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Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
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Aug 21, 2017 • 2h 15min
155: Apple Hardware Draft
The Upgrade Summer of Fun continues! A special panel of guests convenes to draft our favorite hardware created by Apple. And in an unprecedented installment of Myke at the Movies, John Siracusa joins us to discuss the Final Cut edition of "Blade Runner."
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Guest Starring: Stephen Hackett, John Siracusa, and Alex Cox
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Draft picks (below here there are spoilers!)
John: SE/30
Stephen: Bondi iMac
Myke: iPod mini
Alex: iPod touch first-gen
Jason: MacBook Air (2nd wave)
John: (Original) Macintosh (128K)
Stephen: Original AirPort Base Station + iBook Toilet Seat
Myke: iPhone 6 Plus #mykewasright
Alex: iPhone 4
Jason: Apple IIe
John: Mac IIfx
Stephen: Titanium PowerBook G4
Myke: iPad Pro 12.9
Alex: Black MacBook
Jason: LaserWriter
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Aug 14, 2017 • 1h 22min
154: Masters of Automation
From Automator to Workflow, automation can make regular users (who are definitely not programmers) more productive. This week Jason talks to Myke about why he cares about automation, and then we've got a special automation panel discussion featuring a bunch of special guests. Plus, the Upgrade Summer of Fun begins!
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Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin, John Welch, David Sparks, Sal Soghoian, and Allison Sheridan
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Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Guilherme Rambo on Notification Supressing Jonty's Jailbreak Screenshot iOS 7 Jailbreak Tweak: AltKeyboard 2 - YouTube CMD-D | Masters of Automation Omni Group Automation iOS Access for All » Your comprehensive guide to accessibility for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. by Shelly Brisbin The Parallel | a tech podcast with accessibility sprinkles Podfeet Podcasts – A Technology Geek Podcast with an EVER so Slight Macintosh Bias!

Aug 8, 2017 • 1h 15min
153: Three Ficuses
Myke reports in from New York as we discuss a grab bag of Apple news, including a possible cellular Apple Watch, even more details from the HomePod firmware leak, the surprising strength of iPad sales in Apple’s quarterly results, and next year’s crop of emoji.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Kangaroo, Softball, Frowning Poo Emojis Possible For 2018 - Emojipedia The New Screen Savers 115: Do You Speak Emoji? Bloomberg: Cellular Apple Watch coming - Six Colors Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties - Bloomberg Under the Radar #91: Removing Features - Relay FM Daring Fireball: Bloomberg: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch New iPhone leaks show tap to wake, attention detection, and virtual home button - The Verge Benjamin Geskin on Twitter: "HomePod firmware shows Apple Watch with LTE" Download #15: Taken Behind the Shed - Relay FM Apple's Q3 FY17 financial results - Six Colors Transcript: Tim Cook and the Apple Analyst Call (Q3 2017 edition) - Six Colors Did the iPad turn the corner this quarter? - Six Colors Apple’s Tim Cook talks Q3 2017 financial results: 7 highlights - Macworld Microsoft launches 'Surface Plus,' adapting iPhone Upgrade Program concept to PCs - Apple Insider

Jul 31, 2017 • 1h 42min
152: August State of Mind
A HomePod firmware leak may have given us our best look yet at the features of the next iPhone, including face detection. Photos of Apple Park’s aggressively open-plan workspaces lead us to the most spirited discussion of space planning you may ever hear. Plus: The iPod dies, the Apple Watch might get an update, and Jason gets over his Game of Thrones hangover.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Free Agents #4: Location, Location, Location - Relay FM CARROT Weather on the App Store Parsely Games: ACTION CASTLE plus 11 more games by Jared A. Sorensen — Kickstarter Membership - Relay FM Cortex Special Episode — CGP Grey Game Show - a podcast from The Incomparable Action castle - a sub-podcast of Game Show Apple Watch Series 3 Expected to Debut in Fall 2017, Boosting Manufacturing Partner Quanta's Revenue - Mac Rumors Apple firmware release may reveal iPhone plans - Six Colors Connected #149: Caramel - Relay FM Steven Troughton-Smith is creating Tech, Development & Games Commentary | Patreon Apple Removes iPod nano and iPod shuffle From Sale – 512 Pixels How Jony Ive Masterminded Apple’s New Headquarters - WSJ Jony Ive and Apple Park - Six Colors

Jul 24, 2017 • 1h 27min
151: Caulk and Spackle
Does the Mac mini have a place in the Mac line-up, or should it fade into the sunset? Which Mac laptop--MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Escape--is the best choice for a new college student? All this, plus lasers and fireworks, on this week’s edition of Upgrade.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable Air Navigation Pro on the App Store Things 3 CARROT Weather on the App Store Apple Machine Learning Journal iPhone 7 — The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day — Apple - YouTube Connected - Relay FM The Mac Mini Turns 1,000 Days Old Today - The Mac Observer Hoping for a small Mac mini revival | Macworld MacStadium Transcript: Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and John Ternus on the state of Apple’s pro Macs | TechCrunch Intel® NUC The right Mac laptop to buy for a student - Six Colors The case for (and against) the MacBook Air - Six Colors The Podcast Guest Guide Cast Zencastr Logitech Easy-switch Keyboard K811 Tourist | T-Mobile Justice League Comic-Con Trailer (2017) | Movieclips Trailers - YouTube Star Trek: Discovery | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix - YouTube Query - Relay FM

