Cup of Tech

137: Vision Pro Hands-On

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This time we're chatting about WWDC23, Vision Pro and visionOS, and Malin's Vision Pro hands-on experience. Links Glucomate Mercury Weather Timepage...

136: unicornOS

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This time we're briefly chatting about what we've been up to, and spend a lot of time talking about our (lofty) WWDC23 and Apple Headset predictions. ...

135: Unleashed Results – Small Beautiful Screen

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This time we're talking about Apple's "Unleashed" event and score our event predictions. Hosts Kai (Twitter) Malin (Twitter) Zach (Twitter) Special Gu...

134: Unleashed Predictions – Extra Wild

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another Apple Special event means another predictions episode (this sure is a busy time of year 😅)! We’re chatting about what we expect (and wis...

133: California Streaming Prediction Results – Buttery Smooth

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This time we talk about Apple's iPhone event and figure out who won the prediction episode. Support Cup of Tech Links Prediction Results Hosts Kai (Tw...

132: California Streaming Predictions – Super Chill

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time for predictions again! This time we’re chatting about what we might see at Apple’s “California Streaming” event. Support Cup of Te...

131: WWDC21 Prediction Results – Debug Using Rocks & Sticks

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Let's see how we all did with our WWDC21 predictions. Support Cup of Tech Links Prediction Results (SPOILERS!) Hosts Kai (Twitter) Malin (Twitter) Zac...

130: WWDC21 Predictions – Respect & Boos

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

130: WWDC21 Predictions – Respect & Boos To avoid spoilers, we decided to predict all things WWDC a week earlier this time. Support Cup of Tech ...

129: Mighty1

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This time we're chatting about Apple's "Spring Loaded" special event and score our event predictions. Support Cup of Tech Links Final Reults (SPOI...

128: Spring Loaded Predictions – The Optimistic Wishlist Podcast

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back! Apple’s Spring Loaded event lured us out of hiding to record one of our special prediction episodes. Support Cup of Tech Links Final...

127: 2020/2021

09 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting about us taking a break and our favourite things of the year in our special 2020/2021 episode. Support Cup of Tech Hosts Ka...

126: That’s How the Internet Works

27 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting about the App Store's new privacy labels, the IDFA, Kai's & Malin's new YouTube channel "Developer Commentary", and the c...

125: AirPods Pro Max

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting about Apple's new AirPods Max, spring cleaning, and our plans for Orbit. Support Cup of Tech Links Orbit Things of the We...

124: Hover, Click, Hover Click Click

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat some more about Apple's Small Business Program, iOS apps on the Mac, hybrid Macs, our Big Sur impressions, and Apple Arcade. Suppo...

123: $60k Mac Pro (Live Show)

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is our first live show! 🤯 There will be $60k Apple.com carts, Apple TV show pitches, real and fake App Store reviews to identify, us exposing ...

122: You’re Already Rich

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about Apple's new promo codes and the Apple Small Business Program reducing the App Store commission rate for small businesses...

121: Here’s Your Bumper, Dummy

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about our first impressions of using the iPhone 12 mini, reveal our prediction results, and discuss Apple's November event. ...

120: Respect Earned

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In our most fun prediction episode yet, we're speculating about what Apple will announce at their November event and discuss our crazy ideas of future...

119: Very Smurfy

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re contemplating our iPhone purchase decisions some more, chatting about our expectations for an Apple November event, talk about what...

118: Chaos Already

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This time we're talking about Apple's October iPhone event. We're discussing the new iPhone lineup, the new HomePod mini, the state of Siri, and of co...

117: LookUp with Vidit Bhargava

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Vidit Bhargava joins us to chat about LookUp! We talk about the new iPhones (before they were announced), how LookUp got started, building f...

116: Apple October Event Predictions – Optimizing for Confusion

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Apple has announced the (likely) iPhone event, so as per our usual tradition, Adam joins us for an Apple Special Event predictions episode. Support ...

115: Radar – The Podcast

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we chat about Zach’s recent launch of Petty 4.0, Kai’s and Malin’s preparations leading up to the launch of Orbit for iOS, building w...

