iOS 10's new emoji: http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/08/apple-emoji-gun-waterpistol/ Kanye has some words for Apple: http://time.com/4433313/kanye-west-apple-tidal-jayz/ Apple's negotiation tactics with the TV folk draw ire: http://www.wsj.com/article_email/apples-hard-charging-tactics-hurt-tv-expansion-1469721330-lMyQjAxMTA2ODI2ODEyODgyWj Apple's reality show bent is... eh: http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/13/12170410/apple-reality-show-name-planet-of-the-apps Apple purchased a Carpool Karaok...
Aug 04, 2016•40 min•Ep. 97
BIG BOB MANSFIELD IS BACK, BABY! Reportedly. http://www.wsj.com/article_email/apple-taps-bob-mansfield-to-oversee-car-project-1469458580-lMyQjAxMTA2MTI2NTUyOTU4Wj Apple patent points to the Pencil working on the Magic Trackpad: http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/26/apple-pencil-mac-trackpad-patent-granted/ Might the iPhone 8 have an iris scanner? http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/25/iphone-iris-scanning-rumors-2018/ Might company launch not two but THREE new iPhones this fall? http://appleinsider.com/art...
Jul 28, 2016•45 min•Ep. 96
Dan is into Super Stickman Golf 3, surprising no one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/super-stickman-golf-3/id1002132680?mt=8 Moltz bought a Circle on PRIME DAY!!! https://meetcircle.com/circle/ It's way better than his Fairchild Channel F: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Dan lusted in his heart after the Atari 7800: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800 The only video game Dan could ever get his dad to play was R.C. Pro-Am: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.C._Pro-Am It's all...
Jul 21, 2016•43 min•Ep. 95
This episode is not brought to you by PRIME DAAAAAAAAY!!! http://amazon.com Some of the images remind us of eWorld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EWorld Pokémon Go gets full access to your Google account: http://adamreeve.tumblr.com/post/147120922009/pokemon-go-is-a-huge-security-risk But don't worry about it, they're working on it: http://www.recode.net/2016/7/11/12154354/pokemon-go-niantic-google-permissions Lex tells us about geocaching: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching Please, today ...
Jul 12, 2016•50 min•Ep. 94
Cabel Sasser's annual fireworks review: https://cabel.me/2016/07/04/4th-of-july-fireworks-photos-2016/ John Gruber's comments on Spotify: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/06/30/spotify Facebook shuts down Paper: http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/30/12062124/facebook-paper-shutdown Dan uses Friendly to access Facebook: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/friendly-social-login-multiple/id400169658?mt=8 Our thanks to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwe...
Jul 08, 2016•37 min•Ep. 93
ZOMG Have you heard the iPhone 7 might not have a headphone jack?! http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/ Dan is considering getting a Sonos: http://www.imore.com/sonos-play5-review He's addicted to David Letterman's Stupid Automation Tricks: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/06/automate-this-light-it-up/ We got another look at the new Remote app this week: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/27/apple-tv-remote-app-for-ios/ Our thanks to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weld...
Jun 30, 2016•40 min•Ep. 92
Apple won't provide support for the Republican National Convention because of Donald Trump: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/apple-wont-aid-gop-convention-over-trump-224513 But Tim Cook will host a Paul Ryan fundraiser: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/tim-cook-apple-paul-ryan-fundraiser-224554 We discuss home automation and Apple's Home app: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/13/apple-announces-new-homekit/ Craig Federighi and Phil Schiller were on the live edition of the Talk Show at W...
Jun 23, 2016•38 min•Ep. 91
Apple had an event if you hadn't heard and Jason Snell joins Moltz and Dan to provide our collective reactions. You can also read Six Colors' analysis here: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/06/wwdc-2016-four-platforms-quick-reactions/ Our thanks as well to Harry's (harrys.com). Check out their Father's Day gift set which is awesome and only $40. Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your firs...
Jun 15, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 90
It's almost WWDC. Will we get a smarter Siri? http://www.imore.com/quest-smarter-siri MacRumors has a rumor roundup: http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/wwdc/ The next MacBook Pros may feature TouchID with a secure enclave: http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/macbook-rumors Scripps (the company Lex works for) bought Stitcher and people have opinions: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/06/06/midroll-stitcher Lex isn't on this episode but he did have time to appear on another podcast to talk about i...
Jun 09, 2016•56 min•Ep. 89
Apple said to be pushing major iPhone refreshes to every three years: http://www.macworld.com/article/3076829/apple-phone/apple-is-said-to-be-extending-iphone-refreshes-to-once-every-three-years.html Eddy Cue wears flip flops to basketball games: https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/737516053564035072 iTunes 12.4 is better but still a mess: http://www.macworld.com/article/3070462/streaming-media/apple-simplifies-navigation-with-itunes-12-4.html Who wants to yell more about the headphone jack? ...
