Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett discuss Apple's challenges and successes, including Siri's new leadership, Apple Watch interoperability, and the state of TVOS, plus they offer advice on buying MacBooks for college and debate whether to keep Apple product boxes. They also touch on the implications of the EU's push for interoperability and the future of Apple's hardware and software integration.
John Siracusa joins Jason to discuss Apple interface redesigns, Apple's ongoing AI disasters, the management challenges of Siri, and Jason's reviews of the new MacBook Air and Mac Studio. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Google Gemini : Supercharge your creativity and productivity. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. DeleteMe : Get 20% off yo...
It's been a quiet week, so John Gruber briefly joins Jason to discuss Apple's AI delay, new Macs, new iPads, and the future of Apple regulation worldwide. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Google Gemini : Supercharge your creativity and productivity. Turbulence Forecast : Find out how turbulent will your flight be with tailored and handcrafted forecasts. Download now. O...
Jason and Myke figure out which five Apple products should be depicted on a (hypothetical) monument to the history of the influential tech company. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Google Gemini : Supercharge your creativity and productivity. DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code ...
With Myke on paternity leave, Jason welcomes Casey Liss to discuss the new iPhone 16e, iPhone 17 leaks, visionOS updates, the TRMNL, and Apple acceding to the UK government's demands while touting its investment in the United States. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Google Gemini : Supercharge your creativity and productivity. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anon...
It's Myke's last episode before paternity leave, so he and Jason draft Apple things they think will happen between now and his return. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Google Gemini : Supercharge your creativity and productivity. DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Li...
Is the era of tech giants allowing their customers to secure their data coming to an end? We also discuss AltStore picking a fight with Apple, and Apple's calculated response, rumors of robots, a rumor source's apology, and the future of Ted Lasso. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Ecamm : Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Google Gemini : Supercharge your creativity and productivity. Oracle : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastruct...
Subtitle: The 2024 Six Colors Apple Report Card We discuss the results of the Six Colors Apple Report Card for 2024 in depth, with our opinions on every category. Also, Apple had another record financial quarter, and there's a little bit of Rumor Roundup. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. DeleteMe : Get 20% ...
TikTok troubles; Apple Intelligence to be turned on by default; the UK moves toward its own DMA; Apple leans into the smart home; and Samsung joins Apple in the chase for the ultra-thin smartphone. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Milford Sound - Wikipedia Trump signs order refusing to enforce Ti...
Summing up Apple's devil's bargain when it comes to AI features; what TikTok says about the chaotic future of tech regulation; Apple TV+ in the era of "Severance" and "Silo." This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Links and Show Notes: Ge...
Bonnets off to the BBC, the trouble with headlines, Socrates on mountain skis, some slight existential dread about Mac software, irrational love of old computers, Apple's smart home strategy for 2025, and the long wait for some AI features. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Ecamm : Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Oracle : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. ExpressVPN : Hig...
A new year dawns! We consider what it has in store for Apple and why the company's A.I. features need to be judged critically. Then we turn back the clock to 2000 and consider the moment when Mac OS X changed everything. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this lin...
Subtitle: These Go to Eleven It's time for the 11th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2024, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Shareshot : Promote, share and present screenshots. Download for free and get 50% off your first year of Pro. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 2...
Subtitle: The 2024 Upgrade Holiday Special To celebrate the season we discuss Christmas lights, tech gifts, favorite holiday food items, holiday TV and movies, and answer some holiday-themed listener questions. Happy holidays to all Upgradians! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Lex...
Myke prepares the way for a big arrival (including of many Upgrade guest hosts), we're deeply puzzled by reports of a large folding Apple device, and Myke gets out the conspiracy yarn regarding what Tim Cook is up to in the United Kingdom. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+....
Jason bought a laptop, Apple and Sony may be cooking up a Vision Pro scheme, and we review Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Data Citizens Dialogues : Unpacking the importance of data and its impact on the world. Listen now. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no...
Stephen Hackett joins Jason to discuss emergency calls, reaction to Jason's "The Mac is the Model" piece, iPhone metals, our innate troubleshooting powers, Jason's laptop dilemma, the ChatGPT Mac app, and some very old Vision Pro news. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Smarter World : Enabling a better, safer and more secure connected world with breakthrough technologies.. Listen now. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secu...
Apple might recommit to the smart home, Smart Siri feels a long way off, Apple's movie movies anger Hollywood creatives, and Jason's done with the era of App Store exclusivity. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Data Citizens Dialogues : Unpacking the importance of data and its impact on the world. Listen now...
Is Apple trying to boost revenue by truly embracing smart home products, or is it too late? Also, Jason reviews Kindles while lamenting the current state of e-readers, and the Vision Pro gets new accessories and a music video by The Weeknd! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Notion : Try the powerful, easy-to...
Jason's gotten his hands on the M4 MacBook Pros, the M4 iMac, and a visionOS widescreen Mac display. (And we're both considering Mac mini purchases.) Plus: Apple's issues with new products, and the threat of huge EU fines. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Vitally : A new era for customer success productivit...
Scoring our very weird draft, The new Mac mini and MacBook Pro announcements, Apple's latest financial results, our reactions to Image Playground and Genmoji betas, and pondering the actual job of a CEO. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Factor : Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Links and Show Notes: Ge...
Subtitle: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ We kick off a busy week by analyzing the new M4 iMac, the arrival of two different waves of Apple Intelligence, and Jason's review of the iPad mini, but we'll have to wait a week to score our draft because there's more yet to come! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Notion : Try the powerf...
This week we recommend some TV shows, differentiate between types of vaporware, and break down the new iPad mini and Amazon Kindles. Then, Myke and Jason try to predict exactly what Apple might announce later this month. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity....
What AirPods Adaptive mode is for, Apple's first immersive narrative film, tricky executive retention efforts, the Vision products roadmap, Apple TV+ goes to Amazon channels, and the trouble with iPhone 16 Camera Control. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity...
We discuss how Apple is so influential that even its simplest moves can make or break companies and industries. Also: Apple plans a big Halloween week, and there's an immersive thriller coming to Vision Pro. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Factor : Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Notion : Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More...
Jason and Myke break down Meta's preview of its Orion AR glasses project and what it says (or doesn't say) about the future of Apple's Vision product line. Also: An Apple Intelligence timeline, Masimo board intrigue, and a million-dollar celebration. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. DeleteMe : Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. KRCS : Apple Premium Reseller. Get free ne...
Jason and Myke share their first thoughts about the iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10, live and in person! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Ladder : Flexible life insurance in minutes. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay for St. Ju...
All of Apple's new operating systems are here, and we discuss our favorite new features--and acknowledge the elephant waiting in the wings. We also spend a little time celebrating the tenth birthday of both Upgrade and Six Colors. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. DeleteMe : Remove your personal info from data brokers. Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Backblaze : U...
Subtitle: The September 2024 iPhone Event From the iPhone 16 to the Apple Watch Series 10 to the AirPods 4 to the other AirPods 4, and with the release of Apple Intelligence hanging over it all, we break down the announcements from the September Apple Event. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. DeleteMe : Remove your personal info from data brokers. Get 20% off your plan when you use t...
Jason and Myke preview what will happen at next week's Apple event. What new features will the new iPhones have? How will the Apple Watch transform? How will Apple Intelligence be featured? To the winner goes the glory. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Factor : Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Donate to ...
