The iMore show (general)
From the experts at iMore comes The iMore Show — a podcast dedicated to discussing everything Apple. From the latest news and rumors to reviews and personal hands-on experience, The iMore Show aims to provide a place to examine how Apple’s tech fits into our lives, now and in the future.

This week, Lory Gil and Mikah Sargent sing and talk about the latest news in the Apple universe, including the ‘root’ security bug in macOS High Sierra and the upcoming Hour of Code. They also get you ready for the holiday content in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and discuss the brand new photo editor for Mac: Pixelmator Pro. Don’t miss it!

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This week, Lory Gil, Serenity Caldwell, and Rene Ritchie talk about some happy topics, as well as some not so happy topics. First up, they each share their favorite Holiday shopping deals. Next, the conversation pivots to Portrait Mode and depth effect on iPhone X compared to Google’s Pixel 2 XL.

Lory shares her enthusiasm for Nintendo’s newest game for iOS and Android — Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. It’s based on a freemium model with in-app purchases. But, as Lory attests, you can enjoy many hours of the soothing game with very little or no cash outlay.

Leaving the happy world of Animal Crossing behind, the topic turns to Uber and yet another scandal. This time, the company discloses a hack in 2016 that compromised 57 million accounts — paying hackers $100,000 in the process to keep it quiet.

Finally, the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. legislators are preparing for a vote that threatens to undo existing to net neutrality regulations. The group discuss why net neutrality is critical to ensuring a free and open future for all citizens on the internet.

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To kick things off, Dan DeSilva of Thrifter drops by to tell us about their upcoming Black Friday live blog of amazing deals! Next on the agenda, Mikah, Lory and, Serenity dive into their hot takes on Apple’s delay of the HomePod and the opportunities it creates for Amazon and Sonos.

Lory talks about Skyrim on Nintendo Switch and her favorite Switch accessory — socks!

Finally, the gang share their favorite new apps for iPhone and iPad. Don’t miss this jam-packed episode!

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Most people go on a honeymoon immediately after their wedding — but not Serenity Caldwell! Instead, she traveled to Philadelphia to compete in a roller derby championship. Along with her skates, Serenity had an iPhone X so she could test its photo and video capabilities in a fast moving situation. She shares her experience in the photo pit, and Lory talks about using her new iPhone X on a weekend trip to Disneyland.

 

The gang’s all here in this episode. Rene, Georgia, Mikah, Serenity, and Lory also talk about Animoji Karaoke and answer a ton of listener questions. Finally, they must choose between a donut, Xbox One X, or an iPhone X.

 

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iPhone X launch weekend has come and gone—Rene, Lory, and Mikah are here to bring us their impressions of the new shiny. They talk about all the major aspects of the phone, including: the “horns”, OLED display, new gestures to accommodate the lack of a home button, FaceID performance, and battery life.

 

Additionally, the team is joined by Dan DeSilva from our sister site, thrifter.com, to talk about about some great deals on gadgets and other items before Black Friday hits.

 

Be sure to listen carefully for The Four Pillars of Humanity… at least according to Rene!

 

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iPhone X review: The best damn product Apple has ever made

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Stephen Fry wasn't available. Neither was James Earl Jones.

 

On iPhone X eve, Rene Ritchie sits down by the virtual fireplace to provide a dramatic reading of his iPhone X review. He dives deep into the technology found in this new device. More importantly, though, Rene shares insight about how iPhone X feels to use every day—focusing on the feel and interaction it provides.

 

While there are a few nitpicks to address, found out why he thinks iPhone X is the best damn product Apple has ever made!

 

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iPhone X review: The best damn product Apple has ever made

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In this year’s Halloween special, Gandalf (aka Mikah), Gilligan (aka Lory), and a Pokémon Trainer (aka Rene) embark on a 54 minute tour aboard the S.S. iMore to talk about their experiences pre-ordering iPhone X.

They also discuss privacy, FUD, ‘gates, and the most terrifying aspect of iPhone ownership: accidental damage!


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This week’s special guest, Michael Simmons, has ruined Rene’s life! Don’t worry, though. It’s in the best possible way with his Fantastical app as well as the brand new contacts app: Cardhop for Mac.

