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Upgrade
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Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
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622: It's Doing It!
Jun 1501:45:57Tap to summarizeBack from WWDC, Jason and Myke have had more time to think about Apple's announcements--and to try many of them in beta releases. Siri AI impresses, we have Snow Leopard vibes, and much more. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code upgrade26. Decagon: The AI concierge for every customer. Get a personalized demo. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback Designed in California – Kickstarter Campaign Field Notes | Front Page Reporter's Notebook Mark Two – Studio Neat Sidekick Pocket – Cortex Brand macOS 27 will let you resize the iPhone Mirroring window - 9to5Mac Daring Fireball: Apple's Private Cloud Compute Is Severely Limited for Third-Party Developers WWDC 2026: Emptying the notebook about AI, bug fixes, and more – Six Colors That WWDC Glow – The Enthusiast All 264 Items on Apple’s WWDC26 “Sweating the Details” Slide - TidBITS Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard review | Macworld Daring Fireball: The Talk Show: Live From WWDC 2026 WWDC 2026: Between Seasons - MacStories Siri AI can do WAY more than you think – Stephen Robles – YouTube
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621: Road to the Apple II: The Partnership (Part 2)
Jun 1100:33:45Tap to summarizeSubtitle: Designed in CaliforniaIn a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Designed in California on Kickstarter: If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting us! Links and Show Notes: Written by Jason Snell. Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen. Key sources: Infinite Loop (1999) by Michael S. Malone Apple: The First 50 Years (2026) by David Pogue (Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books) Steve Jobs (2011) by Walter Isaacson (Amazon, Used) Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback
Transcribe →620: Sweating the Details
Jun 801:28:13Tap to summarizeLive from Apple Park just hours after the WWDC keynote, Jason and Myke offer their in-person reactions to Apple's announcements, including Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, platform improvements and refinements, and features for kids. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Keeper: Get 60% off personal and family plans. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code upgrade50off Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback The Upgrade WWDC26 Event Draft Scorecard Designed in California: An Apple history podcast by Jason Snell — Kickstarter Vision Pro and the challenge of 3D movies – Six Colors
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619: Road to the Apple II: Apple for Sale (Part 1)
Jun 400:33:05Tap to summarizeSubtitle: Designed in CaliforniaIn a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we take you back to 1976 and recount Steve Jobs's numerous attempts to sell Apple or, at the very least, get someone to make an investment in the fledgling company. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Designed in California on Kickstarter: If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting us! Links and Show Notes: Written by Jason Snell. Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen. Key sources: Infinite Loop (1999) by Michael S. Malone Apple: The First 50 Years (2026) by David Pogue (Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books) Steve Jobs (2011) by Walter Isaacson (Amazon, Used) Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback Designed in California – Kickstarter
Transcribe →618: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2026
Jun 101:28:10Tap to summarizeSubtitle: Every Search Is a Brand New Fresh BabyIt's time for our 11th annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! What will be announced? For the third straight year, what will Apple's AI story be? We predict it all! Also, Myke and Jason are starting a new podcast! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: 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. Mercury Weather: Forecasts, beautifully done. Download now for free. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback Designed in California – Kickstarter Campaign ‘Designed in California’: Help us bring Apple history to life – Six Colors Designed in California – LIVE on Kickstarter – The Enthusiast Upgrade Draft Scorecards Mac Power Users #850: Overcast Transcripts and 48 Mac minis with Marco Arment - Relay
Transcribe →617: Image Playgrounds Is My Roman Empire
May 2501:36:01Tap to summarizeWWDC is two weeks away, so it's time for us to consider what we'll be looking for from Apple in terms of features promised and promises delivered. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code upgrade26. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Mercury Weather: Forecasts, beautifully done. Download now for free. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback Apple silicon - Wikipedia Review: ‘Steve Jobs in Exile’ recounts Apple founder’s tough mid-career lessons – Six Colors Steve Jobs in Exile – Geoffrey Cain Steve Jobs in Exile – Amazon UK Apple TV to air first major live pro sports event shot on iPhone 17 Pro - Apple LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo FC May 23, 2026 - Watch MLS Game – Apple TV Apple adds iPhones to Friday Night Baseball coverage – Six Colors Apple's IG Reel on MLS – Instagram Brian Tong's MLS Reel – Instagram Apple takes soccer immersive with Real Madrid – Six Colors Apple iOS 27: AI Writing, Grammar Help; New Shortcuts App; Custom Wallpapers - Bloomberg Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex - MacStories Apple Watch Needs Shake-Up Amid Whoop, Oura, Google Fitbit Air; AirPods iOS 27 - Bloomberg Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
Transcribe →616: Outmoded But Not Vintage
May 1801:49:24Tap to summarizeStephen Hackett joins Jason to talk old Macs, binned chips, and Apple AI. Then Jason discusses the darkest part of Steve Jobs's career with the author of "Steve Jobs In Exile", Geoffrey Cain. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DeleteMe: Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Claude: For problems worth solving — get started with Claude today. Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. Guest Starring: Geoffrey Cain and Stephen Hackett Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback BlueSCSI - The Future of Retro SCSI eMate 300 - Wikipedia Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips - WSJ Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips - (Apple News) Google Announces Its Own Version of Apple's Private Cloud Compute - MacRumors Apple Plans Customizable iPhone Camera App, Siri Overhaul: iOS 27 - Bloomberg iOS 27: Siri App to Have Auto-Deleting Chats; Siri May Be a ‘Beta’; Genmoji - Bloomberg OpenAI-Apple Partnership Frays, Setting Up Possible Legal Fight - Bloomberg Foldable iPhone Production Stalls Amid Hinge Issues - MacRumors Steve Jobs in Exile - Geoffrey Cain Apple exec suggested cutting App Store commission to 20 percent as early as 2011 | The Verge
Transcribe →615: But in Citrus!
