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    #71: 2015 Year in Review

    December 29th, 2015 · 95 minutes

    Here at the end of the year, the boys take a look back at the news and stories of 2015.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Nosetapping the WSJ
    Apple’s next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air | 9to5Mac
    Project HoloLens: Our Exclusive Hands-On With Microsoft's Holographic Goggles | WIRED
    Apple has lost the functional high ground – Marco.org
    What Colors Are This Dress - Buzzfeed
    Two Llamas Went Loose And The Internet Responded Hilariously - Buzzfeed
    Connected #28: The Color of Myke's Eyes - Relay FM

    The beginning of #MykeWasRight

    Siracusa destroys '#MykeWasRight'
    Thoughts on Project Titan — 512 Pixels
    Apple is finally killing iPhoto — and this is the replacement | The Verge
    Jonathan Ive and the Future of Apple - The New Yorker
    Microsoft Acquires Sunrise – MacStories
    Pebble Time - Awesome Smartwatch, No Compromises by Pebble Technology — Kickstarter
    Life After Cancer: How the iPhone Helped Me Achieve a Healthier Lifestyle – MacStories
    Phil Schiller Tweets Federico's article
    Thoughts on Apple’s March 9th Event – MacStories
    #TicciTravels
    Upgrade #26: Ambushed on a Podcast - Relay FM

    MP3 (76.73 MB)

    Becoming Steve Jobs: Amazon.com
    On the Try-On Apple Watch appointment experience — 512 Pixels
    Microsoft will allow developers to bring Android, iOS apps to Windows 10 devices - Mashable
    Spotify now does videos and podcasts | The Verge
    Vox Media Adds ReCode to Its Stable of Websites - The New York Times
    When Stephen Fry met Jony Ive:moted chief design officer - Telegraph
    WWDC 2015 Articles - MacStories
    The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 123, Live From WWDC 2015 With Phil Schiller
    Official Google Blog: Picture this: A fresh approach to Photos
    Taylor Swift Criticizes Apple Music for Lack of Artist Compensation in Free Trial Period – MacStories
    iPod touch - Technical Specifications - Apple
    I'm going independent — 512 Pixels
    Apple Pay Launches Today in the UK – MacStories
    Safari is the new IE | Read the Tea Leaves
    The mobile web sucks | The Verge
    Daring Fireball: The Verge's Web Sucks
    Daring Fireball: Safari Content Blocker, Before and After
    Slack Emoji Reactions
    We discover BlaBlaCar
    Official Google Blog: G is for Google
    How Relay FM Proves That Podcasts Aren’t An Overnight Success | TechCrunch
    Thoughts on Apple’s March 9th Event – MacStories
    iOS 9: The MacStories Review, Created on iPad – MacStories
    OS X El Capitan Review — 512 Pixels
    Android Wear watches on the iPhone: hands-on | The Verge
    Club MacStories – MacStories
    Just doesn’t feel good – Marco.org
    The mobile adblocking apocalypse hasn’t arrived (at least not yet) » Nieman Journalism Lab
    Cookie Box - Block obtrusive EU cookie notices from the web on the App Store
    1Blocker - Block ads, tracking scripts, anything on the App Store
    Review: 4th-generation Apple TV promises revolution; delivers evolution — 512 Pixels
    Twitter Names Jack Dorsey Permanent CEO | Re/code
    Relay FM on the App Store
    Apple revises iMac line, adds 21.5" Retina 4K model - Six Colors
    ‘Steve Jobs’ Bombs at Box Office: What Went Wrong | Variety
    Amazon to stop selling Chromecasts, Apple TVs - Six Colors
    Apple Pencil Review — Pen Addict
    Federico and Myke
    iPad Pro Review: A New Canvas – MacStories
    Connected #65: The iPad Pro Review - Relay FM
    Apple - Press Info - Apple Releases Swift as Open Source
    The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 139, With Special Guests Craig Federighi and John Siracusa
    Sketch Blog - Leaving the Mac App Store
    Apple’s new $99 iPhone battery case doesn’t measure up | The Verge
    Saying goodbye to Carousel and Mailbox | | Dropbox Blog
    Cortex #14: Conflicted About Email - Relay FM
    Cortex #19: Brick of Obligation - Relay FM
    Outlook for iOS and Android gains momentum, gets new look - Office Blogs
    Apple Names Jeff Williams Chief Operating Officer, Phil Schiller Adds App Store Responsibilities – MacStories