Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
AppStories
This week, Federico and John interview Airbnb Vice President of Product Marketing, Jud Coplan, and Vice President of Design, Teo Connor.
On AppStories+, Federico explores running LLMs locally on an M3 Ultra Mac Studio.
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NPC: Next Portable Console
This week, Federico and John round up the many new Switch 2 details that have emerged as launch day draws near. Plus, they share two new and interesting handheld rumors from Anbernic and Miyoo and more.
This episode is sponsored by:
- Inoreader – Boost Productivity and Gain Insights with AI-Powered Intelligence Tools
On NPC XL, Federico shares tablet gaming recommendations with John, reevaluates whether he’s hung up on specs, and looks at what Lenovo is doing to integrate its tablets with two all-new controllers.
AppStories, Episode 436, ‘Airbnb 2025 Summer Release: An Interview with Jud Coplan and Teo Connor’ Show Notes
Airbnb Summer Release 2025
AppStories+ Post-Show
Federico is running LLMs locally.
NPC, Episode 33, ‘Flip, Slide, and Brick: Handheld Rumors and Nintendo Surprises’ Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
- Nintendo News
- Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services
- The Switch 2 has a handy battery preservation mode
- Most Best Buys will have extra Switch 2 stock on launch day
- New Switch 2 specs show large performance dip in undocked mode
- Nintendo Switch Games with Free Nintendo Switch 2 Updates
- Hori Switch 2 Accessories Include The Console’s First Third-Party Pro Controller
- Nintendo Apologises For Error With Mention Of Switch 2 VRR TV Support
- Steam Deck
- Handheld Rumors
- Miyoo ‘Mini’ Flip
- Blurry Spy Shots of an Anbernic RG Slide
- Computex is Coming
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, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console 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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