Podcast Rewind: WWDC Reactions, Computex News, and Interviews with Apple Design Award Winners

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

AppStories

This week, Federico and John are joined by Myke Hurley and Chris Lawley to share their first impressions of the WWDC keynote and discoveries in the hours following the presentation.

And in a second special WWDC edition of AppStories, Federico and John interview Apple Design Award finalists and winners, including the developers of The Outsiders and Tide Guide and the publishers of Pine Hearts and BALL x PIT.

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, Brendon and Federico have spent more time with the Anbernic RG Rotate and, along with John, have more thoughts about it and the handheld news coming out of Computex.

On NPC XL, Brendon, Federico, and John share their handheld travel setups.

Comfort Zone

It’s WWDC week, and we’re talking about it all episode this week. Chris is on location, calling in from his hotel room, while Niléane and Matt enjoy the comforts of home (and don’t feel a little left out…who told you we feel left out???).

On Cozy Zone, we roast and then tier list your old Home Screens – only the weird ones this time!

AppStories, Episode 488, ‘WWDC 2026 with Special Guests Myke Hurley and Christopher Lawley’ Show Notes

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MacStories’ WWDC 2026 Coverage

macOS 27 Golden Gate: The MacStories Overview

The Third Generation of Apple’s Foundation Models and AFM Core Advanced

iOS and iPadOS 27: The MacStories Overview

Siri AI and the Latest in Apple Intelligence: The MacStories Overview

WWDC 2026: Small Details and Compatibility Lists

WWDC 2026: Apple Publishes Keynote Video

Special Guests

Myke Hurley

Christoper Lawley

AppStories, Episode 489, ‘WWDC 2026: The Apple Design Award Interviews’ Show Notes

This episode is sponsored by:

Sofa – Organize everything you watch, read, play, and do. AppStories listeners can get 25% off the first year of Super Sofa with the link above.

Agenda – Date-focused notes deeply integrated with the Apple ecosystem.

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Apple Design Award Winners

Tide Guide (Visuals and Graphics) by Condor Digital

Pine Heart (Inclusivity) by Hyper Luminal Games Limited

Apple Design Award Finalists

The Outsiders (Interaction) by Gentler Stories

BALL x PIT (Delight and Fun) by Kenny Sun Studios

MacStories Coverage of the ADAs

2026 Apple Design Awards Winners Announced

Apple Announces Its 2026 Apple Design Award Finalists

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NPC, Episode 84, ‘From Gaming Handheld to Pocket Companion’ Show Notes

More RG Rotate Experiments

Anbernic RG Rotate

Apps We’re Using

Apple Music

Musicolet

Moon+ Reader Pro

Amazon Kindle

YouTube

VLC

Niagara Launcher

Cocoon

The Latest Portable Gaming News

The Ally X Gets OLED and a Bigger Screen

Asus just announced the OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle adds OLED display and AR glasses

New Intel Chips for Handheld Gmaing

Intel’s first handheld gaming chip is the Arc G3, and this Acer is using it

I held the next-gen handheld

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is an 8-inch handheld powered by Intel Arc G3 Extreme

Subscribe to NPC XL

NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes. You can subscribe here.

Comfort Zone, Episode 104, ‘Cancel Darwin’ Show Notes

Things Discussed

All the new things

Apple’s WWDC keynote

What’s new in WebKit for Safari 27

Have you heard the good news about TinyStart?

Cozy Zone

For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.

MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Comfort Zone, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.

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