Space Javelin
472 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsInsight and analysis of Apple-centric topics of the week from the previous MacNN team, published weekly. Space Javelin's team has well over a century of Mac and Apple experience divided between them.
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S02E020: Apple's Q3, Echo eavesdropping, cool USB-C stuff, Rumor Roundup, Air(plane)Drop and more
August 07, 2017 09:34 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBNaturally, the tech week that was last week was dominated by news of Apple's surprisingly strong June quarter -- another record-breaker in nearly every respect. Charles and Mike also take a hammer to some of the iPhone 7s/7s Plus/"8" speculation and how the High Sierra beta is a little *too* good at blocking ads (and yes, that's a bad thing); an exploit in first-gen Amazon Echo hardware that poses a small but serious security risk; and the endorsement of the iPhone 7 Plus from a former Google...
S02E019: RIP iPod, 4K shenanigans, do the PR Roomba, USB 3.2, and ARKit has an "a-ha!" moment
July 31, 2017 01:40 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWell, that's more like it! A nice beefy news week -- so chock-full of interesting items that we frankly didn't get to everything we wanted to, cadets, but never fear: there’ll be room for more next week! Among the topics Charles and Mike cover on this orbit of Planet Technews are the untimely death of the iPod shuffle and the iPod nano (but we haven't lost our Touch); the mysterious appearance of movies labelled (but not actually) 4K and HDR in the iTunes Store; scotching some rumors about th...
S02E018: Verizon, Netflix, Intel, Qualcomm, Destiny 2, Amazon, Mesh BT, lawsuits, and the airlock
July 24, 2017 13:25 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBThis week, Mike and Charles welcome back newswriter Malcolm Owen, "accidentally" trapped in the airlock for quite some time. Among the discussions are shenanigans from Verizon against Netflix and YouTube; Intel and the entire rest of the tech industry vs. Qualcomm; a free deal on the updated Shadow Warrior game; a report on the Destiny 2 beta, and the feds taking a look at Amazon. Also on tap is a report about adding Mesh technology to Bluetooth LE, State Farm suing Apple because why not, and...
S02E017: Doctor Who! Star Wars! Baby Driver! Oculus! Net Neutrality! Rumors! KFC! Exclamation marks!
July 17, 2017 06:58 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIt is now the dog days of summer, cadets, and the trusty crew of the Space Javelin is having to scrape out the bottom of the barrel and look behind the couch for news stories we can really get excited about. This week, Charles and Mike look at a trio of attacks on your privacy from the new FCC chair, Australia, and US customs; cover a host of smaller stories that should get mentioned but aren't of huge importance; talk about the guerrilla editing of the film Baby Driver; analyze the plans of ...
S02E016: Beats 1 at 2, Doctor Who, Lawsuits aplenty, a Red (flag) phone, and OtherSpace turns 19
July 10, 2017 01:50 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBLots on our plate this week, ranging from finding Beats 1 programs we like to mourning the end of this season of Doctor Who (it's SO GOOD you guys). We cover the spate of recent lawsuits (Qualcomm vs Apple, the war of words between Imagination VR and Apple, and Kanye suing Tidal), go over new reports about Red's intention to put out a holographic Android phone next year, iFixit's new kit for replacing the battery in Retina MacBooks (uh oh), and Jawbone's fishy collapse. We also talk gaming se...
SJ Special: The IPhone turns 10, and our celebratory leftovers
June 30, 2017 12:12 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBA special episode with two main parts to it: first, Charles and special guest William Gallagher discuss their mutual experience with first-day-of -availability buying the original iPhone, 10 years ago to the day of recording (Thursday, 29-June). The second half is a collection of still-relevant items that had to be cut for time out of recent episodes, so what better time to recycle than the Canada Day/Fourth of July celebrations? Enjoy this special episode, play safe out there, and we'll be b...
S02E015: Submarine Life, Star Trek Discovery, Tesla tunes, iPadified Deloreans, & Shotgun Messiah
June 26, 2017 05:55 - 1 hour - 59 MBWelcome to a very slightly extended (by four minutes) episode of Space Javelin, where (as it turns out) we not only dissect the week that was in tech, we also share interesting aspects of your humble co-pilots' lives. Charles having mentioned his incredibly low gamer cred last week, Mike tells tales of life aboard a submarine, and how he's recreated that in his house (insert joke about being underwater on the mortgage here). The two eventually remember that this is supposed to be a tech podca...
