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Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.

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40: Sweater Weather & iMac Season Oct 15, 2015

Show notes

This week, Simone and Christina are joined by Sabrina Wood to talk about new iMacs, Twitter's layoffs and then relive some glory days gone by.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Rudoku - Cerebral Gardens

Home - Cerebral Gardens

Token for Rudoku

Loving What You Hate: How to Engage with Problematic Media - GirlGeekCon 2015 (Audio Only) - YouTube

Apple iMac 2015 review: Still the best all-in-one, now with less sticker shock

2015 iMac Reviews: 'Best All-in-One' Desktop, But Lacks USB-C and Fusion Drive Isn't Standard - Mac Rumors

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Confirms Layoffs With Tweet | WIRED

Twitter to Cut More Than 300 Jobs - The New York Times

Twitter laying off 8 percent of employees | The Verge

Twitter Plans Company-Wide Layoffs Next Week | Re/code

Daily Report: Putting Twitter's Layoffs in Perspective - The New York Times

Tyra Banks yells at girl - YouTube

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39: Dredging up the Gems Oct 08, 2015

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Simone, Christina and Bri dive into this week's Microsoft event, including the Surface Book and HoloLens before talking about Twitter Moments ... and McDonald's all-day breakfast menu.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
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Links and Show Notes

The Microsoft Surface event in under 90 seconds

A guy in a sideways fedora was the breakout star of the Microsoft event

Microsoft shows off its new confidence with the Surface Book

Hands on with the Surface Book, Microsoft's 'ultimate laptop'

Inside the creation of the Microsoft Surface Book

Microsoft's HoloLens for developers will cost $3,000

The HoloLens looks equally awesome and ridiculous

Hands on with Twitter Moments

How Twitter's new Moments feature will tackle the sports world

We went to McDonalds to see what their big announcement was

38: Red Carpet Ready Oct 01, 2015

Show notes

After a very ... special ... reading, the Rocket trio dive into Peeple, OS X El Capitan, Metal on the Mac, note taking applications, and Bri's time at the Oculus Connect 2 event and reflections on the future of the gaming industry.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Peeple is the ‘Yelp for people’ app your mother warned you about | The Verge

OS X El Capitan - Apple

Metal for Developers - Apple Developer

The state of the FFXIV Mac version, and our plans for the future | FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone

Hypercritical: OS X Reviewed

Apple OS X El Capitan review: A more refined Mac experience

Evernote, The First Dead Unicorn

A Note from Chris O'Neill - Evernote Blog

Quip

Oculus Connect 2: all the news from VR's biggest conference | The Verge

Oculus Connect 2 | Oculus Developer Conference | Hollywood, CA, September 23 - 25, 2015 - Oculus VR

'Bullet Train' brings first-person shooting to Oculus Touch

Social Good Summit 2015

Grace Hopper

GeekWire Summit 2015 - GeekWire

37: Special Kind of Octopus Sep 24, 2015

Show notes

This week, Christina and Simone are joined by Serenity Caldwell to talk about the iPhone 6S, share stories of murdered iPhones, and discuss the Pebble Time Round before getting excited for season 2 of Serial.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ROCKET for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Serenity Caldwell

Links and Show Notes

Our Apple Music: The Ultimate Guide ebook is available now! | iMore

Incomparable Radio Theater - a podcast from The Incomparable

Hayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls - YouTube

Mossberg: The iPhone 6S keeps Apple on top in the smartphone race | The Verge

Daring Fireball: The iPhones 6S

3D Touch on the iPhone 6S is a game changer

Just how pink is Apple's rose gold iPhone 6S?

iPhone 6S review: Is this upgrade for you?

Casetify - Custom iPhone Cases

Pebble – A New Face for Pebble

Pebble introduces its first round smartwatch | The Verge

Pebble Announces New 'Pebble Time Round' Smart Watch - Mac Rumors

How to wear your Apple Watch 24/7 - David Smith

The best third-party Apple Watch complications | iMore

‘Serial: This American Life’ Podcast Tackles Bowe Bergdahl Case With Mark Boal’s Page One | Deadline

36: The Wheel Works Better Sep 18, 2015

Show notes

This week on the Rocket docket: iOS 9, Simone's ancient iPad, content blockers, Apple News, XOXO and more.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
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Curbi: Parental controls for iOS.

Links and Show Notes

Apple iOS 9 review: A need for speed, and Maps that actually work

All hail Apple's new iOS 9 font, San Francisco

Introducing Peace, my privacy-focused iOS 9 ad blocker – Marco.org

Why Are Web Pages So Slow? — Medium

Anil Dash on Twitter: "Okay, ad blocking advocates and users (I am one, sometimes!), we're going to have a new conversation. You ready?"

