Rogue Amoeba's Quentin Carnicelli on the state of Mac hardware: https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2018/06/14/on-the-sad-state-of-macintosh-hardware/ John Gruber on adding a trackpad to the iPad: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2018/06/13/ipad-trackpad-idea Lawsuit against Apple over developers' cut of App Store revenue goes to Supreme Court to see if it can proceed: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-18/apple-gets-u-s-supreme-court-review-on-iphone-app-fee-suit Dan and Lex like Pocke...
Jun 21, 2018•38 min•Ep. 192
Stephen Hackett on macOS Mojave's Dark Mode: https://512pixels.net/2018/06/on-macos-mojaves-dark-mode/ Goodbye iBooks, hello Books: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/06/apple-books-all-new-for-iphone-and-ipad-celebrates-reading/ Lex and Dan talk about Gboard: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gboard/id1091700242?mt=8 Malicious Mac apps could look like they're signed by Apple: https://9to5mac.com/2018/06/12/macos-whitelist-security-problem/ The next Apple Watch could have solid state buttons: htt...
Jun 14, 2018•45 min•Ep. 191
The Six Color's liveblog from the WWDC Keynote: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/06/live-from-wwdc-2018/ Apple announced Siri Shortcuts at WWDC: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/06/siri-shortcuts-third-party-integration-by-another-name/ Daniel Jalkut on the changes to the Mac App Store: https://bitsplitting.org/2018/06/06/ersatz-free-trials/ Our thanks to the Huawei MateBook X Pro, winner of 27 global awards that now comes with Windows Hello, unlock with a touch of your fingerprint. For a limited ...
Jun 07, 2018•53 min•Ep. 190
iOS 11.4 brings AirPlay 2.0 to the HomePod. FINALLY. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/05/ios-11-4-brings-stereo-pairs-and-multi-room-audio-with-airplay-2/ ZOMG THE ECHO SENT A BUNCH OF RECORDINGS but it kinda did what it was supposed to do: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/business/amazon-alexa-conversation-shared-echo.html Pegatron is rumored to be producing an ARM-based Mac: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/05/29/pegatron-to-make-arm-based-apple-macbook/ Apple's also rumored to be working o...
May 31, 2018•47 min•Ep. 189
The FBI over-counted the number of smartphones in criminal investigations it was unable to unlock by... a lot: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/23/613763355/fbi-over-counted-encrypted-phones-connected-to-crimes-by-a-lot Apple is taking on those iPhone hacking boxes by disabling the Lightning connector in iOS 11.4 if it's connected for seven days: https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/205388/apples-ios-11-4-update-with-usb-restricted-mode-may-defeat-tools-like-graykey 1Passwor...
May 24, 2018•28 min•Ep. 188
Just like the rumors, Dan and Moltz are conflicted over the iPhone SE2: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/05/14/iphone-se-2-not-finalized-macotakara/ Apple is being hit with a class action suit over the MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/05/14/macbook-pro-keyboard-class-action-lawsuit/ Fans of The Expanse paid to have a flyover of Amazon to try to get the company to pick up the series: https://twitter.com/forlath/status/996394099266785280 Moltz picked up this clicky k...
May 17, 2018•40 min•Ep. 187
Apple wins a patent for a round Watch face: https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/08/round-apple-watch-patent/ iOS 13 is rumored to have an iPad focus: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/05/04/ios-13-revamped-files-app/ The iMac turned 20: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/05/the-original-imac-20-years-since-apple-changed-its-fate/ Apple discontinues AirPort: https://sixcolors.com/link/2018/04/its-official-apple-discontinues-airport/ M.G. Siegler's thoughts on that: https://500ish.com/errorport-a5c0e8783d04 Our...