S02E014: Amazon & Whole Foods, eGPUs, 2017 iMacs, the X.B.O.X, and the CIA-proof AirPort
June 19, 2017 21:16 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBBoth Charles and Mike are back at their respective home bases, and that means it's time for a really meaty, in-depth argument -- er, discussion. Along with more news about eGPU support in macOS High Sierra, a lack of Target Display Mode in the latest iMacs (not a surprise), the hiring of Sony TV programming whizzes (a slight surprise), and the XBox One X (a surprisingly banal name), Charles and Mike get into it over the Whole Foods acquisition by Amazon. Mike thinks its great, while Charles w...
S02E013: the iMac Pro in-depth, teardowns, new betas, more eGPUs, and WWDC minutia
June 12, 2017 08:13 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBMike and Charles, now back on the regular schedule again, go over a few loose ends from WWDC, caution users on the latest betas, get into some iMac teardowns and the forthcoming iMac Pro in great depth, say "meh" to Planet of the Apps. They also discuss Apple's rejigging of iCloud storage plans (with a comparison to Amazon's retreat from "unlimited"), and chat a bit about the return of the numeric keypad (and lack of touchbar) in the latest Apple keyboard (also discussing a few others). All t...
S02E012: The WWDC Keynote, and what we got right and wrong
June 07, 2017 02:52 - 44 minutes - 41 MBCharles and Mike, having made fearless predictions, now have to lick some wounds (but some historical reason for thinking there wouldn't be a lot of hardware announcements) and emphasize what they got right (more of the details than the pundits) from the WWDC keynote, as well as share their thoughts on the updated MacBook family, the new iMac and brand-new iMac Pro, the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro, the HomePod speaker, and of course the first betas of macOS High Sierra, iOS 11, and more.
S02E011: The WWDC Predictions and Preview episode
June 05, 2017 16:45 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn the first of two episodes this week, Charles and Mike will discuss what to *realistically* expect from WWDC today (hint: it's a developer conference, not an Apple Event), and what might surprise us (potentially a lot, but again probably less than most media outlets are expecting). They also lay down their predictions and hopes for what gets revealed. Join us for the second episode (out Tuesday, most likely) where they go over what was announced and discussed at the keynote, where they got ...
Space Javelin Special: WWDC week update
May 29, 2017 07:45 - 40 seconds - 628 KBBecause of the holiday weekend, there will be no regular episode this week, but stay tuned -- Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference is right around the corner, and Mike and Charles will have a WWDC preview as part of Episode 11 (arriving June 5), as well as a special episode on June 7 covering the Monday announcements from the WWDC keynote.
S02E010: Beats, Google, Panic, laptop bans, Rumor Roundup, and more
May 22, 2017 10:09 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBBefore the Memorial Day Weekend break, Charles and Mike tackle all the drama in a very busy news week. Apple investigates a Beats battery explosion! Google Assistant versus Siri! A new Thunderbolt 3 dock from OWC! Panic source code stolen! Right to Repair legislation! Apple stopping apps from allowing tips! Android Go! All this plus the alleged death of the proposed laptop/tablet airline ban, and a Lightning Round of rumors, from glucose monitoring, to possible MacBook news at WWDC, to the fu...
S02E009: AAPL, Windows 10 S, Amazon and Apple, Mike's devices, more
May 15, 2017 09:09 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBMike and Charles cover a lot of ground this week, including the AAPL streak; the iPhone 7 family being the most popular brand of smartphone on the planet; iTunes for Windows 10 S; the heart sensor on the Apple Watch, and the problem with Snap's Spectacles and other AR/VR stuff right now. The connections between Apple's US manufacturing fund, Softbank, and the possible Sprint-TMobile merger are explored; Mike's new gigabit fiber connection and Sonnet's new Thunderbolt 3 breakout box are given ...
S02E008: Fight Club! Apple vs. Analysts, MBPs vs. Surface Laptops, Hulu vs. Cable, more
May 08, 2017 02:47 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThis week, Mike and Charles are in a feisty mood: they warn users how to avoid the latest viral malware, a Mac port of the Windows bug Snake; take a look at Apple's fiscal Q2 results versus what analysts expected; and get cynical about Apple's push to promote its US footprint. They also engage in a MBP versus Surface Laptop beatdown, take a look at Hulu's new TV offerings versus cable, and speaking of cables -- Mike's down to just one (and he'll tell you how he did it). All this and more, so ...
