There's a new trailer for the next movie in that long-running movie franchise you like: https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/lucasfilm/star-wars-the-last-jedi/ Twitter is upping the character limit to 280: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/27/553982675/twitter-to-try-giving-users-280-characters-whether-they-want-them-or-not Google did not and could not buy Apple: https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/10/dow-jones-hacked-google-acquiring-apple/ Felix Krause's proof-of-concept for iOS phishing: ...
Oct 12, 2017•40 min•Ep. 157
The recent spate of Back To My Mac-related ransomware: http://mashable.com/2017/09/22/icloud-hack-find-my-mac/#nEFuvc71Imqp Mat Honan's 2012 horror story of being hacked: https://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking The Amazon Fire 4K: https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/27/16375134/new-amazon-fire-tv-announced-4k-hdr-price-date-2017 The Batman 1966 Shakespeare bust bank: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/jjvn/?srp=16 Qi charging has some problems: https://techpinions.com/iphone-8-qi-...
Oct 05, 2017•41 min•Ep. 156
Nilay Patel makes the case for Apple to make a TV: https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/25/16359798/apple-television-justification Apple is reportedly in the bidding for the James Bond franchise: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/06/apple-james-bond-film-distribution-rights/ High Sierra is out: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/09/macos-high-sierra-a-subtle-under-the-hood-update/ Problems with the 3D sensor may make it hard for Apple to fulfill iPhone X orders: https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/26/iphone-x-p...
Sep 28, 2017•40 min•Ep. 155
Federico Viticci's massive iOS 11 review is out: https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-11-the-macstories-review/ The Apple Watch's LTE bug is caused by public WiFi networks with interstitial captive login: https://www.imore.com/how-your-apple-watch-connects-wi-fi-networks-when-away-your-iphone Rob Griffiths is not a fan of removing iOS apps from iTunes: https://robservatory.com/on-the-removal-of-ios-apps-from-itunes-i-hate-it/ Our thanks to Storyblocks (http://storyblocks.com/rebound) for spons...
Sep 21, 2017•38 min•Ep. 154
Apple held an event this week, if you didn't hear, and here are Jason Snell's impressions of the iPhone X: https://www.macworld.com/article/3224526/apple-phone/iphone-x-hands-on-and-first-impressions-with-apples-new-iphone.html Michael Gartenberg has some overall thoughts: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/09/gartenberg-apple-raises-the-bar/ Dan digs into some details: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/09/todays-apple-event-the-little-details-you-might-have-missed/ And our thanks to Casper (https://...
Sep 14, 2017•50 min•Ep. 153
The Red Sox use Apple Watches to steal signs against the Yankees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/sports/baseball/boston-red-sox-stealing-signs-yankees.html?_r=0 Microsoft tells the government they have to go through them for DREAMers (we incorrectly attribute a statement to Satya Nadella that was actually from Microsoft President Brad Smith): https://twitter.com/aarti411/status/905149737573113856 YouTube for iOS gets a live stream capability: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/05/youtube-ipho...
Sep 07, 2017•46 min•Ep. 152
Lex is trying out Robokiller: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/robokiller-block-spam-calls-identify-callers/id1022831885?mt=8 Hiya is another: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hiya-caller-id-and-block/id986999874?mt=8 The Echo has added multi-room audio: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2297100 Sonos is holding an October event: https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/29/sonos-sends-out-invites-for-smart-speaker-reveal-on-october-4/ The Wall Street Journal says Apple...
Aug 31, 2017•41 min•Ep. 151
Mark Gurman's latest at Bloomberg has rubbed a lot of people the wrong way: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-apple-iphone8/ See this thread: https://twitter.com/rjonesy/status/899990609079009280 Adios, CrashPlan for consumers: http://tidbits.com/article/17412 Moltz and Lex use Arq but Moltz may switch after Amazon changed their storage prices: https://www.arqbackup.com You can temporarily disable Touch ID in iOS 11: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/17/ios-11-emergency-sos-disables-touch-...
Aug 23, 2017•41 min•Ep. 150
On a recent episode of Upgrade (https://www.relay.fm/upgrade), Jason Snell speculated that Face ID would silence notifications while you're looking at the phone. This may have been corroborated: https://twitter.com/_inside/status/894998023373303809 Glow is a new device that can monitor your electrical usage: http://meetglow.com/share/ Sense is another such device: https://sense.com The No-GPS road trip: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a27372/road-trip-no-gps/ Some Millennials don't know you...
Aug 10, 2017•40 min•Ep. 149
Apple HomePod firmware release appears to reveal some iPhone plans: https://sixcolors.com/link/2017/07/apple-firmware-release-may-reveal-iphone-plans/ Allen Pike has some thoughts on possible iOS 11 usability improvements: http://www.allenpike.com/2017/developing-for-iphone-pro/ Vic Gundotra's thoughts on the iPhone camera: https://www.facebook.com/vicgundotra/posts/10154573133695706 Apple's quarterly results were pretty good overall: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/08/apples-q3-fy17-financial-r...
Aug 03, 2017•42 min•Ep. 148
Adobe to end Flash support by 2020: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/with-html5-webgl-javascript-ascendant-adobe-to-cease-flash-dev-at-end-of-2020/ John Gruber on force quitting apps: https://daringfireball.net/2017/07/you_should_not_force_quit_apps Dave Hamilton says you still need to force quit some apps: https://www.macobserver.com/tips/deep-dive/force-quit-ios-apps/ Our thanks to Blue Apron (http://blueapron.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode of The Rebound. Blue ...
Jul 27, 2017•41 min•Ep. 147
Jason Snell on the iPhone 8: http://www.macworld.com/article/3207552/iphone-ipad/apples-risky-balancing-act-with-the-next-iphone.html John Gruber discusses possible iPhone 8 pricing: https://daringfireball.net/2017/07/speculation_on_new_iphone_pricing Emojipedia shows us Apple's upcoming emoji: http://blog.emojipedia.org/apple-reveals-new-emojis-for-world-emoji-day/ Has Microsoft ever seen a glass of whiskey? https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/12153/the-whisky-glass-emoji-is-finally-h...
Jul 20, 2017•38 min•Ep. 146
Joyous Prime Day to our readers. We hope you availed yourself of the sweet deals, such as this 18-pack of flashlights: https://www.amazon.ca/EverBrite-Aluminum-Flashlight-Batteries-Included/dp/B01CTX742M/ Or maybe some cat-eared headphones: https://www.amazon.com/iClever-BoostCare-Headphones-Cat-inspired-Headsets/dp/B01MXXPA93/ Or a tasty treat for, uh, dogs, I think: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G8RXYK6 Japanese mayo is definitely for humans: https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Kewpie-Mayonnaise-17...
Jul 11, 2017•39 min•Ep. 145
Ken Segall recounts the story of the Intel Inside stickers: http://kensegall.com/2017/06/steve-jobs-and-the-missing-intel-inside-sticker/ The Loop has the video of the guy who asked Steve Jobs why Macs don't have the Intel Inside sticker: http://www.loopinsight.com/2017/07/06/steve-jobs-and-the-missing-intel-inside-sticker/ They still make the STOP Theft stickers if you're interested: https://www.stoptheft.com Hope you don't use Touch ID: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/07/03/kuo-iphone-2...
Jul 06, 2017•50 min•Ep. 144
The iOS 11 public beta has started: https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/ MacRumors says Apple has acquired German firm SensoMotoric Instruments: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/26/apple-acquires-sensomotoric-instruments/ On the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, John Markoff interviews those who worked on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDRdWFdsoQ Echo Show might be a little creepy: https://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/meet-amazons-new-echo-show-alexa-is-watching The Super Nintendo Classic ar...
Jun 29, 2017•51 min•Ep. 143
Leaked information about Apple's leaked information: https://theoutline.com/post/1766/leaked-recording-inside-apple-s-global-war-on-leakers Tech leaders super happy to visit the White House: https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/877158391419994112 Apple does sell something that holds both your iPad and your Pencil and it's only $149: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ0U2ZM/A/leather-sleeve-for-129‑inch-ipad-pro-black MyScript Stylus, a handwriting keyboard on the App Store: https://itunes.apple....
Jun 22, 2017•40 min•Ep. 142
Dan has a keyboard he's been holding out about: https://twitter.com/dmoren/status/875367583654039556 It's for sale on Amazon for $33: https://www.amazon.com/iClever-Bluetooth-Rechargeable-Universal-Smartphone/dp/B01JA6HG88 Submitted for your approval (or not), the Apple Pocket Watch: https://twitter.com/MatthewSchneier/status/610396428444131328 Tim Cook spills small beans about Apple's car project: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/cook-says-apple-is-focusing-on-making-an-autono...
Jun 16, 2017•40 min•Ep. 141
Jason Snell got to try out the HomePod: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/06/ears-on-with-the-homepod/ He's also got a wrap-up of Apple's announcements: http://www.macworld.com/article/3199787/wwdc/wwdc-2017-keynote-taking-it-all-in.html Bozoma Saint John is reportedly leaving Apple for Uber: http://www.blackenterprise.com/news/apple-music-bozoma-saint-john-leaving/ Our thanks to Omaha Steaks. Go to OmahaSteaks.com (http://omahasteaks.com) and type "REBOUND" in the search bar, add the Family Gift ...
Jun 06, 2017•50 min•Ep. 140
ALL HAIL THE ESSENTIAL PHONE: https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/30/15711170/essential-phone-announcement-price-android-andy-rubin LIKEWISE HAIL THEIR HOME THINGY: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/5/30/15711162/ambient-os-essential-home-andy-rubin TechCrunch's coverage is a little more staid: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/30/nice-phone-essential-but-why-is-there-a-hole-in-the-screen/ There may indeed be updated MacBook Pros at WWDC: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/29/15-inch-macbook-...
Jun 01, 2017•44 min•Ep. 139
Are new laptops coming at WWDC? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-16/apple-said-to-plan-laptop-upgrades-as-microsoft-enters-market Jason Snell has some thoughts on a Siri speaker: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/05/imagining-the-introduction-of-a-siri-speaker/ Apple acquired VocalIQ back in October of 2015: https://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/02/apple-acquires-speech-technology-startup-vocaliq/ If you didn't know, you can pay on your Mac with your finger on your iPhone: https://9to5m...
