212: The Chocolate Phone Is No Good

09/24/18 • 112 min

The iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4 are here, and Myke and Jason offer their first impressions of all the new devices. Plus macOS Mojave arrives and Apple sets some interesting standards for its forthcoming video service.

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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Accidental Tech Podcast: 286: I Respect a Good Crust Connected #210: Cold Feet Apple Blogger - Relay FM macOS Mojave - Apple The iPhone is more expensive than ever. Here's why | Macworld Apple orders miniseries 'Defending Jacob' starring Captain America actor Chris Evans | 9to5Mac No Sex Please, We’re Apple: iPhone Giant Seeks TV Success on Its Own Terms - WSJ Watershed (broadcasting) - Wikipedia Loki, Scarlet Witch to Get TV Series on Disney Streaming Service – Variety Amazon Fire TV Recast lets you send live TV streams to your device - The Verge Spandau Ballet - Gold - YouTube Daring Fireball: The iPhones XS Upgrade #56: The Migration Experience - Relay FM Myke's Smart HDR Example Jason's Smart HDR Example - 1 Jason's Smart HDR Example - 2 Metro date power reserve — NOMOS Glashütte 40mm Black Sport Loop - Apple Buy BeatsX In-Ear Headphones - Apple

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211: You Will Pay

What a time! iOS 12 has arrived and we're waiting for delivery of new Apple products. This week Jason and Myke discuss their favorite features of the new update, which new devices they've bought, why phone carriers ruin everything, and the fallout from Apple's decision to focus on larger and more expensive phones this time around.

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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership iOS 12: The MacStories Review – MacStories iOS 12: The MacStories Review – Audiobook Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides Logitech Crayon for iPad (6th Gen.) - Apple Apple outlines Dual SIM support on iPhone Xs, coming in a future update to iOS 12 | 9to5Mac Apple Event Notebook: iPhone - Six Colors Apple Event Notebook: Apple Watch - Six Colors Matthew Cassinelli - YouTube Shortcuts – Tag Archive - MacStories Myke's 'Keynote Day' Instagram Story

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213: The California Environment

This week Jason and Myke discuss where the iPad Pro might go next, including whether it's primarily a horizontal or vertical device, and if adding a USB-C port makes sense. Then pull up a chair, because it's time for Jason to tell you the story of his summer-long battle with the IKEA supply chain: Frösönquest 2018.

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