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For Brian Roemmele, the future is undeniably voice-first. He sees Apple as best positioned to take advantage of the revolution-in-progress but for one thing — the company's reluctance to let the Siri feature become the SiriOS platform. Links: @BrianRoemmele on Twitter Voice First Expert Sponsors: Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook    

While Rene is away moving, we journey back into the Debug vaults for one of the all-time classic episodes. Before there was iPhone it was the Purple Experience Project. Nitin Ganatra was there from the beginning. And here’s how it happened.   Links:   @nitinganatra on Twitter Debug 39: Nitin Ganatra episode I: System 7 to Carbon Debug 40: Nitin Ganatra episode II: OS X to iOS     Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

Apple is rumored to be planning unified development of iOS and Mac apps to create a single user experience. Rene is joined by developer Guilherme Rambo to discuss some of the possibilities. Links: Marzipan Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User Experience @_inside on Twitter ChibiStudio on the App Store Animoji Studio on GitHub Sponsors: MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Subscribe via: ⁃Apple Podcasts ⁃Overcast ⁃Pocket Casts ⁃Castro ⁃RSS Follow on: ⁃Web ⁃Twitter ⁃Instagram ⁃Facebook  

Eleven years ago today Steve Jobs announced a wide-screen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough internet device. But it wasn't three products. It was one product. And we got it, Steve. We got iPhone.    Links:   11 years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone     Sponsors:   Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Sign up at Thrifter.com Audible: Listening is the new reading. Start your 30-day free trial at audible.com/vector or text vector to 500-500!     Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

Moving. Jury duty. These things get in the way of new shows. So, a classic! From the Debug archives: Back before they joined Apple, the Workflow team sat down to chat… with a surprise guest.    Links:   Workflow on the App Store Getting started with Workflow   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

Intel now claims to be "immune" to Meltdown and Spectre. Meanwhile, Apple has patched Meltdown. Ish. And is working on Spectre. Here's the update you need to listen to. Links: 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' FAQ About speculative execution vulnerabilities in ARM-based and Intel CPUs [Apple] About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan Intel issues updates to protect systems from security exploits Sponsors: Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Sign up at Thrifter.com Audible: Listening is the new reading. Start your 30-day free trial at audible.com/vector or text vector to 500-500! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook   

Meltdown "melts security boundaries which are normally enforced by the hardware". Spectre exploits how "speculative execution" is handled in almost all modern CPU. This is what you need to know Links: 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' FAQ Sponsors: Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Sign up at Thrifter.com Audible: Listening is the new reading. Start your 30-day free trial at audible.com/vector or text vector to 500-500! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook    

Rene provides a wish list of what “could be” for Apple hardware releases in 2018. Links: What I'd like to see from iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, and Mac in 2018 Sponsors: Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Sign up at Thrifter.com Audible: Listening is the new reading. Start your 30-day free trial at audible.com/vector or text vector to 500-500! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook   

Rene speaks with FanWagon founder, Dexter Talbert, about hardware considerations in the Mac ecosystem for software development, including GPU performance, eGPU support, and the yet-to-be-unveiled next-gen Mac Pro. Links: Dexter Talbert on Twitter FanWagon on the App Store Sponsors: Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Sign up at Thrifter.com Audible: Listening is the new reading. Start your 30-day free trial at audible.com/vector or text vector to 500-500! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook 

Apple has provided additional technical information and rationale for intentional CPU throttling based on battery health and thermal performance. The issue is far from over, but Rene provides a mid-mortem analysis. Links: Samsung, HTC, LG comment on #iPhoneSlow despite awkward histories of cheating on benchmarks Apple addresses #iPhoneSlow, offers steep discounts on battery replacements iPhone Battery and Performance Sponsors: Thrifter: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Sign up at Thrifter.com Audible: Listening is the new reading. Start your 30-day free trial at audible.com/vector or text vector to 500-500! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook 

Apple has problems. Every company does. These are the ones Rene considers most critical to the company's long-term success — the ones they need to start aggressively addressing in 2018. Links: Biggest problems facing Apple in 2018 Sponsors: MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Subscribe via: ⁃Apple Podcasts ⁃Overcast ⁃Pocket Casts ⁃Castro ⁃RSS Follow on: ⁃Web ⁃Twitter ⁃Instagram ⁃Facebook  

Daniel Bader, managing editor of Android Central, went to Hawaii to learn all about Qualcomm’s next generation Snapdragon platform and 5G wireless technology.   Links:   @journeydan on Twitter Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 5G gets closer to reality   Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

2017 was a strong year for Apple, but not without some significant bumps. Michael and Rene look back at the good, the bad, the ugly, and the insanely great.   Links: @gartenberg on Twitter   Sponsors: MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

Dieter Bohn, Brad Ellis, and Christina Warren join Rene to discuss what’s wrong with iOS notifications, what’s right about them, and what they’d like to see in the future. Links: @film_girl on Twitter @backlon on Twitter @bradellis on Twitter Sponsors: MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated. Subscribe via: ⁃Apple Podcasts ⁃Overcast ⁃Pocket Casts ⁃Castro ⁃RSS Follow on: ⁃Web ⁃Twitter ⁃Instagram ⁃Facebook  

044: Ferrite Recording Studio with Canis and Jason Snell   Who said you can’t edit podcasts on iOS? Ferrite Recording Studio developer Canis and power user Jason discuss the app’s origins, iOS limitations, workflows, tips and tricks, and what might be coming next.   Links:   @wooji on Twitter @jsnell on Twitter Ferrite Six Colors Editing podcasts on iOS with Ferrite     Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

043: Bonus: Star Wars: The Last Jedi   It’s a Christmas special! Guy English, Matt Drance, Don Melton, and Lia Napolitano chat about the characters, themes, music, effects, and impact of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.   Links:   @gte on Twitter @drance on Twitter @donmelton on Twitter @lianaps on Twitter Star Wars: The Last Jedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Wikipedia How Star Wars was saved in the edit     Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

MKBHD has been using the new iMac Pro for two weeks and put it through his demanding 8K workflow. Here are his thoughts.   Links:   MKBHD on Twitter MKBHD on YouTube iMac Pro: 1 Week Impressions! iMac Pro: Beauty of a Beast   Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

041: iPhone battery life vs. performance roundtable   Apple is sacrificing performance on old, cold iPhone batteries to prevent unexpected shutdowns. The company has been doing it for almost a year but this week it’s making headlines. Geekbench’s John Poole, analyst Ben Bajarin, former analyst Carl Howe, and electrical engineer and Android editor Jerry Hildenbrand discuss what’s happening, why, and what it all means.   Links:   @jfpoole on Twitter @benbajarin on Twitter @cdhowe on Twitter @gbhil on Twitter Apple and iOS 10.2.1 address unexpected shutdowns on iPhone 6, iPhone 6s PSA: iPhone slow? Try replacing your battery! Why Apple slows down old iPhones to save your battery iPhone Performance and Battery Age   Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: We

Gui Rambo makes iOS apps, both for a company and for himself. He also reverse engineers iOS frameworks. (Maybe you saw his Animoji Studio?) Here’s how he got started and how he works.   Links:   @_inside on Twitter ChibiStudio on the App Store Animoji Studio on GitHub Why new batteries breathe new life into old iPhones       Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

039: Apple Glasses with Neil Cybart   Former sell-side analyst Neil Cybart dives deep into Apple’s augmented reality efforts, including ARKit, and how Apple Glasses could be the next big thing.   Links:   @neilcybart on Twitter Apple Is Facing a Double Standard Above Avalon Membership information Apple Glasses     Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook