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Season 2016
2016x1
The Over-Under Tip
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Jan 05, 2016
Steve Jobs documentary on CNN, Apple shares close the year down, what to expect from Apple in 2016, money transfer via iMessages, how much money did one kid waste on his dad's iPad, .. show full overview
2016x2
Blowin' Down Your Snorkel
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Jan 12, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay discuss all of this week's news from Apple, including iOS 9.3 Beta, Apple Watch 2.2, rumors of new Macs in March, and more.
2016x3
Nerds, the Musical
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Jan 19, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie and Alex Lindsay discuss the potential features of an Apple Watch 2.0, the absurd request by Donald Trump to require all Apple manufacturing come .. show full overview
2016x4
Pol Pot Pinball
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Jan 26, 2016
Leo Laporte, Rene Ritche, Andy Ihnatko and Alex Lindsay talk about Apple earnings due out today, a website that will crash Safari, Apple Car project Titan is off to a rocky start, and more...
2016x5
Here Comes The Ides Of March
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Feb 02, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko and Rene Ritchie are joined by Jason Snell to go deep into the details of Apple's quarterly report, the confirmed date of the next Apple event, the rumors of hardware expected to be released, and more...
2016x6
Yum Time
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Feb 09, 2016
Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko and Alex Lindsay discuss the Error 53 issues, Tim Cook's town hall meeting, blurry Super Bowl iPhone pictures, iPhone battery issues, and more...
2016x7
Roll Up the Rim to Win
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Feb 16, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie and Alex Lindsay talk about the latest news from Apple; Error 53 updates, iOS updates, Adobe bug updates, Apple Music, and more...
2016x8
Come for the Ham, Stay for the Handset
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Feb 23, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie talk about the continually changing story of Apple versus the DOJ, Fortune's Q&A with Tim Cook, the Apple Car project, iOS 9.3 Beta, and more...
2016x9
I've Got The New Resedit
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Mar 01, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Adam Engst discuss the latest news from 1 Infinite Loop, including the ongoing FBI/DOJ story, the mid/late March event rumors, Siri for the Mac, ResEdit, and more...
2016x10
Take It to the Hague
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Mar 08, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay discuss the latest news from Apple, Steve Wozniak's reaction to the FBI/DOJ probe, the future of the App Store, rumors surrounding the upcoming Apple event, and more...
2016x11
Use Your Pinkie
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Mar 15, 2016
Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Alex Lindsay, and Clayton Morris talk about the lastest in the DOJ v Apple fight, rumors of the upcoming Apple event, indie app development, a debunked iOS hack, and more...
2016x12
Let McAfee Do it
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Mar 22, 2016
Leo Laporte and Andy Ihnatko discuss the highlights of the March Apple event: iPhoneSE, iPad Pro, Apple TV, the Liam robot, and the last minute reversal by the FBI/DOJ in the ongoing encryption case.
2016x13
85 Alexs
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Mar 29, 2016
The 500th episode brings Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie together to talk about the Nokia OZO 360 camera, security implications from FBI case closure, hands on .. show full overview
2016x14
Purple Safari
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Apr 05, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie discuss the new Apple devices, WhatsApp encrypts everything, Apple campus 2 update, Purple Safari, NightShift on the iPad, and more.
2016x15
Turtle Wax and Bondo
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Apr 12, 2016
Cookie Monster outtakes, Apple is going all-in on celebrities to sell new Apple TV, FBI begins telling Congress how it hacked iPhone, Apple removes third-party Reddit clients from the App Store due to NSFW content, and more!
2016x16
The Tete Bump
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Apr 19, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie discuss the new MacBook, the best iPad screen, the best router, Taylor Swift's new Apple Music ad, and more...
2016x17
Cheetos in Their Beers
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Apr 26, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay discuss the Apple earnings predictions, the future of the Apple Car, the new MacBook, the Apple Watch 1 year later, and more.
2016x18
Shift S
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May 03, 2016
Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay discuss Apple Earnings, The FBI iPhone hack, the new MacBook Pro, and more...
2016x19
Music Is Hard
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May 10, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie discuss iTunes deleting your music, Apple and podcasting, The Mac Museum "Alex’s Apple Orchard", WWDC rumors, and more...
2016x20
Malibu Stacey Gets a Hat
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May 17, 2016
Apple releases OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan, iOS 9.3.2, watchOS 2.2.1, a new GarageBand with Chinese instruments, and iTunes and Apple Music might not be deleting your music anymore.
2016x21
Gooey Breakfast
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May 24, 2016
Leo, Andy, Rene, and Jim Dalrymple discuss rumors of a new MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen, an iPhone 7 with four speakers, and Apple stores becoming places to hang out.
2016x22
The Woz Cut
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May 31, 2016
When will Apple release a VR product? Will patent trolls kill FaceTime and iMessage? Did Apple screw up the launch of Apple Pay?
2016x23
This Is Not a Place of Honor
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Jun 07, 2016
What's in store for WWDC 2016, Ray Liotta and DJ Khaled talk Apple Music, and an Australian woman uses Siri to save her dying baby.
2016x24
WWDC Deconstructed
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Jun 14, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Rich Siegel talk about announcements from WWDC 2016 including a new Apple File System, Differential Privacy which allows Apple to learn more .. show full overview
2016x25
Salty, Salty Funk
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Jun 21, 2016
Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi's comments after WWDC, a more detailed look at watchOS 3, and what we know about iPhone 7.
2016x26
Sous-Vide Burrito
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Jun 28, 2016
Will Apple kill the headphone jack in the iPhone 7? Does discontinuing the Thunderbolt display mean a new monitor is on the way? Or is it a sign of Apple's continued distance from the pro market?
2016x27
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet!