 

Rene, Mikah, and Lory sit down with the co-founder of Flexibits to talk about Cardhop, developing for the “horns” of iPhone X, MacBook keyboard reliability, and the importance of surprising and delighting your customers. All that and more!

 

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This week, Rene, Georgia, Lory, and Mikah gather ‘round the virtual table to talk about two new movie services—MoviePass and Movies Anywhere. MoviePass is advertised as all-you-can-eat trips to the cinema for a flat fee of $9.99 per month. Enjoy it while you can if you’re in the United States, because the team predicts this company won’t last long.

 

What’s much more enticing is Movies Anywhere. Disney has partnered with other major studios, excluding Paramount (at least for now), to offer a service that lets you more freely access movies you’ve purchased from multiple platforms.

 

Then, it’s Ask iMore Q&A all the way down as the team answers YOUR questions about Apple TV 4K, tips for preordering iPhone X, AirPods losing signal, and much more!

 

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The Super Friends of tech have gathered at the Hall of Gadgets to squee with excitement about all the new Emoji coming in iOS 11.1. Rene, Georgia, Lory, Mikah, and Serenity give us the lowdown on Apple Watch Series 3, including battery life, LTE performance, the red dot controversy, and more.

 

Finally, the team wraps up the show by giving their personal choices between iPhone 8 and iPhone X.

 

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iMore show is back! This week, Rene Ritchie and Mikah Sargent recap Rene’s visit to Apple Park and take a detailed look at all that makes the new iPhones, well, new! Along the way, they explore ARKit, answer YOUR questions, and discuss the privacy protections built into Face ID.


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Rene Ritchie flies solo this week—navigating an asteroid field of rumors and expectations for Apple’s upcoming event on September 12. iMore’s captain talks about new iPhones, Apple Watch Series 3, 4K and HDR coming to Apple TV, and more. Never tell him the odds!

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Things are gearing up to be a very exciting (and expensive) month for Apple and Star Wars fans! An Apple event to introduce the next iPhone and Apple Watch on September 12th is expected to be officially announced soon. Meanwhile, the force of merchandising and augmented reality is set to be unleashed on September 1st, aka Force Friday

In addition, Rene, Georgia, Lory, and Serenity answer listener questions and talk about their recent adventures in scuba diving, eclipse viewing, and planking!

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With Lory out on a pilgrimage to view the eclipse, Rene, Mikah, and Georgia talk about the week’s news and speculation. Security considerations abound regarding Apple’s secure enclave, and an upcoming iOS 11 feature that allows users to quickly disable Touch ID. Plus, the group continues to discuss what they hope to see in the next generation Apple Watch. YOUR questions are answered, and much more!

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The crew welcomes Serenity Caldwell back into the fold after her roller derby adventures and talk about the latest iPhone 8 rumors, the possibility of an LTE Apple Watch, and more!

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Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has uncovered some fascinating details about iPhone 8 by performing an inspection of accidentally released firmware for Apple’s upcoming HomePod device. Rene, Georgia, Lory, and Mikah discuss what we know so far about the next iPhone, and they talk about its infrared facial recognition technology, codenamed “Pearl ID”.


iPhone 8 rumor roundup

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This week, Rene and Lory discuss recent revelations about Apple Park. They also mourn the loss of the iPod nano and shuffle from Apple’s product line.

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Jony Ive opens up about Apple Park

RIP iPod nano and shuffle

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This week, Mikah, Lory, Georgia, and Serenity talk about World Emoji Day, Apple's machine learning initiatives, and whether or not you should force quit apps on your iOS device. Plus, Disney's D23 expo and Splatoon 2 for Nintendo Switch!

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How do you protect yourself from hacks, phishing, and other online threats? We go over your best options! Also, where's that spring Apple Event, and HomeKit lights — what's the hubbub with hubs, bub?
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Serenity talks tvOS and Apple Music on Sonos, Georgia talks Twitter timelines and Watch bands, Rene talks bugs and workflows, plus our frequently used emoji!

