We have mostly been using Reader for RSS reading but are eagerly awaiting NetNewsWire , having relied on it heavily in the past. The Apple Card is here . Remember to reject arbitration if you get one. Tim Cook met with Trump again . Top U.S. CEOs say companies should put social responsibility over profit . We'll see if they do anything about it. The price of an TV+ subscription is rumored to be $9.99 . Lex is getting an Echo Auto because of course he is. Next week's guest host will be Lex Fridma...
Aug 22, 2019•44 min•Ep. 252
Beware the hacked Lightning cables . Apple dropped a teaser for The Morning Show . Is it going to be the iPhone Pro ? Apple's bug bounty program adds macOS. Ranges from $200k to $1m. WordPress parent company Automattic acquires Tumblr for a reported less than $3m. Sometimes when you try to prank the DMV, it doesn't work out . Apple is working with gold miners that repair mining damage . Nintendo is reportedly going to launch a Bluetooth SNES controller for the Switch . Apple has blocked the comi...
Aug 15, 2019•45 min•Ep. 251
The Apple Card has started rolling out to people who signed up to be notified when it would be available. The 2021 iPhones might have in-screen Touch ID . 2020 MacBooks may have 5G cellular data capability . A data breach of game journalists' addresses by the organization that runs E3 is not good at all. Equifax says they can't pay everyone the $125 they promised. Facebook is rebranding Instagram as Instagram by Facebook. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirt...
Aug 08, 2019•45 min•Ep. 250
Apple announced its quarterly results . Lex is reading The President is Missing . Moltz was on this week's episode of the Talk Show . The Guardian reports that contractors are listening to some of your Siri conversations. Jason Snell has some thoughts on that . Google has kindly found several Apple vulnerabilities. The iBook is 20 years old . The Verge says future iPhones might have a time-of-flight camera. Google's Pixel 4 will feature facial recognition improvements that will beat Face ID beca...
Aug 01, 2019•35 min•Ep. 249
Lex bought himself a Coayu robot vacuum on Prime Day. The Wall Street Journal says Apple's App Store search is favoring its own apps . Equifax had to pay a fine that worked out to less than $5 per person whose data got compromised. Facebook likewise got off with a slap on the wrist . Will we see more MacBook updates this year? Flighty is a new flight tracking app. Lex loves Tripit . Microsoft has suspended its PAC for the time being. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to m...
Jul 25, 2019•43 min•Ep. 248
Apple released a short trailer for its Peanuts show . The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch prompted Apple to tease it's upcoming show from Ron Moore, "For All Mankind" . Behold Elon Musk's new brain implant technology . I'm not linking to the report on iPhone loyalty dropping because it's craaaap. Some Chrome browser extensions have uploaded sensitive information to nefarious parties. A Bluetooth vulnerability could allow someone to track your devices. Apple is rumored to be funding orig...
Jul 19, 2019•51 min•Ep. 247
Please go to podsurvey.com/rebound and take a quick, anonymous survey that will help us make sure that we’re bringing on advertisers who are relevant to you. And you can enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card! Apple has revamped the MacBook lineup . The Zoom videoconferencing app was running a web server even if you deleted the app. Apple has issued a security update to remove the server . Amazon workers in Minnesota are planning to strike on Prime Day . Amazon is not the first company to invent s...
Jul 11, 2019•44 min•Ep. 246
Jony Ive is leaving Apple but the Wall Street Journal says he's been checked out for a while. GQ interviewed Eddy Cue . Ars Technica does a deep dive on Catalyst . James has a new app out: Dice by PCalc . Dan bought himself a Synology NAS . Lyd is an Apple Watch app that lets you control your Sonos....
Jul 03, 2019•48 min•Ep. 245
Whooo liiiikes BETAS ?! Moltz's ISP is not Comcast, but sometimes a Comcast van drives up and down his alley . Tom Hanks went to CES to promote Sony in 2009 and did not give a crap . FINALLY you can read your Zip disks from your iPad . The hit podcast Not Playing with Flex and Ham is now covering the Fast and Furious movies. Our thanks to Indochino , 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 $369. ...
Jun 27, 2019•43 min•Ep. 244
Another day, another SIM-hacking horror story . Facebook is making is own currency . Yaaaaay. Samsung suggests scanning your TV for viruses . Sounds awesome. The lastest episode of Upgrade drafts apps for the home page of your phone. Nintendo says a sequel to Breath of the Wild is in the works . A new Star Wars game announced at E3 looks good. Keanu Reeves showed up at E3 to say he's in Cyberpunk 2077. Our thanks to Joybird, one-of-a-kind furniture crafted to your unique taste. If you can dream ...