XOXO Festival

35: The Gorilla Arm Problem Sep 11, 2015

Show notes

This week, Christina, Simone and Bri talk about this week's Apple announcements.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code 'ROCKET'

Links and Show Notes

Hands on with the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus: 3D Touch is for real

Apple's rose gold is the new pink

Who is the iPad Pro for? | The Verge

Apple is not following Jobs' script and that's OK

Here's why Apple made the stylus that Steve Jobs hated | The Verge

Apple TV shows promise, but big questions remain

New Apple TV Features Disney Infinity and Games From Harmonix

The Issue: Here's What Gaming Looks Like on the Apple TV

34: Fine Piece of Machinery Sep 04, 2015

Show notes

This week, Brianna, Christina, and a post-PAX Simone talk about iOS 9's new transit data, Google's new logo, and new reports about the NSA and Apple.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ROCKET for 10% off.

Links and Show Notes

24" imac guy is back at Starbucks. How does he carry that thing? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Taking Starbucks as your office a little bit too far. 24" iMac? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

With iOS 9, Apple Maps will deserve another look

What graphic designers think about the Google logo | The Verge

Google's New Logo Is Trying Really Hard to Look Friendly | WIRED

Apple Says It Has Never Worked With NSA To Create iPhone Backdoors, Is Unaware Of Alleged DROPOUTJEEP Snooping Program | TechCrunch

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

33: Beyond Stoked Aug 25, 2015

Show notes

This week, the Rocket crew discuss Twitter's handling of politicians' deleted tweets, Samsung's new crop of phones, and Windows 95's birthday.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Twitter shuts down 30 sites dedicated to saving politicians' deleted tweets | The Verge

Twitter's decision to ban archiving of politicians' deleted tweets is a mistake | The Verge

Samsung is tempting iPhone users with a 30-day trial of its new phones

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ is a pretty face and that's pretty much it [REVIEW]

Samsung Galaxy Note 5: The big screen goes chic, but at a cost [REVIEW]

The hysteria over Windows 95 launch, 20 years ago

That time Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry made a Windows 95 video

Apple's 'cngrats' image

Internet History Podcast | From Netscape To The iPad

PAX Dev - Seattle, WA Aug 26-27, 2015

A moment that changed me – Gamergate | Brianna Wu | The Guardian

32: Frankenkeyboards Aug 20, 2015

Show notes

This week on Rocket: the Ashley Madison data dump, iPad Pro rumors, and the recent Windows 10 dustup.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ROCKET for 10% off.

Links and Show Notes

SXSW PanelPicker - Think Like a Troll, Act like a Brand

SXSW PanelPicker - Can VR Deliver More Emotion than Movies and Games?

SXSW PanelPicker - Is It Possible for a Safer, Saner & Civil Internet

SXSW PanelPicker - The Power of Perception: Media and Women in Tech

What we know now about the AshleyMadison hack, by the numbers

The mind-bending messiness of the Ashley Madison data dump | The Verge

iPhone 6S Aluminum Bend Test - YouTube

The iPhone 6S may be immune to another 'bendgate'

2,732×2,048 'iPad Pro' With Model Identifier 'iPad6,8' Shows Up in Analytics - Mac Rumors

iPad Pro: Apple's Rumored 12-13 Inch Tablet

Report: iPad Pro will enter production by October

Report: Apple has worked on iPad stylus prototypes for years

Fears of Microsoft scanning your Windows 10 PC for pirated games are overblown | PCWorld

Microsoft Can Disable Pirated First-Party Games | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Microsoft Updates Keep Users From Playing Pirated Games

31: Hire the Right Millennials Aug 13, 2015

Show notes

After some very important Hand Grenade follow-up, Simone, Christina and Bri discuss Alphabet, Beats' place in technology and fashion, Christina's SXSW pitch, and Tinder's Twitter meltdown.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code 'ROCKET'
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ROCKET for 10% off

Links and Show Notes

Google Announces Plans for New Operating Structure – Investor Relations – Google

What Google has to gain by adopting the Alphabet

In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives: Steven Levy

Amazon.com: Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution eBook: Fred Vogelstein: Books

Google hid an awesome Easter egg in its Alphabet announcement

Face The Music: Beats By Dre Headphones Are 'Extraordinarily Bad'

Are Beats by Dr. Dre headphones worth the money?

Tech Plays Dress Up - iPhone 6 Cases, iPad Air Case & more | Kate Spade New York

cedar street iphone 6 folio - kate spade new york

cedar street iphone 6 wristlet - kate spade new york

SXSW PanelPicker — Think Like a Troll, Act like a Brand

Here's Tinder's full, epic Twitter meltdown - Vox

A year of Relay FM

The Issue Episode 4: What Do We Know About The Nintendo NX? - YouTube

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