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There's a bad bug in FaceTime Group Calls but Apple has taken down the service since our recording pending a bug fix: https://www.imore.com/facetime-bug-allows-instant-audio-potential-video-access-fix-way John Gruber on Apple's potential plans for a subscription service for games: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2019/01/28/apple-game-subscription Apple had trouble with the Mac Pro because it couldn't get the screws it wanted: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/technology/iphones-apple-china-made.html Year-end report card from Six Colors: https://sixcolors.com/post/2019/01/apple-in-2018-the-six-colors-report-card/ Our thanks to Thinkful (http://thinkful.com/rebound) an online education platform that offers fast-paced learning to take you from beginner to job-ready in 6 months or your tuition back. Go to thinkful.com/rebound for a $600 scholarship! Our thanks also to Postmates, your personal food delivery, grocery delivery, whatever-you-can-think-of delivery service. Get the Postmates app on iOS (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/postmates-food-delivery/id512393983?mt=8) or Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.postmates.android) and use the code REBOUND for one hundred dollars of free delivery credit for your first SEVEN days! And our thanks to Robinhood, an investing app that lets you buy and sell stocks, ETFS, options, and cryptos, all commission-free. Robinhood is giving listeners of the Rebound a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help build your portfolio! Sign up at REBOUND.robinhood.com (http://rebound.robinhood.com).

Lex has a bunch of stuff from Control4 installed in his home theater setup: https://www.control4.com We discuss the Black Mirror choose your own adventure-style episode "Bandersnatch"": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9495224/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Apple was selling refurbished iPhone SEs for $249 but they're all gone: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/19/iphone-se-clearance-special-249/ John Gruber on a report that Apple is slowing its hiring: https://daringfireball.net/2019/01/the_r_word Who wants a foldable Motorola RAZR? https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/16/motorola-razr-foldable-phone/ Marie Kondo isn't screwing around anymore: https://twitter.com/williamhanson/status/1087106064858972160 Microsoft is going to stop releasing patches for Windows Phone so you have to get something else: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/microsoft-windows-10-mobile-support-to-end-so-use-android-or-ios-instead/ Our thanks to Joybird (http://joybird.com/rebound). Joybird offers one-of-a-kind furniture made to your unique taste. Choose from hundreds of styles and options to create the furniture that brings you Joy today at joybird.com/REBOUND. Go to joybird.com/REBOUND and receive an exclusive offer for 25% off your first order by using the code REBOUND. Our thanks to Thinkful (http://thinkful.com/rebound) an online education platform that offers fast-paced learning to take you from beginner to job-ready in 6 months or your tuition back. Go to thinkful.com/rebound for a $600 scholarship! And our thanks to LightStream (http://lightstream.com/rebound). Consolidate your credit card debt with a LightStream loan featuring great interest rates and no fees. You could save thousands of dollars in interest! Get an additional rate discount by going to LightStream.com/REBOUND.

John Gruber on Apple's battery replacement program and its effect on Apple's earnings miss: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2019/01/14/iphone-batteries-and-apples-quarterly-miss Apple may ship a new iPod touch with a USB-C port: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/14/apple-7th-generation-ipod-touch/ United's relationship with Apple: https://onemileatatime.com/united-nice-to-apple-employees/ China sentences a Canadian citizen to death: https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-china-canadian-death-20190114-story.html NBC will launch its own streaming service in 2020: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/14/nbc-to-launch-free-streaming-service-in-2020.html Netflix is raising its prices: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/15/netflix-raises-prices-pay-original-content/?utm_term=.d9d99f9acf1d Lex recommends the documentary "Too Funny To Fail": https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/too_funny_to_fail Alex Jones was briefly on Roku but is gone already: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/us/politics/alex-jones-infowars-roku.html AirPower may have actually entered into production: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/12/report-airpower-has-entered-production-coming-soon/ Dan likes Samsung's wireless charger for his iPhone: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/11/15/16655928/iphone-x-favorite-wireless-charger-angle-notifications-samsung Elago's Game Boy charging stand for the Apple Watch: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/07/elago-w5-stand-game-boy/ Apple's Johny Srouji is in Intel's short list for a new CEO: https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/15/intel-apple-johnny-srouji-ceo/ A Bluetooth chip that gets power from the air: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/15/18183456/wiliot-bluetooth-chip-paper-thin-battery-free-low-cost DuckDuckGo switches to Apple Maps: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/15/duckduckgo-apple-maps/ John and Dan discuss the "Spider-Man: Far From Home" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYtuKyMtY8&feature=youtu.be Our thanks to Thinkful (http://thinkful.com/rebound), an online education platform that offers fast-paced learning to take you from beginner to job-ready in 6 months or your tuition back. Go to thinkful.com/rebound for a $600 scholarship! Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com), where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $359.

