Apple Core
A podcast about the history of Apple. In each episode, hosts Graham Bower and Charlie Sorrel explore the story behind a different Apple product, and consider what it tells us about the company’s game plan and where it might be heading next.
Podcasting since 2024 • 7 episodes
Apple Core
Latest Episodes
iPhone 4 - Apple’s most painful product launch
When Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4 at WWDC 2010, it surprised no one. Tech blog Gizmodo had already spilled the tea two months earlier by publishing photographs of a lost prototype. Jobs was furious, but he found a way to turn the situation...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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55:17
Safari - how Apple built the engine that powers almost every modern web browser
Safari is one of Apple’s most enduring and popular apps, with versions running on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and even Vision Pro. But it wasn’t always the behemoth we know today.When it launched in 2003, Safari faced fierce competition from Micr...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:03:59
Newton MessagePad - the little device that left a huge legacy
Apple launched its first handheld computing device way back in 1993. With no internet access, flaky handwriting recognition, and an eye-watering price tag, the Newton MessagePad never stood much chance of success. But the writing was really on ...
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Episode 5
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51:03
iWork - Steve Jobs’ secret weapon
Steve Jobs was famous for his keynote presentations, which combined showmanship with beautifully designed slides to generate his trademark ‘reality distortion field.’But what few people knew at the time was, he didn’t use a Mac to produc...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:02:34
Nike+iPod Sport Kit - Apple's first foray into fitness
Apple’s interest in fitness products goes way back. In 2006, before Apple Watch was even a twinkle in Tim Cook’s eye, Steve Jobs took the stage with Nike CEO Mark Parker at an ultra-exclusive venue in New York City to announce the Nike+iPod Spo...
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Episode 3
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