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The iMore show brings you everything you need to know about the week in iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple! On this episode we talk Apple's Q1 2015 results, the iPhone phenomena, Mac growth, Apple Watch ship date, and the evolution of the iPad. With Peter Cohen, Rene Ritchie, and special guests Georgia Dow and Jason Snell.

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Should you upgrade to a new iPhone? Which capacity should you get, 16, 64, or 128GB? Space gray, silver, or gold? Which carrier? AppleCare? Extra iCloud Drive storage? And — iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus? Rene, Ally, and Peter answer all your questions!

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David Barnard of Contrast joins Rene and Peter to talk about bringing Launch Center Pro to iPad, whether in-app purchases are ruining apps, ratings requests, Paper fights, and the rage-of-mouth of Flappy Bird. Also: your questions answered!
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Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac joins Rene and Peter to talk Facebook Paper, Lenovo buying Motorola and what it means for Apple, iPhone 6 and Apple TV rumors, and Q&A!
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Chris Umiastowski talks to Rene about Apple’s Q1 2014 earnings, including 51 million iPhones, 26 million iPads, 4.8 million Macs sold, Wall Street’s reaction, Apple’s guidance, and where they go from here!
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Rene, Peter, and Mac OS Ken Ray survive multiple communications failures to talk Mac 30th anniversary, DRM lock-ins, and iOS functionality, and take your Q&A!
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Rene, Peter, and Ally talk Google buying Nest, AT&T voicemail woes, bad batteries, Google Play for iOS, Foursquare for travel, and more!
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Paul Kent joins Rene and Peter to talk all about the history and future of Macworld|iWorld Expo, coming your way March 27-29, 2014 in San Francisco. It's the one Apple community event you don't want to miss, and Paul's got a limited-time promo code to give you an incredible discount, and help you get there more easily than ever!
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Live from CES — and the #CESlive stage! — Rene, Georgia, Richard, and Anthony talk about Apple not being there, what was there, and what we should pay attention to. Yes it’s all about 4K, wearables, robots, cars, games, and more!
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Rene and Peter talk about the top Apple stories of 2013, where they’d like to see Apple go in 2014, and our iOS and Mac app and game of the year winners!
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Rene, Peter, Richard, and Ally talk all about the new - and finally launched! - Mac Pro, whether we should worry about iSight spying, the iPhone 5s and 5c three months later, and Apple’s “Misunderstood” commercial.
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Rene, Peter, Richard, and Ally talk about when the new Mac Pro might ship and which one to get, 4K displays, the future of sensors and iBeacons, alternative keyboards, and the picture messaging onslaught.
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Rene, Richard, and Chris sort through Apple's 2013 product line up and pick the best Apple iPod, iPad, iPhone, and Mac gifts and for who!
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Rene, Peter, Richard, and Ally talk App Store video trailers, iOS 7.1 beta, taking Mavericks back to iOS, iPad Air vs. iPad mini, and more!
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Rene, Peter, and Richard talk all about the middle-of-the-night, online-only Retina iPad mini launch and their first impressions. Also: Mavericks Gmail update, what's better, and what's still broken!
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Rene, Richard, and Ally review Apple's 2013 full-sized tablet, the iPad Air.
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Rene, Richard, and Derek have all returned with the iPad Air! So, how were the lineups, what are they like, how do they compare, and who's still waiting for the Retina iPad mini?!
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Rene, Peter, and Richard discuss whether you should upgrade your iPad, what the alternatives are, which model is best for you, and options for color, capacity, carrier, AppleCare+, and more!
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Rene and Peter review OS X 10.9 Mavericks, from iBooks and Maps to compressed memory and timer coalescence. It's free, it's easy, but is it any good?
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Jim Dalrymple of The Loop joins Rene and Peter to talk about Apple's iPad and Mac event, and the new, Glide-powered The Loop Magazine.
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Rene and Peter provide a full preview, live coverage, color, commentary, and analysis, and a wrap up of Apple's October 22 iPad and Mac special event.
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After Google Hangouts destroyed two weeks of shows, Rene goes it alone to re-re-record the iPad & Mac preview event, detailing everything we just might see on October 22, 2013.
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14 days later, Google finally spat this podcast back from the dead! Join Rene, Peter, and Richard for stuff that's now awkwardly out of date! But, historic record!
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Rene, Peter, and Ally review the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, including design, cameras, processors, Touch ID, and more. What's good, what's not so good, and our recommendations on who should get them… or forget them!
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Rene, Peter, Richard, and special guest Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry.com talk all about the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5s launch day, including the lack of gold iPhone 5s models available, and their first impression of both phones!
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Rene, Peter, and Richard review iOS 7, including the new design, all the new features like Control Center, enhanced features like Notification Center and Siri, and more!

