456: Unredacted Christmas

On the final episode of Rocket, awards are dispensed and reflections are had. Thanks for an amazing 9 years! 

A major hack at Insomniac Games begs the question: why does this keep happening to Sony companies? Then, Apple may finally face patent consequences, as it halts sales of its newest Watches in the U.S. 

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David had their hands full because a lot happened this week! First, Marques and David give some early iPhone 15 Pro impressions while they work on the full review before talking about an old Eve V tablet scandal and a new version of Dall-E. Then th ...  Show more

Jason and Myke lightly cover Apple’s beef with the FBI, Myke gets excited by new phones at Mobile World Congress, Jason grapples with making his home smarter. And of course there’s follow-up about pizza and “Back to the Future”—that’s how it works. 

0:00 We're officially fighting 0:10 Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard 1:36 5G Airlines crisis 2:41 Radeon RX 6500 XT 3:46 MANSCAPED 4:17 QUICK BITS 4:26 Samsung Exynos 2200 Xclipse 4:55 iOS, Safari vulnerability 5:35 Crypto.com hack 6:06 MediaTek tests ...  Show more

Bonnets off to the BBC, the trouble with headlines, Socrates on mountain skis, some slight existential dread about Mac software, irrational love of old computers, Apple's smart home strategy for 2025, and the long wait for some AI features.