S02E007: Listener questions, Apple vs Qualcomm, Foxconn USA, Rumors, and Unicorn Frapps
May 01, 2017 06:03 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBIt's not every week that a cutting-edge, that-was-the-week-that-was-in-tech podcast like ours spends precious minutes on the sugar ratio of a Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino, but we do. Fear not, however, for before you can even regret your dietary choices, Mike and Charles tackle some great new listener questions (including some news on future podcasts), bring you up-to-speed on the Apple vs Qualcomm ugliness, talk about a possible Foxconn US investment, and alert users to an Apple Watch (orig...
S02E006: Listener questions, free stuff, new chips, yak poo, and Prince
April 24, 2017 01:45 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBCharles and Mike got reader questions about the Mac Pro, so they answered them! They also talk about Apple's iWork and iLife giveaway, Apple's self-driving software/hardware platform, and the latest chips from Intel -- Basin Falls and Coffee Lake. Speaking of falls, they also analyze the fall of Plastc, which wanted to be the one credit card you use for all your credit accounts, and are wary of the new Mastercard with a biometric fingerprint reader because it's not as secure as Apple Pay. On...
S02E005: Rumors, nerdTV, security, and the paradigm stick shift
April 17, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThis week, Mike and Charles mix it up a little with the Lightning (not Micro USB, thanks) Round! We talk a little (okay, a lot) about our favorite "cult-y" TV shows coming soon, what's up with Nintendo, video card drivers, glucose sensors, Apple automotive stuff, a particularly scary Windows breach (all fixed now, whew!), and Mike's thumbs. Also on deck are some of the latest rumors, and our ever-popular status update! This one is jam-packed!
S02E004: New life for all Mac Pros, more Apple news, and bad science
April 10, 2017 02:36 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBOur fixation on the revival of the Mac Pro continues, but with plenty of other goodness as well. There's a new video card from Nvidia that offers Mac drivers for its entire line (and which can give new life to older Macs), there's a forthcoming Apple-branded display, much more detail about last Tuesday's announcements, and some people get taken out to the woodshed (like JD Power and Associates) while some get a gold watch and firm handshake (like Walt Mossberg). We also rant about unprofessio...
S02E003: Long live the Mac Pro, new iMacs coming soon, more!
April 05, 2017 08:58 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBTuesday was a surprisingly big day for Apple news, as the company did something it almost never does -- reveal future plans for some of its products. In this case, it was the desktop Mac line that got the love, with surprising revelations and a lot to read between the lines. Mike and Charles report on what happened, analyze the announcements, and fill in some blanks in this half-hour special report. They'll have more to say next week, so stay tuned!
S02E002: Mike's new iPad, and a website from Ikea
April 03, 2017 06:30 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBThey're back in their separate studios, and ready to talk all about the latest 9.7-inch iPad, which Mike has just gotten. While Charles oohs and aaahs, Mike dissects the strengths and weaknesses. Also on deck for this hour are World Backup Day, what happens when 32-bit apps stop working, Verizon's new play-anywhere TV bundle, the future of cable (with a side trip into CBS' Star Trek casting), the current state of the music (and streaming) business, and and other industries that shifted. There...
Season 2, episode 001: We're back with big news!
March 28, 2017 18:45 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBWe've returned to a regular schedule, though the website still isn't quite finished ("nobody knew web coding could be so complicated!"). Mike and Charles, in the same room for once, not only run down a bunch of the latest Apple product news, security threats (and how to fix/avoid them), Mike's latest home project (4K+TB3=awesome), Apple's purchase of Workflow, Microsoft injecting ads in Win10, and the FCC and Congress teaming up to sell you out (those rats!), but in the grand tradition of loc...
Space Javelin Special: New website update #2
March 16, 2017 19:09 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBA short but important update on the progress of our new Space Javelin website. We decided to add an upstairs bathroom and a space patio, so that's pushed us back a bit longer than we intended, but we are still here and, we hope, so are you. We wanted to keep you in the loop as we work to complete this major refit, and we're sorry for the delay -- but we have a special treat coming before the end of the month to tide you over. Stay tuned, cadets!
Space Javelin Special: Update on a Space Javelin website!
February 15, 2017 22:34 - 2 minutes - 2.63 MBWe have had an idea (uh oh ...) which has resulted in a change of plans (UH oh ...), and we wanted to let our listeners know. Instead of taking one week off, we're gonna do three weeks off ... but for a very good cause: building (finally) a real Space Javelin website to serve as a home base for our various shenanigans and jibber-jabber. Please stay tuned, amuse yourself with some of our older episodes, and we'll be back before you know it with more and better everything!