114: Fastlane & Co with Josh Holtz

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Josh Holtz joins us to chat about Fastlane and open source. We also chat about splitting time across side projects, building things in the o...

113: Chaos Mode

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we reveal the thrilling results of our Apple September Event not-a-draft predictions! We also chat about the new Apple Watch Series 6, iPads...

112: Streaks with Quentin Zervaas

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Quentin Zervaas joins us to chat about his Apple Design Award-winning app, Streaks. We also chat about his development practices, building f...

111: Apple September Event – Not-A-Draft™

13 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Adam is back again, to join us for our special, world-famous, Apple September Event Not-A-Draft™ episode. Support Cup of Tech Links Final Predicti...

110: Brace Ourselves

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kai and Malin have follow-up about their new iMac, we speculate about iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur release dates, and talk more about our experi...

109: Tasks with Mustafa Yusuf

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mustafa Yusuf joins us to chat about Tasks, time management, indie development, and conferences on remote islands. 🏝 Support Cup of Tec...

108: Amateur Phones

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we chat some more about the new iMac. We discuss potential release timelines for iOS 14, watchOS 7, the new iPhones, iPad, and Apple Watch....

107: Dark Noise with Charlie Chapman

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Charlie Chapman joins us to chat about Dark Noise 2, the Microsoft Surface Duo (🤷‍♂️), and indie development. Support Cup of Tech L...

106: Your Time is Limited

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about podcasting, the new iMac, Phil Schiller becomming an Apple Fellow, options for in-app subscriptions, and Orbit crew plans. S...

105: Moth Keyboard

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting about COVID alert apps, the tech antitrust hearing, Apple's Q3 earnings, Apple Silicon Macs, delayed iPhones, and Zach's upda...

104: Business 101

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss different software pricing models, shifts in app business models, and how subscription pricing fits into all of it. Support Cup...

103: It’s a Thing

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking (more) about Apple Silicon Macs, our iOS 14 impressions, project roadmaps, marketing, and Apple Platform development and the p...

102: MacPad Pro

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting about our plans for Orbit and its current Mac App Store feature, macOS & iOS adoption rates, App Clips, and the future of...

101: Little Madam

28 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for our special WWDC20 spectacular! We chat about the format of this year’s conference, our favourite announcements, and of course the resul...

100: WWDC20 Predictions & Draft

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In our 100th episode, we have Adam join us for our Special Fun WWDC20 Predictions AND draft. We also chat about Kai’s and Malin’s recent release o...

99: Spotty Reputation

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about Zach’s new MacBook Pro, Kai’s use of Bing (?), the “Glass” "leaks", Joe Rogan selling his soul to Spotify, and some...

98: "Tech Podcast"

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about interesting cultural differences and play a “coin guessing” game (which is more fun than it sounds), where we slowly uncov...

97: 3rd Party Dependency Wave of Doom

12 May 2020

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This week we chat about Zach’s MacBook Pro order. The recent Facebook SDK crash triggers a discussion about things to consider when adding 3rd party...

96: One ARM Tied Behind My Back

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat some more about exposure notifications, the government, and compare an iPad notebook to an ARM MacBook. Support Cup of Tech Hat ...

95: First Come, First Access To Engineer

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we start off chatting about the five year anniversary of the Apple Watch. We move over to talking about Apple’s Accessibility Webinar and ...

94: Better, Odd, Best

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the release of the new iPhone SE (2nd generation) inspired us to chat about the future of the iPhone lineup, Apple’s future in home audio...

93: Contact Tracing

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we chat about Face ID, Touch ID, digital meetups, and the  + Google contact tracing approach. Support Cup of Tech Links Apple + G...

92: The Olden Days

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting about online community events, Apple’s acquisition of Dark Sky, in-app purchases and iOS screenshot automation. Support ...

91: One Hockey Stick Distance

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Keeping hockey stick distance away from other humans, guessing what 2020 will look like for Apple hardware and software, and our work-from-home sugges...

90: Sneak Peek at WWDC

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting (a lot!) about the future of iPad and some of Apple's other announcements from last week. Support Cup of Tech Links Ne...

89: We’ll Get Through This

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zach's back to talk about the state of the world, what it means for local community events, we speculate some more about what an online WWDC20 could m...

