Monday October 19
10:25
Apple releases iOS 27.2 RC for iPhone
Apple has released the first iOS 27.2 release candidate for iPhone. The update brings Apple’s next iPhone software release one step closer to its public launch.
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10:16
Apple Watch warned a veteran about a health problem...
Apple Watch sleep apnea notifications launched two years ago. Since then, the health feature has been quietly working in the background and making a difference for people who may not know they need it.
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09:02
Apple announces special event for October 28: ‘Pro...
Apple today announced its second experience of the month, taking place next Wednesday, October 28 at 10 a.m. PT. The tagline for this event is: “Pro and tell.” Here’s what to expect.
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08:28
Deals: Apple TV 4K, AirPods Pro 3, leather iPhone...
Amazon is now shipping pre-orders for the new HomeView even faster than Apple is (most models still arriving on release day) and we are now tracking the return of the pre-order discount on the brand new Apple TV 4K (Amazon is still shipping this one on release day too). All of that joins the $50 price drop on AirPods Pro 3, up to $149 off the new M6 Mac mini, and we have exclusive discounts on a few different leather iPhone Duo cases to scope out below as well.
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08:04
Apple Eyes November 6 Launch for OLED MacBook Pro...
Apple is reportedly preparing a major retail store update for November 6, 2026, suggesting several new devices could arrive soon. The planned changes may coincide with the release of an OLED MacBook Pro and an upgraded iPad mini. According to recent reports, Apple could introduce these products during a rumored October 27 event. Meanwhile, retail […]
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07:31
Car Keys in Apple Wallet coming soon to three...
Apple Wallet car keys are about to get a big expansion, with GM announcing support for a variety of vehicles across three of its popular brands: Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC.
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07:22
Apple is right about the wild west of AI, and the...
Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak didn’t hold back when he described the most ambitious figures in the AI race as the “lunatic fringe” of Silicon Valley. The piece suggested that the iPhone maker is hoping to position itself as being on the right side of a growing AI backlash.
Given the pace of development, trying to predict the future of AI is a risky business, but I do think Apple is absolutely right about the dangers …
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06:54
Jason Sudeikis gives update on Ted Lasso seasons 5...
Ted Lasso season 4 wrapped up earlier this month, and there’s still no official word on the show’s future. But on a recent podcast appearance, Jason Sudeikis shared a new update on Ted Lasso season 5 and beyond.
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06:19
Some iPhone Duo orders getting moved up to earlier...
iPhone Duo became available for pre-order last Friday, then quickly became backordered into late January 2027. However, a number of users have started reporting that their orders now show earlier delivery dates than originally estimated.
Update: At first, earlier iPhone Duo dates were being reported primarily by users in Japan, but now several posts from US users mention getting earlier delivery windows too. Original post below.
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05:11
Nobody should buy the $299 Apple TV 4K, but it could...
My colleague Zac Hall described HomeView as one of the best ways to spend $299 on an Apple device and the Apple TV 4K as the worst. Almost nobody thinks anyone should buy the latter at that price, but things could have been even worse …
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04:25
Constrained iPhone Duo availability is annoying, but...
Estimated iPhone Duo delivery dates started slipping dramatically, literally within a minute of pre-orders opening on Friday. Even some of those who got in within the first few minutes got estimated shipping dates into January of next year.
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00:00
This MagSafe battery pack is designed perfectly for...
Ahead of iPhone Duo’s launch on Friday, accessory maker BMX is releasing what appears to be one of the first MagSafe batteries designed specifically for Apple’s foldable.
The BMX Duo is available to order now and can wirelessly charge your iPhone Duo (or any other iPhone) at up to 15W. You can pick it up on Amazon for $79.99.
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Sunday October 18
19:16
Not upgrading to iPhone 18 Pro or Duo? Here’s what’s...
iPhone Duo preorders just begun, and iPhone 18 Pro has been on the market for about a month. Of course, iPhone Duo is backordered through January right now, so whether or not you’re considering buying these phones – it makes it really easy to think about what’s coming next.
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18:32
Here’s how iPhone Duo’s battery capacity compares to...
After pre-orders for iPhone Duo opened, Apple uploaded an EU regulatory document that finally revealed the true battery capacity for iPhone Duo: 4883mAh. Here’s how that compares to other iPhones.
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14:19
Apple keeps making the Phone app better; here’s how
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You might not think about it often, but the Phone app on your iPhone keeps getting more powerful. Here are two features you can use today, plus one coming next month in iOS 27.
