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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.

Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Relay FM

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471: A Technological 23rd Century Star Trek Thing Aug 07, 2023

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Jason has the painful details about Apple's comeback bid for college football TV rights that fell just short of the goal line. We also discuss what Apple's rich-but-middling quarterly results say about the importance of this fall's iPhone launch.

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Connected #366: 5, 1, 4, 6, 9, 6, 3, 4, 7, 8, 2, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 12, 3, 4, 1, 5, 9, 11, 8, 6, 4, 11, 5, 1, 1, 2, 8, 8, 2, 8, 12, 3, 6, 6, 11, 12, 2, 6, 1, 9, 1, 7, 10 - Relay FM

The Laughing Cat 'LOL'

Apple prepping for iPhone 15 Pro event on September 13 - 9to5Mac

Kuo: New AirTag Likely to Enter Mass Production in Late 2024 - MacRumors

Disney reportedly wants to team up with Apple to expand ESPN distribution - 9to5Mac

Pac-12, Apple deal was $23M per school and underwhelming, but hope remained until 11th hour - The Athletic

Downstream - Relay FM

Apple Q3 2023 Charts: $81.8B revenue, down 1% – Six Colors

This is Tim: Apple’s Q3 2023 analyst call, transcribed – Six Colors

If this is Apple struggling, everything is going to be just fine | Macworld

Tim Cook uses Vision Pro every day, and other earnings call info - 9to5Mac

Announcing Callsheet — Liss is More

15-inch MacBook Air demand reportedly low, but not every product can be a best-seller - 9to5Mac

470: Magic Titanium Jul 31, 2023

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This week we wonder if Apple will profess further mastery of the Periodic Table with this fall's iPhone Pro release, and if Lionel Messi will conquer the world with Apple's help. And for the Summer of Fun, Myke asks Jason about his writing process and tools.

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Bananaman - Wikipedia

Lionel Messi is already giving Apple’s MLS streaming service a boost - The Verge

Offside With Taylor Twellman on Apple Podcasts

Expected Goals - Rory Smith - Amazon

MLS, Apple appear pleased with media deal so far - Sports Business Journal

Lionel Messi Ventures Into Charted Territory - The New York Times

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Features: USB-C Port, New Design, Thinner Bezels - Bloomberg

Periscope Lens: What is it? And When Will Apple Use One in iPhone? - MacRumors

Snell's law - Wikipedia

Keychron Q1 Build with Jason and Stephen! -- Friday Keyboard Club - YouTube

Searching for the perfect iOS Markdown writing tool – Six Colors

1Writer — Powerful, beautiful Markdown editor for iOS

Taio - Markdown & Text Actions

Scrivener

HYPER METEOR – Playdate

Bloom – Playdate Catalog

Dave the Diver on Steam

Designing a Weather app for visionOS - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

Tips for Vision Pro Labs - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

469: Bring in the Boffins Jul 24, 2023

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Myke's summer is a lot less fun due to his concerns about a bill advancing in the UK Parliament that could potentially drive some Apple services out of the country. Also we try to understand just what's happening at Apple regarding AI products, and we have issues with services that push algorithmic timelines.

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Embed the Photos Picker in your app - WWDC23 - Videos - Apple Developer

Burgee - Wikipedia

Unity adds visionOS beta program – Six Colors

1Password will soon let users unlock vaults with passkeys – 9to5mac

The UK’s Online Safety Bill, explained - The Verge

Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning - BBC News

The online safety bill: taking a sledgehammer to the internet in the UK?

Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals - BBC News

Daring Fireball: Apple Tries to Explain to U.K. Legislators That You Can't Add Back Doors to Secure Protocols

Government boosts protection for encryption in Online Safety Bill but civil society groups concerned | Computer Weekly

Apple Preps Ajax Generative AI, ‘Apple GPT’ to Rival OpenAI and Google - Bloomberg

Apple Creates New Vision Products Group (VPG) for Future Mixed-Reality Headsets - Bloomberg

Bloomberg: No, really, Apple’s working on language AI – Six Colors

Developer Labs - visionOS - Apple Developer

Developer Kit - visionOS - Apple Developer

Apple Vision Pro: Will Developers Sell VisionOS Apps for the $3,499 Device? - Bloomberg

Vision Pro Developer Kit Terms - James Thomson: Mastodon

The Threads Episode: How We Got Here, Meta Obstacles and Advantages, Everyone Hates Twitter (And Uses It Every Day)

Immigrant Song (Jason and Myke’s Version) dropping soon? Look out Led Zeppelin, Upgrade is coming for ya🤘 | Instagram

468: Nonstop Bangers Involving Saxophone Solos Jul 18, 2023

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Subtitle: 🎷

As the Public Betas arrive, there's breaking bad news for Mac Pro fans, Jason has an invitation for Tim Cook, and we explore our favorite Emoji.