Episode 028: The Internet of Things that are smarter than us
February 12, 2017 23:54 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBThis week, Charles and Mike delve into the meat of the technology week with a closer look at Apple's latest headphones, the pure-wireless AirPods and the brand-new BeatsX. Both have the W1 chip for incredible range and smarts, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Also covered is Jawbone's oddball opt-out from the consumer market, Tim Cook (and us) on the future of augmented reality in the near-term, and the threat of targeted Mac malware (average users have little cause for alar...
Episode 027: A podcast of unfortunate events
February 06, 2017 03:59 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB[The following should be read in character as Lemony Snicket] At best, dear listeners, all we can say is that this episode starts off on some very promising notes -- what with the stellar Apple financials and the insanely great new Pro Apps educational bundle -- but soon turns dark and dire with news of under-shielded displays, Virtual Reality lawsuits, hackings of the non-axe variety, and a shocking litany of notable deaths and departures. In addition, there are a couple of family-unfriendly...
Episode 026: That's not how any of this works
January 30, 2017 04:42 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBMike and Charles take on some of the top tech stories this week, but start off with a look at a cool (but pricey) add-on for the Mac (anything with Thunderbolt 2 or later): the Power Colored Devil Box. Beyond that, the pair look at the predictions for Apple's Q1 results, the failure of Samsung's Knox (and Android generally) to be good enough for military security; the Vitality (UK) health incentive, and where it almost fell down; Dropcam founder Greg Duffy's move to Apple; and the MacPaw SetA...
Episode 025: Cut short due to plague
January 23, 2017 11:03 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBWelcome to an unusual half-hour episode of Space Javelin, necessitated by Charles' manflu (which is way, way worse than your flu). We still cover a lot of ground, though, staring with the tangled web of lawsuits and accusations between the Federal Trade Commission, Qualcomm, and Apple. Also discussed is the much-stupider lawsuit against Apple for not disabling FaceTime in moving vehicles (because there's no such thing as free will or personal responsibility, apparently), and a warning about t...
Episode 024: All the news that's fit to fake
January 16, 2017 07:23 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBOnce again, so much going on, so much of it not fake! Charles and Mike tackle a really ridiculously wide range of topics, including (but not limited to): Kaby Lake chips, the Nintendo Switch, the return of two zombie lawsuits that just won't die, and the tenth anniversary of the iPhone introduction. Now how much would you pay? But wait, there's more! Lessons in how to discern quality news, the Consumer Reports/MBP brouhaha, Cellebrite hacked, the failure of the Lily drone, and the (puts pink...
Episode 023: The good, the bad, and the ugly from our CES-ta
January 09, 2017 10:23 - 1 hour - 61 MBWe're back, it's 2017, and that means lots of CES news to cover. We get to most of the things coming out of Vegas that we planned to, but the dominant themes were USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HomeKit, CarPlay, and Alexa -- most of those technologies made by Apple, who wasn't even there (as usual). Charles and Mike go over the cool things, the weird things, and the good things that will be coming to market (probably) later this year, but we also talk about Apple's holiday performance (and profits), t...
Episode 022: The Star Wars Holiday "Special"
December 19, 2016 04:23 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIt's our last episode of the year (but you'll hear more from us in 2017, we promise), and we decided to give you a little bit more: an XL version of the podcast that runs 15 percent longer than usual, but includes a developer interview about Macphun's latest photo-editing app, Luminar, and a spoiler-riffic discussion (at the end, with plenty of very obvious warning we should add) about the latest Star Wars franchise film, Rogue One. Before Mike and Chas play Siskel and Ebert (or, more accurat...
Episode 021: A week's worth of hot garbage
December 12, 2016 06:08 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBThere's a suspiciously high amount of news for December, and a surprising amount of it isn't particularly good. From people holding out on turning in their explode-prone Galaxy Note 7's to some notable teething issues with the latest hardware revision of the MacBook Pro -- though this seems to happen nearly every time there's a major hardware revision) -- and AT&T having to pay a hefty fine for their "mobile cramming" practices. And that's just us getting warmed up. On a more positive note, ...