Ben Thompson on Apple's revised quarterly guidance: https://stratechery.com/2019/apples-errors/ An iTunes app is coming to Samsung TVs: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/06/apple-is-bring-itunes-content-to-samsungs-smart-tvs/ WHO WANTS LINUX ON THEIR IPHONE?! Well, you can get this: https://ish.app The triple camera iPhone render looks like crap: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/06/2019-iphone-triple-lens-rear-camera-renderings/ LG introduces a rollable TV: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18171013/lg-rollable-tv-oled-4k-tv-features-photos-video-release-ces-2019 If you hate those things, you'll love the Alexa toilet: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/kohler-put-alexa-in-a-toilet-so-happy-new-year/ Our thanks to Thinkful (http://thinkful.com/rebound) an online education platform that offers fast-paced learning to take you from beginner to job-ready in 6 months or your tuition back. Go to thinkful.com/rebound for a $600 scholarship! Our thanks also to Legacybox (http://legacybox.com/rebound) the world's largest, most trusted, digitizer of home movies and photos. There’s never been a better time to digitally preserve your old home movies, film reels, and photos. Go to Legacybox.com/REBOUND to get 40% off your first order! Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $359.

Apple says bending iPad Pros are just fine: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/22/18152161/apple-dan-riccio-email-ipad-pro-2018-bending The iPhone XR accounted for 32 percent of iPhone sales in November: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/26/cirp-estimated-iphone-xr-sales-november/ Apple promoted the head of AI to senior vice president: https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/20/giannandrea-svp-of-ml-and-ai-strategy/ Dan opines at Macworld on Apple's expansion outside of Cupertino: https://www.macworld.com/article/3328476/techology-business/what-apples-new-job-additions-tell-us-about-its-product-plans.html Time travelers need to buy this tiny Space Invaders game: https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Arcade-Space-Invaders-Miniature/dp/B06Y4DR4HP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545970781&sr=8-1&keywords=B06Y4DR4HP Our thanks to Wizardpins (http://wizardpins.com) Create custom pins of any size or shape for any occasion with all types of designs. Head to Wizardpins.com and enter code REBOUND to get 20% off your first order!

A 3D printed face fooled Android face detection: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/16/3d-printed-head-android-face-id/ The Apple Music account tweeted from an Android phone: https://9to5google.com/2018/12/18/apple-twitter-for-android/ Lex is a fan of the new Caavo: https://caavo.com Another device Moltz won't be getting is the Amazon Echo wall clock: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/amazon-echo-wall-clock-now-available/ An ex-NASA engineer created a glitter bomb package for people stealing packages from his porch: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/18/nasa-engineer-glitter-bomb-parcel-pirates/ Apple poaches a senior designer from Tesla: https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/17/apple-poaches-tesla-senior-designer/ Our thanks to Wizardpins (http://wizardpins.com) Create custom pins of any size or shape for any occasion with all types of designs. Head to Wizardpins.com and enter code REBOUND to get 20% off your first order! Our thanks also to Robinhood, an investing app that lets you buy and sell stocks, ETFS, options, and cryptos, all commission-free. Robinhood is giving listeners of the Rebound a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help build your portfolio! Sign up at REBOUND .robinhood.com (http://rebound.robinhood.com). And our thanks to LightStream (http://lightstream.com/rebound). Consolidate your credit card debt with a LightStream loan featuring great interest rates and no fees. You could save thousands of dollars in interest! Get an additional rate discount by going to LightStream.com/REBOUND.

Dan got a pair of TaoTronics but has a problem with them: https://www.taotronics.com The HomePod is on sale: https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2018/12/12/18136701/apple-homepod-deal-sale-b-h-photo Qualcomm won a ban on iPhones in China: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/13/qualcomm-seeks-iphone-xs-xr-sales-ban-china/ Google's Sundar Pichai testified before Congress and it didn't go all that great: https://www.wired.com/story/congress-sundar-pichai-google-ceo-hearing/ Cyber chief Rudy Giuliani doesn't understand how URLs work in Twitter: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/rudy-giuliani-falsely-blames-twitter-after-typo-points-anti-trump-n944136 Apple may be bringing a subscription service to Apple News: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/12/apple-news-subscription-service-spring-2019/ Our thanks to Glip (http://glip.com/rebound) team messaging and collaboration in one digital workspace. Glip’s all-in-one task management is a fast and effective to get everyone on the same page. Sign up for a free Glip account by going to glip.com/rebound (http://glip.com/rebound). And our thanks to Stamps.com (http://stamps.com). With Stamps.com you can access all the services of the Post Office right from your desk. Right now, use the code REBOUND to get a 4-week Trial – which includes postage and a digital scale! Go to Stamps.com and click on the Radio Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in REBOUND.

