The Rebound

Do you want the good news or the... actually, there's no good news, sorry. Apple is halting sales in Russia . Will there be an event next week? Yes, there will . Would Apple consider selling a $200 SE ? James brings up the story about the design company that wasn’t real . Our thanks to Harry's . Harry's crafts high-quality, long-lasting blades and durable weighted handles that make a close, comfor...

Complaints, we have a few. We talk about iCloud problems including an outage for developers a few weeks ago. Moltz tried Chrome Flex . We reminisce about The Incident and Stagehand . iOS 15.4 has a new Siri voice and anti-stalking features for AirTags . Bowdoin College is giving students some nice kit . Our thanks to New Relic. Doordash, Github, Epic Games, and more than fourteen thousand other co...

Trying to keep up with technology? You've come to the right podcast. Apple announced Tap to Pay for the iPhone. Apple posted an update about AirTag tracking. The New York Times compared AirTags to two other options. Will Apple release another Mac with a TouchBar ? We discuss Fantastical 's latest update and its pricing model. Moltz got a floppy disk emulator for his classic Macs. Our thanks as wel...

It's the dog days of... uh, February. Apple may hold an event on March 8th . Lex is enjoying Dordle . People still want Apple to buy Peleton . Apple was oh-so-clever in how it has tried to satisfy South Korea’s requirement for outside payments. Our thanks to Harry's . Harry's crafts high-quality, long-lasting blades and durable weighted handles that make a close, comfortable shave quick and enjoya...

What game companies have you acquired? You can vote for a Lego set of the Taskmaster house . Sony is acquiring Bungie . The New York Times is acquiring Wordle . Moltz has tried and liked Wonderbox on Apple Arcade. Dan and Jason have some things to say about Workflows. Since Google will be charging for domains using Gmail, we discuss other alternatives such as Fastmail and Hover . Our thanks to Wea...

The Technology Store called. They're all out of technology. Lex is using Mimestream . Netflix's stock is down on its subscriber numbers. Peleton's stock is also down . Weird Al stock is up on news of his biopic . Our thanks to Wix, the leading website creation platform. Wix has all the tools you need to create, manage and grow your brand. Want to get started? Head over to wix.com and create your w...

Apple headset rumors are heating up. No, wait, it's the headset itself that's heating up. We have some more SE rumors to talk about. Moltz is begging you to use Wordle Quarantine . Some NFT bros either don’t get how IP law works or are just laundering money like usual. Netflix is increasing its prices again. Apple is reportedly pushing back the VR headset release so it doesn’t burn your head. The...

This week's episode is very spooky. Wordle now has had a lot of gross knockoffs which have since been excised from the App Store. App Store scams are a big business . Lex enjoys Evil Wordle . The Wall Street Journal has some opinions on Messages lock-in. The 5G iPhone SE might be announced at an event in March or April . Moltz likes the Galaga game that's on Apple Arcade. Lex has recently fallen f...

We answer some questions, talk about Bluetooth and pour one out for BlackBerry. An interview with Gary Geaves, Apple VP of Acoustics. RIP BlackBerry . Apple may be looking to set up its own audiobook subscription service . Mark Gurman says Apple had a "modest" 2021. Our thanks to Wealthfront. Wealthfront was designed by financial experts to help you turn your good ideas into great investments. To...

This week we answer questions without question marks, discuss browser alternatives and then solve the pandemic. All in a day's podcasting. Duck Duck Go is making its own browser . Orion is a browser that looks like Safari but promises to be faster. Moltz got a good deal on this cabinet game console . Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great p...

Guy English has taken over the show so buckle up. The Log4j vulnerability is pretty serious . No foldable iPhones until 2023 at least. Sorry. Apple is being investigated by the U.S. Labor Department. Apple has delayed the release of Universal Control until spring of next year . macOS 12.1 does have SharePlay. Sony wanted to release PlayStation games on iOS . Microsoft wanted to release Xbox games...

What big deals have you made with foreign powers? The Information says Apple cut a secret deal with China. For kind of a lot. Lex is still playing Wordle . Razer is selling a MagSafe iPhone fan for super iPhone gamers. If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out! You can now also suppo...

Welcome to the 40 minutes of power. Lex likes this multi-charging stand . Mark Gurman says Apple is still working on a charging mat. The MagSafe Duo is just too expensive. The Anker PowerCore Fusion is a USB C charger and a battery pack. Jack Dorsey has stepped down as Twitter CEO. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo...

