Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained.
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#318: Four Weeks Out or Tomorrow
September 28th, 2020 · 78 minutes
This week widget mania sweeps the nation, Jason goes to an Apple Store to buy a Solo Loop, and Tim Cook ponders Apple's work-from-home culture.
#317: Upsettings
September 21st, 2020 · 101 minutes
This week's show features an iOS 14 home-screen aesthetics revolution, some watchOS 7 follow-up, the need for a Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 12, and the horrible ways we use our keyboards.
#316: Why Tomorrow?
September 15th, 2020 · 87 minutes
New Apple Watches and iPads! Here's our quick reaction to the news. Shockingly, we walk away feeling pretty good about… Apple's services? Plus: Surprise! Apple's OS updates are coming tomorrow!
#315: The 2020 September Event Draft
September 14th, 2020 · 71 minutes
In the first of two episodes of Upgrade this week, Jason and Myke predict what will happen at September 15's Apple event in the traditional form of a draft! We'll be back on Tuesday for post-event reaction and the scoring of our picks.
#314: Beta Tourism
September 7th, 2020 · 90 minutes
Jason dives into macOS Big Sur and has to podcast from exile, Apple gets excited about Emmy nominations while prepping for fall product launches, and the release of "Mulan" leads us to discuss which movie theaters are worth saving.
#313: Story of the Summer
August 31st, 2020 · 96 minutes
Jason and Myke try to piece together conflicting rumors about Macs with Apple silicon, Apple TV+ embraces the UK and Mariah Carey, and Apple and Epic take it to the courts, and #askupgrade reaches its final form as #keyboardtalk.
#312: Outgrade
August 24th, 2020 · 99 minutes
Jason and Myke take a walk in the woods while discussing Apple and Epic, the latest Apple TV+ news, the speed potential of Macs with Apple silicon, and how the pandemic has changed their working lives.
#311: Summer of App Store Problems
August 17th, 2020 · 109 minutes
This week we cover the Summer of App Store Problems, including Epic taking on Apple and Google, and also the promise of an Apple Bundle and what frustrates us about Apple's services.
#310: The Opposite of Shiny
August 10th, 2020 · 107 minutes
This week Jason reviews the new iMac and the public beta release of macOS Big Sur, Myke thinks Apple's making a big mistake in keeping game streaming services off of its platforms, and in Upstream we discuss how quickly the movie industry is changing.
#309: Ancient Mac Archaeologist
August 4th, 2020 · 89 minutes
This week we cover Apple's newest iMacs, Phil Schiller's job transition, some formerly secret Apple emails, and Apple's surprisingly strong financial results. Also, Jason launches his new "20 Macs for 2020" project.