May 10, 2018•44 min•Ep. 186
Apple Insider's look at MacBook Pro keyboard reliability: https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/30/2016-macbook-pro-butterfly-keyboards-failing-twice-as-frequently-as-older-models John Gruber on Marzipan, Apple's supposed cross-platform development scheme: https://daringfireball.net/2018/04/scuttlebutt_regarding_ui_project Many years ago (well, five) Moltz wrote about the possibility of a touch-screen Mac: https://www.macworld.com/article/2028231/dont-fear-the-touchscreen-macbook.html Apple's ...
May 03, 2018•39 min•Ep. 185
Amazon will now deliver to the trunk of your car because, sure, why not: https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/24/17261744/amazon-package-delivery-car-trunk-gm-volvo SmugMug buys Flickr: https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/20/flickr-smugmug-acquisition/ Sorry, monkeys, you can't sue for copyright: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-monkey-selfie-9th-circuit-20180423-story.html Rumors of an iPhone SE 2 in May or June: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/20/iphone-se-2-no-headphone-jack-rumor/ The N...
Apr 26, 2018•43 min•Ep. 184
Apple takes leakers pretty seriously: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-13/apple-warns-employees-to-stop-leaking-information-to-media Spotify and Hulu bundle their services together: http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/11/technology/business/spotify-hulu-bundle-subscription/index.html Apple expands its presence in Seattle: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/17/apple-expands-downtown-seattle-lease/ Apple is expected to launch a subscription news service following its acquisition of Texture:...
Apr 19, 2018•40 min•Ep. 183
Apparently the HomePod isn't selling like homecakes: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-12/apple-s-stumbling-homepod-isn-t-the-hot-seller-company-wanted Worried about Siri's performance? Don't. She has all knew jokes: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/11/apples-siri-learns-new-jokes/ Apple hired Google's head of AI: https://sixcolors.com/link/2018/04/apple-hires-googles-chief-of-search-and-ai-to-head-up-machine-learning-efforts/ Apple activates warning for users of 32-bit apps in Hi...
Apr 13, 2018•36 min•Ep. 182
Matthew Panzarino sat down with some Apple execs to talk about the upcoming Mac Pro: https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/05/apples-2019-imac-pro-will-be-shaped-by-workflows/ Making the Touch Bar useful requires a lot of fiddling: http://vas3k.com/blog/touchbar/ Lex recommends Twist by the people who made Balls: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twist/id1052231801?mt=8 Moltz recommends Iron Marines by the people who made Kingdom Rush: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iron-marines/id1056920931?mt=8
Apr 06, 2018•39 min•Ep. 181
We discuss what was announced at Apple's Field Trip event this week: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/03/live-apples-chicago-event/ Students got a bump in iCloud storage, but not the rest of us: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/03/wheres-the-icloud-storage-bump-for-the-rest-of-us/ Apple updated Clips: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/27/apple-updates-clips-and-garageband-education/ Logitech introduced a $49 Crayon for the iPad: https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/27/logitech-crayon/ Facebook's Andro...
Mar 28, 2018•46 min•Ep. 180
Facebook is a hot mess: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/data-war-whistleblower-christopher-wylie-faceook-nix-bannon-trump A self-driving Uber killed a pedestrian: http://www.loopinsight.com/2018/03/20/self-driving-uber-car-kills-pedestrian/ Some history on jaywalking: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-76-the-modern-moloch/ A company is selling boxes that will unlock any iPhone: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2018/03/graykey-iphone-unlocker-poses-serious-se...
Mar 22, 2018•42 min•Ep. 179
The Fitbit Versa probably won't beat the Apple Watch: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/13/fitbit-versa-and-fitbit-ace/ Apple has acquired the newsstand app Texture: https://beta.techcrunch.com/2018/03/12/apple-acquires-digital-newsstand-texture-as-it-doubles-down-on-content-from-trusted-sources/ Apple Music added 2 million subscribers in just five weeks: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/13/apple-music-38-million-subscribers/ Dan likes Sea of Thieves for the Xbox One: https://www.xbox.com/en-US...