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You can reach all of us on Twitter @iMore, or you can email us at podcast@imore.com or just leave us a comment below.

For all our podcasts -- audio and video -- including the iMore show, ZEN and TECH, Iterate, Debug, Ad hoc, and more, see MobileNations.com/shows

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Rene, Peter, and Richard talk everything about Apple's new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, including iPhone vs. other phones, iPhone 5s vs. iPhone 5c, color, capacity, carriers, and more!

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Rene and Peter, joined by Mark Gurman of 9to5mac, round-up all the rumors surrounding Apple's upcoming iPhone 5S event including design, chipsets, radios, cameras, fingerprint sensors, pricing, and more!
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Rene, Peter, and Richard talk about iOS release date leaks, iPads at the September event, steel gray iPhones, Apple acquisitions, in-app purchase redux, history of the iPhone, and more!
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Rene, Peter, and Richard talk all about the gold iPhone 5S, the iPhone 5C, the fingerprint scanner, where new Macs and Mavericks fits in, the September 10 event, and the latest games and apps.
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Richard Devine joins Rene and Peter to talk Apple's purported September 10 iPhone event, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, the "big" iPhone, and thumbprint scanning, as well as Plants vs. Zombies 2, Apple's branding, Mavericks, iOS 7, and more!
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Rene and Peter talk about John Carmack getting another job, the viability of 3D on mobile, metric madness, the Newton, and updating apps for iOS 7.
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Rene and Peter talk about shoddy statistics, Nexus 7 vs. theoretical Retina iPad mini, thumb-print scanning, Moto X vs. the upcoming iPhone 5S, the idea of "always listening", as well as games and apps of the week!
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Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac joins Rene and Peter to talk iWatch rumors, iOS in the Car, the less-expensive iPhone, and Haswell MacBook Pros. Plus, djay 2, Ember, Shadow Run, Riptide, Catan, PvZ2, and more!
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Chris Umiastowski, Mobile Nations' own financial guru, joins Rene to crunch Apple's Q3 2013 numbers, examine why iPhone was up, everything else was down, and explore the future of iOS in the Car.

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You can reach all of us on Twitter @iMore, or you can email us at podcast@imore.com or just leave us a comment below.

For all our podcasts -- audio and video -- including the iMore show, ZEN and TECH, Iterate, Debug, Ad hoc, and more, see MobileNations.com/shows

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Jim Metzendorf, the man who wrote the book on Logic Pro, joins Rene and Peter to talk about the brand new Logic Pro X. But first! We take a look at T-Mobile's new JUMP, AT&T's Next, and Verizon's Edge, and remind everyone the carriers aren't in this to lose money...

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You can reach all of us on Twitter @iMore, or you can email us at podcast@imore.com or just leave us a comment below.

For all our podcasts -- audio and video -- including the iMore show, ZEN and TECH, Iterate, Debug, Ad hoc, and more, see MobileNations.com/shows

iMore show 350: All-new!

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Brian Klug of Anandtech returns to nerd-talk with Rene about what Apple's WWDC 2013 announcements could mean for future iPhone, iPad, and other iOS devices. From 802.11ac to next-generation hardware, to enhanced chipsets and optics, it's going to get geeky.
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Daniel Jalkut of MarsEdit, Core Intuition, and Bitsplitting joins Rene and Peter to talk about WWDC and the Mac, Mavericks, native vs. web apps, podcast workflows, Instagram Videos, and more!

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Another iPhone HD/iPhone 4G prototype in the wild, HTC counter-files, AT&T and Verizon, how to downgrade from iPhone OS 4 to iPhone 3.1.3, and the week in apps and games. Listen in!
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