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638: I Stared Directly into the M6

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The new products are here! Jason reviews the M6 Mac mini, and then Jason and Myke both talk about their hands-on experiences with the iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch series

Sep 21
1 h 51 min

637: My Job Is to Eat the Marshmallow

The 27 OS releases have dropped. Jason has a review of macOS Golden Gate and Myke acts as the ambassador for Siri AI. And we've also got more reactions to just what makes

Sep 14
1 h 38 min

636: Opening a Book Backward

We break down Apple's September 9 event, including the foldable iPhone Duo, the non-foldable iPhone 18 Pro, the surprising new Apple Watches that double as AI wearables,

Sep 9
1 h 51 min

635: The 2026 September Event Draft

It's time for another Apple event draft! But before we predict what Apple will introduce next week, we need to send off the Tim Cook Era and discuss a somewhat surprising

Aug 31
1 h 53 min

634: Crime River

The EU gives up and settles with Apple, John Ternus's new home strategy starts to come into focus, and people at Apple just love the folding iPhone.

Aug 24
1 h 18 min

633: iPhone Tippy-Top

Oops! All segments! This week we've got Snell Talk (tea), Upstream (Apple TV), Lawyer Up (regulations), Rumor Roundup (new iPhones), The Betails (final betas?), and Ask U

Aug 18
1 h 39 min

632: [Redacted Apple Information]

After a visit to Jason's backyard, we discuss OpenAI's response to Apple's lawsuit, the future of Apple's wearable line, the return of "Ted Lasso," and some starters for

Aug 10
1 h 22 min

631: Nessie Beneath the Waves

Dan Moren joins the Upgrade program to discuss the new Apple Upgrade program, along with Apple's financial results, the approach of Apple's new home strategy, and the per

Aug 3
1 h 38 min

630: Repeat 600 Times

It's a Summer of Fun takeover! Jason asks Myke about the state of his current workflows, and we both highlight our current Macs and current favorite Mac utilities.

Jul 27
2 h 10 min

629: Jony Ive Loves a Handle

While OpenAI readies a familar-sounding smart speaker, Jason and Myke break down the public betas for macOS, iOS, and watchOS, including Siri AI and new Photos features.

Jul 20
1 h 23 min

628: Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets

Inside Apple's OpenAI lawsuit: How do trade secrets conflict with expert knowlege, was there a concerted effort to steal secret documents to kickstart OpenAI hardware, an

Jul 13
1 h 37 min

627: Do Not Use, Do Not Turn Off

Apple seeks RAM in all the wrong places, Jason has two tangents about FileMaker, and we deal with a large load of somewhat puzzling rumors and legal cases.

Jul 6
1 h 29 min

626: Unprecedented Weirdness

Apple raised prices! Is this a shocking move, or were Apple products just sneakily affordable before? (And can it be both?) We also parse Mark Gurman's reports on Apple s

Jun 29
1 h 27 min

625: Road to the Apple II: Computer Faire (Part 4)

The Apple II makes its public debut at a landmark event in the history of personal computers, and Steve Jobs truly comes into his own.

Jun 25
33 min

624: The Memory Guys

In the spirit of the Summer of Fun (and Apple history Kickstarters), John Siracusa joins us to discuss when Apple was forced to replace the Classic Mac OS. Also, John Ter

Jun 22
1 h 55 min

623: Road to the Apple II: A Complete Computer (Part 3)

Under the watchful eye of Steve Jobs, the Apple II takes form at last. It's an integrated color computer created by Steve Wozniak, powered by a groundbreaking power suppl

Jun 18
36 min

622: It's Doing It!

Back from WWDC, Jason and Myke have had more time to think about Apple's announcements--and to try many of them in beta releases. Siri AI impresses, we have Snow Leopard

Jun 15
1 h 45 min

621: Road to the Apple II: The Partnership (Part 2)

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins

Jun 11
33 min

620: Sweating the Details

Live from Apple Park just hours after the WWDC keynote, Jason and Myke offer their in-person reactions to Apple's announcements, including Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, pl

Jun 8
1 h 28 min

619: Road to the Apple II: Apple for Sale (Part 1)

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we take you back to 1976 and recount Steve Jobs's numerous attempts to sell Apple or, at the very least, get someo

Jun 4
33 min

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What listeners say

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I’ve been listening to Upgrade since the early days, and it’s remained the first podcast I listen to each week. It sets the tone for my tech news consumption, especially around Apple, and often shapes the way I hear and think about topics on other shows. Jason and Myke have a great dynamic, balancing thoughtful analysis with humor and perspective. It’s more than just a tech show—it’s become a key part of how I follow the Apple ecosystem and the broader world of technology.

Jordy1984 · May 2025

A great source of tech info and things that directly affect tech in our lives. Diverse and open conversation is important and very much valued. Appreciate the range of hosts and guest and now hiding opinion to those that wish to censor and edit the world only to their narrow view.

Stv4b · Feb 2025

Macbreak weekly has become an unlistenable mess with Leo constantly being dismissive of technologies, interrupting other hosts and guests, the “subscribe to TWiT” segment getting longer and longer, a lack of focus on the tech itself and more on politics are all things driving me away from that show and the TWiT network in general. That is NOT this show. This show has hosts that seem to mesh well enough together, having some interesting, nuanced conversations about some of the news of the week. I don’t find myself hitting the “skip 30 seconds” button too often (like I do with MBW) while listening to this show, which is a mark that the show is doing enough to keep attention. Please keep Leo laporte as far away from this show as possible, don’t even have him on as a guest.

ryannfiscus · Mar 2024

This is my favorite Apple-focused podcast. Myke and Jason are knowledgeable and insightful. They don’t always agree, but they’re respectful and have great chemistry.

Teamuse1 · Aug 2022

There are a lot if ads. I mean a ton of ads. I don’t rate podcast I listen to poorly unless the ads are invasive and cumbersome. I get it there is an ad free subscription but every mid YouTuber and podcaster has a subscription it’s a solution and is lazy. People aren’t going to subscribe to a podcast on top of everything else. Get a few high value reads instead of just accepting everything and shoehorning it in. It’s really bad in this state fellas. Hated to do this but it’s too many unnecessary interruptions. I hope this feedback helps and hopefully I can change this to a 5 star.

GuntCramps · Sep 2025

Why does so much political opinion have to be in a tech podcast? Sure, some topics require current politics, but they refuse to acknowledge both sides of an argument and mainly spew their opinion instead of being unbiased. Weeks with no politics are great, weeks with it aren’t.

Dudeonphone · Aug 2025

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