Episode 020: Now is the winter of our dissed content
December 05, 2016 07:21 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBAnd we're back from our US Thanksgiving break in more ways than one! Mike rejoins the podcast -- and he's sporting both a new, slightly more underground bunker as well as a brand spankin' new pimped-out 2016 MacBook Pro with touchbar! We'll look more into Mike's new machine next episode, but we did get initial impressions, and this week we discover he's already hacking it! The rest of the show is mostly grim news as befits the turn of the season, we suppose: unsafe counterfeit Apple chargers ...
Episode 019: It's not a coding error ... it's a plot twist!
November 21, 2016 09:49 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBWe're almost back to normal following last week's special edition, with Charles back but Mike still MIA, so we recruit best-selling tech author William Gallagher to drop in and tell us a little of the backstory behind last week's short story. We also discuss the new repair program for the iPhone 6 Plus and units that are affected by the malady known as "touch disease," the latest rumor about Apple and future iPhone manufacturing (and pricing in the US and elsewhere), the potential for a trade...
Space Javelin Special: Still Life by William Gallagher
November 13, 2016 17:17 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBA special mini-episode this week, as Charles is in New York working on another podcast and other stuff, and Mike is taking care of some sick kids. We present a terrific short story, written and performed by our own William Gallagher, about a man with a pile of strange photographs and his desperate search for an answer before it's too late. Our thanks to BrumRadio.com (@BrumRadioTales on Twitter) and producer Phillip Ellis for bringing this story to life.
Episode 018: Samsung's not the only one with dirty laundry
November 07, 2016 02:12 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBJust when we thought we were out of the Samsung Fiasco scandal hole, they just drag us back in -- this time with a US recall of Samsung's washing machines, which can become Flying Lids of Maiming by putting the machines in high spin mode. It's gotten to be something of a joke: if Samsung wants to make something that doesn't blow up, maybe it should go into the fireworks business! Mike and Charles heap scorn and ridicule upon poor Samsung, adding insult to injury by pointing out that the compa...
Episode 017: The new MacBook Pro -- Thunderbolts are GO!
October 31, 2016 07:46 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBThis one is short and jam-packed. Charles returns from his most recent gallivant to team up with Mike in Virginia, and of course the main topic is the new MacBook Pro (which, for the record, hasn't exploded thus far -- just to be different). Also touched on is the Google Pixel, the Surface Book 4 and Surface Studio, the history of luggables to portables, the post-PC era, Apple's collaboration with LG on a 5K monitor, the stamped Apple logo, Microsoft's renaissance of sorts, Amazon gets a pass...
Episode 016: R U (Doctor Who) Experienced?
October 24, 2016 16:50 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThis week, Malcolm Owen hosts the podcast for the first time ever, with special guest William Gallagher. As the title implies, there is also a segment (recorded last week) with Charles as the trio discuss the Doctor Who Experience attraction in Cardiff, but before that we bring you up to date on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, and possible could-have-been Vice President picks. There's also speculation on the forthcoming October 27 Mac event, trying to figure out what the heck the Nintendo S...
Episode 015: Anarchy in the UK -- specifically Cardiff
October 17, 2016 12:54 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBA very special episode of the Javelin this week, as Charles, Malcolm and William (from the late lamented One More Thing), and special guest Heather all converge in Cardiff to fulfill a long-standing dream of meeting up in person (thanks, plummeting pound). The sound quality is that of a live chat in a dining room rather than our usual respective mini-studios, but the conversation flows like tea and we cover the ongoing Samsung flaming Galaxy Note 7 disaster, Mac sales and how things aren't as...
Episode 014: Squeegee that Face Condom!
October 10, 2016 12:42 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBWhile Charles is away, Mike and Jordan will play ... mostly Destiny: Rise of Iron, apparently. But before all that, there's yet more bad news for Samsung on the battery front, the new Google Pixel (and Pixel XL -- why didn't they call it the mega-Pixel?) smartphone to puzzle over, news from Facebook and the Oculus Rift people, and some speculation on what's coming up from Apple. What's more, special guest Jordan gives us a brief report on his recent adventures at PAX, and why Virtual Reality ...
Episode 013: Spontaneous unplanned disassembly
October 03, 2016 14:58 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWhat's the magical audio podcast where you can hear more about the Samsung washing machine saga, Apple Store vandalism, a consensus review of Star Trek: Beyond and some news on the not-as-forthcoming-as-it-once-was new Star Trek series, some new (but seemingly minor) iPhone 7 issues, a rundown of what Apple keeps secure for you (and what it doesn't), the award Apple Music won, and a new promise of Charles absence next week that is bound to be broken like the last one? RIGHT HERE! Climb on boa...