Jun 20, 2019•48 min•Ep. 243
The Talk Show Live at WWDC includes a short story about Moltz. Dan got himself a CarPlay system for his GTI . There's a callback in this episode to the infamous Starfish incident . Our thanks to Indochino , 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 $359. And our thanks to LightStream. Consolidate your credit card debt with a LightStream loan featuring great interest rates and no fees. You could sav...
Jun 13, 2019•58 min•Ep. 242
Apple gave us a look at its upcoming OS updates and the new Mac Pro this week. Six Colors has a rundown . Apple clearly reads Dan's Macworld articles and reacts quickly in response. Our thanks to "Hackable?"", an original podcast from McAfee. It’s like “Mr. Robot” meets “Mythbusters”. In each episode, Hackable host Geoff Siskind invites a white-hat hacker to try and hack a device he’s using. "Hackable?" can be found on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts. And our thanks to Ligh...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 241
Apple releases a speed-bumped iPod Touch . The next iPhone might support dual Bluetooth . Dan has some thoughts on iOS keyboard changes Apple should make. Craig Federighi went on the record about Apple's stance on privacy . Here's what really happens when AirPods die . 9to5Mac has some iOS 13 screenshots . Bokeh is a Kickstarter for a privacy-focused Instagram. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and...
May 30, 2019•57 min•Ep. 240
Apple announced speed-bumped MacBook Pros with supposed keyboard improvements. Lady Gaga agrees with Moltz , and then some. The U.S. clamps down on Huawei . Apple made an informal offer to buy Tesla in 2013. Moltz like his Brydge Pro iPad keyboard . Google has announced a new version of Glass . And our thanks to LightStream. Consolidate your credit card debt with a LightStream loan featuring great interest rates and no fees. You could save thousands of dollars in interest! Get an additional rate...
May 23, 2019•36 min•Ep. 239
Apple releases iOS 12.3 . Christina Warren notices something goofy about HBO's download feature. The Supreme Court ruled against Apple and is allowing an antitrust case against the App Store to go ahead. Apple announced support for NFC stickers in Apple Pay . Apple employees have started receiving Apple Cards . Is this the new Mac Pro? This box? Nah. Dan bought a Google Nest Hub or whatever it's called. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a gr...
May 15, 2019•45 min•Ep. 238
Tim Cook says Apple buys a new company every few weeks. Apple made a kind of odd game for Warren Buffet. You can play old Mac games in the browser . Mark Gurman has some scoops for WWDC . Dan and Lex think Golf Blitz is just OK. It's no Urban Putt . Have you heard the buzz around Microsoft's new... terminal ?! Anyone trying Microsoft Edge for the Mac ? Microsoft's Hololens demo didn't quite go as planned . The company announced some other stuff at its Build conference . Apple announced its secon...
May 08, 2019•46 min•Ep. 237
Apple rumored to be adding USB mouse support to the iPad Pro. Dan's thoughts on adding touch screens to the Mac . Moltz's thoughts on the same . Lex is enjoying using Nebo . Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take the fast track to your career in technology? Earn your computer science degree online from Oregon State University E-campus and tap into unlimited career possibilities in any field. Learn more at ecampus.oregonstate.edu/rebound . Our thanks also to Legacybox (http:...
May 01, 2019•46 min•Ep. 236
Maybe hold off on buying that Samsung Galaxy Fold . Facebook had another oops , this time storing millions of Instagram passwords unencrypted. Moltz misremembers his first digital camera, it was the Agfa ePhoto 307 . We get nostalgic about games, like the classic SimCity . Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take the fast track to your career in technology? Earn your computer science degree online from Oregon State University E-campus and tap into unlimited career possibiliti...
Apr 24, 2019•48 min•Ep. 235
Disney announced Disney+ , coming in November with a mess o' content. AT&T has sold its stake in Hulu back to the company. iOS 13 will feature dark mode and other enhancements like stuff and things. Amazon is listening to your anonymized conversations through the Echo, but isn't everyone listening these days? Dan likes VPN Enabler , which he runs on his Mac mini. Have you heard the story about Dan's Mac mini? It's riveting. Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take the fas...
Apr 17, 2019•44 min•Ep. 234
A Chinese woman was arrested at Mar-A-Lago for suspected espionage. Huawei has graciously offered to sell Apple some 5G modem chips. Netflix has dropped AirPlay support . Netflix is also raising prices again . IKEA is selling a Sonos lamp . Steve Troughton-Smith thinks Apple might be breaking up iTunes by bringing the iOS apps to macOS. James is speaking at NSNorth this year . Flights were delayed due to a failed GPS date rollover . Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take th...