88: Open to Interruption

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about COVID-19 news, US health care (🤷‍♂️), and all the iOS 14 and watchOS 7 leaks. Support Cup of Tech Things ...

87: Digital WWDC

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about tech conferences and designing a fully digital WWDC for Apple. Support Cup of Tech Things of the Week Malin: Pa...

86: Bleeding Edge of Bug Fixes

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Burgers, burgers, and more burgers! With a little bit of tech talk thrown in. Support Cup of Tech Things of the Week Zach: Dark Docs Malin: De...

85: Crunch of the Crunch

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're giving a quick update on our Mac app, talking about distributing betas for macOS apps, and the upcoming Apple Event. Support Cup of...

84: Unicorn Version of Xcode

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the Xcode 11.4 beta, SwiftUI, Universal Purchases and the potential of Xcode on the iPad. Support Cup of Tech Things of ...

83: Compounding Mistakes

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about ad blocking, iPad's 10 year anniversary, and the fundamental problems with universal apps. Support Cup of Tech Lin...

82: Coffee Budget

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re giving a quick update on project “Mission Control”, talking about the challenges of designing for macOS, and planning our back-e...

81: Emotional Rollercoaster

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is more development focused than usual, we chat about SwiftUI and server-side development using Vapor and give an update on our ...

80: IKEA on Super Hard Mode

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we start off chatting about WWDC 2020, we then talk about different business models and creative ways of marketing a product. Support Cup...

79: Why Ice Cream is Bad

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is a bit less tech-focused than usual. Instead, we chat about why we don’t do New Year’s resolutions and our ways of thinkin...

78: Things of the Year 2019

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We chat a bit more about Vapor, then we get into choosing our favourite iOS, iPad, macOS, and watchOS apps from 2019 as the year draws to a close. ...

77: We Shipped, Kinda

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're chatting some more about Server Side Swift & looking back at Apple's software releases in 2019. Support Cup of Tech Links I...

76: Happy New Mac Pro Week

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are configuring our Fantasy Mac Pros, the iMac, and Kai and Malin have a quick update on their macOS app. Support Cup of Tech Link...

75: Very Bleeding Edge

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about our Kai's and Malin's Mac App status, using new tech to build products, Vapor and other back-end development options, and Appl...

74: At Least It Works

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about our December event expectations, "Apple's" "new" Mac Pro plant, the 16" MacBook Pro, and the Stadia launch. Support Cup of...

73: Fun, Exclamation Mark

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about non-intrusive CGM, SwiftUI and shipping projects. Support Cup of Tech Links K'Watch Glucose Hosts Kai (Twitter) M...

72: Alternative Universe MacBook

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about AirPods Pro, the new 16" MacBook Pro, and Apple TV+ apps. Support Cup of Tech Links AirPods Pro MacBook Pro 16-inch ...

71: A Thousand Yeses For Every No

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about Twitter APIs, developer health, and NFC triggered shortcuts. Support Cup of Tech Things of the Week Kai: GameTra...

70: Squeeze for Assistant

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about the imminent launch of Apple TV+, Stadia, and the Made by Google event. Support Cup of Tech Links Apple TV+ App...

69: A Product for Humans

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week begins with some follow-up, before discussing the new Announcing Messages with Siri feature, and a scratched iPhone 11 Pro. Our main topics ...

68: It's Absolutely Useless

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about new hardware rumours (AirPods, MacBook, Apple TV, Tag), our macOS Catalina impressions, and macOS Catalyst apps. S...

67: Change is Good

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about Google killing Macs, iPhone 11 Pro, Touch ID, when to release features, and Microsoft's Surface Event. Support Cup of...

66: It Would Be Better With Micro-Transactions

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a special guest on the show, Adam Shaw. We chat a bit more about iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, and iOS 13. We also talk about...

65: Happy New iPhone Weekend

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about our first impressions of iPhone 11 Pro & Apple Watch Series 5, Apple's software release roadmap, and Apple Arcade. ...

64: Please! Just Get a New Phone

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about which shiny new devices we preordered, the results of our predictions episode, and all our hot takes™ from the Septemb...

