Cup of Tech
4 years ago

66: It Would Be Better With Micro-Transactions

We chat a bit more about iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, and iOS 13. We also talk about the future of AR, SwiftUI and development for macOS. The latter half of the show is an Apple Arcade special segment where we chat with Adam Shaw about our first impressions of Arcade and list some of our favourite games.

This week we have a special guest on the show, Adam Shaw. We chat a bit more about iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, and iOS 13. We also talk about the future of AR, SwiftUI and development for macOS. The latter half of the show is an Apple Arcade special segment where we chat with Adam about our first impressions of Arcade and list some of our favourite games.

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Oculus Connect 6 Keynote
Bonobo

Games

Hot Lava
WHAT THE GOLF?
Card of Darkness
Mini Motorways
Sayonara Wild Hearts
ChuChu Rocket! Universe
The Pinball Wizard
Assemble With Care
Tint

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Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
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Guest

Adam Shaw (Twitter)

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4 years ago

65: Happy New iPhone Weekend

This week we're talking about our first impressions of iPhone 11 Pro & Apple Watch Series 5, Apple's software release roadmap, and Apple Arcade.

This week we're talking about our first impressions of iPhone 11 Pro & Apple Watch Series 5, Apple's software release roadmap, and Apple Arcade.

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4 years ago

64: Please! Just Get a New Phone

This week we're talking about which shiny new devices we preordered, the results of our predictions episode, and all our hot takes™ from the September Apple Special Event.

This week we're talking about which shiny new devices we preordered, the results of our predictions episode, and all our hot takes™ from the September Apple Special Event.

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Apple Special Event, September 2019
Prediction results table

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4 years ago

63: Augmenting Your Reality

This week we have a jam-packed episode talking about getting our apps ready for iOS 13/macOS 10.15, Zach's /dev/world talk, last-minute Apple Event predictions like UWB and Apple AR Hardware, Apple Music Web Beta, iOS 13.1, and Things of the Week!

This week we have a jam-packed episode talking about getting our apps ready for iOS 13/macOS 10.15, Zach's /dev/world talk, last-minute Apple Event predictions like UWB and Apple AR Hardware, Apple Music Web Beta, iOS 13.1, and Things of the Week!

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Our Apple September Event Predictions
/dev/world
Petty
Packtrack
Bean There

Things of the Week

Zach: Apple Pay on the Web
Kai: Timepage
Malin: Bridge Constructor Portal

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4 years ago

62: Thinking About Accessibility

This week we discuss Apple Card and planning for /dev/world. We also spent some time talking about the importance of accessibility and why it should matter to all of us.

This week we discuss Apple Card and planning for /dev/world. We also spent some time talking about the importance of accessibility and why it should matter to all of us.

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Things of the Week

Zach: Up Debit Card
Malin: Klean Kanteen
Kai: Fork

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4 years ago

61: Not A Draft, September 2019

This is our Not A Draft episode for Apple's Fall 2019 iPhone event.

This is our Not A Draft episode for Apple's Fall 2019 iPhone event.

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Predictions

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4 years ago

60: iPhone 11 Pro Max

In this week's episode, we predict naming of the upcoming iPhones, we chat about push notification best-practices, email validation implementations, Apple betas, and WeWork.

In this week's episode, we predict naming of the upcoming iPhones, we chat about push notification best-practices, email validation implementations, Apple betas, and WeWork.

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WeWork S-1 Filing

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4 years ago

59: Blurrier Than Before

This week we mostly talk about iOS 13, the state of the betas, and Zach's /dev/world/2019 talk preparations.

This week we mostly talk about iOS 13, the state of the betas, and Zach's dev/world/2019 talk preparations.

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/dev/world/2019

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4 years ago

58: Bigger Than Before

This week we chat about iPhone and Apple Watch hardware, Apple's September event dates, and Apple's response to Siri grading.

This week we chat about iPhone and Apple Watch hardware, Apple's September event dates, and Apple's response to Siri grading. In the second half of the episode, we get into some more technical topic like how to implement email verification, adding push notifications to apps and App Store Connect.

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5-Minute Crafts Video, "Bigger Than Before"
Apple suspends Siri response grading in response to privacy concerns
Bean There

Things of the Week

Zach: Fastlane
Malin: SUPERHOT VR
Kai: Plex

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4 years ago

57: My Hot Take

This week we talk about contractors listening to Siri recordings, follow up on some public transport things we got wrong, and wallets and credit cards.

This week we talk about contractors listening to Siri recordings, follow up on some public transport things we got wrong, and wallets and credit cards.

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Contractors listening to Siri queries
Apple Pay for transit without Express Transit correction, thanks @elevtechlift
Ata Distance correcting some things Suica

Things of the Week

Zach: Flighty
Kai: ImageOptim
Malin: Stagehand

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