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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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571: Am I a Legacy Node? Jul 07, 2025

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Fueled by charts, we compile our wish list for a new, low-cost Mac laptop. Will it be a recycled M1 Air or something new? And how disappointingly high will the price be? Also, Apple tries to balance product priorities with its internal teams.

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Myke's Favourite Rumor Roundup Tee

Vince Mulroy Wildlife Preserve - Wikipedia

StoneTree Golf Club

HyperJuice GaN USB-C Wall Chargers | Hypershop

Midea Recall

Pixelmator Pro just got its first Apple Intelligence features and more - 9to5Mac

Two years in, Apple is now officially on Threads - 9to5Mac

The government’s Apple antitrust lawsuit is still on | The Verge

Apple Challenges 'Unprecedented' €500M EU Fine Over App Store Steering Rules - MacRumors

Marshawn Lynch of Seattle Seahawks uses same answer in repetition at Super Bowl media day -- 'I'm here so I won't get fined' - ESPN

'F1' Overtakes 'Napoleon' as Apple's Highest-Grossing Film – Variety

About that A18 Pro MacBook rumor… – Six Colors

ATP 647: You Get One Exclamation Point — Accidental Tech Podcast

MacBook (2006–2012) - Wikipedia

Apple Weighs Replacing Siri’s AI, LLMs With Anthropic Claude or OpenAI ChatGPT - Bloomberg

Connected #510: The Ticcilympics (2024) - Relay

Foldable iPhone Development Progressing Ahead of 2026 Launch - MacRumors

Apple Pauses Work on Foldable iPad - MacRumors

Foxconn Pulls Chinese Staff From India in Hurdle for Apple - Bloomberg

New iPhone 17 Pro renders highlight aluminum design, repositioned Apple logo - 9to5Mac

570: The Spite Tier Jun 30, 2025

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Why the macOS Tahoe Menu Bar is the start of something big, Apple may lower the bar when it comes to an entry-level Mac laptop, and we try to parse the reasoning behind Apple's latest set of EU App Store rules and regulations.

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Everything new in iOS 26 beta 2 - 9to5Mac

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 includes toggle to restore menu bar background - 9to5Mac

Apple tweaks Control Center visibility in iOS 26 beta 2 - 9to5Mac

Take Control of Photos – Take Control Books

Kuo: Apple to release cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone processor - 9to5Mac

New MacBook With A18 Pro Chip Spotted in Apple Code - MacRumors

Kuo: Apple working on 7 head-mounted products - 9to5Mac

iPhone 17 Pro: A closer look at the new 'camera bar' design - 9to5Mac

New MacBook With A18 Pro Chip Spotted in Apple Code - MacRumors

Apple makes big App Store changes in the EU – Six Colors

Updates for apps in the European Union - Latest News - Apple Developer

Alternative Distribution User Experience in the EU - Support - Apple Developer

Communication and promotion of offers on the App Store in the EU - Support - Apple Developer

Apple Opens Up New App Distribution Options in the EU, Along with New and Updated Fees - MacStories

F1 — A Quick Review

Box Office: 'F1' $144 Million Opening, Apple & Brad Pitt Record; 'M3GAN 2.0' Bombs

HoverBar Tower

Amazon: MINIX NEO P3 100W

mophie 3-in-1 Travel Charger (MagSafe compatible) - Apple

569: We Need More Rock Stars Jun 23, 2025

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Can Apple buy its way out of trouble? We discuss the promise and pitfalls of Apple acquiring an AI powerhouse... or literally anything else.

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Thoughts on WWDC 2020 Day One – Six Colors

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Logitech's Flip Folio: A Modular iPad Keyboard for Occasional Typing - MacStories

F1 The Movie | Rotten Tomatoes

Let Brad Pitt Take You For a Ride in an F1 Car – The Enthusiast

iOS beta code includes new references to Apple's upcoming smart display home product - 9to5Mac

Design interactive snippets - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer

iPhone 17 Pro's Alleged Vapor Chamber Cooling System Partly Revealed - MacRumors

Apple Debates a Deal With Perplexity in Pursuit of AI Talent - Bloomberg

The Curious Case of Apple and Perplexity: Do They Need Each Other? | Parker Ortolani

The Curious Case of Apple and Perplexity - MacStories

What Siri Isn't: Perplexity's Voice Assistant and the Potential of LLMs Integrated with iOS - MacStories

From the Creators of Shortcuts, Sky Extends AI Integration and Automation to Your Entire Mac - MacStories

Apple’s built-in transcriber blows away Whisper – Six Colors

Hands-On: How Apple's New Speech APIs Outpace Whisper for Lightning-Fast Transcription - MacStories

Jason Snell: "Whisper's large-v3-turbo is definitely quite a bit slower than Apple's new onboard transcription model..." - The Incomparable

Shane Whatley - YouTube

568: A Persona of a Bearded Man Jun 16, 2025

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The Summer of Fun begins with loads of WWDC follow-up, including some big-picture reflections on last week and a discussion of some of our favorite features in Apple's beta OS releases.