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10:56
Apple Watch Series 12 is excellent, but I find...
Apple Watch Series 12 has been a marvel of an upgrade, at least for me. I’ve written about it WHOOP. That said, in my past month testing it, there’s one WHOOP feature I’ve found myself missing.
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07:48
Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook could debut on...
07:17
Apple’s next HomeView could debut as soon as next...
Apple just announced its long awaited smart home display: HomeView, and it’s available for $299. That said, the product has been in development for quite some time, being held back by all of the delays with developing a smarter Siri.
Now that it’s on the market, some customers have had concern about the fact that you have to move the HomeView around yourself if its on a table with multiple people surrounding it. According to the Power On newsletter, it might not be too long before Apple has a solution.
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Saturday October 17
15:21
iPhone Duo walk-in purchases might be challenging at...
According to a new report from MacRumors, Apple employees are being told to warn customers that iPhone Duo likely won’t be available for purchase on launch day if you didn’t already place a pre-order.
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10:25
HomeView Thoughts and Observations
I’ll start with a nomenclatural sidenote: Apple seems to be going with “Apple HomeView” as the product’s name. E.g., the URL slug for it on Apple.com is apple-homeview/, not just homeview/. Few people notice and no one who doesn’t work in Apple product marketing cares, but they actually do the same thing with Vision Pro — in Cupertino, it’s “Apple Vision Pro” (once again including the URL slug). Yet this week’s new HomePod Mini is just “HomePod mini 2” and the existing 2nd-generation HomePod is just “HomePod (2nd generation)” — not “HomePod 2” or “Apple HomePod”. I certainly intend to just call it “HomeView”.
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Friday October 16
13:11
Real Artists Ship, Tesla Edition
09:00
iPhone Duo Sells Out Immediately, Now Backordered...
Apple's first foldable iPhone, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, sold out within minutes of preorders opening, with every configuration slipping to late January 2027. "All color and storage combinations show an estimated ship date of January 25," reports 9to5Mac. "Some users are even seeing January 29 for their estimated shipping date." From the report: This is a combination of strong demand and severely constrained supply for iPhone Duo. It's impossible to know the exact balance between the two, though. Going into the launch, there were multiple reports suggesting iPhone Duo would be in short supply as Apple was still ramping up production. A report from Nikkei Asia last month said Apple was making just a few hundred iPhone Duo units per day, significantly behind the ramp of a normal iPhone launch.
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Thursday October 15
18:18
Initial Thoughts on This Week’s New Apple TV 4K (4th...
Apple Newsroom, Tuesday morning:
The new Apple TV 4K features three far-field microphones, letting
users control what they’re watching and discover new shows
completely hands-free. Advanced echo cancellation intelligently
isolates a user’s voice from background sound to deliver
crystal-clear “Hey Siri” or “Siri” recognition, even while audio
is playing.
This is nice, but I don’t think it buys me anything, because my existing Apple TV 4K is paired with 2nd-gen HomePods, and the HomePods each have a “four-microphone design for far-field Siri”.
The A19 chip in the new Apple TV 4K delivers up to 50 percent
faster CPU performance and up to 2× faster GPU performance than
the previous generation, for greater responsiveness, faster
navigation, and smoother animations. The A19 chip also includes a
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16:21
Fourth-Gen Apple TV 4K Brings Hands-Free Siri AI at...
The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K brings hands-free Siri AI, an easier-to-find Siri Remote, and more home theater support. Pre-orders are open now, with devices arriving on 13 November 2026.
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12:00
Meta and Apple Bring Muse Spark Open AI Model to Mac...
Meta has released Muse Spark Open, an 816-billion-parameter open-weight model optimized to run locally across two 512GB M5 Ultra Mac Studios using Apple's MLX framework. Meta says it's the "most capable U.S. open-weight model to date." MacRumors reports: Muse Spark Open has 816 billion total parameters with 42 billion active parameters and a 1 million-token context window. It is meant for coding and agentic work, and Meta says it excels at extended tasks, multi-step reasoning, and software engineering. The new Muse model was tuned to run on Mac Studio, and Meta says the Mac Studio paired with Muse Spark Open is the "best way to run a powerful model on your own desktop."
From Meta: "Apple's unified memory architecture lets the M5 Ultra's integrated GPU use up to 512 GB per Mac Studio, so two machines can hold an entire model. And the chip's 1.2 TB/s of memory bandwidth is fast enough to read the small slice each token needs. The result is two Mac Studios behave like one...
