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Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained.
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#439: The 2022 Upgradies
December 26th, 2022 · 125 minutes
It's time for the Ninth Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2022, 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.
#438: Holiday Antitrust Special
December 19th, 2022 · 121 minutes
It's the most wonderful time of the year--for news! We discuss next year's Mac lineup, the end of Apple's negotiations with the NFL, and reports that Apple will open up the iOS app ecosystem. Finally, we re-tell our Apple origin stories. Happy holidays!
#437: Luxury Car for Nerds
December 12th, 2022 · 90 minutes
Myke has returned, and so have the Apple Car rumors. But before we try to figure those out, we've got to consider Apple's encryption announcements, Tim Cook's appearance at a chip factory in Arizona, and John Siracusa's appearance in our show document.
#436: I Bend So Many Spoons
December 6th, 2022 · 138 minutes
John Siracusa returns to the show to chat about Jason's recent visit to his house, Mac app development, Apple's brain drain, TSMC breaking ground in Arizona, the problems with AI training models, the current state of macOS, and what makes a Good Product.
#435: OS 8, Not So Great
November 29th, 2022 · 144 minutes
Happy Cyber Monday! John Gruber joins Jason to discuss eWorld, Apple's iPhone production problems in China, FIFA and Qatar, Apple's sports ambitions, BBEdit, regular expressions, Perl and Python, MarsEdit, and John's computing setup.
#434: Bob to Bob to Bob
November 21st, 2022 · 85 minutes
Big streaming-media news this week, as Disney switches bosses and Apple plans its next wave of sports-streaming products. Meanwhile, Myke's busy building out his smart home while Jason has been reminded of the fragility of smart-home networking.
#433: The Lava Lamp is Not Responding
November 14th, 2022 · 80 minutes
Let's get real about the Apple VR headset. Is it really coming next year? What's it going to look like? What features should it have? We break it all down. Also, we've got home automation on our minds in various ways!
#432: Upgrade (With Special Offers)
November 7th, 2022 · 84 minutes
The strong dollar is helping to drive up Apple's prices around the world, but is it teaching the company that high prices don't matter? Also, Apple downgrades our favorite tvOS feature, Apple gets into TV ads, and iPhone production grinds to a halt.
#431: Charty Charty Money Charts
October 31st, 2022 · 92 minutes
Apple and the Mac had another record quarter, but there are some serious questions about slowing growth in services and what it means for Apple's future strategies. This leads naturally into us discussing questionable stuff Apple's doing on the App Store.
#430: Other Kickstands Are Available
October 24th, 2022 · 130 minutes
Jason's got new reviews of macOS Ventura, the tenth-generation iPad, and the M2 iPad Pro. We discuss Stage Manager, System Settings, the Magic Keyboard Folio, and the curious pace and nature of iPad innovations.