Unlike most of us Apple Bloggers, John Voorhees actually went to law school. Like David Sparks, he left the law to become a writer and podcaster, so his article on the DOJ’s suit against Apple is the one I’ve been waiting for. Over on MacStories, he has broken down the complaint … | Continue reading
David Metzger is a composer, arranger, and orchestrator with a celebrated career that has earned him Academy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. On MPU this week, he joined us to talk about how the music for some of the most beloved films and shows of our time is made. | Continue reading
Lauren Feiner, writing at The Verge: The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consume … | Continue reading
This week on the podcast: Myke surprises his co-hosts, Federico finished the alphabet, and Stephen thought he had an exciting project on his hands. | Continue reading
Chris De Jabet pointed me to this new page on Apple’s Support site. I totally dig it. | Continue reading
Hannah Ritchie: Weather forecasts are often seen as just a nice thing to have. Useful when planning a Sunday barbecue, or when we want to know if we’ll need an umbrella for the day. But in many ways weather forecasts are absolutely crucial: they can be a matter of life and death. … | Continue reading
A pair of rumors are circulating about the screens on future Apple devices. Up first, we have Chance Miller, writing at 9to5Mac: A new rumor today says that Apple has invested billions in a new coating technology for future iPhone displays. This technology would allegedly make fu … | Continue reading
Calling all crossword fans! Black Ink, the beloved Mac app for solving crosswords from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and more, is now available for iOS. Download it from the App Store and enjoy nearly-endless crossword-solving fun on your iPhone, iPad, … | Continue reading
This week on Mac Power Users, David Sparks and I offer advice on how to best care for Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more, from cleaning to battery management and beyond. Then, the guys reflect on recent news, including the new MacBook Air and the death of the company’s car project. | Continue reading
This week on the podcast: The guys cover what’s new in Apple’s DMA response and make some picks about what could come next. Then, they provide updates on their Apple Vision Pro experiences. | Continue reading
Hot off the presses, a new PDF from Apple, complete with this silliness: Apple Vision Pro: Always use the full name. In general references, don’t use the with Apple Vision Pro. It’s OK to use another article or a possessive adjective: Adjust the fit of your Apple Vision Pro. You … | Continue reading
Do you use audio on your Mac, in any way at all? Then SoundSource is for you. SoundSource provides superior control over all audio, right from your menu bar. Get: Per-application control: Change the volume of any app relative to others, and play individual apps to different audio … | Continue reading
Tim Hardwick rounded up what M2 Macs are still for sale after the MacBook Air’s update to the M3. Spoiler alert: it’s all desktops. | Continue reading
Jason Snell has spent some time with the new M3 MacBook Air, and his review says exactly what I hoped it would: that the Air continues to get better and better, and is the Mac for just about everyone. | Continue reading
I’m still reeling a bit from Bloomberg’s reporting on what Apple was hoping to achieve with its self-driving car project. Even though $1 billion a year isn’t much on Apple’s scale, it’s clear that a lot of time and energy went into this project over the last ten years. Many of Ap … | Continue reading
For a decade, we’ve all wondered what an Apple-designed car would be like. Thanks to Mark Gurman and Drake Bennett, we now have an idea: Around the beginning of 2020, Apple Inc.’s top executives gathered at a former Chrysler testing track in Wittmann, Arizona, to try out the late … | Continue reading
This week on Connected: Federico cut a MacBook Air in half and joined it to an iPad with magnets and software. Myke and Stephen have questions. | Continue reading
This video from Quinn Nelson has some real gems in it: | Continue reading
Zac Hall, writing at 9to5Mac: Apple introduced the M3 MacBook Air with a headlining new feature. For the first time, the Apple silicon MacBook Air will be able to simultaneously drive two external monitors. The only compromise is that the MacBook Air lid must be closed. Still, th … | Continue reading
Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience. What sets Unite 5 apart? We’ve gone beyond jus … | Continue reading
We all know Federico as the iPad guy, but the truth is that he experiments with tons of different hardware. He has spent time with convertible PCs, iPads, Macs, and most recently, the Vision Pro. But today he has truly outdone himself: For the past three weeks, I’ve been using so … | Continue reading
The Verge’s Jon Porter and Jess Weatherbed: In a press release on Monday, the EU Commission said its investigation found that “Apple bans music streaming app developers from fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of t … | Continue reading
If you are surprised there are no new FineWoven options, you haven’t been paying attention. | Continue reading
Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced the new MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip, taking its incredible combination of power-efficient performance and portability to a new level. With M3, MacBook Air is up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1 chip and up to 13x fast … | Continue reading
This week on a feedback episode of MPU, David and I check in with the Vision Pro, discuss plumbing super powers, the mysteries of AppleCare, and more. | Continue reading