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Transcript: Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and John Ternus on the state of Apple’s pro Macs | TechCrunch

How to watch Lionel Messi debut on MLS on Apple TV - 9to5Mac

Apple to Announce Q3 2023 Earnings on August 3 Following New Macs - MacRumors

GM dealers aren’t happy future EVs won’t support CarPlay - 9to5Mac

First Attempt at Designing for visionOS - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

Designing a Weather app for visionOS - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

David Smith (@_Davidsmith@mastodon.social) - Mastodon

📅 World Emoji Day — July 17, 2023

Myke's Frequently Used Emoji

Jason's Frequently Used Emoji

Jason's Frequently Used Slack Emoji

👹 Japanese Ogre Emoji – Emojipedia

Microsoft Teams Emoji List – Emojipedia

Apple Emoji List — Emojipedia

First Look: macOS Sonoma Public Beta – Six Colors

First Look: iPadOS 17 Public Beta – Six Colors

First Look: 2023 Public Beta platform features – Six Colors

First Look: iOS 17 Public Beta – Six Colors

First Look: watchOS 10 Public Beta – Six Colors

Myke's LOL Emoji Issue

467: The Least Important Mac Jul 10, 2023

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We struggle to balance empathy with reality as we try to explain why the Mac Pro is the way that it is, and why that's unlikely to change. Also, the Summer of Fun ends up taking on the future of social media, and Myke asks Jason to talk him into installing the iOS beta.

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Nick Hornby - Wikipedia

Fever Pitch - Wikipedia

Designing for visionOS | Apple Developer Documentation

Apple streaming first episode of Foundation free on YouTube, ahead of second season premiere - 9to5Mac

TestFlight Now Supports visionOS Apps - MacRumors

ATP 542: Penguin Camel Monkey Shark — Accidental Tech Podcast

Apple Mac Pro M2 Ultra review: a powerful computer in search of an audience - The Verge

Larger iMac With Around 32-Inch Display Reportedly in Early Testing - MacRumors

Apple has arrived to the Threads party as new platform approaches 100M users - 9to5Mac

Instagram’s Threads surpasses 100 million users - The Verge

My social media is in an Mac app, or it’s nowhere – Six Colors

Special Episode: Meta’s Twitter Rival Arrives, with Adam Mosseri - The New York Times

466: Try to Stop Me Now, Batman Jul 03, 2023

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This week we get to the bottom of the secrets of the mysterious Puzzle Society, Goldman Sachs can't make money on credit cards, Apple might be getting into college football, and there's a lot of weird follow-up. Typical Summer of Fun stuff!

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JUBEL Beer

Shandy Shack

House Hippo Commercial - YouTube

Companies Committed to Kids - Wikipedia

House hippo - Wikipedia

Sam's Audio Clip on 'Beta' – Mastodon

Kiwis please help | TikTok

Notification Summaries - iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - MacStories

Apple previews new features coming to Apple services this fall - Apple

The Puzzle Society

Andrews McMeel Universal

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Apple AirPods Plans: Hearing Test, Body Temperature, Cheaper Models, USB-C - Bloomberg

Goldman Is Looking for a Way Out of Its Partnership With Apple - WSJ

WSJ: Goldman Sachs wants to bail on Apple Card partnership after $1B loss, in talks with Amex - 9to5Mac

Apple Card responsible for more than $1 billion in losses - 9to5Mac

Goldman Sachs Extends Partnership with Apple – WSJ

Is Apple ready for some college football? – Six Colors

Daring Fireball: Ahead of Season 1 Finale, Apple Has Made the Entire First Episode of ‘Silo’ Free — on Twitter

‘Ted Lasso’ Finale, ‘FUBAR’: Streaming TV Rankings May 29-June 4, 2023 – The Hollywood Reporter

Flagship 'Morning Show' returns to Apple TV+ in September for season 3 - 9to5Mac

Apple’s alien show Invasion returns for season 2 in August - The Verge

'High Desert' cancelled at Apple TV+, but unlike other streamers Apple won't pull shows off its platform - 9to5Mac

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465: No Dark Modes, Only Dark Rooms Jun 26, 2023

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Developers are getting their hands on (simulated) visionOS for the first time, and we speculate about how spatial apps might work. And for the Summer of Fun, we gauge our excitement level for various Apple-related product rumors.