Episode 012: From Yahoo! to Uh-Oh!
September 25, 2016 22:47 - 52 minutes - 48 MBWelcome aboard, cadets! This week's journey is a little shorter than usual, but we still manage to pack in a whole bunch of news into 52 minutes, including the big story of the week, Yahoo's unprecedented breach and the compromising of 500 million user accounts. It's hard to know what's more shocking -- that they didn't reveal this massive hack until more than two years after the event, or that Yahoo has 500 million user accounts (we're here all week -- try the veal!). We also again strongly...
Episode 011: When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way
September 19, 2016 10:45 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week, we sadly have to continue covering the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 debacle. We don't call it that because of the dangerous defect in the phone itself, but Samsung's poor handling of the unfolding mess -- including illegally not contacting the US Consumer Product Safety Council, among other stumbles -- just gets worse as the weeks go by, and more people get hurt (or property gets damaged, or both). In the second segment, Mike and Charles talk about how unpopular the iPhone 7 was supposed ...
Episode 010: What's the half-life of butthurt?
September 13, 2016 03:08 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThe two big stories are the obvious ones this week -- Apple announced the iPhone 7 line and some other goodies (including one in particular we're a little skeptical about), and Samsung continues to flounder in its handling of the growing Galaxy Note 7 battery problem. Of course we manage to rope in a number of peripheral topics related to these two, including the state of the industry itself and the two bits of gaming news announced by Apple, but the last segment is the one closest to our hea...
Episode 009: It's all blowing up in our faces
September 05, 2016 12:32 - 59 minutes - 54 MBTry as we might, we couldn't take this holiday weekend off as we usually do around the ol' Space Javelin drydock -- there was just too much important news during what is normally a very dead week, so here we are laboring even though this weekend was supposed to be all about slacking off. Charles and Mike discuss the big stories of the week, including Samsung's continuing woes (and now full-blown voluntary recall) with the Galaxy Note 7, which leads to a discussion of other industry issues tha...
Episode 008: Barbaric Strife Sand
August 29, 2016 03:22 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThis week's episode welcomes special guests Malcolm and William from the previous "One More Thing" podcast to replace Managing Editor Mike this week. First up is a dire warning: don't ignore the iOS 9.3.5 update -- it heads off a trio of shockingly-effective attacks on iOS that can be launched simply by clicking an email link. Luckily, the chances of you seeing it are incredibly slim, but why take any chances when there's a quick patch that prevents it? We hand out some good security tips, ta...
Episode 007: Transferring our material to your substrate
August 22, 2016 02:53 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBRarely have we seen a summer so full of actual news and salicious rumors! If only we have some sort of blog or site where we could write about such things. Alas, alack, this podcast will have to do. This week, Charles and Mike launch into the Gawker shutdown, the latest rumors (and walkbacks) about the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch 2 (electric boogaloo), the new betas for iOS 10, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 scratch controversy, Pandora's shift in strategy, the flooding in Louisiana, and offer a trio...
Episode 006: Golden key leaks and Malik aforethought
August 15, 2016 19:58 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBMan, it has been a bad week in tech for just about everyone: Samsung discovered some serious flaws in Samsung Pay and many Android Phones, Microsoft accidentally leaked its own Golden Key for Secure Boot (leaving some devices wide open for hacking shenanigans and FBI surveillance), and Apple had a bunch more photos of what probably resemble (some are clearly fake) the next iPhone. Charles and Mike take stock of what is -- and is not -- likely to be in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, discuss this gol...
Episode 005: Meanwhile, Somewhere In Britain
August 08, 2016 12:19 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBThe Javelin lands about midway up and slightly to the left side of the UK where it can be seen by William Gallagher in England and Malcolm Owen in Wales. Gathered around it, they have things to say about Amazon aircraft, Facebook headline news, a battery of Pokemon issues and an completely unintentional subliminal book advert. It happens.
Episode 004: A politics-free zone by the numbers
August 01, 2016 17:58 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBThis week offers a very wide range of topics, starting with Apple's latest quarterly results and the implications of that (mostly okay-to-good), the forthcoming Star Trek TV series and some of that rich history, Apple versus the cable industry and the future of TV generally, the uptick in iPad interest and Apple Maps improvements, how bad everyone but Apple and Samsung are doing in the phone business, and the shift to Bluetooth headphones. Plus our pledge to avoid mentioning politics for the ...