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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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Latest Episodes:

231: The Upgrade Cycle Is Extending Feb 04, 2019

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What Apple's quarterly results had to say about iPhone sales and prices, Apple reaches a fork in the road when it comes to keyboard design, and just after the official opening of 2019 iPhone Rumor Season comes the official opening of 2020 iPhone Rumor Season.

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Panic Blog » CandyBar, Mountain Lion, and Beyond

Connected #228: Oh No, Ovo! - Relay FM

Download #89: The Second-Best of Times - Relay FM

Super Bowl Ads 2019: Watch Them All Here | Hollywood Reporter

Super Bowl 2019: 11 new movie & TV trailers dropped during the game - Polygon

Apple's dramatic Q1 2019 results - Six Colors

Apple is getting closer and closer to spelling out its TV strategy - Recode

5 things we learned from Apple’s latest quarterly results | Macworld

The iPhone XR Is Apple's Top Phone, and Other iPhone Sales Secrets

Apple Exploring New Glass Panel MacBook Keyboards That Could End Sticky Key Problems - MacRumors

Where Apple’s reinvention of the keyboard may go next | Macworld

Apple Music takes flight on American Airlines - Apple

Amazon.com: Kindle Oasis Leather Cover

PopSockets® - The Original Phone Grip, now with a Swappable Design!

230: The General Drift of Sentiment Jan 28, 2019

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It's time once again for Jason's annual poll of more than four dozen Apple watchers and commentators, who have shared their judgments of how the company fared in 2018. We break down the categories on the rise (look at you, Apple Watch!) and the ones that are on the decline (iPhone, Apple Watch). Also, we discuss Apple's possible new game app subscription service -- and how it strongly suggests a forthcoming Apple services bundle.

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Inquisitive #41: Favourite Album: Jason Snell and 'Crowded House' - Relay FM

Xiaomi’s folding phone is the best we’ve seen so far - The Verge

Have Phones Become Boring? Well, They’re About to Get Weird | WIRED

This is the year phones get weird - Six Colors

Klearlook Tablet Stand

Apple Plans Gaming Subscription Service: Sources on Cheddar

Cheddar: Apple plans gaming subscription service - Six Colors

In a world without money and advertising, where do the artists go? | iMore

Clockwise #64: Disposable Electric Car - Relay FM

Images show Apple preparing News app in iOS 12.2 for new magazine subscription service - 9to5Mac

Apple in 2018: The Six Colors report card - Six Colors

How will Apple’s 2019 iPhone counter the Google Pixel camera? | Macworld

Connected #226: The Instagram Secret Society - Relay FM

iPad Pro — A new way to go behind the scenes — Apple - YouTube

229: A More Intentional Folding Jan 22, 2019

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This year Samsung plans to release a smartphone with a foldable OLED display. Is this technology that Apple would use in future iPhones, and if so, how? We also discuss Apple's new videos that highlight the iPad Pro, and Jason tries to explain NBC Universal's interesting new streaming service announcement.

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iPhone 11 Prototype from @onleaks

Valley of the Boom - Wikipedia

TV Talk Machine | The Retro Podcast Edition (Episode 201)

Oscars 2019: Roma just scored Netflix its first Best Picture nomination - Vox

NBCUniversal Preps Streaming Service, Reorganizes Executive Team | Hollywood Reporter

Disney (DIS) Will Show Investors Streaming Service April 11 - Bloomberg

Space Force: Steve Carell to star in new Netflix comedy inspired by Trump | The Independent

Netflix’s most popular shows — which are also the shows Netflix could lose - Recode

Tipping Point for Cord-Cutting, Switch to Streaming Will Happen in 2019 | Hollywood Reporter

Why Apple Will Be Late to Foldable Phones (and Still Win) – Tom Guide

The foldable Royole FlexPai has a way to go - The Verge - YouTube

Apple Publishes Videos Showcasing iPad Pro Workflows – MacStories

My 9.7 iPad (2018) review: Drawn, written, edited, and produced with an iPad | iMore

LumaFusion | LumaTouch

iPhone XR — Color Flood — Apple - YouTube

Sony Bravia Bouncy Balls Full HD 1080p - YouTube

iPhone XS Leather Folio - Apple

Reading comics on the new iPad Pros - Six Colors

228: The Proof is In the Dust Tray Jan 14, 2019

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This week we officially open 2019 iPhone Rumors season, as the Wall Street Journal reports that Apple may be adding more cameras to the back of this year's high-end iPhone. Will this restore bragging rights to the members of the Max Club? Also, it was a smart-devices Christmas at the Snell house, as Jason took delivery of a smart lock and a Roomba.

