Apple Episodes

New Apple news and rumors, daily.
Nov. 19, 2018

Mon. 11/19 - Are iPhone Sales Really Underwhelming (This Time)?

Skype calls on Amazon Echos, Tumblr disappears from iOS, Facebook on a war footing, iPhone sales storm clouds, and the Bitcoin Cash hard fork explained. Links: Skype calling now available on Alexa (The Verge) Tweet Storm o…
Nov. 9, 2018

Fri. 11/09 - Amazon and Apple Cut a Deal

The great winter of tech worker discontent is definitely here, Disney’s streaming service has a name, Vine might be coming back, Github hits a major milestone and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: Amazo…
Nov. 5, 2018

Mon. 11/05 - iPad Pro Reviews Are Mixed

Has Amazon decided on the location of its new HQ? What do people think of the new iPad Pros? Why are recently IPO’d tech companies hoarding cash? And why you might want to think twice about taking a selfie in the voting boot…
Nov. 2, 2018

Fri. 11/02 - Apple Earnings Up, Stock Down

Apple makes a pile of money and their stock tanks, Flickr ends its mega-free-storage plan, a classic internet cartoon gets a 4K makeover, browser extensions steal Facebook private messages, testing the latest smartphones to …
Oct. 30, 2018

Tue. 10/30 - New MacBook Airs, Mac Minis and iPad Pros

Today MacBook Airs, Mac Minis and new iPad Pros, Coinbase raises a round, the UK has a new tech tax, interesting executive musical chairs, and why reCAPTCHA’s might be a thing of the past. Links: UK chancellor announces 2%…
Oct. 24, 2018

Wed. 10/24 - Tim Cook Attacks the "Data Industrial Complex"

Tim Cook attacks the “data industrial complex,” why political texts are flooding your phone, the US, China and the AI cold war, and how Facebook Messenger got its new look. Links: Apple’s Tim Cook Makes Blistering Attack O…
Oct. 23, 2018

Tue. 10/23 - iPhone XR Reviews

Tim Cook demands a retraction from Bloomberg, another founder flees Facebook, Repl.it gets a murder’s row of VC backers and the iPhone XR reviews are in. Links: Amazon cloud chief Jassy follows Apple in calling for retract…
Oct. 18, 2018

Thur. 10/18 - Apple Says: No... Sleep... Till Brooklyn!

Spotify Premium gets a spit shine, Facebook think it knows who was behind that big hack, why everyone and their mother has a subscription box service, and an Apple event in Brooklyn! Links: Spotify Premium gets personalize…
Sept. 27, 2018

Thu. 09/27 - When You Take Being an Apple Fanboi Too Far

Facebook said it doesn’t market certain data; surprise, surprise, researchers prove they do, Amazon doesn’t love unions, is the Oculus Quest VR’s iPhone moment, and do ride sharing companies actually make money? Links: Fac…
Sept. 12, 2018

Wed. 09/12 - Happy iPhone Day!

What else? The iPhone event. Also, the EU strikes again, the T-Mobile/Sprint merger is on “pause” and "Gawker" is coming back. Links:EU approves controversial Copyright Directive, including internet ‘link tax’ and ‘upload f…
Sept. 6, 2018

Thu. 09/06 - More iPhone Event Rumor Bingo

The 2014 Sony hacker gets charged, Lyft beats Uber to the scooter punch, why Roblox is the biggest thing since Minecraft, Spotify plays chicken with the music industry, and let’s play another round of Apple event rumor bingo…
Aug. 31, 2018

Fri. 8/31 - Is This How The iPhone Leak Happened?

How those iPhone leaks happened (maybe), the scooter permits happened and some big names got snubbed, Google’s secret deal with MasterCard, and the weekend long reads suggestions. Links:Exclusive: This is ‘iPhone XS’ — desi…
Aug. 30, 2018

Thu. 8/30 - iGlasses? (Pun Not Intended)

An Apple acquisition suggests they’re serious about AR, Uber is serious about escooters, Google lets Kubernetes leave the nest, your IP address is not enough to finger you for a crime, and a fully functional Bugatti made out…
Aug. 27, 2018

Mon. 8/27 - The Three New iPhones to Expect Next Month

The three new iPhones Mark Gurman says are coming our way, Warren Buffet invests in an Indian tech company, Palmer Luckey pans Magic Leap and why Uber thinks e-scooters are cool. Links:Apple to Embrace iPhone X Design With N…
Aug. 23, 2018

Thu. 8/23 - The Backlash Against the “App Store Tax”

Australia bans Chinese telecoms equipment, Microsoft might offer an Xbox subscription that includes the whole console, new DJI drones, Alex Stamos on hacking the 2018 election and the backlash against the “app store tax.” Li…