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157: Have You Considered Leeching? Oct 12, 2017

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There's a new trailer for the next movie in that long-running movie franchise you like: https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/lucasfilm/star-wars-the-last-jedi/ Twitter is upping the character limit to 280: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/27/553982675/twitter-to-try-giving-users-280-characters-whether-they-want-them-or-not Google did not and could not buy Apple: https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/10/dow-jones-hacked-google-acquiring-apple/ Felix Krause's proof-of-concept for iOS phishing: https://krausefx.com/blog/ios-privacy-stealpassword-easily-get-the-users-apple-id-password-just-by-asking The Wirecutter picks the best wireless charger: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-qi-wireless-charger-for-iphone-and-android-phones/ You can control your Sonos with Alexa now: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16431688/sonos-speaker-alexa-voice-commands-how-to-setup Google's Pixel Buds: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/4/16401132/google-pixel-buds-wireless-headphones-announced-price-release-date Moltz reminisces about his Canon Wordtank: http://f.hatena.ne.jp/etsav/20071104224002 Bose has new wireless earbuds: https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/earphones/soundsport-free-wireless.html#v=soundsport_free_wireless_black

156: Have We Started Recording? Oct 05, 2017

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The recent spate of Back To My Mac-related ransomware: http://mashable.com/2017/09/22/icloud-hack-find-my-mac/#nEFuvc71Imqp Mat Honan's 2012 horror story of being hacked: https://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking The Amazon Fire 4K: https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/27/16375134/new-amazon-fire-tv-announced-4k-hdr-price-date-2017 The Batman 1966 Shakespeare bust bank: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/jjvn/?srp=16 Qi charging has some problems: https://techpinions.com/iphone-8-qi-wireless-charging-and-the-challenge-of-open/51228 Can Pi fix them? https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/pi-wants-to-extend-the-reach-of-wireless-charging/ James makes a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PCALC'S RACING GAME: http://pcalc.com Our thanks to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $379.

155: It's No Leopard Sep 28, 2017

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Nilay Patel makes the case for Apple to make a TV: https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/25/16359798/apple-television-justification Apple is reportedly in the bidding for the James Bond franchise: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/06/apple-james-bond-film-distribution-rights/ High Sierra is out: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/09/macos-high-sierra-a-subtle-under-the-hood-update/ Problems with the 3D sensor may make it hard for Apple to fulfill iPhone X orders: https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/26/iphone-x-production-rate/ Faviconographer brings favicons to Safari: https://faviconographer.com Our thanks to Zip Recruiter. Are you hiring? With ZipRecruiter.com, you can get your posting on all the major sites and social media. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/Rebound (http://ziprecruiter.com/Rebound) to try it out for free! Our thanks as well to Hello Fresh (http://HelloFresh.com) making cooking more fun with farm-to-box recipes and ingredients delivered to your door. Go to HelloFresh.com and enter the code "REBOUND30" to get $30 off your first week of deliveries!

154: I Would Take That Bullet For You Guys Sep 21, 2017

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Federico Viticci's massive iOS 11 review is out: https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-11-the-macstories-review/ The Apple Watch's LTE bug is caused by public WiFi networks with interstitial captive login: https://www.imore.com/how-your-apple-watch-connects-wi-fi-networks-when-away-your-iphone Rob Griffiths is not a fan of removing iOS apps from iTunes: https://robservatory.com/on-the-removal-of-ios-apps-from-itunes-i-hate-it/ Our thanks to Storyblocks (http://storyblocks.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode. Get high-quality stock images for a fraction of the cost with Storyblocks. Go to Storyblocks.com/Rebound to get your free 7-day trial. Our thanks also to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $379.

153: I Killed the Smartest Man in the World Sep 14, 2017

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Apple held an event this week, if you didn't hear, and here are Jason Snell's impressions of the iPhone X: https://www.macworld.com/article/3224526/apple-phone/iphone-x-hands-on-and-first-impressions-with-apples-new-iphone.html Michael Gartenberg has some overall thoughts: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/09/gartenberg-apple-raises-the-bar/ Dan digs into some details: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/09/todays-apple-event-the-little-details-you-might-have-missed/ And our thanks to Casper (https://casper.com/therebound) for sponsoring this episode. You spend about a third of your life sleeping, make sure it's on a good mattress. Go to casper.com/therebound to start your 100-day money-back trial. You'll get $50 off by using the code "REBOUND".

