Upgrade

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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163: Kindle Bubbles

Episode Date: October 16, 2017

This week there's a bunch of news from the world of entertainment. Apple's new TV execs made their first big deal in Hollywood, which brings up lots o...

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159: Retcon Incident

Episode Date: September 18, 2017

Our wallets much lighter than last week, we discuss what new Apple products we’ve ordered and what we’re still waiting for. We also spend a lot more t...

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158: New Theater Smell

Episode Date: September 13, 2017

Apple unveiled three new iPhones, a new Apple Watch, a 4K Apple TV, and the new Steve Jobs Theater at its September media event. Jason was there and r...

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156: The Silly Season

Episode Date: August 28, 2017

Special guest Merlin Mann joins Jason to talk about Apple event rumors, why we care about Apple kremlinology, our approaches to keeping and deleting f...

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153: Three Ficuses

Episode Date: August 8, 2017

Myke reports in from New York as we discuss a grab bag of Apple news, including a possible cellular Apple Watch, even more details from the HomePod fi...

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151: Caulk and Spackle

Episode Date: July 24, 2017

Does the Mac mini have a place in the Mac line-up, or should it fade into the sunset? Which Mac laptop--MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Escape--is th...

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149: The Taste of Danger

Episode Date: July 10, 2017

Is Apple taking a risk in potentially releasing a high-end, high-cost iPhone model in addition to the regular models this fall, as is rumored? Also, J...