The Rebound

Apple approaches the public beta, the UK reportedly backs off and who's buying a foldable iPhone? Apple posted the Tahoe public beta for some but then pulled it. Nick Heer discusses the UK supposedly backing down on demanding a back door to iOS. Apple sues Jon Prosser . iOS 27 will reportedly get some tweaks for a foldable iPhone. Apple is expected to ship six new iPhones in 2027. If you want to h...

Jason Snell joins Dan and Moltz to discuss Jeff Williams, iPhone colors and Apple betas. Jeff Williams is retiring . The iPhone 17 colors reportedly include orange. Jason takes a look at Longplay . Tim Cook and Eddy Cue went to the Sun Valley conference . Apple is making a big deal about magnets. Dan recalls the Valiant comics universe . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who...

Lex gives us his travel tips, Liquid Glass turns it down a notch and please stand by because your call is important to us. iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass. Lex recommends TripIt . 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! Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That...

The Rebound’s Canadian bureau checks in to talk with Dan and Moltz about the Vision Pro, cheap MacBooks and trade wars. Were you aware that Moltz also sells Andor-themed merch ? Apple has plans for more Vision products . Duh. It’s also rumored to be working on a low cost MacBook . Canada has scrapped its digital services tax . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, cons...

We all turn down Apple's F1 offer, Perplexity would love it if Apple bought them and we discuss more beta feelings. People are mad again. This time about Apple’s promotion of “F1” . Apple reportedly had internal talks about acquiring Perplexity , the company that Wired called “a bullshit machine”. Nick Heer suggests these rumors are coming from Perplexity, not Apple. A judge has ruled that trainin...

We discuss other, weirder phones, iCloud storage tears and Dan's beta experiences. Please enjoy a CAT-branded flip phone . Apple finally lets developers use promo codes . Tim Cook and Brad Pitt showed up at Apple’s 5th Avenue store to promote “F1, The Movie”. Apple’s new transcription system is apparently really good . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider bec...

Lex has the big news then, if we have time, we'll talk about WWDC and whether or not Apple's funny. Dan talks about Liquid Glass . Apple updated all the operating systems . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you need them. So when you walk into that doctor’s office, you’re set up to see someone in your networ...

Car insurance, WWDC angst and which of us is on the take with Apple. Apple will not be at The Talk Show Live this year. WWDC 2025 is a "Sleek Peek" . The next macOS will reportedly be named "Tahoe" . Laurene Powell Jobs did an interview alongside Jony Ive. Our thinks to P, a different kind of water app . Just tap a button when you pee. That's it! It’s a free download, so try it today and see how g...

Lex’s kid gets a phone, Jony Ive gets $6.5 billion and Apple is back on the smart glasses project. Trump threatens Apple with a 25% tariff because Tim Cook won’t travel with him. Jony Ive’s io gets acquired by OpenAI. The next big thing is apparently a lanyard . Ive doesn’t think much of Humane and Rabbit. Jason has some thoughts about it all. If you want to help out the show and get some great bo...

AI makes up summer activities, Siri is a four-letter word and there is such a thing as a free lunch. Oops, we made up a bunch of things that don’t exist and then published them in newspapers . 404 Media tracked down the person responsible. Mark Gurman discusses Apple’s AI woes . Google’s new AI can now make actual words so that’s great. No one wants to buy expensive art in this economy. Fortn...

We discuss Dan's appearance on Jeopardy and Apple's accessibility nutrion labels before going to a famous arcade place we can't tell you the name of. Apple teases it's upcoming accessibility nutrition labels. Get ready to control iOS with your brain . Dampersand that damn Dave & Buster's bug ! Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance...

This week we weigh in on the ruling against Apple's anti-steering policy, how that's changed some apps you might use and what all the good sandwiches are. So, yeah, a judge has ruled against Apple's anti-steering policy. Amazon has since added a "get book" button . Want to get a good sandwich in New Jersey ? Star Wars is coming to Destiny 2 . The place Moltz gets Watch bands that he couldn’t remem...

Dan has feelings, Moltz hasn't been able to pre-order and Lex screws up Duolingo. The EU fines Apple 500 million Euros . Good news! The rich are a trillion bucks richer ! Duolingo goes AI-first . Nilay Patel argues Amazon now has to show the amount Trump tariffs have increased prices. Tom Paris doesn’t like big screens in cars. Land Rover brings CarPlay to 15-year-old Range Rovers. Perplexity plag...