Apple presents its Best of 2018: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/12/apple-presents-the-best-of-2018/ Apple Music comes to the Amazon Echo: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-echo-december/ Lex recommends Jackbox Games: https://jackboxgames.com Jason Snell on Apple's rumored TV stick: https://www.macworld.com/article/3323389/apple-tv/how-an-apple-tv-stick-could-make-apples-video-streaming-service-an-instant-hit.html Our thanks to Legacybox (http://legacybox.com/rebound) the world's largest, most trusted, digitizer of home movies and photos. There’s never been a better time to digitally preserve your old home movies, film reels, and photos. Go to Legacybox.com/REBOUND to get 40% off your first order! Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $359.

Apple's Black Friday sales this year were four days of meh: https://9to5mac.com/2018/11/23/apple-black-friday-sale-now-live-us/ Giving us yet another reason to love him, the president suggests he might put tariffs on Apple devices made in China: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-expects-to-move-ahead-with-boost-on-china-tariffs-1543266545 Moltz loves Kingdom Rush - Vengeance: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kingdom-rush-vengeance/id1248033433?mt=8 Microsoft passes Apple in market cap: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/26/microsoft-passes-apple-most-valuable-company/ The Supreme Court may allow the App Store antitrust suit to go ahead: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-court-apple-monopoly-20181126-story.html Lex ordered a new Fitbit so he's off the show again because this is an Apple Watch show: https://www.fitbit.com/altahr Lex still likes the brain training app Peak: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/peak-brain-training/id806223188?mt=8 Moltz is trying out Swordigo: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swordigo/id499125840?mt=8 And also got Waking Mars: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/waking-mars/id462397814?mt=8 If it goes well with Swordigo, he'll get Grimvalor: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grimvalor/id1369179088?mt=8 Our thanks to LightStream (http://lightstream.com/rebound). Consolidate your credit card debt with a LightStream loan featuring great interest rates and no fees. You could save thousands of dollars in interest! Get an additional rate discount by going to LightStream.com/REBOUND. And our thanks to Stamps.com (http://stamps.com). With Stamps.com you can access all the services of the Post Office right from your desk. Right now, use the code REBOUND to get a 4-week Trial – which includes postage and a digital scale! Go to Stamps.com and click on the Radio Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in REBOUND.

Lex wants a Switch for his birthday: https://www.nintendo.com/switch/ Moltz recommends Breath of the Wild because duh: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-switch And SnipperClips for playing with the kids: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/snipperclips-switch Dan is enjoying Red Dead Redemption 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption_2 Lex is considering Jackbox Party 5: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-jackbox-party-pack-5-switch Dan discusses the startled reactions to this spacebar/cursor feature in iOS: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/11/amazement-at-ios-cursor-movement-shortcut-says-a-lot-about-discoverability/ John Gruber discusses the future of the Lightning cable versus USB-C: https://daringfireball.net/2018/11/third_party_usb-c_to_lightning_cables Apple's shopping event will likely feature modest deals: https://www.apple.com/shop/gifts/shopping-event Our thanks to Robinhood, an investing app that lets you buy and sell stocks, ETFS, options, and cryptos, all commission-free. Robinhood is giving listeners of the Rebound a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help build your portfolio! Sign up at REBOUND.robinhood.com (http://rebound.robinhood.com).

Lex bought an Echo Spot and Moltz says good luck with that: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SQYXTW?tag=mh0b-20&hvadid=78546412580719&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_9cv60cpes2_e Some users have had to reset their Apple IDs: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/13/locked-out-apple-ids/ Apple and Amazon agree on deal to sell Apple products: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/09/apple-amazon-new-product-deal/ Lex uses RoboKiller: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/robokiller-spam-call-blocker/id1022831885?mt=8 Dan uses Hiya: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hiya-caller-id-and-block/id986999874?mt=8 Lex and Dan use Dark Sky: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dark-sky-weather/id517329357?mt=8 Moltz and Dan use Carrot Weather: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carrot-weather/id961390574?mt=8 Our thanks to Casper (https://casper.com/therebound) for sponsoring this episode. You spend about a third of your life sleeping, make sure it's on a good mattress. Go to casper.com/therebound to start your 100-day money-back trial. You'll get $50 off by using the code "REBOUND". And our thanks to the National Security Agency. The National Security Agency plays a big role in protecting us from foreign cyber operations, and you can help! If you work in computer science, networking, programming or electrical engineering, learn more about careers at the National Security Agency by visiting IntelligenceCareers.gov/NSA (http://intelligencecareers.gov/nsa).