Apr 10, 2019•41 min•Ep. 233
Apple canceled AirPower: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/apple-cancels-airpower-product-citing-inability-to-meet-its-high-standards-for-hardware/ So Dan went with a charging mat from Studio Neat: https://www.studioneat.com JackBox Games April Fools Day gag, Everybody Help Grandma: https://jackboxgames.com/2019/04/01/everybody-help-grandma-is-coming-soon-to-the-jackbox-party-pack-6/ Cloudflare adds free VPN: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/1/18290615/cloudflare-1-1-1-1-vpn-dns-resolver-security...
Apr 03, 2019•47 min•Ep. 232
Apple announced a few things this week. The definition of "announcement" is... https://sixcolors.com/post/2019/03/initial-thoughts-about-apples-show-time-event/ Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take the fast track to your career in technology? Earn your computer science degree online from Oregon State University E-campus and tap into unlimited career possibilities in any field. Learn more at ecampus.oregonstate.edu/rebound . And our thanks to Robinhood, an investing app th...
Mar 27, 2019•51 min•Ep. 231
Apple announced new iPads: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/all-new-ipad-air-and-ipad-mini-deliver-dramatic-power-and-capability/ And speed-bumped iMacs: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/imac-gets-a-2x-performance-boost/ And the AirPower charging ma- no, new AirPods, though: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/airpods-the-worlds-most-popular-wireless-headphones-are-getting-even-better/ They also added new bands and cases: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/21/apple-watch-bands-iphon...
Mar 22, 2019•49 min•Ep. 230
Our long national nightmare is over, you can get a battery pack for your Palm phone: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/3/11/18260713/mophie-palm-phone-battery-pack-charger-keychain In less thrilling news, Apple has announced an event for March 25th: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/11/apple-announces-march-25-event-video-and-news-services-expected.html Steven Spielberg has some weird thing against Netflix: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/steven-spielberg-theaters-over-streaming-netflix-...
Mar 13, 2019•39 min•Ep. 229
Dan's new book is out: https://www.amazon.com/Bayern-Agenda-Book-Galactic-Cold/dp/0857668196/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1551813978&sr=8-1-fkmrnull Corning is working on foldable glass just to show Dan: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/05/apple-supplier-corning-foldable-glass-display/ iFixit says Apple has quietly fixed the footlighting issue on some MacBook Pros: https://ifixit.org/blog/13979/apples-2018-macbook-pros-attempt-to-solve-flexgate-without-admitting-it-exists/ Da...
Mar 06, 2019•47 min•Ep. 228
Behold the Samsung Galaxy Fold: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/21/18233917/samsung-galaxy-fold-price-features-consumer-worth-buying-editorial And the Huawei Mate X: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18239374/huawei-mate-x-foldable-phone-samsung-galaxy-fold-design-mwc-2019 Lex enjoys the Endless Jeopardy Twitter account: https://twitter.com/endlessjeopardy Here's your big battery phone now buy it you cowards: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/2/26/18241117/energizer-power-max-p18k-po...
Feb 27, 2019•42 min•Ep. 227
Ming-Chi Kuo says there's a lot of stuff coming this year: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/02/17/2019-iphones-bilateral-charging-frosted-glass-kuo/ Huawei is accused of doing some sketchy stuff: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/02/18/huaweis-efforts-to-steal-apple/ Please go to http://podsurvey.com/rebound to take a 5-minute survey. When you're finished you can enter a drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card! Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take the fast track to your career in ...
Feb 20, 2019•45 min•Ep. 226
Amazon buys Eero: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/11/amazon-buys-eero/ Kashmir Hill on cutting the big five tech companies out of her life for a week: https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-life-it-was-hel-1831304194 Apple names Frank Casanova to head its product marketing of AR: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/02/11/apple-marketing-head-augmented-reality/ Rumor indicates the second-generation AirPods will have a grippy coating: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/02/11/airpods-2-...
Feb 13, 2019•43 min•Ep. 225
Lex is enjoying "Russian Doll": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7520794/?ref_=nv_sr_2 "Travelers", a show the three of us enjoyed, has been canceled, but it did get sort of a finale: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/travelers-canceled-netflix-1203126314/ Avi Bar-Zeev, head of Apple's AR/VR effort, has left the company: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/02/04/hololens-inventor-departs-apple/ Spotify is in talks to buy Gimlet: https://www.recode.net/2019/2/1/18207198/spotify-gimlet-podcast-acquisition M...
Feb 06, 2019•45 min•Ep. 224
There's a bad bug in FaceTime Group Calls but Apple has taken down the service since our recording pending a bug fix: https://www.imore.com/facetime-bug-allows-instant-audio-potential-video-access-fix-way John Gruber on Apple's potential plans for a subscription service for games: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2019/01/28/apple-game-subscription Apple had trouble with the Mac Pro because it couldn't get the screws it wanted: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/technology/iphones-apple-china-ma...
Jan 30, 2019•38 min•Ep. 223
