The Talk Show With John Gruber

What else? The iPhones 6, iOS 8, and last week’s special event at the Flint Center in Cupertino. Sponsored by: Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Promo code: “chowder”. Harry's: High-quality men's shaving products. lynda.com: Easy and affordable online learning. Drobo: Smart storage to protect what matters. Links: Rene's epic review of iOS 8.

Special guest Jason Snell joins the show on the cusp of Apple’s September 9 event, where the company will purportedly introduce two new iPhones and a breakthrough wearable device. Topics include the purpose and advantages of a 5.5-inch iPhone, why only the 5.5-inch iPhone will (I think) get an @3x retina display, speculation on the nature and purpose of an Apple wearable/watch, the intrigue surrounding the event’s venue, and more. Sponsored by: Hover: The world’s best domain registrar. Fracture: Your photos printed beautifully on glass. File Transporter: Your own private cloud. Igloo: The intranet you’ll actually like.

Speculation on the purportedly-imminent new 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhones, and the rise of adaptive user interface layout and design on iOS. @3x, here we come. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Build your own website. Casper: Premium mattresses at great prices. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Promo code: "chowder". Warby Parker: Stylish high-quality eyewear at revolutionary prices. Links: Craig mocking up the big displays.

Topics include Joanna’s recent review of over 20 laptops; the HTC One M8 for Windows Phone; why Windows Phone is still struggling to gain traction; the role of Microsoft Office in today’s world; and speculation on Apple’s upcoming iPhone event. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Build your own website. lynda.com: Easy and affordable online learning. Backblaze: Unlimited, unthrottled backup for $5/month. Warby Parker: Stylish high-quality eyewear at revolutionary prices. Links: Joanna’s epic laptop roundup “HTC One for Windows: Another Great Phone You Probably Won’t Buy”

Topics include speculation — seriously, just speculation — on Apple’s purported upcoming wrist wearable thing, Apple’s fall event schedule, polarized sunglasses, market share in the post-PC era, and Beats’s integration into Apple (including a clever idea from Dan about the potential for a Beats Music channel on Apple TV). Sponsored by: Squarespace File Transporter Backblaze Links: Google is stealing Microsoft’s future corporate customers Which apps use the most cellular data?

Topics include Apple's quarterly results, how much Apple's cable and peripheral prices contribute to the popular conception that their products are "expensive", presbyopia and large-screen phones, and more. Sponsored by: Squarespace lynda.com Backblaze

Topics include the design and development of Marco’s new iOS podcast player, Overcast, custom UI fonts, the difficulty of low-level audio programming, and pricing strategy — with digressions on U.S. politics and other non-controversial subjects. Sponsored by: Harry’s: Quality men’s shaving products (promo code: “talk show”) Hover: The world’s best domain name registrar (promo code: “IBM”) Links: Overcast Marco’s Overcast announcement Matthew Butterick’s Concourse typeface IPNetRouter Pacific Helm

Topics include the design and development of Marco’s new iOS podcast player, Overcast, custom UI fonts, the difficulty of low-level audio programming, and pricing strategy — with digressions on U.S. politics and other non-controversial subjects. Sponsored by: File Transporter lynda.com Links: Overcast Marco’s Overcast announcement Matthew Butterick’s Concourse typeface IPNetRouter Pacific Helm

Topics include Samsung getting pinched from Apple on the high end and Xiaomi (at least in China) on the low end, Android and the importance of software differentiation, wearable devices, and more. Sponsored by: Squarespace Igloo Backblaze Links: Xiaomi M3 phone Ron Amadeo's review of Android Wear for Ars Technica Khosla interview with Larry Page and Sergey Brin Ben Thompson on Samsung's demise

Topics include the new look and feel in OS X Yosemite (10.10), Google’s new “Material Design” look and feel for Android, smartwatches (including the new ones Google showed at I/O last week), and Dave’s new behind-the-scenes role at The Talk Show. Sponsored by: File Transporter (coupon codes TTS10 and TTS20) Warby Parker Backblaze Links: Tobias Frere-Jones on Helvetica Neue as the new system font in Yosemite. "Google Design" — Google shows and describes its new design language. The LG G and Samsung Gear Live watches, running Android Wear. The Moto 320, er, 360.