152: A Real Roller Coaster of Emotion Sep 07, 2017

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The Red Sox use Apple Watches to steal signs against the Yankees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/sports/baseball/boston-red-sox-stealing-signs-yankees.html?_r=0 Microsoft tells the government they have to go through them for DREAMers (we incorrectly attribute a statement to Satya Nadella that was actually from Microsoft President Brad Smith): https://twitter.com/aarti411/status/905149737573113856 YouTube for iOS gets a live stream capability: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/05/youtube-iphone-display-live-streaming/ Our thanks to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $379.

151: Finding Kay Shamancy Aug 31, 2017

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Lex is trying out Robokiller: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/robokiller-block-spam-calls-identify-callers/id1022831885?mt=8 Hiya is another: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hiya-caller-id-and-block/id986999874?mt=8 The Echo has added multi-room audio: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2297100 Sonos is holding an October event: https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/29/sonos-sends-out-invites-for-smart-speaker-reveal-on-october-4/ The Wall Street Journal says Apple's event will be on September 12th: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-hold-product-launch-event-on-sept-12-1503928157 Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch: http://time.com/4916429/fitbit-ionic-smartwatch-hands-on/ Lex and Dan both like Pedometer++: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pedometer/id712286167?mt=8 Lex interviewed the host of Missing Richard Simmons: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/missing-richard-simmons/id1203092300?mt=2 The NY City police department has to ditch 36,000 Windows Phones: http://nypost.com/2017/08/28/nypd-needs-to-replace-36k-useless-smartphones/ Our thanks to Zip Recruiter. Are you hiring? With ZipRecruiter.com, you can get your posting on all the major sites and social media. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/Rebound (http://ziprecruiter.com/Rebound) to try it out for free! Our thanks to Blue Apron (http://blueapron.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode of The Rebound. Blue Apron ships you ingredients and amazing recipes. Learn while you cook and cook meals you'll love. Go to BlueApron.com/REBOUND and get three meals FREE with free shipping.

150: Evil, But Nuanced Aug 23, 2017

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Mark Gurman's latest at Bloomberg has rubbed a lot of people the wrong way: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-apple-iphone8/ See this thread: https://twitter.com/rjonesy/status/899990609079009280 Adios, CrashPlan for consumers: http://tidbits.com/article/17412 Moltz and Lex use Arq but Moltz may switch after Amazon changed their storage prices: https://www.arqbackup.com You can temporarily disable Touch ID in iOS 11: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/17/ios-11-emergency-sos-disables-touch-id/ Here's what configuring the HomePod will look like in iOS 11: https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/22/configuring-homepod-looks-like-this/ Are these pictures of an Apple OLED TV? Probably not. https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/16/images-depict-alleged-apple-oled-tv/ Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $379.

149: Using Jason Snell's Face Aug 10, 2017

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On a recent episode of Upgrade (https://www.relay.fm/upgrade), Jason Snell speculated that Face ID would silence notifications while you're looking at the phone. This may have been corroborated: https://twitter.com/_inside/status/894998023373303809 Glow is a new device that can monitor your electrical usage: http://meetglow.com/share/ Sense is another such device: https://sense.com The No-GPS road trip: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a27372/road-trip-no-gps/ Some Millennials don't know you can get TV over the air: http://boingboing.net/2017/08/03/millennials-have-discovered-an.html Lex's wife's Mac got the Jangoram Trojan: https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-search-jangoram-com-macos/ Our thanks to Zip Recruiter. Are you hiring? With ZipRecruiter.com, you can get your posting on all the major sites and social media. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/Rebound (http://ziprecruiter.com/Rebound) to try it out for free! Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com), where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $379.

148: Gary the Photo Intern Aug 03, 2017

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Apple HomePod firmware release appears to reveal some iPhone plans: https://sixcolors.com/link/2017/07/apple-firmware-release-may-reveal-iphone-plans/ Allen Pike has some thoughts on possible iOS 11 usability improvements: http://www.allenpike.com/2017/developing-for-iphone-pro/ Vic Gundotra's thoughts on the iPhone camera: https://www.facebook.com/vicgundotra/posts/10154573133695706 Apple's quarterly results were pretty good overall: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/08/apples-q3-fy17-financial-results/ Our thanks to Eero (http://eero.com) for sponsoring this episode. Whatever your needs, eero has the power to seamlessly blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi. Get free overnight shipping by entering the code "REBOUND" at checkout and get easy, incredible coverage with Eero. And our thanks to Casper (https://casper.com/therebound) for sponsoring this episode. You spend about a third of your life sleeping, make sure it's on a good mattress. Go to casper.com/therebound to start your 100-day money-back trial. You'll get $50 off by using the code "REBOUND".

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