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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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314: The Jeremies (Fall 2020) Sep 30, 2020

Show notes

Apple is on the verge of releasing new emoji, so it is time for Federico to try to guess their names.

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Sticky Widgets Brings Simple Sticky Notes to Your Home Screen - MacStories

‎Sticky Widgets on the App Store

‎Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells on the App Store

First Look: New Emojis in iOS 14.2

Emoji Version 13.0 List

313: Trojan Horse in My Phone Sep 23, 2020

Show notes

Federico is using Base64 to make wallpapers, Myke's iPad mini is out of space and Stephen is upset about Apple's new GMT watch face. Also discussed: what iOS 14 is doing to our home screens and what others are doing with widgets.

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Relay FM Podcastathon for St Jude (2020) - YouTube

Departures #4: Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2020) - Relay FM

Myke's Podcasthaton Balloon Journey – Instagram Stories

Adapt #33: Big iPad, Small iPad - Relay FM

What’s new in iOS 14.2 beta 1? Revamped media controls, ‘People Detection,’ more - 9to5Mac

Apple Pushes iOS, iPadOS 14.2 Betas – 512 Pixels

iOS 14 Adoption Surpasses 25% Across iPhone and iPad Five Days After Release - MacRumors

Introducing WallCreator: A Shortcut to Create iPhone and iPad Wallpapers with Solid Colors and Gradients - MacStories

Shortcuts Archive - MacStories

Home Screen Icon Creator: A Shortcut to Create Custom Icons for Apps, Contacts, Solid Colors, and More - MacStories

Creating Your Own Widgets: A New Category of Apps Emerges - MacStories

Myke's second screen

iOS14 Home Screen Customisation - Michael Flareup - YouTube

On Widget Shaming – 512 Pixels

Apple MacBook Air ad Stickers 2014 - YouTube

312: How September It Would Be Sep 16, 2020

Show notes

The Rickies and Flexies have been judged. There is a winner and a loser. A donation has been made. What's inside an avocado has been discovered. That, and a lot more this week as the guys unpack Apple's September 15th event.

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Upgrade #316: Why Tomorrow? - Relay FM

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Adapt - Relay FM

Measuring your blood oxygen levels with the Blood Oxygen app on Apple Watch Series 6 - Apple Support

Furkids

Apple Fitness+ (@applefitnessplus) • Instagram photos and videos

App Clips in iOS 14: The Right App at the Right Time - MacStories

311: The Rickies (September 2020) Sep 10, 2020

Show notes

Apple has announced an event for next week, so the guys deleted everything in their show planning document to make room for their Picks, Rickies and Flexies. Also: Federico has reached acceptance, Stephen's plumbing is fixed and Myke has trouble remembering a quote.

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A brief construction bestiary - All this

Installing Mac Pro Wheels - 512 Pixels - YouTube

Apple Launches Oprah's Book Club Podcast Featuring 8-Part Series on Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" - MacStories

Apple Announces Fall Event - MacStories

It's Official: Apple Issues iPad 2 Press Invites For March 2 | Cult of Mac

Mathias' Bill Of Rickies Document

TS3 Plus | Thunderbolt 3 Dock – CalDigit

310: Drop of Water in a Desert Sep 01, 2020

Show notes

September is here, and with it, a new avalanche of Apple rumors. The guys talk about the iPhone 12, new iPads and over-ear headphones. Then, an in-depth conversation about iOS 14's release date and what the future could bring to the Apple Watch.

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Backhoe - Wikipedia

Excavator - Wikipedia

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – 512 Pixels

Relay FM for St. Jude 2020

Guardian VPN developers successfully challenge App Store rules after Apple threatened rejection - 9to5Mac

Apple Targets 75 Million 5G IPhones for Fall Product Blitz - Bloomberg

iPhone 12 Lineup Rumored to Feature All-New Navy Blue Color Option - MacRumors

iPhone - Compare Models - Apple

Alleged iPad Air 4 pamphlet shows new full-screen design, Touch ID power button, USB-C - 9to5Mac

iPad - Compare Models - Apple

Forget the Apple Watch 6 — a cheaper Apple Watch SE is coming | Tom's Guide

Apple Should Offer a Cheaper Watch SE by Not Including the Bands | by Brett Widness | Mac O’Clock | Aug, 2020 | Medium

Battery life: Apple’s solving for x – Six Colors

On iTunes Ping – 512 Pixels

309: A Honeycomb of Circuits and Coils Aug 26, 2020

Show notes

Apple and Epic continue to fight; we continue to have opinions. Wireless chargers continue to be released, but Apple doesn't have an option. iOS betas are appearing at an increasing rate, and Federico has anxiety.

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Relay FM - Twitch

Identifying Apple Adapters by Touch - YouTube

The Last Campfire

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Fall Guys is the most downloaded game in PS Plus history - Polygon

Remaster - Relay FM

Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all - The Verge

Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite - The Verge

Essential facilities doctrine - Wikipedia

Epic Games is suing Apple - The Verge

Rethinking the App Store – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Base Station Pro | NOMAD®

Startup Aira Aims to Replicate Apple’s Canceled Wireless Charger - Bloomberg

AirPower = Free Power! New way to wireless charge! - YouTube

Photos Depict Alleged Internals of Canceled AirPower - MacRumors

Sony WH-1000XM4 Review: The Final Form! - MKBHD - YouTube

Comply™ Foam Tips Compatible with Apple AirPods Pro

What's New in iOS 14 Beta 6: Spatial Audio Settings, Maps Splash Screen and More - MacRumors

iOS Version History Chart

Identifying Laptops By Feel - YouTube

Users can now create Shortcuts to switch accounts on Apple TV with iOS 14 and tvOS 14 - 9to5Mac

308: Wocka Wocka; dingdingdingding Aug 19, 2020

Show notes

Beats is being slowly absorbed by Apple Music, iOS 14 Beta 5 is here and Apple's battle with Epic keeps heating up. Also: Stephen edited something very special and Myke is glad to never talk about Greengate ever again.