Apple hits back at the Pegasus spyware makers and there's a problem with Black Friday. Apple and Amazon have been fined by the Italian government . Apple is suing the NSO group. If you’re too lazy to read the whole EULA, this site grades them. Jacqui Cheng explains how not to cross the Wirecutter picket line. The Analogue Pocket is a portable gaming device that plays Game Boy cartridges and others...

James Thomson joins Dan and Moltz to talk about home automation, Apple's ad hijinks and to answer some subscriber questions. James has a Eufy camera in his home. Apple's ad antics are a little gross. More rumors about Apple's AR headset . Joanna Stern spent 24 hours in the metaverse . Tim Sweeney has some comments on Apple and Google. The Playdate has been delayed . Our thanks to Harry's . Harry's...

T.Hanks for the new movie, Apple. Twitter has a new subscription service . It’s no Rebound Prime. Netflix has launched its game service on iOS . Tim Cook has crypto currency in his portfolio. Bets on how long it is before Lex buys the new Peleton Guide ? He says he's more interested in the Tonal . Dan details his experience with a home automation product . He also owns the Level Bolt . Our thanks...

Get ready, because we're about to go meta. Yes, Facebook’s parent company name is now Meta . Microsoft is also joining the metaverse in a fun, cool way that doesn't at all steal your soul . Moltz has new AirPods 3 . Netflix has launched its games service on Android. Monument Valley 2 added new levels a while back and we forgot to play them. There are some 2022 iMac rumors . Niantic is shutting dow...

First of all, let us assure you that we're very good with technology. The new MacBook Pros are out. One of us would like one. macOS Monterey is also out. Jason Snell takes a look . Dan did some work he didn't have to. But it's all about the journey. Our thanks to TechTalk , a podcast from the folks at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Tech Talk is the show that talks through HPE News, tech insights and...

Apple announced new MacBook Pros and we have thoughts on them, per our court-ordered mandatory podcasting time. The new MacBook Pros look pretty cool . Apple also launched an odd but interesting Siri-only Music plan . Dan has a rundown of what was missing from Monday's event. Our thanks to Harry's. Harry's crafts high-quality, long-lasting blades and durable weighted handles that make a close, com...

New Macs are coming next week. Macs are used for writing. Apple will hold a Mac event next week. Dan discusses his experience with Scrivener . We're all BBEdit users on some level. Dan suggests 1Writer for writing in Markdown. Moltz uses Ulysses . Our thanks to Novo, the number 1 Business Banking App. Novo is built from the ground up to be powerfully simple and free business banking with no minimu...

Guy English joins Dan and Moltz to discuss the Facebook outage and how little we think of Facebook in general. Tuesday was the tenth anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death. Jason Snell looks at his legacy . Facebook had a little outage you might have heard about. A Facebook whistleblower testified before Congress . Our thanks to Novo, the number 1 Business Banking App. Novo is built from the ground up t...

James Thomson joins Dan and Moltz to talk USB-C cables, robots, bugs and Saturday morning TV. Who wants an Amazon robot ? Huh?! Huh?! The EU is proposing to mandate USB-C on cell phones. Apple's bug bounty program could be working better . James tells us about Outsiders . Jason Snell tells us what you get when upgrading to the iPhone 13. If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus co...

iOS 15 is out and we discuss some of the features and Lex’s pitfall as Moltz falls into a pit. Here's Dan's review and Federico Viticci’s . watchOS 8 is also out. One of Dan’s favorite Safari extensions is now available on iOS. Our thanks to Harry's. Harry's crafts high-quality, long-lasting blades and durable weighted handles that make a close, comfortable shave quick and enjoyable. Go to harrys....

New iPhones! Yay? Matt Howie on the iPhone expectation curve . Apple announced the iPhone 13 and new iPads . Apple mostly won the case with Epic . Our thanks to Privacy.com , a tool that makes it easy to manage your financial lives online while keeping your most important information secure. By generating virtual numbers, Privacy masks your bank information so you never have to worry about giving...

It seems like iPhonemas comes earlier and earlier every year. Yes, it's that time of year and there's an Apple event next week. Apple is letting reader apps provide outside links . That's probably not going to cost them much . Library books are a big business . Our thanks to Privacy.com , a tool that makes it easy to manage your financial lives online while keeping your most important information...