Jul 18, 2017 • 1h 39min
150: I Worry About You, Jason
This week Jason is making some big changes in his life, including trying out a to-do app and using his iPad Pro extensively via a cellular network. Myke looks into what’s motivated these changes, and how well they’re working. Plus we discuss emoji, AirPods, and at the very end of the show, “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Samsung’s Doomed Note7 Gets a Second Life as the Fan Edition | iFixit Apple Reveals New Emojis for World Emoji Day - Emojipedia Apple previews new emoji coming later this year - Apple CMD-D | Masters of Automation Upgrade #76: You're Part of My System - Relay FM Todoist Cortex - Relay FM Free Agents - Relay FM Mac Power Users - Relay FM The Incomparable | An Old Man With Wings (Episode 362) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - IMDb Say Anything... (1989) - IMDb

Jul 10, 2017 • 1h 28min
149: The Taste of Danger
Is Apple taking a risk in potentially releasing a high-end, high-cost iPhone model in addition to the regular models this fall, as is rumored? Also, Jason and Myke try to come to terms with the possibility of a $1000-plus ‘iPhone Pro’. Jason also talks about inviting the Amazon Echo Show and its touchscreen into his kitchen, and we discuss peanut butter alternatives guaranteed to make Myke uncomfortable.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Wowbutter Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice Spam in my kitchen: The Amazon Echo Show arrives - Six Colors RED is making a $1,200 smartphone with a ‘holographic display’ - The Verge TripMode | Your mobile data savior.

Jul 3, 2017 • 1h 38min
148: I Think I Think What You Think
Jason convinces Myke to upgrade to iOS 11 so they can both talk about using it on their iPads, including the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro. Also, Jason announces his enormous strategic partnerships and sends the stock market on an adventure! Finally, Jason breaks down Photos on macOS High Sierra.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Robot or Not? | Condiments and Favorite Foods (Episode 108) Apple Is Working With Hertz to Manage Its Self-Driving Car Fleet - Bloomberg Apple leased six cars from Hertz, but investors go bananas - Axios Apple to CNBC: We're not partnering with Hertz Avis stock up: Google parent Alphabet inks deal on self-driving cars - CNBC Why the 10.5-inch iPad Pro is a typing champ | Macworld Matthew Panzarino on Twitter: Questionable iOS 11 decisions The macOS High Sierra public beta is now available - The Verge Apple macOS High Sierra preview: the biggest Mac update you’ll never see - The Verge Hands on with Photos for macOS High Sierra - Six Colors Leather Sleeve for 10.5‑inch iPad Pro - Saddle Brown - Apple Doing the two-step: Switching to Apple's two-factor authentication - Six Colors Download - Relay FM River Thames freezes over - The Globe Times (PDF)

Jun 26, 2017 • 1h 29min
147: Outside the Zone of Secrecy
An Apple secrecy presentation is leaked to the press? Jason and Myke break down an exclusive from The Outline, before moving on to discuss Scott Forstall's emergence from Broadway to talk about 10 years of iPhone.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Max Headroom (character) - Wikipedia Chris Lattner's Tweet Chris Lattner's Resume Zoom H6 Handy Recorder | Zoom A podcast studio for under $100 - Six Colors Leaked recording: Inside Apple’s global war on leakers | The Outline Upgrade #121: All Talk and No Trousers - Relay FMJason and Myke talk about why Apple employees leak.
Computer History Museum Event How The iPhone Was Born: Inside Stories of Missteps and Triumphs - WSJ Documentary The Prompt #30: The Internet in Your Pocket - Relay FM Jason's iPhone Review Dr. Dre Secretly Working on Scripted Apple Music Show 'Vital Signs' - Rolling Stone The Incomparable - Smart, funny pop culture podcasts The Ring Post - a podcast from The Incomparable Free Agents - Relay FM

Jun 19, 2017 • 1h 27min
146: It's About the Journey
The new iPad Pros have arrived, and Jason and Myke have spent the last week with both the 12.9- and 10.5-inch models. We give our reactions to the new displays, detail what’s new with previous versions, get excited about one day using iOS 11, and offer advice about which iPad Pro model is the right one to buy. In other news, we also ponder a grim future where an Amazon robot allows you to squeeze Whole Foods produce in virtual reality.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Myke's Pride Band Episode 118 — Podcasting and Centralization | Exponent Supertop Blog: The New iTunes Podcast RSS Tags Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market - Yahoo Finance Apple has hired two well-regarded TV execs to ramp up its original video plans - Recode TV Talk Machine | The Kevin Durant of TV (Episode 135) Connected #146: Dubbed Dub Dub Follow Up - Relay FM The Villain Edit - a podcast from The Incomparable What's new in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2017 edition) - Six Colors Logitech's Slim Combo for iPad Pro tries to do too much | iMore Ristretto - Messenger Bags – TOM BIHN Lanier - Briefcase and Pouch — Nock Co.