Synology and Sonos disappoint, Apple Intelligence is no longer available now and an iPhone 17e seems to be in the cards. Apple removes "available now" from Apple Intelligence. Looks like there will be an iPhone 17e . Synology says you can only use certain drives they support in future products. The Sonos CEO stepped down in January to the tune of $1.9 million. You can pre-order the Nintendo S...

The oldest thing in instant cameras, iPadOS 19 will cure what ails ya and, sure, we'll talk about tariffs for a second. Babe, wake up, the new Polaroid just dropped. Ken Griffey Jr. is now a professional photographer . Comcast cares… about locking you into a long-term deal . iPadOS 19 will certainly fix everything . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becomi...

Trump's tariffs, planes full of iPhones and kings of Denmark and Norway. Apple is reportedly flying planes full of iPhones to the U.S. to get ahead of Trump's tariffs. More purported details of iOS 19. Numbers got some new functions . Trump increased the tariff on China… because reasons . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are...

We talk about Apple's OS updates, AI and April Fool's Day pranks. Apple's AI isn't the disappointment, AI is the disappointment . The industry chasing AI is a failure of imagination . Jason Snell can't stand Netflix's ad tier. 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! Were you aware...

What to expect at WWDC, the horrible state of printing and getting rid of furniture. Please take our survey ! Really! The dates for WWDC 2025 have been announced . Apple could have done a lot more to nurture good will with developers. Lex placed an ad on Daring Fireball . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.r...

We discuss our preferred toilet paper placement, the delay of enhanced Siri and the general state of things at Apple. John Gruber says Something is Rotten in Cupertino . Tim Cook did apologize for Apple Maps . The Pebble is back , baby! Pedro Pascal’s Apple ad would be great in another Apple era. Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance...

How many Macs does Moltz own and will Lex make it through the ad read without passing out? The new Macs arrive this week and Jason has a look at the new MacBook Air and Mac Studio . Mark Gurman says Apple's next OS releases will feature a big design change . John Gruber continues to needle Gurman . Moltz loves the song "Expert In A Dying Field" by The Beths. Check out Adam Selby’s gorgeous “Severa...

Moltz is back, Lex gets angry and Dan is Slovenia-curious. There are new iPads . (And other things but we recorded yesterday.) Apple has won a lawsuit about iCloud storage. Apple is challenging the (alleged) UK encryption order. Apple’s C1 modem is actually pretty good. Lex fears fan death . We don’t want this guy becoming pope because he’d have to change his name. If you want to help out the show...

Dan likes the Dekopon orange. Lex likes Pink Lady apples. We also talk about technology. Apple's investing in a new server farm in Texas . But it might not actually be new .  This week would have been Steve Jobs's 70th birthday. Would he still be Apple's CEO if he were still alive? We feel for anyone who bought the Humane AI Pin. We wonder who will buy Rabbit. And we still have thoughts about...

Dan predicts today's iPhone will definitely not be named the 16e, Moltz continues to play around with old hardware (wink) and Lex loves him some John Gruber. We were wrong! Again. It is the iPhone 16e . John Gruber goes deep on renaming the Gulf of Mexico. Moltz still has a Griffin PowerWave. And it works. https://reverb.com/item/5636365-griffin-powerwave-usb-audio-interface-desktop-amplifier-for-...

Moltz welcomes the robot apocalypse, Dan flips off the UK government and Lex is still talking about the Super Bowl. Apple demoed an adorable lamp robot . How about that scorebug ? iOS 18.4 is coming with new features . Apple is not going to integrate with DeepSeek. Elon Musk offers to buy OpenAI . Sure. Tim Cook was partying it up in New Orleans. Lex found this bit of standup amusing. Our thanks t...

We have complaints about Invites, among other things. Apple launches Invites , somewhat rockily. Congrats on your porn app , EU. Tapestry is now out. Is Tapbots considering doing a BlueSky app? John Gruber points out an open source sharing protocol. We are slightly intrigued by the Trmnl . Our thanks to Memberful, the easiest way to sell memberships to your audience, used by the biggest creators o...