Mar 15, 2018•40 min•Ep. 178
An interesting story about thieves trying to access the iCloud account using a stolen iPhone: https://twitter.com/kapowaz/status/970778193950138368 Are rumors of the death of the MacBook Air greatly exaggerated? https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/07/lower-priced-homepod-150-to-200-dollars-rumor/ Years of programming for iOS have only made James more handsome: https://twitter.com/jamesthomson/status/971056580245540866 Apple's glass door problem: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/03/i-walked...
Mar 08, 2018•49 min•Ep. 177
Apple and the NRA: http://time.com/money/5176783/nra-boycott-fedex-amazon-apple-gun-control-youtube/ Apple working on over-ear headphones: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/02/25/kgi-apple-over-ear-headphones/ We might be getting an iPhone X Plus: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/02/26/iphone-x-plus-gold-dual-sim-2018/ The AirPower mat could be coming next month: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/02/23/airpower-wireless-charging-mat-on-sale-march/ Apple rumored to be trying to buy cobalt directly from t...
Mar 01, 2018•37 min•Ep. 176
If you think AirPods might not be good for you, try the Beats X: https://smile.amazon.com/BeatsX-Wireless-In-Ear-Headphones-Gray/dp/B01NC389VR/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1519328456&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=beats+x&psc=1 Alto's Odyssey is here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/altos-odyssey/id1182456409?mt=8 Dan suggests the British show Taskmaster, if you can find it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taskmaster_(TV_series) Moltz is muchly excited by the Lost In Space reb...
Feb 22, 2018•38 min•Ep. 175
The HomePod can leave rings on wood furniture: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/apple-homepod/#homepods-flaws-but-not-dealbreakers-homepod-vs-echo-vs-google-home-max-vs-sonos-one But the Sonos One does, too: https://www.tomsguide.com/us/sonos-one-damages-wood,news-26628.html Facebook is spamming the phone numbers people entered for two-factor authentication: https://gizmodo.com/facebook-turned-its-two-factor-security-feature-into-th-1823006334 Grant Hutchison knows a lot about Newtons: http://s...
Feb 16, 2018•36 min•Ep. 174
Read a damn HomePod review: https://daringfireball.net/2018/02/homepod Moltz has been playing Dandy Dungeon: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dandy-dungeon-brave-yamada/id987732117?mt=8 Why your Alexa wasn't going off the whole Superbowl: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-02/here-s-why-alexa-won-t-light-up-during-amazon-s-super-bowl-ad Wolverine, the podcast: https://www.wolverinepodcast.com Our thanks to SeatGeek, the smartest, easiest way to get tickets to every type of live event...
Feb 09, 2018•40 min•Ep. 173
More on how the HomePod works: https://m.imore.com/how-homepod-works-apple-music-itunes-match-icloud-music-library-airplay-and-flac-files Apple delaying features for iOS 12 to focus on reliability and performance: https://www.axios.com/scoop-apple-delays-ios-features-to-focus-on-reliability-performance-1517278421-d7722a3b-402e-4804-8f24-719154bf2a8e.html ZOMG THE IPHONE X IS BEING CANCELED: https://daringfireball.net/2018/01/iphone_x_one_year Some reports say it's not selling well: https://www.m...
Jan 31, 2018•39 min•Ep. 172
The HomePod cometh: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/01/homepod-arrives-february-9-available-to-order-this-friday/ The iPhone X has been CANCELED: https://daringfireball.net/2018/01/iphone_x_one_year You might be able to get the Google Arts & Culture app to waste time, depending on your location: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-arts-culture/id1050970557?mt=8 Apple might ship a replacement for the 13-inch MacBook Air: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/23/apple-new-entry-level-13-inc...
Jan 25, 2018•42 min•Ep. 171
Lex recounts the delightful story of Starfish: https://www.macworld.com/article/2027044/starfish-smartwatch-saga-illustrates-entrepreneurial-stumbling-blocks.html Apple may shrink the notch in upcoming iPhones: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/16/2019-iphones-could-have-smaller-notch/ Dan and Lex discuss their experiences with Descript: https://descript.com Dan likes Rocket, an app that lets you access Emoji Slack-style anywhere. Lex is doing it wrong. https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/01/get-sla...