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11:48
The 16-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB/1TB is $500 Off
The M5 Pro MacBook Pro is made for AI; all major components and Apple Silicon is able to handle heavy AI workloads such as LLM training and inference. It also features Apple Intelligence support, the personal AI system that helps keep things organized. Get a faster CPU, 2x faster SSD Storage, and stronger GPU. The […]
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11:47
15 Years Since Siri iPhone 4S Released
15 years ago, Apple released the iPhone 4S alongside the introduction of Siri. On October 14, 2011, the iPhone 4S was distributed for sale in Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, and the United States. The device kept the stainless steel and glass design while adding improvements internally. The notable addition to the […]
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11:46
More Products Added to Obsolete List
Apple has added products to the list of obsolete products. The products are the 6th gen iPad, the BeatsX Headphones, and the 2017 12-inch MacBook. A product is considered to be obsolete by Apple when the last distribution was 7 years ago. You can view the list of obsolete products on the official website. Apple […]
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11:44
Production for Base iPhone 18 Said to be Big
Apple is rumored to be taking measures for a larger production run for the base iPhone 18 Pro after the iPhone 17 turned out to be the best-selling smartphone in the world. Production for the base iPhone 18 is slated for late November, with the volume of stock said to be substantial. Apple has its […]
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11:40
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 ( Milanese Loop) is $199 Off
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the ultimate fitness companion that tracks distance made on a mountain bike, running, or hiking. It also has features such as Workout Buddy powered by Apple Intelligence, a dual-frequency GPS and Heart Rate Zones. The smartwatch can take an ECG and checks for signs of AFib, as well as […]
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11:38
New Smart Home Hub Announced, Called HomeView
The new Smart Home Hub has been announced by Apple, called the HomeView. It’s a 7-inch smart home hub with Siri AI support. The new device features a design made of aluminum, with a connected display on the speaker by a hinge that can tilt and is made of stainless steel. The device is said […]
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11:33
4th Generation Apple TV 4K unveiled
A new Apple TV 4K has been announced by Apple. The new TV has Siri AI support, far-field built-in microphones, is powered by the A19 chip, and has a revamped Remote for Siri with support for Find My with Precision Finding. There will be improvements in performance for the device, with the A19 chip providing […]
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11:32
New HomePod Mini Announced
The HomePod Mini has been announced by Apple with new colors, better experiences for audio and Siri AI. The device will be powered by the S10 chip for advanced computational audio support. The device has a new feature called Sound Glow, where the top of the Home Pod Mini is a visual canvas that will […]
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11:29
The 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB/2TB is $600 Off
The MacBook Pro is the new high-end MacBook offered by Apple, powered by the M5 Pro Chip. You get next-generation AI and improvements in performance in your device, with significant components like Apple Silicon that are made to withstand heavy AI workloads such as LLM training and inference. The device features a 14-inch Liquid Retina […]
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11:28
Showcase Event Planned by Apple for New iPad Mini...
11:26
Tim Cook to Go on a China Trip
Tim Cook is going to China to hold talks in Guangdong, emphasizing the expansion of sales and manufacturing operations of the company. Cook has gone to China 3 times. This is the first time Tim Cook will go as the executive chairman of the company after stepping down as CEO. Meng Fanlim, the governor of […]
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11:24
Pokemon x Beats Teaser Shared
A short video was shared by Beats hinting at a Beats x Pokémon collaboration, with the theme being Pikachu. A Pill speaker by Beats will have a Pikachu Design. The video has the title ‘Time to catch something New’, with the video showing us a Pill speaker by Beats, and then the Poké Ball and […]
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Wednesday October 14
14:22
HomePod mini 2 Adds Siri AI, S10 Chip, and Sound Glow
The HomePod mini 2 brings Siri AI, an S10 chip, Wi-Fi 6E, and Sound Glow lighting to Apple’s smallest smart speaker. It also enables four-speaker surround sound with the new Apple TV 4K. Pre-orders are open now at $149.
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14:03
[Sponsor] WorkOS AuthKit: Auth for Your App, Free Up...
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Tuesday October 13
09:00
Apple Launches HomeView, Its First Smart Display For...
Apple has unveiled the $299 HomeView, a 7-inch smart display that combines Siri AI, FaceTime, customizable widgets, and Apple Home controls in a countertop or wall-mounted design. It also acts as a Matter controller and Thread Border Router, supports up to six facial-recognition profiles, and can use personal context from messages, calendars, and email when paired with a nearby Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone. The Verge reports: The device's square shape makes it feel less imposing than larger smart displays like Google's Nest Hub Max or Amazon's Echo Show 11, and I can see it fitting nicely on my kitchen counter -- though it might be a hair too big for my bedside table. The HomeView is the centerpiece of Apple's new push into the home. It costs $299 and launches alongside a new collection of cameras, thermostats, and a door lock designed for Apple Home.