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Apple Vision and the challenge of 3D movies – Six Colors

Pro tip: The iPhone has a discoverability problem – Six Colors

Here's everything new in iOS 17 beta 2 - 9to5Mac

Apple adds passkeys to Apple ID, iCloud logins – Six Colors

First look at Apple News crossword puzzles in iOS 17 – 9to5mac

NYT Games - The New York Times

Joe Hribar: "iOS 17 beta 2 and Interactive Widgets" - Mastodon

Apple and LG team up to bring AirPlay to hotels later this year - 9to5Mac

Voice to Text Update - 2023 Edition (MacSparky Labs) - MacSparky

visionOS - Apple Developer

Designing for visionOS | Apple Developer Documentation

Steve Troughton-Smith: "Guest mode in visionOS " - Mastodon

Developers' Early Experiments with visionOS - MacStories

Steve Troughton-Smith: "Spatial multitasking is kinda neat" - Mastodon

Broadcasts on the App Store

Devin: "Timer support underway" - Mastodon

David Smith: "Oh wow, the first of the Apple Vision Pro in-person labs will start in July!" - Mastodon

What Apple Didn’t Reveal About the Vision Pro — The Information

Vision Pro Features 'Left Out' For Now Include Fitness Apps, Full-Body Tracking, and More - MacRumors

Report: Apple Vision Pro top strap helps headset weight issue, but Apple might not include it in the box - 9to5Mac

Apple 2023 and 2024 Road Map: iPhone 15, M3 Macs, iPad Air, Vision Pro Headset - Bloomberg

Apple Product Roadmap 2023–24: Over 15 New Devices in Development - MacRumors

Guy Kawasaki - Wikipedia

464: Godzilla Is Always There Jun 19, 2023

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Myke and Jason answer your questions about Vision Pro, catch up with some new beta details, saddle up for a new Rumor Roundup, process the Reddit debacle, and detail our summer plans.

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Connected #454: Pipe It In - Relay FM

Apollo to shut down; developer has receipts – Six Colors

Reddit blackout protest updates: all the news about the changes infuriating Redditors - The Verge

Apple TV+ 'Monsterverse' Show Filming in 3D for Vision Pro Viewing - MacRumors

Kuo: iPhone 15 to offer upgraded UWB chip for Vision Pro support – 9to5mac

Apple’s Messi Vision. Which is decidedly not messy, and perhaps rather brilliant… | by M.G. Siegler | 500ish

Why Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi deal isn’t done yet; MLS, Apple pushing for All-Star involvement - The Athletic

Ping My Watch comes to iPhone in iOS 17 - 9to5Mac

iOS 17 Enables Cinematic Mode Video Editing in Third-Party Apps - MacRumors

WWDC 2023: More responsive iOS camera apps – Six Colors

CleanMyMac X

DaisyDisk

463: Respect the Tripod Jun 12, 2023

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Jason and Myke discuss their experiences using the Apple Vision Pro and what they're thinking about the product now that they've used it. Also there's a lot of WWDC follow-up, and Jason reviewed new Macs! And it's all coming to you live from Jason's garage.

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Upgrade @ WWDC 2023: Live from Apple Park - YouTube

iOS 17 Reminders App Can Automatically Sort Your Groceries Into Categories - MacRumors

Apple's Notes App Now Lets You Create Links Between Notes - MacRumors

Apple’s new Proton-like tool can run Windows games on a Mac - The Verge

With iPadOS 17, Stage Manager Is (Finally) Moving in the Right Direction - MacStories

iOS 17 Can Automatically Clean Up Verification Codes That Clog Up Messages App - MacRumors

Integrate with motorized iPhone stands using DockKit - WWDC23 - Videos - Apple Developer

Eyes (and head) on with the Apple Vision Pro – Six Colors

Cortex #143: Apple Vision Pro: Experiencing the Future - Relay FM

Apple still aiming to release a more affordable version of Vision Pro by the end of 2025 - 9to5Mac

Vision Pro developer kits will help devs get their apps ready before launch | Ars Technica

Vision Pro to Get Even More Human-Like 'Spatial Personas' for FaceTime - MacRumors

How Apple Vision Pro Works With the Mac - MacRumors

A Developer's View of Vision Pro - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

Will There Be A Cheaper Apple Vision? How Apple Can Lower Cost of New Headset - Bloomberg

M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: Top of the line – Six Colors

15-inch MacBook Air review: Sometimes bigger is better – Six Colors

The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2023 - YouTube

Apple Highlights Vision Pro's Accessibility Features with Head, Wrist, and Index Finger Controls - MacRumors

462: Time Moves the Sun Jun 06, 2023

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WWDC 2023 has arrived and Jason and Myke react to the keynote announcements, live from a secluded location at Apple Park! Topics are just what you'd guess: Apple Vision Pro, new Mac hardware (!), and new OS features.

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