Jun 02, 2016•42 min•Ep. 88
The next MacBook may have some OLED row of keys thingy: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/23/macbook-pro-2016-oled-display-touch-bar/ Google's snap-together phone doesn't look as fun as Legos: http://www.cnet.com/news/google-project-ara-hands-on-rafa-camargo-interview-modular-phones/ Marco's thoughts on Apple's AI gap: https://marco.org/2016/05/21/avoiding-blackberrys-fate Chip Sudderth on Skype causing problems with podcast recording: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/05/skype-causing-more-headach...
May 26, 2016•46 min•Ep. 87
Apple invested $1 billion in Chinese Uber competitor Didi Chuxing: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china-idUSKCN0Y404W Berkshire Hathaway bought $1 billion in Apple shares: http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/05/16/berkshire-bought-apple-but-warren-buffett-didnt/ Phil Schiller linked to a game and got an earful: https://twitter.com/pschiller/status/732408335572422658 Apple is staffing up on wireless charging experts: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/17/11671230/apple-hiring-wireless-chargi...
May 19, 2016•41 min•Ep. 86
Viv is the next thing created by the original Siri team: http://www.macworld.com/article/3067407/ios/meet-viv-the-new-voice-assistant-from-the-creators-of-siri.html Guy English back in 2011 on the odds of getting a Siri API: http://kickingbear.com/blog/archives/264 Apple Pay is coming to more banks in Canada: http://www.imore.com/apple-pay-expands-big-five-banks-canada-support-visa-mastercard-and-interac The New York Times on Apple's meeting with podcasters: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/bus...
May 12, 2016•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 85
Tim Cook should be replaced by Elon Musk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/04/28/why-tesla-is-the-spark-that-apple-needs/ No, wait, Jon Rubinstein: http://investorplace.com/2016/01/apple-inc-aapl-stock-buy/ Well, whatever, he just needs to go: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/05/02/lefsetz Neil Cybart lists some warning signs about the iPhone business: http://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2016/5/2/iphone-warning-signs TalkShow is a social app that's held Moltz's interest ...
May 06, 2016•42 min•Ep. 84
Apple reported its quarterly results after we recorded: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/04/picking-apart-apples-q2-2016-numbers/ The Apple Watch is a year old: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-watch-with-sizable-sales-cant-shake-its-critics-1461524901 The next Watch could have a cellular connection: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-watch-with-sizable-sales-cant-shake-its-critics-1461524901 The iPhone Upgrade Program is now available online: http://www.imore.com/iphone-upgrade-program-now-avail...
Apr 28, 2016•42 min•Ep. 83
Apple updated the MacBook, just not as much as we'd have liked: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/04/apple-updates-macbook-rose-gold-no-thunderbolt-3/ Moltz is looking at new routers: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wi-fi-router/ Lex just bought a new one, even if he isn't using it: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wi-fi-extender/ The Echo is on sale, but Moltz still isn't getting one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X4WHP5E Dan has a new iPad keyboard, the Logitech Type+: http://ww...
Apr 21, 2016•45 min•Ep. 82
If you didn't know, there are Apple Watch rumors: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-watch-2-rumors,news-21165.html Some people don't think much of 3D Touch: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/04/08/snell-3d-touch Some people do: http://www.imore.com/peek-pique-or-power-3d-touch-preview Now there's Disney Crossy Road: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disney-crossy-road/id1046593064?mt=8 Moltz had a nice experience again with Night Sky: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-night-sky/id475772902?m...
Apr 14, 2016•46 min•Ep. 81
Nest has some budget problems: http://recode.net/2016/03/30/nest-2015-sales-budget/ Someone claiming to be a Nest engineer has some comments on Tony Fadell's management: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nest/comments/4dbbgh/is_anyone_concerned_about_the_future_of_nest/d1pjcku Nest bought Revolv and is killing it: https://medium.com/@arlogilbert/the-time-that-tony-fadell-sold-me-a-container-of-hummus-cb0941c762c1#.wuqtzrxcy Dan reviews his Echo Dot: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/04/the-echo-dot-small-s...
Apr 07, 2016•44 min•Ep. 80
The FBI has dropped its case against Apple: http://recode.net/2016/03/28/fbi-drops-iphone-case-against-apple-after-outside-hack-succeeds/ Moltz is getting the iPhone SE: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/03/iphonesereview/ We also discuss the 9/7-inch iPad Pro, naturally: http://www.imore.com/97-ipad-pro OS X turns 15: http://512pixels.net/2016/03/mac-os-x-turns-15/ iOS 9.3 has a deep linking bug: http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/29/apple-ios-9-crashing-bugs-when-tapping-links-fix-software-update/ Apple...
Mar 31, 2016•52 min•Ep. 79
This week we talk about Apple's announcements. The iPhone SE: http://www.apple.com/iphone-se/ The new 9.7-inch iPad Pro: http://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/ Apple also has some new Watch bands: http://www.apple.com/shop/watch/bands Tim Cook first spoke about the FBI case: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/03/apple-shifts-focuses-from-small-products-to-big-issues/ Our thanks to Upsie (http://upsie.com), the new way to warranty. Don't get those overpriced in-store warranties, go to Upsie.com and use the ...
