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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Sep 30, 2024 · 1 hr 29 min
531: Notifications in My Eyes
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.
Sep 23, 2024 · 1 hr 37 min
530: I Am Beyond Recovery
Jason and Myke share their first thoughts about the iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10, live and in person!
Sep 16, 2024 · 1 hr 51 min
529: Grind Down That Silicon
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.
Sep 10, 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
528: Here's My Child Criminal
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.
Sep 2, 2024 · 1 hr 32 min
527: The 2024 September Event Draft
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.
Aug 26, 2024 · 1 hr 55 min
526: Journal and Learnal
We bring the Summer of Fun to a close with our opinionated rating of 60 different Apple app icons.
Aug 19, 2024 · 1 hr 30 min
525: Best of U3
Fortnite and Epic return to the (not your) iPhone, Apple opens up NFC and enacts new restrictions on Patreon, Spotify posts a link, and we discuss what is and is not a 'Tabletop Robot.'
Aug 12, 2024 · 1 hr 34 min
524: We're Making a Trifle
This episode has a lot of layers, as we discuss the Olympics, the Google antitrust ruling, Apple's new EU fee plan, a tiny new Mac mini, macOS dialog disasters, and the tech world of a decade ago.
Aug 5, 2024 · 1 hr 28 min
523: I Got It to Hallucinate Already
Myke has a mostly positive Apple Intelligence experience (except for Siri), Apple results make us consider the power of Services, and the Color Czar may be up to their old tricks.
Jul 29, 2024 · 1 hr 33 min
522: Reserve Your Spot
After recapping their excitement about the Relay 10 event in London, Jason and Myke discuss the arrival of Apple Intelligence in a surprising beta release and imagine some interesting new directions for the iPhone product line.
Jul 15, 2024 · 1 hr 28 min
521: I Can Get Pineapple Into Anything
Jason and Myke interview the writers of "What If...? An Interactive Story" for Vision Pro about the challenges of writing something that's not quite a movie and not quite a video game for a brand-new platform. Also: hot dogs!
Jul 8, 2024 · 1 hr 35 min
520: Cruel Summer
There's more news about Apple's battles with Epic and the EU, and Apple tightens its ties with OpenAI, but all of the controversy gets us thinking about what makes us stay excited about technology during difficult times.
Jul 1, 2024 · 1 hr 31 min
519: The Intelligent Trinity
After some feedback about the future of the Vision Pro, we discuss Apple's adventures in the EU, the inevitable fragmentation of Siri, and a curious new AirPods rumor.
Jun 24, 2024 · 2 hr
518: Having Lots of Money Doesn't Make You a Bank
Apple backs away from some financial services and changes its Vision hardware approach, and there's a new phase in the company's relationship with the EU. For the Summer of Fun, we look at our current iPhone home screens.
Jun 17, 2024 · 1 hr 39 min
517: Maybe It's Catchier in Japanese
The Summer of Fun has arrived, but we've still got a lot of catch-up work to do after a huge WWDC. So this week we share more thoughts about Apple's new AI strategy and discuss a lot of the feedback we got about what happened last week.
Jun 12, 2024 · 2 hr 24 min
516: I'm Suppressing My Feelings
Live from Cupertino, Jason has his in-person reactions to Apple's big WWDC announcements. And in London, Myke processes his feelings about some controversial Apple choices.
Jun 3, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
515: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2024
It's time for our ninth annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! What will be announced? Will it be all AI, all the time? And a new wrinkle is added to the draft format!
May 27, 2024 · 1 hr 29 min
514: European Beard
It's time for a Vision Pro check-in. How are we using it, and how should Apple sell it? Also, some EU app marketplace developers just want to go home.
May 20, 2024 · 1 hr 46 min
513: I Do Not Rock Anything
Myke returns to the show to give his personal iPad Pro review, and we discuss Apple's accessibility announcements, worrying Apple AI reports, and some mystifying rumors about future iPhones for this year and next.
May 13, 2024 · 1 hr 47 min
512: Pros Are the Little Boats
The new iPad Pro is here, and Jason is joined by Federico Viticci to discuss the new model, Jason's review, and the limitations of iPadOS. Stephen Hackett also joins the show not to crush some creative dreams, but to answer your questions.