Oct 25, 2026 · 2 hr 44 min · 20 segments
Apple's folding iPhone Duo lands with unique new features, an evolving developer scene, and early hardware hiccups that raise eyebrows. Also, a PHP bug threatens 70% of the world's websites while AI…
Mikah SargentHost
Sam AbuelsamidGuestGlenn FleishmanGuestAllison JohnsonGuest
And, well, frankly, I think we need to start by talking about something that has been unfolding this week in the Apple world.
And that's part of why I'm very excited to have Allison here, because the Duo shipped this week for some people, not me.
But what's great is that my younger brother somehow got his on day one, and so he's been sending me lots of photos and thoughts about it, which has been fun.
But Allison, you actually got to go hands-on and do a review over at The Verge.
Tell us about your kind of first thoughts, first takes, surprises, delights, etc.
I have to admit, you know, there's a... there's a sameness to phones these days for better and worse.
You open it up and you turn it and all of a sudden the buttons are in weird places.
It's just like the tech reviewer urge to be like, oh, my gosh, something new to figure out here.
Broad takeaway, I think anybody who's read our review or caught it on YouTube is like, if you are into that kind of thing, if you're excited by the idea of the iPhone buttons, like volume buttons suddenly being somewhere else, then this is the phone for you.
I'm not in any queue for it yet, and I just got an iPhone 18 Pro, and I've got an iPad Mini, but I like to take the iPad Mini with me when I go on the road for shorter trips if I know I don't need to do a lot of or any writing.
And I'm like, you know, maybe my next phone is I sell both those things and upgrade to a Duo, but maybe it's the Duo 2 or the Trio or whatever they're going to call it.
Yeah, and I would say, especially if the camera was part of the package for you on the 18 Pro, you're in very good hands.
The 18 Pro camera, especially having that telephoto, which is not on the Duo, I missed it a lot, and I'm still using the Duo as my day-to-day.
Sam, are you considering it? Do you use an iPhone regularly or are you an Android
And, well, frankly, I think we need to start by talking about something that has been unfolding this week in the Apple world.
And that's part of why I'm very excited to have Allison here, because the Duo shipped this week for some people, not me.
But what's great is that my younger brother somehow got his on day one, and so he's been sending me lots of photos and thoughts about it, which has been fun.
But Allison, you actually got to go hands-on and do a review over at The Verge.
Tell us about your kind of first thoughts, first takes, surprises, delights, etc.
I have to admit, you know, there's a... there's a sameness to phones these days for better and worse.
You open it up and you turn it and all of a sudden the buttons are in weird places.
It's just like the tech reviewer urge to be like, oh, my gosh, something new to figure out here.
Broad takeaway, I think anybody who's read our review or caught it on YouTube is like, if you are into that kind of thing, if you're excited by the idea of the iPhone buttons, like volume buttons suddenly being somewhere else, then this is the phone for you.
I'm not in any queue for it yet, and I just got an iPhone 18 Pro, and I've got an iPad Mini, but I like to take the iPad Mini with me when I go on the road for shorter trips if I know I don't need to do a lot of or any writing.
And I'm like, you know, maybe my next phone is I sell both those things and upgrade to a Duo, but maybe it's the Duo 2 or the Trio or whatever they're going to call it.
Yeah, and I would say, especially if the camera was part of the package for you on the 18 Pro, you're in very good hands.
The 18 Pro camera, especially having that telephoto, which is not on the Duo, I missed it a lot, and I'm still using the Duo as my day-to-day.
Sam, are you considering it? Do you use an iPhone regularly or are you an Android
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