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How to use Hot Corners on Mac | iMore

How to use services in Mac OS X | Macworld

Sony is adding Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to its Android TVs - The Verge

Netflix stops paying the ‘Apple tax’ on its $853M in annual iOS revenue | TechCrunch

Daring Fireball: On Netflix Pulling Out of iTunes Billing for New Users

Apple Plans Three New iPhones This Year, Plays Catch-Up on Cameras - WSJ

WSJ: High-end 'iPhone 11' will feature triple rear camera, XR successor gets dual lenses - 9to5Mac

The Blind Smartphone Camera Test 2018! – MKBHD – YouTube

Yale Assure SL review, or: How I learned to stop worrying and embrace the Smart Lock - Six Colors

Roomba® 690 Robot Vacuum | iRobot

Cortex #72: Adulting Complete - Relay FM

The Best Robot Vacuums: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

Robot or Not? | Roomba (Episode 8)

Mac Power Users #465: The Mighty Mac mini - Relay FM

227: Twenty Nine TeeVee Jan 07, 2019

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The new year starts with a bang, as Apple misses its iPhone sales forecast and announces surprising partnerships with Samsung and other TV makers in advance of the launch of its new video service. We discuss these earth-shattering issues in detail, not to mention Jason's world-exclusive trial of a new iPad Pro keyboard.

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Upgrade Christmas Intro - HM Boutet - YouTube

Upgradies Hall of Fame

Mac Power Users #464: Stephen... Who? - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #462: Return to the Snell Zone - Relay FM

Hands on with the Brydge 12.9 Pro keyboard - Six Colors

Brydge iPad Pro Keyboards (2018)

Samsung Smart TVs to Launch iTunes Movies & TV Shows and Support AirPlay 2 Beginning Spring 2019 - Samsung US Newsroom

Five big questions about Apple putting iTunes on Samsung TVs - The Verge

Airplay Is Coming to Vizio, LG Smart TVs – Variety

TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable

The Ride Is Over: Apple Faces the End of the iPhone Boom – Tom's Guide

Accidental Tech Podcast: 307: Casey Apple Pencil

Apple’s Errors – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Apple’s Precarious and Pivotal 2019 – 500ish Words

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"Upgradies 2018" — 226: The 2018 Upgradies Dec 31, 2018
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As the year comes to an end, it's time for the Fifth Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2018, take the input of more than a thousand Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner.

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Upgradies.com – Check out every winner and runner-up in Upgradies History!

Nominations:

Best Overall iOS App

Carrot Weather

Ferrite Recording Studio

Apollo for Reddit

1Password

Overcast

Best Newcomer iOS App

Shortcuts

Drafts 5

Apollo for Reddit

Best Overall Mac App

Audio Hijack

OmniFocus

Things

1Password

Best Newcomer Mac App

Home

Agenda

OmniFocus

Drafts 5 Beta

Game of the Year

Pokemon: Let’s Go

Alto’s Odyssey

Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

iOS Game of the Year

holedown

Alto’s Odyssey

Stardew Valley

Favourite Movie/

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Black Panther

Avengers: Infinity War

Favourite TV Show:

Patriot

The Good Place

Counterpart

Favourite (Upgrade) Myke at the Movies

Hamilton

Totoro

Aliens

Avengers: Infinity War

Favourite Book

Typeset In The Future, by Dave Addey

The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter

The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal

Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green

Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda

Favourite Apple Product

iPad Pro 11

iPad Pro 12.9

Apple Watch Series 4

Favourite Non-Apple Product

Brydge Keyboard

TCL 65R617 TV

Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen)