Marco Arment's review of the 2018 Mac mini: https://marco.org/2018/11/06/mac-mini-2018-review John Gruber's review of the 2018 MacBook Air: https://daringfireball.net/2018/11/the_2018_retina_macbook_air Gruber's commentary on Dan Frakes's move to Apple: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2018/11/02/frakes-mac-app-store Our thanks to Legacybox (http://legacybox.com/rebound) the world's largest, most trusted, digitizer of home movies and photos. There’s never been a better time to digitally preserve your old home movies, film reels, and photos. Go to Legacybox.com/REBOUND to get 40% off your first order! Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $359. And our thanks to the National Security Agency. The National Security Agency plays a big role in protecting us from foreign cyber operations, and you can help! If you work in computer science, networking, programming or electrical engineering, learn more about careers at the National Security Agency by visiting IntelligenceCareers.gov/NSA (http://intelligencecareers.gov/nsa).

Apple announced new MacBook Airs and Mac minis: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/30/2018-macbook-air-mac-mini-hands-on/ And new iPads: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/30/2018-ipad-pro-hands-on/ Jason Snell's thoughts on the event: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/10/brooklyn-event-impressions-love-for-the-mac/ Our thanks to LightStream (http://lightstream.com/rebound). Consolidate your credit card debt with a LightStream loan featuring great interest rates and no fees. You could save thousands of dollars in interest! Get an additional rate discount by going to LightStream.com/REBOUND. And our thanks to the National Security Agency. The National Security Agency plays a big role in protecting us from foreign cyber operations, and you can help! If you work in computer science, networking, programming or electrical engineering, learn more about careers at the National Security Agency by visiting IntelligenceCareers.gov/NSA (http://intelligencecareers.gov/nsa).

John Gruber's iPhone XR review: https://daringfireball.net/2018/10/the_iphone_xr Mike Hurley's iPhone XS vs Pixel 3 photo comparison: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17861051287295881/ Apple's October 30th event invitations were unique: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/18/apple-event-new-york-city/ Tim Cook asks Bloomberg to retract its China chip spying story: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-bloomberg/apple-ceo-urges-bloomberg-to-retract-spy-chip-story-idUSKCN1MT2Z8 Jason Snell talks to Mike Hurley about the story on Upgrade: https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/214 Our thanks to Glip (http://glip.com/rebound) team messaging and collaboration in one digital workspace. Glip’s all-in-one task management is a fast and effective to get everyone on the same page. Sign up for a free Glip account by going to glip.com/rebound (http://glip.com/rebound). Our thanks as well to Robinhood, an investing app that lets you buy and sell stocks, ETFS, options, and cryptos, all commission-free. Robinhood is giving listeners of the Rebound a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help build your portfolio! Sign up at REBOUND .robinhood.com (http://rebound.robinhood.com). And our thanks to the National Security Agency. The National Security Agency plays a big role in protecting us from foreign cyber operations, and you can help! If you work in computer science, networking, programming or electrical engineering, learn more about careers at the National Security Agency by visiting IntelligenceCareers.gov/NSA (http://intelligencecareers.gov/nsa).

Dan is curious about the new AirPlay 2 speakers from Libratone: https://www.libratone.com/us/products/#speakers Steve Troughton-Smith is making some cool Watch faces: https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/1051918185941913601 Yves Luther explains how you can do it: https://yves.io/blog/2018/10/what-watch-is-it Jason Snell has some thoughts about the stock Watch faces: https://www.macworld.com/article/3309450/apple-watch/why-are-apple-watch-faces-such-a-mess.html No, Moltz isn't getting the new Palm phone: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/15/17974850/new-palm-smartphone-android-lifemode-time-well-spent-verizon He's waiting for the folding iPhone: https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/16/folding-iphone/ Photoshop is coming to iOS and it's a big deal: https://www.macworld.com/article/3313331/photoshop/why-photoshop-on-ios-is-a-huge-win-for-the-ipad-pro.html Our thanks to Legacybox (http://legacybox.com/rebound) the world's largest, most trusted, digitizer of home movies and photos. There’s never been a better time to digitally preserve your old home movies, film reels, and photos. Go to Legacybox.com/REBOUND to get 40% off your first order! And our thanks to the National Security Agency. The National Security Agency plays a big role in protecting us from foreign cyber operations, and you can help! If you work in computer science, networking, programming or electrical engineering, learn more about careers at the National Security Agency by visiting IntelligenceCareers.gov/NSA (http://intelligencecareers.gov/nsa).