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Upgrade 567 at WWDC 2025 (Better Version) - YouTube

Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: Back on the Throne! - MKBHD - YouTube

Talking Tech and AI with Tim Cook! - MKBHD - YouTube

Apple Execs Defend Siri Delays, AI Plan and Apple Intelligence | WSJ - YouTube

Daring Fireball: Apple’s Spin on the Personalized Siri Apple Intelligence Reset

Daring Fireball: The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2025

Apple in China – Amazon

Apple Targets Spring 2026 for Release of Delayed Siri AI Upgrade - Bloomberg

Six Colors Podcast live from WWDC (video) – Six Colors

Apple Intelligence shifts gears – Six Colors

Xcode 26 will support multiple AI models, like Claude - 9to5Mac

Meet Liquid Glass – The Enthusiast

Meet Liquid Glass - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer

Apple’s ‘Liquid Glass’ won’t make the sky fall — Curb Cuts

Uni Watch

iPhone gets audio input controls with iOS 26 just like iPad!– Stephen Robles – #wwdc25

Apple Podcasts got some big changes in iOS 26. – Stephen Robles

macOS Tahoe Transforms Launchpad Into App Library - MacRumors

macOS Tahoe is the last release to support Intel – Six Colors

iOS 26 Features Battery Settings Overhaul - MacRumors

iOS 26 Tweaks Back Gesture to Make Navigation Easier on Bigger iPhones - MacRumors

Charlie 'Dark Noise': Example of the new Foundation Model - Mastodon

Apple expands tools to help parents protect kids and teens online - Apple

Apple gets over its hang-ups, and the iPad enters a new era – Six Colors

visionOS 26 keeps pushing Apple’s newest platform toward the future – Six Colors

Spoiler: The Beard Is Still a Problem – The Enthusiast

567: Are We So Back? Jun 09, 2025

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Live from Cupertino, Jason has his in-person reactions to Apple's WWDC announcements. And in London, Myke dangerously installs betas while reacting to momentous iPad and Mac news.

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The Upgrade WWDC25 Event Draft – Scorecard

Top OS Features - Apple

From the Creators of Shortcuts, Sky Extends AI Integration and Automation to Your Entire Mac - MacStories

Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers - Apple

The Enthusiast

566: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2025 Jun 02, 2025

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It's time for our 10th annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! What will be announced? Will there be a major redesign? What will the AI story be? We predict it all!

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Apple’s WWDC 2025 Plan: macOS Tahoe, Apple Intelligence AI, iOS 26 Games App - Bloomberg

Mac Power Users #799: The State of Apple, with Jason Snell - Relay

Daring Fireball: The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2025: Tuesday June 10

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Samsung Nears Wide-Ranging Deal With Perplexity for AI Features - Bloomberg

“Stories of Surrender” is spectacular (and somewhat immersive) – Six Colors

565: The Scent of Humane May 26, 2025

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Myke and Jason debate the merits of Jony Ive and Sam Altman's big announcement and what it means for Apple, Tariffs continue to threaten iPhone sales, and Apple may have committed to smart glasses after all.

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Fortnite is finally back on US iPhones | The Verge

Trump threatens Apple with a 25 percent iPhone tariff | The Verge

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Bad Year Keeps Getting Worse - WSJ

Apple tax is Trump’s payback at Cook for skipping Middle East trip - 9to5Mac

Unruly – David Mitchell

California Bear Trophy

Sam and Jony introduce io | OpenAI

OpenAI to Buy Apple Veteran Jony Ive’s AI Device Startup in $6.5 Billion Deal - Bloomberg

Exclusive | What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive - WSJ

Sam and Jony and skepticism – Six Colors

OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices - The New York Times

Connected #553: We Have Jony Ive at Home - Relay

Apple Plans Glasses for 2026 as Part of AI Push, Nixes Watch With Camera - Bloomberg

How Jony Ive-OpenAI Deal Will Impact Apple; New Details on Apple’s iOS Redesign - Bloomberg

Apple to Open AI Models to Developers in Bid to Spur New Apps - Bloomberg

Apple to let developers build with its own AI models starting at WWDC 2025 - 9to5Mac

564: California CarPlay Road Trip May 19, 2025

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The future of CarPlay is here, sort of, as we break down Apple's sales pitch for CarPlay Ultra. Also, Tim Cook's India iPhone plan gets noticed, Apple and Epic go around again on Fortnite, and Bloomberg portrays Apple's internal AI struggles.

