Sinopsis
Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort have accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Brianna Wu, Christina Warren, and Simone De Rochefort.
Episodios
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310: AirBra Max
10/12/2020 Duración: 59minChristina bought the Airpods Max. We're very sorry. Also, the FTC is suing Facebook so we fight about it.
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309: Scooting to the Couch
03/12/2020 Duración: 01h07minBrianna is back and recovering like a boss from knee surgery and she and Christina talk about macOS Big Sur, the Salesforce Slack Acquisition and then talk about the best/worst grift we’ve seen for someone to try to scam a Mac Pro.
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308: We Salute the Algorithm
25/11/2020 Duración: 01h25minSimone dishes on her love affair with her new iPad Air. Also, Snapchat is taking a bite out of TikTok's gameplan with Snapchat Spotlight, but will it be a success? Also: Apple's Head of Security and a bribery case we did not see coming.
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307: Lamb Biryani (Shot on iPhone)
19/11/2020 Duración: 01h09minSpecial guest Henry T. Casey comes on the show to give us his hands-on impressions of the MacBook Air with the new M1 chip! Things look...dare we say… promising? We also went hands-on with the PlayStation 5, and chat about… Fleets!
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306: Not Political!
12/11/2020 Duración: 01h02minThis week we're discussing Apple's ONE MORE THING event and the advent of ARM-based chips in the MacBook Air, Macbook Pro, and Mac Mini. Will they live up to the hype? Then, Bri's first-hand experience with the Xbox Series X, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
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305: Who Cares!
05/11/2020 Duración: 01h15minThis week Christina and Simone are UNCHAINED and talking about how the different social media platforms handled this election! There are some winners and losers — but none so far in this election, because we recorded this on Wednesday night! But first, a divergence into Netflix's terrible adaptation of Rebecca.
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304: Chips' Challenge
29/10/2020 Duración: 57minThe PlayStation 5 review units are out, forcing many to ask — how big is too big? And then AMD has gone and purchased Xilinx! What does it mean for the future of chips? Finally, an update on our two favorite scammers, Anna Delvey and Billy McFarland.
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303: Well, This is a Fun One
22/10/2020 Duración: 01h08minThis week on Rocket we're eating dessert first, and talking about Jeffrey Toobin's Zoom scandal. Then, it's the first batch of iPhone reviews! Featuring Simone actually, maybe, sort of, buying a new phone on the show. Finally, the DOJ is actually pursuing an antitrust suit against Google. What will come of it?
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302: Donut Shaped Magnets with Rene Ritchie
15/10/2020 Duración: 01h14minSimone abandoned us this week, so Christina and Bri are joined by Rene Ritchie, Apple analyst/YouTuber-extraordinaire to break down the Apple iPhone 12 event. Also, a favorite character from Rocket’s past gets some news.
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301: Chastity Cage Hackers
08/10/2020 Duración: 01h04minApple is on the verge of another media event, and the PS5 has been torn down. Then, the ultimate example of technology lock-in.
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300: Dessert
01/10/2020 Duración: 01h37minTo celebrate episode 300 we bring on some special guests from the Relay FM family, and taste test Brach's god-awful Thanksgiving Dinner candy corn.
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299: Pre-Order Season
24/09/2020 Duración: 43minXbox pre-orders opened up this week… did they go better than the pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 did? NO! Then, it's what's happening with TikTok in the exact moment we recorded this episode, which will not doubt have changed completely by the time you listen to it. Oh, and Microsoft acquired Bethesda. Cool!
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298: PlayStation 5 TikTok Arm Nvidia Apple
17/09/2020 Duración: 01h31minIn a super-size show, we cover every big announcement from the last week and a half: PlayStation 5 details, an Apple Event (no new phones yet though), the TikTok deal with Oracle and the Nvidia deal with Arm. Phew. Tune in for everything, and some things you never asked for!!
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297: 30 Year-Old Golden Girl
10/09/2020 Duración: 01h05minToday on Rocket, we update you on the latest episode of our favorite soap opera, Apple Vs Epic, and then on a bunch of video game stuff! The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are coming out soon(ish), and Nintendo has loads of plans to celebrate Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary.
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296: The Godfather
03/09/2020 Duración: 55minFolding phones are back for round two: this time it's Samsung's Z Fold 2 and Microsoft's Surface Duo. Then, Mike Piontek, the creator of the app Deliveries, pops in to talk about why they went with a subscription model.
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295: Supreme Court AU
27/08/2020 Duración: 55minThe next episode of our favorite soap opera, Epic vs. Apple, is HERE! Followed by a look back at TikTok's momentous second year and latest lawsuit against the U.S. government.
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294: Apple Bluster
20/08/2020 Duración: 01h02minThe dramatic saga of Epic vs. Apple continues, with all the updates since our emergency episode last week and a Hefty discussion of the importance of Unreal Engine. Then, author Lauren Beukes joins us to discuss her latest book, Afterland.
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293: Emergency Epic Cast
14/08/2020 Duración: 33minIn a Rocket first, late-breaking news was so Rocket worthy, we had to record a bonus episode.
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292: Sick of the Slab
13/08/2020 Duración: 47minMicrosoft declares war on Simone by launching a "sexy" phone, and Uber and Lyft are forced to appeal a California judge's decision. Plus, did Christina unbox her gamer chair?
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291: Big Decisions
06/08/2020 Duración: 58minThere are NEW MACS and a lot of government-type developments in the world of tech. TikTok is potentially being bought by Microsoft and Christina has NO COMMMENT, and also a post-mortem of last week's antitrust hearings. Finally, we've tried Raycons!