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Relay FM Crossover Feed – for Relay FM Members

Apple releases iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1 for all users - 9to5Mac

Reflections on Hissgate – 512 Pixels

Donate to St. Jude today!

Relay FM - Twitch

Third-party Mac repair shops will gain access to Apple tools, parts | Ars Technica

‘About Apple Music’ – 512 Pixels

Apple Buys Beats Electronics For $3B | TechCrunch

iPod touch - Apple

What's new in iOS 14 beta 5? Time picker wheel returns, 'Hidden Album' Photos toggle, more - 9to5Mac

OtterBox Figura + Pop Series Case for iPhone 11 Pro Max - Blue - Apple (UK)

Pokémon – CASETiFY

Upgrade #311: Summer of App Store Problems - Relay FM

Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: a brief and very incomplete timeline - The Verge

Epic Games Seeks to Form Coalition of Apple Critics — The Information

Paid Online Events for Small Business Recovery - About Facebook

307: You Better Get Ready to Groove Aug 12, 2020

Show notes

This week, Federico talks about watchOS 7 and Stephen takes the group down a trip of old Apple press releases, causing Myke to be relieved about his Apple Newsroom reading habits. Also: a pre-announcement and some peer-pressure about a purchase.

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Kim's Coincidence

Open-Source Project Corona-Warn-App – FAQ

Coronavirus: England's contact-tracing app gets green light for trial - BBC News

xkcd: Exposure Notification

First Look: macOS Big Sur Public Beta – Six Colors

OWC Quick-Change Wheel Kit for 2019 Mac Pro Available for Pre-Order for Just $199 - MacRumors

Thunderbolt 3 Pro Cable (2 m) - Apple

First Look: macOS Big Sur Public Beta – Six Colors

watchOS 7: The MacStories Overview - MacStories

Relay FM on Twitch

Ungeniused #13: Flat Earth Societies - Relay FM

Federico's Tweet

MindNode

iA Writer

Scriptable

DEVONthink

Highlights

Shortcuts Icons - MacStories

Review: With OS X Yosemite, Aqua’s All Grown Up – 512 Pixels

Newsroom Archive - Apple

Stephen's 'Chart of Releases'

The Rock Retweets John Voorhees

The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day | Apple

306: Big Shoes to Phil Aug 05, 2020

Show notes

It's been a busy start to August: Myke has LEGO on the way, Phil Schiller has a new job, the 27-inch iMac has been refreshed, and there are details out about third-party mail and browser apps being able to be set as default. The guys also talk through the new betas and their possible future Mac setups.

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Upgrade #309: Ancient Mac Archaeologist - Relay FM

Connected's F1 Team

ACI Vallelunga Circuit - Wikipedia

The latest iteration of GreenGate

Apple to rename Rendezvous technology \"Bonjour\" | Appleinsider

TIBCO Software

Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow - Apple

Apple Fellow | Apple Wiki | Fandom

Chris Espinosa - Wikipedia

27-inch iMac gets a major update - Apple

Last hurrah? 27-inch iMac get Intel processor upgrade, all-SSD storage, T2 chip – Six Colors

Apple Updates and Modernizes the iMac – 512 Pixels

Preparing Your App to be the Default Browser or Email Client | Apple Developer Documentation

CarPlay Form

Apple expands Apple Maps 'Look Around' feature to Japan - 9to5Mac

Revamped Apple Maps App Expanding to UK, Ireland, and Canada Later This Year - MacRumors

Everything New in iOS 14 Beta 4: Apple TV Widget, Search Improvements, Exposure Notification API and More - MacRumors

xkcd: Exposure Notification

'Double Tap to Drag'

Safari in macOS Big Sur beta 4 now supports 4K YouTube video stream - 9to5Mac

Dell U2720Q – Amazon

305: We Should be Doing the Questioning Jul 29, 2020

Show notes

This week, Tim Cook is answering to Congress about Apple's App Store policies, and the guys break down his opening statement before getting into what the rest of the year could look like in terms of new iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and even Apple TV hardware.

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Michael's Nascar

Upgrade #308: The Adventures of Dr. Icon - Relay FM

Due for Mac Modernized with New Design and Features - MacStories

Apple Collection – 512 Pixels

Apple’s Cook Says App Store Opened ‘Gate Wider’ for Developers - Bloomberg

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'We Want to Get Every App We Can on the Store, Not Keep Them Off' - MacRumors

Tim Cook's Opening Statement (PDF)

‎Apple Apps on the App Store

A look at Apple’s iLife and iWork software boxes – 512 Pixels

inessential: The App Store Doesn’t Make Apps Safe

Popular BitTorrent Client Transmission Gets Infected With Malware Again - Gizmodo

Apple leaks reveal upcoming product launch dates (NASDAQ:AAPL) | Seeking Alpha

iHacktu Pro on Twitter: "My Apple source insinuates that the future iMac could be released on August 24"

Apple sold out of standalone 5K Mac displays with no official solution - 9to5Mac

The Future of the iMac – 512 Pixels

Future Classics: iMac G5 (iSight) – 512 Pixels

Mark Gurman on Twitter: "This email chain shows Tim Cook offering contacts for Baidu to fast track app approvals"

Uber tried to fool Apple and got caught - The Verge

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