Does the report that Apple may build a touchscreen Mac laptop mean that the futures of the Mac and iPad are about to converge--or is nothing much really going to change? Then Jason and Myke then pour one out for third-party Twitter apps.
As the new year begins, reports about Apple's forthcoming headset product arrive to confuse and perplex us. We also discuss a potentially quiet year for the rest of Apple's product line, the fundamental dignity of a circular pizza, and CES.
It's a new year, and Jason has made his fearless predictions about what will happen in 2023! (Myke has questions.) We also consider the fate of the iPhone Plus, discuss Apple pausing its HomeKit architecture roll-out, and pour one out for Dark Sky.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!