Jan 18, 2018•43 min•Ep. 170
Our apologies: Lex recorded this episode inside a tin can. The power went out at CES: https://slate.com/technology/2018/01/the-power-went-out-at-ces.html Apple investors urge the company to do something about kids and screens: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple/apple-investors-urge-action-iphone-addiction-among-kids-n835866 The App Store preferences panel can be unlocked with any password: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/10/macos-high-sierra-app-store-password-bug/ Jimmy Iovine denies he's lea...
Jan 11, 2018•35 min•Ep. 169
It's our post-holiday TV show and games extravaganza! Check out this cool "Caledonian Gambit" shirt: http://reboundcast.com/shirts All the cool people are rage-quitting Twitter: https://medium.com/@monteiro/jack-dorseys-resignation-letter-to-twitter-b04e8a63b0a9 You've probably heard about the Apple battery thing already: https://www.kirkville.com/why-apple-is-replacing-the-battery-on-my-iphone-se/ We all like the show Travelers: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5651844/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Black Mirror is ...
Jan 04, 2018•49 min•Ep. 168
We haven't tried the iMac Pro yet, but others have: https://daringfireball.net/2017/12/imac_pro_first_impressions The Caava will ship in February: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/19/16794280/caavo-universal-remote-price-release-date It's too late to get AirPods before the end of the year: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/12/17/airpods-sold-out-until-january/ Moltz recommends Inside: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/playdeads-inside/id1201642309?mt=8 Lex still likes HQ. Its founders, though: https:...
Dec 21, 2017•43 min•Ep. 167
Here comes the iMac Pro: https://www.macworld.com/article/3241899/macs/should-you-buy-an-imac-pro.html Jony Ive retakes management of design team: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-08/apple-s-ive-regains-management-of-design-team-after-2-years Phil Schiller is interviewed by T3: https://www.t3.com/features/phil-schiller-interview Dan discusses the future of Apple's operating systems: https://www.macworld.com/article/3240988/operating-systems/the-once-and-future-os-for-apple.html Ap...
Dec 14, 2017•47 min•Ep. 166
How 'bout that IAmRoot bug? https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/11/developer-goes-public-with-macos-root-vulnerability/ Did you like that or the December 2nd bug? https://twitter.com/reneritchie/status/936826338496806912 Lex seemed to think it was Rob Griffiths who was mad about iTunes media keys in High Sierra but maybe it was Peter Cohen: https://twitter.com/flargh/status/935575425287323649 Moltz recommends Drops: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drops-learn-28-new-languages/id939540371?mt=8 Our th...
Dec 07, 2017•39 min•Ep. 165
Lex's kids are getting Bloxels: http://home.bloxelsbuilder.com/index.html Dan ordered a Sonos One: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/one.html Lex uses Tile to find his keys: https://www.thetileapp.com We all use The Wirecutter: https://thewirecutter.com Google has updated its Docs apps for iOS 11 and the iPhone X: https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/27/google-docs-iphone-x-ios-11-drag-drop/ Moltz used to use BBEdit for all his writing (he still uses it for other stuff): http://www.barebones.com/products/...
Nov 30, 2017•46 min•Ep. 164
Are you sitting down? Because the HomePod has been delayed until 2018: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/17/homepod-delayed-until-2018/ Bloomberg's story on the origin of the HomePod: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-21/why-apple-s-homepod-is-three-years-behind-amazon-s-echo The Wirecutter's recommendations for wireless car chargers for you iPhone 8 or X: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-qi-wireless-car-phone-charger-mounts/ FCC's bullshit plan: https://gizmodo.com/fcc-chair...
Nov 22, 2017•41 min•Ep. 163
