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#92: WWDC 2016 Draft

June 7th, 2016 · 99 minutes

Jason and Myke predict the contents of WWDC 2016 in the first annual Upgrade Keynote Draft. How many of our picks are based on deep knowledge of the industry, and how many are wish fulfillment? Next week will tell the tale.

#91: iMac Special

May 30th, 2016 · 86 minutes

In this special holiday episode, Stephen Hackett joins Myke and Jason to discuss the product that changed Apple's fortunes: the original iMac.

#90: Nobody Should be a Siri Power User

May 23rd, 2016 · 90 minutes

This week Jason and Myke discuss the future of Siri on the Mac and elsewhere, and ponder Apple's new Apple Store design. Plus we've got some talk about Google I/O and final (for now) thoughts about the business of podcasting.

#89: Can We Use a Tracking Pixel?

May 16th, 2016 · 82 minutes

By popular demand, Jason and Myke talk a bit more about the business of podcasting, as they’re joined by podcaster and podcast ad sales executive Lex Friedman.

#88: Happy Apple Watch Users

May 9th, 2016 · 81 minutes

A year later, Jason and Myke are still using their Apple Watches. Amid high-profile users abandoning Apple’s new wearable, why do we still enjoy it? Also, we rage about a NYT story about high-profile podcasters trying to change the way the industry works.

#87: Unchartable Tidbits

May 2nd, 2016 · 96 minutes

Jason and Myke are joined by follow-up guest Scott McNulty to review the Kindle Oasis (including its Kindle hump), then switch gears to break down the complexities of Apple’s quarterly results.

#86: The Cloud With the Question Mark

April 25th, 2016 · 79 minutes

Myke’s back just in time to discuss the minor changes to the new MacBook and attempt to figure out why the Apple Car might exist.

#85: Talk to this Cylinder

April 18th, 2016 · 82 minutes

With Myke away, Scott McNulty and Dan Moren join Jason to talk about two different Amazon hardware products, Kindle and Echo.

#84: Peek it, But Don't Pop it!

April 11th, 2016 · 83 minutes

Jason and Myke discuss the 9.7-inch iPad Pro's True Tone display and the trouble with 3D Touch.

#83: I Love Infuriating You

April 4th, 2016 · 80 minutes

Jason tried out the shrunken-down Smart Keyboard for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and you'll never believe what happened next! Myke returns from vacation to break down Jason's reviews of Apple’s latest products and provide an Apple Watch band review of his own.