Chance Miller with some big news over at 9to5Mac: Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union. At the time, Apple said this decision was due to requirements under the Digital Markets Act related to support for alte … | Continue reading
Jason Kottke: The last time I redesigned the site, a guy named Barack Obama was still President. Since then, I’ve launched the membership program, integrated the Quick Links more fully into the mix, (more recently) opened comments for members, and tweaked about a million differen … | Continue reading
Apple Support: Apple today announced an expansion of Self Service Repair for MacBook Pro and iMac models powered by M3, with support available today. Since April 2022, Self Service Repair has given customers access to the same manuals, genuine Apple parts, and tools used at Apple … | Continue reading
This week on Connected: Myke, Federico, and Stephen offer important career advice concerning working from home, discuss upcoming changes to PWAs in iOS 17.4, and help sunset Project Titan, Apple’s recently-cancelled car project. | Continue reading
Mark Gurman, with some big news: Apple Inc. is canceling a decade-long effort to build an electric car, according to people with knowledge of the matter, abandoning one of the most ambitious projects in the history of the company. Apple made the disclosure internally Tuesday, sur … | Continue reading
Greg Pierce, the developer behind great apps like Drafts, Tally, and more is out with a new app that I am loving. It’s called Simple Scan, and it’s the fastest and least-annoying way I’ve ever seen to scan documents with the iPhone and iPad. Here is how Greg describe it: Do you l … | Continue reading
Apple Support: During testing, Apple has discovered a potential issue which may cause data corruption or system crashes in certain situations on Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) systems. The Power Mac G4 ROM 1.8.1 Update includes fixes for the following: Data or file corruption with V … | Continue reading
Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By blocking ad trackers, Magic Lasso Adblock stops you being followed by ads around the web. … | Continue reading
This week on MPU, David and I battle it out in naming our favorite iOS apps. | Continue reading
Mia Sato, writing at The Verge, which was famously founded by a bunch of folks who left Engadget many years ago: The nearly 20-year-old tech publication Engadget is laying off staff and restructuring editorial teams today with a new focus around traffic and revenue growth. The ch … | Continue reading
Cheyenne MacDonald, writing at Engadget: It turns out Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft didn’t land upright after all. In a press conference with NASA Friday evening, the company revealed the lander is laying on its side after coming in a little faster than expected, likely … | Continue reading
Jason Snell: When I got my first demo of the new Apple Sports app, I admit to being a little surprised: didn’t Apple already do live sports scores? Hadn’t I just seen the Arsenal score and play-by-play on my iPhone on Sunday morning when I was in the kitchen making breakfast? I h … | Continue reading
Alexander Saeedy and Alexandra Bruell at the Wall Street Journal, via Apple News: Vice Media said it would stop publishing content on its flagship website and plans to cut hundreds of jobs, following a failed effort by owner Fortress Investment Group to sell the embattled digital … | Continue reading
Aria Alamalhodaei, writing at TechCrunch: Intuitive Machines has landed a spacecraft on the lunar surface, in a historic first for a private company. Flight controllers confirmed the landing at 5:23 p.m. CST, though the exact condition of the spacecraft is unclear as engineers wo … | Continue reading
This week on Connected: Stephen, Myke, and Federico explore Apple’s ongoing AI efforts, talk about recent iPhone reports and iPad rumors, and share their thoughts on the annual Six Colors Report Card. | Continue reading
Today’s the opening day of MLS, and Apple has a new iPhone app out for sports lovers. Here’s a bit from the company’s press release: Apple today introduced Apple Sports, a free app for iPhone that gives sports fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more. Designed for speed a … | Continue reading
Zach Knox has published a very insightful article exploring the accessibility ramifications of Apple’s new platform: I have low vision. A kind you can’t really correct for with glasses or contacts. I also bought Apple Vision Pro at launch. Why would I do this? Well because I’m a … | Continue reading
I think John Voorhees has played just about every game out for visionOS, but it’s interesting that the software isn’t the biggest issue: In the final analysis, the trouble with the Apple Vision Pro is its lack of ports. Unless you’re relying on the games available on the App Stor … | Continue reading
Jason Snell posted his excellent Six Color Report Card this morning, and I have done before, I thought I would share my complete answers here: The Mac: 4/5 2023 marked the end of the transition to Apple silicon. It may have taken longer than Apple anticipated, but it’s hard to ar … | Continue reading
Apple Support: When you connect a Lightning or USB-C cable or an accessory to your iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, or later, your iPhone can warn you if there’s liquid in the connector. If you see one of these alerts, your iPhone has detected liquid in the Lightning or USB-C … | Continue reading
Jason Snell is back at it: It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple. This is the ninth year that I’ve … | Continue reading
This week on Mac Power Users: Mike Vardy drops by the show to talk about the journey behind his upcoming book, his love of the Freewrite family of products, and how he runs his growing online business. | Continue reading