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#338: Loved by Podcasters the World Over
February 8th, 2021 · 90 minutes
Change is coming for us whether we like it or not. This week we ponder the possibility of an augmented-reality future, and mourn the loss of a piece of software we’ve used for every single episode of Upgrade (until now).
#337: No Appreciable Gates
February 1st, 2021 · 101 minutes
2020 was bad, but for Apple it was sort of... good? We take a last look back at the year with Apple's record financial quarter and the annual Six Colors Apple Report Card.
#336: Cool Report, Though
January 25th, 2021 · 80 minutes
This week Myke and Jason discuss Apple's rumored VR headset, a smaller MacBook Air, Fitness+ walks with celebrities, and why more movies and sports are making the move to streaming outlets.
#335: Repudiation of a Decade
January 18th, 2021 · 86 minutes
A half-sized Mac Pro? No more Touch Bar? MagSafe is coming back? A consumer Apple display? This week Jason and Myke are partying like it's 2015 as they analyze all the reports about new Macs coming later this year.
#334: Tina, If You're Tuna…
January 11th, 2021 · 97 minutes
The avalanche of 2021 Apple product rumors has arrived, the Mac App Store turns 10, tech platforms show some of their users the door, and Jason provides Intel Mac buying advice to a friend, or is it a fish?
#333: New Year, Same Old Prediction
January 4th, 2021 · 100 minutes
2021 has arrived, so it's time for Jason to predict what he thinks Apple will do this year. But it's also time for Myke to look back on his 2020 predictions and judge how well those came out.
#332: The 2020 Upgradies
December 28th, 2020 · 154 minutes
It's the 7th annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2020 across many categories.
#331: Mandatory Turkey Holiday
December 21st, 2020 · 116 minutes
It's the Upgrade Holiday Special! Myke reviews the AirPods Pro Max and Jason reviews Apple Fitness+. Then we get into the spirit of the season with a holiday-themed #askupgrade, and Myke watches "A Charlie Brown Christmas" for the very first time!
#330: People Aren't Always Logical
December 14th, 2020 · 92 minutes
Warner Media blowback, Apple's Gawker show gets cancelled, Disney fires off its Death Star, and Apple announced a $550 pair of headphones.
#329: The Stale Hot Dog Industry
December 7th, 2020 · 89 minutes
Warner Media moves its 2021 films onto HBO Max--what's the future of the movie industry? And a new Mark Gurman report gives some shape to the future of Apple's M-series processors--it turns out the M stands for "more cores."