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The Halfliner – Eephus League

Baseball scorekeeping - Wikipedia

Spoke Pen / Model 2 – Spoke Design

Trump Wants Apple to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India - Bloomberg

Fortnite isn’t available on iOS right now, but why? | The Verge

Apple says it won't yet 'take action' on Fortnite return to the App Store - 9to5Mac

Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store - 9to5Mac

Daring Fireball: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account, but Epic’s Other Developer Accounts Remain Active

New Apple CarPlay Ultra: Apple Just Took Over Your Car! - YouTube

Apple rolls out rebranded “CarPlay Ultra” three years after its unveiling – Six Colors

CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today - Apple

Daring Fireball: Jack Rix at Top Gear Reviews CarPlay Ultra in the Aston Martin DBX

Upgrade #418: Cocktail of Headwinds - Relay

“Apple is fully capable of resolving this issue without further briefing or a hearing.” | The Verge

Apple Plans to Add Eye-Scrolling Feature to Vision Pro Headset - Bloomberg

How Apple Intelligence and Siri AI Went So Wrong - Bloomberg

Apple is trying to get ‘LLM Siri’ back on track | The Verge

How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? – Six Colors

What Siri Isn't: Perplexity's Voice Assistant and the Potential of LLMs Integrated with iOS - MacStories

563: Peanut or a Banana May 12, 2025

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We've got more thoughts about Apple's current policies and legal troubles, Eddy Cue makes some surprising statements under oath, and there's suddenly an awful lot of conversation about products Apple might not release until 2027.

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Tell me all your troubles – Six Colors

PopClip for Mac

I’ll take “Bucket List” for $400, Ken – Six Colors

Dan Moren's Blog

Our 2025 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes – AppStories

Apple renews Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire 'The Studio' for season two ahead of finale - 9to5Mac

Apple Seeks to Pause 'Extraordinary' App Store Ruling in Epic Games Battle - MacRumors

Amazon now has a ‘Get book’ button in its iOS Kindle app | The Verge

The Delta emulator’s new update makes it easier to join its Patreon | The Verge

Fortnite on X: "We’ve submitted Fortnite to Apple for review so we can launch on the App Store in the U.S." / X

Epic will use an EU account to bring Fortnite back to the US App Store | The Verge

Appfigures: Apple made over $10B from US App Store commissions last year | TechCrunch

Eddy Cue Causes a Stir for Google - MacStories

Apple is looking at adding Perplexity and other AI search engines to Safari | The Verge

Apple’s Eddy Cue: ‘You may not need an iPhone 10 years from now’ | The Verge

Daring Fireball: Swift Assist Hasn't Shipped, and Isn't Yet in Beta

Google Eyes Gemini-iPhone AI Deal This Year, Pichai Says - Bloomberg

Apple, Anthropic Team Up to Build AI-Powered ‘Vibe-Coding’ Platform - Bloomberg

Daring Fireball: Swift Assist Hasn't Shipped, and Isn't Yet in Beta

Apple Plans iPhone Release Schedule Shakeup, New Styles — The Information

20th-Anniversary iPhone Will Reportedly Feature an All-Screen Design - MacRumors

Apple 2027 Plans: Tabletop Robot, 20th Anniversary iPhone; iOS 19 Wi-Fi Feature - Bloomberg

Apple Is Developing Specialized Chips for Glasses, Macs, AI Servers (AAPL) - Bloomberg

Exclusive | Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs - WSJ

Aura Frames

TVUserManager | Apple Developer Documentation

Upgrade 563: Peanut or a Banana - YouTube

562: Let's Break the Law May 05, 2025

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We break down Apple's failure in U.S. District Court and what it means for the future of Apple's policies, corporate culture, corporate executives, and bottom line. Also (awkward!) we discuss Apple's quarterly financial results.

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The Mira Pro Color is Boox’s first color E Ink monitor | The Verge

Apple Plans Split iPhone Launch Strategy: Pro and Foldable in Fall 2026, Standard in Spring 2027 - MacRumors

The Episode 400 Draft Scorecard

A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store | The Verge

Apple files appeal to wrest back control of its App Store | The Verge

Apple updates App Store Guidelines to allow links to external payments - 9to5Mac

The hammer falls on Apple’s malicious-compliance scheme – Six Colors

A Breach of Trust: Apple Held in Contempt Over App Store Rules - MacStories

David Smith: "I've been mulling over the App…" - Mastodon

Developers and Platforms React as App Store Rules Change in the U.S. - MacStories

Apple Q2 2025 results and charts: $95.4B revenue – Six Colors

This is Tim: Complete transcript of Apple’s Q2 2025 financial call – Six Colors

Beware the tariffs! Inside Apple’s latest financial results – Six Colors

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