Mar 22, 2016•47 min•Ep. 78
Blackbox is a very clever new game that is simply too smart for Moltz: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blackbox-think-outside-box/id962969578?mt=8 Face Swap Live can lead to terrifying results: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/face-swap-live-switch-faces/id1042987645?mt=8 Scrivener is a great writing app for the Mac: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrivener/id418889511?mt=12 Moltz fondly remembers the original ad for Checkmark: https://vimeo.com/47286048 Lex liked the Notarize! ad: https://www.y...
Mar 17, 2016•42 min•Ep. 77
We talk about the Echo Dot: http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=14047587011 And the Amazon Tap: http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-PW3840KL-Tap/dp/B00VXS8E8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457557922&sr=8-1&keywords=echo+tap It's unknown if either contains dormant cyber pathogens: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/san-bernardino-da-says-seized-iphone-may-hold-dormant-cyber-pathogen/ New York state officials are kinda losing it: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-counter-terrorism-chief-calls-apple-ar...
Mar 10, 2016•40 min•Ep. 76
Turns out you can watch C-SPAN online. Who knew? http://www.c-span.org A judge has ruled in favor of Apple in a New York iPhone unlocking case: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-deny-idUSKCN0W22Q0 The iPhone is an extension of the mind, man: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2016/02/apple_and_the_fbi_think_iphones_are_safes_a_philosopher_explains_what_they.html The Wall Street Journal's editorial on iPhone unlocking is...not good: http://www.wsj.com/articles/ap...
Mar 03, 2016•54 min•Ep. 75
Oh, yeah, Apple's in a fight with the FBI. Have you heard about this? http://www.macworld.com/article/3034355/ios/why-the-fbis-request-to-apple-will-affect-civil-rights-for-a-generation.html Can Apple decrypt iMessages? http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/can-apple-read-your-imessages-ars-deciphers-end-to-end-crypto-claims/ Cringley has a crazy idea about all this: http://www.cringely.com/2016/02/19/the-fbi-v-apple-isnt-at-all-the-way-you-think-it-is/ Mark Zuckerberg is your virtual reality ...
Feb 25, 2016•35 min•Ep. 74
Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. Craig Federighi and Eddy Cue showed up on The Talk Show: http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2016/02/12/ep-146 Not to be outdone, Dan wrote an article Phil Schiller liked: http://www.macworld.com/article/3030423/macs...
Feb 18, 2016•35 min•Ep. 73
Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. This week we wax nostalgic. Aldus PageMaker: http://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Software/Pagemaker.html WordPerfect: http://main.system7today.com/software/wordperfect/screenshot.html Lex waxes nostalgic about w...
Feb 11, 2016•37 min•Ep. 72
The exec supposedly in charge of the Apple car has left the company: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/01/23/executive-overseeing-apples-titan-car-plans-is-leaving-the-company/ Don't worry. Apple's getting into VR: http://mashable.com/2016/01/22/apple-hires-vr-expert/#qCcxGFhiN5qh We talk about Google Cardboard: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/ Birdly is an interesting Oculus demo: http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/23/birdly-sundance-vr/ Apple's Gatekeeper has a vulnerability: http://www.engad...
Feb 04, 2016•43 min•Ep. 71
Apologies for the recording quality this week as a problem with one track required the use of the Skype recording. There were no survivors. Donald Rumsfeld developed an app! No, really. Well, not himself. You can read his Medium post on it: https://medium.com/@DonRumsfeld/at-83-i-decided-to-develop-an-app-dadd4e53d342#.3rjwpamjy Really! Download it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/churchill-solitaire/id1030804846?mt=8 Apple reported its results after we recorded this episode: https://sixcol...
Jan 28, 2016•50 min•Ep. 70
Apple is discontinuing iAds: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=01152016a Apple Music has topped 10 million paying users: http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/10/apple-music-reportedly-tops-10-million-paying-subscribers/ Apple requires a court order for a widow to get into her husband's account: http://www.cnet.com/news/widow-says-apple-told-her-to-get-court-order-to-secure-dead-husbands-password/ Apple's diversity is better but has a long way to go: http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/19/10789052/apple-empl...
Jan 21, 2016•44 min•Ep. 69
Lex likes his Logitech keyboard for the iPad Pro now that there's a software update that makes it work better: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/create-ipad-pro-keyboard Dan likes his EasySwitch keyboard from Logitech: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/illuminated-keyboard-for-mac-ipad-iphone iOS 9.3 looks pretty neat: http://www.apple.com/ios/preview/ Amazon may make a portable version of the Echo: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/amazon-launch-portable-version-echo-speaker-wsj-181328914--s...
Jan 14, 2016•48 min•Ep. 68
