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Aug 2026

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A technology-ish podcast from Apple geeks Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Lex Friedman. ]]>

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September 10, 202651 min

615: What’s Wrong With You Guys?

We give our keynote reactions, Dan makes tentative plans and Moltz and Lex need to get their hearing checked. Verizon’s chatbot is not a very good Apple rumors site. Dan says don’t call the IPhone Duo an iPad. 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

September 2, 202657 min

614: That's People

It's the year of Lex on the desktop, mobile and everywhere else. Lex on Tech is a new tech blog by Lex Friedman, maker of Lex.Games and other things with "Lex" in the name. Tim Cook and John Ternus both sent memos to Apple employees if you're having trouble sleeping. Nick Heer notices something about 9to5Mac's pieces. Watts Martin thinks it might be time to get out of tech. 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

August 25, 202642 min

613: Snotty Asides

Lex and Moltz talk new Macs, old games, Lex’s apps and Apple community drama before getting interrupted by some heartbreaking news. Lex’s new app is Lex Shell . Think you can remember that name? Moltz still enjoys Coax . John Gruber has some thoughts on cheese . 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

August 18, 202654 min

612: The Sommelier of Sentences

Guy English joins us. We talk, of course, about John Gruber’s essay on Anthropic’s watermarking, Dan’s Six Colors response , and Gruber’s follow-up . We also talk about AirPods with cameras. 🎉 Lex had Eero troubles. Our thanks to Factor. Factor : Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code rebound50off Buy our crap: https://reboundcast.com/stuff

August 11, 202641 min

611: Don’t You Dare Put That in Titles

We discuss the new betas, give Lex a live bug report and then hit the books. Is the 20th anniversary iPhone on or off ? Shop smart, shot DanMart . 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

August 5, 202649 min

610: If You’re a Robot, You Have to Tell Me

Moltz has a can-do attitude but it's Lex and Dan who get the questions about actually doing things. Private relay may not be as private as we thought . Apple had another great quarter , go figure. 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

July 28, 202646 min

609: I Know Rotten; I Was In Denmark

Moltz is tired of renting and Lex must be tired of walking. RIP iPhone Upgrade Program . Apple passes Nvidia and is on its way to a $5 trillion valuation . 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

July 22, 202647 min

608: Prove James Wrong

Dan starts drinking early, James gets bad vibes and Moltz screams for ice cream. Does Apple have a vibe coding problem ? Apple is scrapping the iPhone upgrade program for a new lease plan . You're not gonna believe this but Dan has a new e-reader . Our thanks to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Eat smarter with tasty, chef-prepped meals that are dietitian-approved and delivered right to your door. Ready in just two minutes and with more than 65 weekly meals, you can pick what's right for you. Head to factormeals.com/rebound50off and use code rebound50off to get 50% off your first box. 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

July 15, 20261 hr 2 min

607: He's a Developer Beta

Guy meets someone in the woods, Moltz makes a proposal and Dan finds books frustrating. Apple is suing OpenAI , if you haven’t heard. Apple is interested in this startup that is trying to run large AI models on a phone. Who does AI think you are ? Here’s the quote about how people think differently about technology as they age that Moltz was referencing (hat tip to neco). Dan takes a look at the iOS public beta. 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !

July 8, 202647 min

606: Kick ‘Em When They’re Up

This week Lex has audio issues, Dan wants to unload some old hardware and Moltz is tired of fireworks. 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's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store !