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Jul 05, 2016
Apple and Spotify fighting over App Store's 30% take - will Apple win the Streaming War? Also: Swift Playground, old people on Snapchat, and new stickers in iOS 10.
2016x28
A Burrito Sized Battery Charger
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Jul 12, 2016
Pokémon Go takes over the world, iOS 10 revolutionizes Messages and Notifications, and Prisma turns your photos into works of art.
2016x29
The Mac Flat Tax
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Jul 19, 2016
Apple is producing their own TV show, but Eddy Cue insists that Hollywood has nothing to fear from Apple. Meanwhile, Apple continues its takeover of the music industry with a new royalty .. show full overview
2016x30
Kernel Panic
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Jul 26, 2016
Apple's third quarter earnings expectations, Apple's latest security fix, Apple Car launch date slips back a year to 2021, new Macs may not have Intel chips inside, and more.
2016x31
Walk a Little More Funky
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Aug 02, 2016
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2016x32
Locked In The Bathroom
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Aug 09, 2016
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2016x33
Brick Time is Over
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Aug 16, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay discuss Tim Cook's recent interview with the Washington Post, Apple's stock, and rumors regarding Apple's MacBook Pro.
2016x34
Airbnb at Tim's House
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Aug 23, 2016
It's looking more and more like the iPhone 7 announcement will happen two weeks from now. Also, the Apple Music Festival is coming September 18th, Australian banks take on Apple Pay, and farewell Gord Downie.
2016x35
This Phone Smells Like Mr. Bubble
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Aug 30, 2016
Apple sends out stylish invitations for a September 7th event, the EU demands $14.5 billion in back taxes for Apple's Irish holdings, Spotify may be blacklisting artists with Apple Music .. show full overview
2016x36
Courage
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Sep 07, 2016
In-depth analysis of Apple's iPhone 7 event. New Apple Watch, new dual camera, and yes...no more headphone jack.
2016x37
The Snorlax Is a Lie
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Sep 13, 2016
A week after the announcement, iPhone 7 reviews are in. Apple Watch 2 is yet to come, but today's release of WatchOS 3 will make your old Apple Watch feel brand new. iOS 10 is also out .. show full overview
2016x38
Unleash Sticker Fury
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Sep 20, 2016
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are out in the wild - leading to both praise and complaints about hissing, the home button, and Lightning headphones. MacOS Sierra officially released today with .. show full overview
2016x39
How Jony Ive Butters His Toast
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Sep 27, 2016
A prank video has some gullible users drilling holes in their iPhone 7, Apple Music gears up for it's "second act," and the founder of App Camp for Girls talks about Swift Playgrounds.
2016x40
Double Sticker Probation
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Oct 04, 2016
Rumors abound about a possible Macbook announcement event later this month, new iPad Pros next spring, and an OLED screen for the next iPhone. In the real world, Apple is opening new .. show full overview
2016x41
The Passive-Aggressive Update
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Oct 11, 2016
After fires, recalls, replacements, and fires from replacements, Samsung has finally thrown in the towel and discontinued the Galaxy Note 7. Is the Note brand permanently damaged? In .. show full overview
2016x42
Sentient Mechanical Octopus
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Oct 18, 2016
Tim Cook prefers AR over VR, and says it is a more "broad-based technology" that encourages human contact. Siri is falling behind Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, and the Amazon .. show full overview
2016x43
Heterogeneous Ear Holes
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Oct 25, 2016
Final predictions for Apple's "hello again" event this Thursday: New MacBooks and Macbook Pros - complete with a just-leaked photo of the new OLED function strip. Magic Strip? Magic Bar? .. show full overview
2016x44
The Land of Ghost and Winds
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Nov 01, 2016
With the new MacBook Pro, Apple has angered power users. Why a Touch Bar instead of a touchscreen? Why only USB-C ports? Why only 16gb of RAM? Why no new Mac Pro desktop? And with its .. show full overview
2016x45
XP Halitosis
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Nov 08, 2016
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie argue over whether the new MacBook Pro is "Pro" enough. Should you build a Hackintosh? AirPods get delayed - no word on for how long. Is a .. show full overview
2016x46
Crusty Rolls
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Nov 15, 2016
Rene has his review of the new 13" and 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Rumors say AirPods might come out this week. Apple is working on Augmented reality - is this the future? Apple's new $300 coffee book focuses on the Jobs-Ive collaboration.
2016x47
Thank You, Sal
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Nov 22, 2016
Apple stops developing wireless routers. Playing Doom on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. The MacBook Pro is neither repairable nor recyclable. Why the MacBook Pro can only have 16gb of RAM. .. show full overview
2016x48
Scratching the Surface
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Nov 29, 2016
The next iPad might have a tiny bezel and no home button. The next iPhone might have a curved OLED screen. The next Apple campus might be ready this spring. And the next Mac might run on ARM, but it probably won't.
2016x49
Tatooine to Hoth
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Dec 06, 2016
US Supreme Court throws out damage award in Apple vs Samsung case. AirPort rated highest in customer satisfaction; Apple stops development. How to stop iCloud Calendar spam Users .. show full overview
2016x50
Pickle or Eggplant?
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Dec 13, 2016
Apple quietly releases AirPods, and immediately runs out of stock. Beats X delayed until February. How to build a better Mac Pro. Super Mario Run coming this week. iOS 10.2 comes with .. show full overview
2016x51
#MakeAppleGrateAgain
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Dec 20, 2016
Tim Cook writes to his employees to explain why he met with Trump, and to assure them that Apple is still committed to the Mac platform. Apple appeals its $14 billion tax bill from the .. show full overview
2016x52
The Year's Best
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Dec 27, 2016
A look back at the biggest stories and the best moments of 2016.

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