May 25, 2017•37 min•Ep. 138
Alexa now makes phone calls and Dan thinks there's nothing wrong with any of it at all (can you tell Dan doesn't write the show notes?): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/21/amazon-echo-alexa-home-robot-privacy-cloud The U.S. may ban laptops on flights from Europe: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/business/us-may-ban-laptops-on-all-flights-from-europe.html Apple bought Lattice, a dark data company: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/13/apple-acquires-ai-company-lattice-data-a-special...
May 18, 2017•35 min•Ep. 137
It appears that reports of an Amazon Echo with a screen were true. Enter the Echo Show: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/05/echo-show-ships-on-june-28-for-230/ You can also get Cortana on a speaker thing later this year: http://www.harmankardon.com/invoke.html There was a spot of trouble with the Wirecutter's pick for a NAS that we mentioned on a previous episode: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-network-attached-storage/#wd-my-cloud-mirror Lex and Moltz use Arq for offsite backup: https://w...
May 10, 2017•43 min•Ep. 136
Want to kill hours on end? Blizzard made its classic game StarCraft available for free: https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft Lex now owns a Harmony Hub on Dan's recommendation: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub When purchasing the Anchor to hold your headphones, always get the installation: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P31BMHG?m=A28Q38CRNPX1WD&ref_=v_sp_widget_detail_page Apple's results came out after we recorded this episode, just like always: https://sixcolors.com/p...
May 04, 2017•41 min•Ep. 135
John Gruber on the Apple Watch's success: https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/apple_watch_success Stephen King's pseudonym: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bachman Did you know that Dan has a scifi book coming out soon? Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Caledonian-Gambit-Novel-Dan-Moren/dp/1940456843/ Are you sitting down? Like, maybe in a car? Because Apple has delayed Carpool Karaoke: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-video-idUSKBN17R02R New software can copy anyone's voice. Sort ...
Apr 27, 2017•55 min•Ep. 134
The iPhone 8 might be having fingerprint reader troubles: https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/18/bloomberg-new-iphone-8-glass-steel-fingerprint-sensor/ AirPods are still 6 weeks out for shipping: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/04/18/airpods-shipping-delay Want them painted black for $100? You can at http://blackpods.store (Not a sponsor!) Bose should not be doing this: http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/19/15356108/bose-connect-private-listening-song-list-sharing-data-lawsuit Lex got a Sonos Playbas...
Apr 20, 2017•40 min•Ep. 133
Lex is away so Dan and I start out by talking about the trailer for the next Thor movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7MGUNV8MxU&feature=youtu.be Apple is ditching graphics chips from Imagination in favor of its own: https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/04/apple-ditches-imagination-technologies-shares-collapse/ This makes some think they'll do the same with other chips like power management: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/11/apple-could-be-designing-its-own-power-management-chip-as-well/ Ap...
Apr 12, 2017•45 min•Ep. 132
ZOMG NEW MAC PROS ARE COMING! http://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives Matthew Panzarino also has some thoughts: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/04/apple-pushes-the-reset-button-on-the-mac-pro/ The whole Mac Pro chat basically went down exactly like the movie *The Interview*: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788710/ Additional information after we recorded: Based on what's currently on Apple's site, the "2017 Mac Pros" appear to be just price reductions on the existing models and moving CT...
Apr 04, 2017•43 min•Ep. 131
Why you might want to consider getting a VPN: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521831393/congress-overturns-internet-privacy-regulation Apple filed a trademark for the PowerBook name: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4359876/Apple-drops-hint-return-retro-laptop-Powerbook.html Apple switched iOS devices to APFS and no one even noticed: https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/03/a-tour-of-ios-10-3-checking-out-apfs-the-settings-app-and-other-tweaks/ Changing the white face of your red iPhone...
Mar 30, 2017•45 min•Ep. 130
Mark Gurman says Apple's getting into AR: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/apple-s-next-big-thing Will Samsung's upcoming virtual assistant make you Hulk out? https://consumerist.com/2017/03/20/samsung-launches-bixby-its-answer-to-siri-alexa/ Seems to be based on Viv, which Samsung acquired last year: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/samsung-buys-viv-labs-in-pursuit-of-its-own-ai-assistant/ Years ago Microsoft held a mock funeral for the iPhone when Windows Phone 7 came ...
Mar 23, 2017•44 min•Ep. 129
Lex recommends Alarm Relay instead of other home security companies: https://www.alarmrelay.com They use an app from Alarm.com: https://www.alarm.com Dan is a negative Nelly on the idea of new Mac Pros: http://www.macworld.com/article/3179356/macs/why-the-new-mac-pro-might-never-come.html Jonathan Zdziarski is joining Apple: https://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=7016 An ode to the clamshell iBook: https://www.macstories.net/mac/the-clamshell-ibook-g3/ Our thanks to 23andMe for sponsoring this week's...
Mar 16, 2017•45 min•Ep. 128