Google Home Hub

Google Pixel 3

Worst Gadget/Most Disappointing Tech

Facebook Portal

HomePod

AirPower

Favourite Tech Story

The Continued Convergence of Tech Companies and Streaming Media

SpaceX Tesla Roadster Launch

Facebook’s Privacy Scandals

Bloomberg’s ‘Big Hack’ Story

Favourite Tech Screw-Up

Bloomberg’s ‘Big Hack’ Story

Amazon HQ2

AirPower

Facebook’s Privacy Scandals

Most Life-Changing Hardware

Sage/Breville Barista Express

Apple Pencil 2

2018 iPad Pro

AirPods

Apple Watch

Favourite Tech Podcast

Lifetime Achievement Award: ATP

Connected

Cortex

The Talk Show

Favourite Non-Tech Podcast

Lifetime Achievement Award: The Flop House

Wonderful

The Good Place: The Podcast

The Adventure Zone

Hello Internet

Do By Friday

Favourite Podcast Newcomer

Somehow I Manage

The Good Place: The Podcast

Automators

Supercomputer

Playing for Fun

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225: An Upgrade Christmas Carol Dec 24, 2018

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Then it was, as Myke and Jason began their preparations for the Christmas holiday, that they were visited by three ghosts, representing the spirit of Apple past, present, and future.

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Stephen Hackett, Rosemary Orchard, and Federico Viticci

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224: A Bearded Man Is The Hero Dec 17, 2018

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This week we try to understand Apple's plans to build a "Netflix for magazines" inside of Apple News, Jason confesses his love for the new Apple Pencil, and we celebrate the season with a special Myke at the Movies about "Miracle on 34th Street".

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Apple Music now live on Amazon Echo speakers using Alexa - 9to5Mac

Introducing MacStories Selects: The Best New Apps, App Updates, and iOS Games of 2018 – MacStories

The Fifth Annual Upgradies – Voting Form

Apple snags JJ Abrams-produced drama starring Jennifer Garner

Apple's video service gets "Peanuts" - Six Colors

‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’ Renewed For Season 2 at Netflix – Variety

Kevin Reilly to Run Content for WarnerMedia Streaming Service | Hollywood Reporter

‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’ Renewed For Season 2 at Netflix – Variety

Patriot Act - YouTube

Kevin Reilly to Run Content for WarnerMedia Streaming Service | Hollywood Reporter

Netflix’s Movie Blitz Takes Aim at Hollywood’s Heart - The New York Times

Apple’s ‘Netflix for Magazines’ Is Said to Rankle Publishers - Bloomberg

Apple continues planning its news subscription service - Six Colors

The new Apple Pencil made me a believer | Macworld

Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice

‎Notability on the App Store

‎GoodNotes 4 on the App Store

‎Paper by WeTransfer on the App Store

‎Linea Sketch on the App Store

‎Procreate on the App Store

‎Art Set 4 on the App Store

‎Pigment - Adult Coloring Book on the App Store

PCalc

CARROT Weather for iOS and Android

Remaster #70: The iPad Pro’s Potential as a Console-Level Game Platform - Relay FM

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - IMDb

223: Impressive and Stupid Dec 10, 2018

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Are Apple's recent aggressive promotional deals for iPhone an indicator that its aggressive pricing strategy isn't working, or is this all part of a larger strategy? Are the old rules giving way to a whole new set of Apple strategies? We also discuss WarnerMedia's strange streaming strategy and Jason's attempt to merge Shortcuts with ancient Web APIs.

This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:

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The Fifth Annual Upgradies – Voting Form

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - IMDb

WarnerMedia Streaming Platform to Launch With Three Tiers of Service – Variety

Is Apple’s TV service bound for Roku, Amazon Fire, and other non-Apple TV devices? | Macworld

Apple Offers New iPhone Promo Deals, Trade-Ins to Boost Sales - Bloomberg

Adventures in Shortcuts: Posting content using ancient web APIs - Six Colors

Automating blog posts for my podcast Supercomputer – Matthew Cassinelli

Automators #10: Using Zapier Web Automation - Relay FM

It's not quite a Mac mini, but it's my server - Six Colors

Cortex #77: The Effective Executive - Relay FM

Upgrade Merch

222: That's Not a Plan Dec 03, 2018

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John Siracusa joins Jason to discuss the future of Apple's ARM processors and how they might change the Mac, Apple Music coming to the Amazon Echo and what that might mean about the future of Apple's forthcoming TV service, whether they're using their TiVos as much as they used to, and the prospects for an Apple-built external touchscreen display.

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Upgradies submission form

Pianocorder Control Plug-in for WINAMP

Accidental Tech Podcast: 302: Paint This Square

Fun with charts: The iPad bests the MacBook - Six Colors

Why the MacBook Air might spell the end of configurable Macs | Macworld

"Alexa, play Bebe Rexha on Apple Music"

How an Apple TV stick could make Apple’s video streaming service an instant hit | Macworld

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