May 1101:53:34Tap to summarizeWe revisit the Ultra and Neo names, consider the future of Apple's processor manufacturing strategy, and try to imagine why possible use case there could be for AirPods with built-in cameras. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code upgrade26. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Keeper: Get 60% off personal and family plans. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Aqara UWB Smart Lock U400 Review: Beam Me Up – Six Colors Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens - MacRumors Apple Doubles MacBook Neo Production, Orders Fresh Batch of Chips Culpan: Apple goes all in on MacBook Neo production – Six Colors Apple Weighs Using Intel, Samsung to Build Device Processors - Bloomberg Apple, Intel Have Reached Preliminary Chip-Making Agreement - WSJ iOS 27 Features: Apple Plans to Let Users Swap Models Across Apple Intelligence - Bloomberg Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Reach Advanced Testing Stage in AI Device Push - Bloomberg
Transcribe →614: $100 Billion Is the Floor
May 401:45:42Tap to summarizeSubtitle: 'I'm Bullish on Pokeymans'We read between the lines of Apple's latest record financial results to see how they will impact future products and aquisitions in the Ternus Era. Plus: An Ultra name conundrum, Johny Srouji's burnout, and F1's stateside debut. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: DeleteMe: Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code upgrade50off Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Ted Lasso — Season 4 Official Teaser | Apple TV - YouTube Formula 1 returns to the U.S. this weekend, streaming live on Apple TV - Apple Porsche bleeds six colors – Six Colors Miami GP: Cue talks F1 movie sequel, streaming rights expansion, Ternus’s love for racing - 9to5Mac Porsche bleeds six colors – Six Colors Miami GP: Cue talks F1 movie sequel, streaming rights expansion, Ternus’s love for racing - 9to5Mac Connected #601: I Love Wrists - Relay Apple CEO Tim Cook outs himself as a huge 'Pokeymans' fan | Pokémon Go | The Guardian Apple announces record fiscal second quarter – Six Colors This is Tim (and John and Kevan): Complete transcript of Apple’s Q2 2026 financial call – Six Colors Apple results analysis: Net-net over the moon – Six Colors Apple says supply constraints for Mac mini and Mac Studio to persist for several months - 9to5Mac Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799 - MacRumors Generative AI Fill in Photoshop Feels Like Magic - 512 Pixels iOS 27 Features: Siri Camera Mode; Visual Intelligence Nutrition Info, Contacts - Bloomberg iPhone 18 Pro to have some of Apple’s biggest camera upgrades ever: report - 9to5Mac iPhone Ultra and MacBook Ultra are coming this year, per report - 9to5Mac
Transcribe →613: I Know I Picked Too Many iPods
Apr 2701:36:53Tap to summarizeGiven a week to process the news of Apple's CEO transition, we ponder where Apple will go under John Ternus, the role of Johny Srouji, and why a book about Tim Cook would not be a cookbook. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Mercury Weather: Forecasts, beautifully done. Download now for free. Claude: For problems worth solving — get started with Claude today. Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Britain In The 70s - The Rest Is History Britain In 1974 - The Rest Is History eMac - Wikipedia AirPort - Wikipedia That was Tim, this is Ternus: Some first thoughts on Apple’s CEO transition – Six Colors Opinion | Tim Cook Did Wonders for Apple. He Also Did a Lot for Xi Jinping. - The New York Times Apple CEO John Ternus Confronts Test of Retaining Top Talent - Bloomberg Apple to Focus Hardware Team on Five Areas Under Johny Srouji - Bloomberg These are the four new iPhone 18 Pro colors, per rumor - 9to5Mac MacBook Pro With Touch Screen and New Mac Studio Likely 'Postponed' - MacRumors Jon Prosser Still Not Fully Cooperating in Apple's iOS 26 Trade Secrets Lawsuit - MacRumors How YouTuber Jon Prosser broke Liquid Glass — and what happened in the fallout | The Verge Cortex #178: The Process of Investigative Reporting, With Jason Schreier - Relay
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