204: ‘Flaunting That Notch’ With Rene Ritchie
The Talk Show With John Gruber
10/26/17
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Rene Ritchie returns to the show on the eve of iPhone X pre-orders opening. Topics include iPhone X (duh), Google’s Pixel 2 and the goofy OLED display on the “XL” version, Face ID FUD, and more.
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- Jeff Williams: “You can not double plan the kind volumes that we do. We want leading edge technology, but we want it at established technology kind of volumes.”
- PCalc — the best calculator app for Mac and iOS.
- The Verge’s Vlad Savov on the Pixel 2 XL’s ‘awful’ display.
- Horace Dediu calling bullshit on claims that iPhone 7 is outselling iPhone 8.
- Rene calling bullshit on Core ML as a privacy hole.
- Yours truly calling bullshit on Face ID FUD.
- The iOS 11 Calculator bug where animation blocks input on the operator buttons.
- Guilherme Rambo confirms: “I can confirm that the iOS Calculator app is written in Swift.””
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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203: ‘Unused VIPs’ With Serenity Caldwell
October 21, 2017
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Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include watches, the problems with the current MacBook keyboards, iOS 11 battery life, my massive windfall from the iBooks antitrust settlement, and more.
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Links:
- Serenity on the 38mm Apple Watch and the lack of smaller smartwatches from other companies.
- Casey Johnston on the current MacBook keyboards.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
Next Episode
205: ‘If You Trust Your Twin’ With Jim Dalrymple
October 31, 2017
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Jim Dalrymple returns to the show to talk about the iPhone X, which is now in the hands of reviewers and just days away from the hands of customers.
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Links:
- Matthew Panzarino’s iPHone X review for TechCrunch.
- Nicole Nguyen’s review for BuzzFeed.
- Jim’s initial thoughts and observations.
- Yours truly’s.
- Jason Snell’s considered review this week of the iPhone 8.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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