63: Augmenting Your Reality

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a jam-packed episode talking about getting our apps ready for iOS 13/macOS 10.15, Zach's /dev/world talk, last-minute Apple Event pr...

62: Thinking About Accessibility

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss Apple Card and planning for /dev/world. We also spent some time talking about the importance of accessibility and why it should m...

61: Not A Draft, September 2019

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is our Not A Draft episode for Apple's Fall 2019 iPhone event. Support Cup of Tech Links Predictions Hosts Kai (Mastodon/Twitter) Mal...

60: iPhone 11 Pro Max

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we predict naming of the upcoming iPhones, we chat about push notification best-practices, email validation implementations, A...

59: Blurrier Than Before

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we mostly talk about iOS 13, the state of the betas, and Zach's dev/world/2019 talk preparations. Support Cup of Tech Links /dev/worl...

58: Bigger Than Before

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about iPhone and Apple Watch hardware, Apple's September event dates, and Apple's response to Siri grading. In the second half of th...

57: My Hot Take

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about contractors listening to Siri recordings, follow up on some public transport things we got wrong, and wallets and credit cards...

56: No One Can Do Software Updates

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about beta updates, Neuralink, Bean There updates, watchOS phone independence, and some Apple service woes. Support Cup of Tech ...

55: The Waste of Time Podcast

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zach is back from his trip to Japan. We play a fun game where Zach and Kai have to guess if a news headline is a real headline or something that Malin...

54: I’m Doing Fine

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Malin quitting her job, founding Triple Glazed Studios with Kai as well as Catalyst Bundle IDs, Vexillology, and SwiftUI. S...

53: LoveFrom

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about iOS & macOS public betas, the re-opening of the Bondi Apple Store, and the announcement of Jony Ive's departure from Apple...

52: Thrill Seeker

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the joy (cough, woe, cough) of running beta software, our development priorities now that WWDC is over, how we choose which developer news ...

51: Dark Stuff

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we record in person (again) to talk about all the new things Apple and our decision processes for buying new devices. Things of the Week ...

50: WWDC19 Spectacular

08 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us from the Apple Podcasts Studio at WWDC19 where we discuss the conference, the changes announced for developers, and the results of our WWDC pr...

49: WWDC19 Predictions

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss our WWDC plans, the new MacBook Pro's, a Facebook product that Kai and Malin actually like, followed by famous predictions (but not a draft...

48: Tough Year for Intel

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we chat about cross-platform mobile development, AppKit replacements, beta software and Intel ZombieLoad. We end the episode talking a...

47: Google I/O Spectacular

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our Google I/O spectacular! Pixel 3a and 3a XL, the importance of accessibility, our thoughts on "free" vs privacy, and a bit about the importance of ...

46: Clip Show

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode, we chat about the App Store review process, universal apps, the future of macOS apps, podcast sharing and our weekly picks. ...

45: News of the Year

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we discuss what is rumoured to be coming in macOS 10.15, cloud storage, VPNs, 3rd party SDKs and Apple Developer services. Links macOS ...

44: The System Failed Me

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It was the week of leaks. Join us as we discuss what is rumoured to be coming in iOS 13. Links iOS 13 rumours Hosts Kai (Mastodon/Twitter) Ma...

43: I Can Parse That

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about immigration to Canada, breaking up iTunes, Marzipan apps, and we judge each other's docks. Links iTunes Breakup Canada ...

42: Back to Glorious Days

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss accents, our first podcasts, and saying "um" too much. We also re-evaluate the scores from last week's prediction round, discuss ...

41: Doomed for Life

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us this week to talk about Apple's March Event, our prediction results, the AirPower cancelation, and new AirPods. Links Our March Event Scor...

40: What is a Petabyte Dollar?

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us this week to talk about Apple's busy announcement week, WWDC, an update on our prediction score sheet, Google's "future of gaming", and the pr...

39: March Event Prediction Episode

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us this week for our special March 2019 "Apple Special Event" prediction (Not A Draft™) episode. This time we kept it at 5 predictions each wi...

38: NASA Approved Plants

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kai Coffee, Malin Podcast, and Zach Petty join forces to talk about working environments and home offices, and Zach learns a thing or two about the cl...