Apple Podcasts Transmission Malware Transmitted Through Server Hack, Downloaded 6,500 Times - MacRumors Relay FM 5th Anniversary 'Family Feud' Survey Apple’s Q3 2019 results: Evolving from the iPhone to Wearables and Services | Macworld Product distortion field - Six Colors Apple suspends Siri response grading in response to privacy concerns | TechCrunch Accidental Tech Podcast: 337: Sea Conditions Are Calm The Apple Card starts rolling out today - The Verge Thoughts about Apple's 'Show Time' EventNot WWDC, the Apple Card was unveiled in March! Whoops. Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review – Marco.org Alfred - Productivity App for macOS TextExpander – Communicate Smarter 1Password Hazel – Noodlesoft LaunchBar BBEdit 12 Klearlook Tablet Stand Holder – Amazon

The trouble with Apple sending Siri audio to human beings, macOS Catalina's overly aggressive approach to app security, and the possibility of Apple introducing a $3000 laptop cast a little bit of a pall on the Summer of Fun this week. But cheer up--we've also got some interesting Upstream news about Disney and Amazon, and a summer-themed version of Ask Upgrade! 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. Sanebox: Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. TextExpander, from Smile: Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Upgrade #242: Myke and the Modems - Relay FM Apple Buys Intel's Modem Business for $1 Billion: Here's Why | Tom's Guide Jennifer Salke Says Amazon Isn't in Volume Business (But Wants More 'Fleabag') | Hollywood Reporter 'Lord of the Rings' Creative Team Set at Amazon | Hollywood Reporter Marvel Phase 4: all movies and Disney Plus shows announced at Comic-Con 2019 - Polygon Hawkeye (2012 - 2015) | Comic Books | Comics | Marvel.com NBC streaming service to debut in April 2020 following Apple TV+ launch in fall, will be new home for ‘The Office’ after Netflix - 9to5Mac Streaming War Rivals Want to Put the Spotlight on Others | Hollywood Reporter Apple employees listen to Siri audio samples - Six Colors Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings | Technology | The Guardian Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg Jason's Tweet about Catalina Security Issues 16-inch MacBook Pro rumored to launch in October - 9to5Mac Digitimes: 16-inch MacBook Pro with narrow bezels coming in September - 9to5Mac Apple to replace all MacBook keyboards with reliable keys - 9to5Mac How a 16-inch MacBook Pro sets the table for ARM MacBooks | Macworld Jeremy Burge on Instagram: "House guests" Pacific Pineapple - 2 Towns Ciderhouse Upgrade #213: The California Environment - Relay FM Relay FM 5th Anniversary Live Show