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08:29
Apple’s first smart display is the 7-inch HomeView...
Apple opened preorders for the HomeView smart home hub today.
The HomeView is a 7-inch smart display and speaker that aims to be a central access point for up to six members of a family to access and control Apple’s ecosystem of devices, apps, and the Siri generative AI chatbot that's currently in beta.
Users can speak to HomeView to control smart home devices, such as, for example, telling Siri to close the smart blinds or activate smart locks. HomeView can also show a livestream for up to nine video feeds simultaneously.
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04:00
After a 10-Year Redemption Arc, No Man's Sky Is...
No Man's Sky is coming to iPhone and iPad on October 28, more than a decade after its rocky launch and long-running redemption arc. The title will cost $19.99, but a free trial will let users try it out before purchasing. Ars Technica reports: It will run on devices as far back as the iPhone 11 and the third-generation iPad Air. No Man's Sky might not have the most cutting-edge AAA graphics (though they're still strong, and they've come a long way since launch via updates), but the game's uncommon method of generating galaxies of incomprehensible scale on device consistently for all players from a single-seed happening on a phone is remarkable for those of us who remember phones performing far behind consoles or desktop PCs.
This version of the game includes all of the content and systems updates to the game that have been added over the years -- the expansions that famously took the game from a rocky launch reception to a widely beloved redemption story. There are a couple...
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Monday October 12
19:16
DEVONagent Pro 3.12
Research software updates with added support for Dark mode and user interface updates. ($49.95 new, free update, __ MB, macOS 13+)
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19:13
Bookends 16.0
Reference management tool adds new browser extension feature that examines Web pages for reference materials. ($74.99 new, free update, 146.3 MB, macOS 11+)
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19:07
BusyCal 2026.4.1 and BusyContacts 2026.4.1
Maintenance updates for the calendar and contact management apps. ($49.99 new for each new, free update, various sizes, macOS 13.5+)
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19:05
SoundSource 6.1.5
Introduces a new Control Center special source that captures audio the Mac receives via AirPlay. ($49 new, free update, 55.8 MB, macOS 15+)
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19:04
Mactracker 8.3
Popular encyclopedia of Apple products updated with recent hardware releases. (Free, 268 MB, macOS 11+)
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18:39
Why Full Disk Access Matters—and What Apple Should...
Full Disk Access is a blunt instrument with a lousy interface for users and developers alike. Here’s what Apple should fix, which apps legitimately need it, and which ones you can safely remove from your list.
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13:26
After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is...
Just over 10 years after its initial release, space exploration and survival crafting game No Man's Sky is making its way to the iPhone and iPad, Apple and developer Hello Games announced today.
It will run on devices as far back as the iPhone 11 and the third-generation iPad Air. No Man's Sky might not have the most cutting-edge AAA graphics (though they're still strong, and they've come a long way since launch via updates), but the game's uncommon method of generating galaxies of incomprehensible scale on-device, and consistently for all players from a single-seed, happening on a phone is remarkable for those of us who remember phones performing far behind consoles or desktop PCs.
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Sunday October 11
14:05
X Once Again Marks the Spot
Friday October 9
14:51
A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "...
The Museo de Historia de la Computación in Spain has unveiled a 1:1 scale visual replica of the famous Cray-1 supercomputer from 1976. Instead of sourcing expensive, cutting-edge tech to run the system, the creative team powered the project with 30 2012-era Mac Minis. Developed over 18 months, the project serves as a 50th-anniversary tribute to the Cray-1 and Apple's founding.
Mac Minis from over a decade ago might not seem like the obvious first choice for building a cluster supercomputer, but when networked together, the developers can orchestrate the 64 active processing cores into a combined 1.3 teraflops of performance in their most recent tests. The museum reportedly achieved 1.5 teraflops previously using all 70 available cores, prior to one node going offline. Benchmarks were obtained using a custom matrix-multiplication Python script. Five PCs are quad-core i7s, and the...
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Thursday October 8
12:27
Apple Announces “Welcome Home” Product Launch for 13...
Apple has announced a home-focused product launch for 13 October 2026. Expected products include a long-rumored touchscreen home hub alongside a new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini. And more?
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Wednesday October 7
14:04
AppBITS: RetroMac and Reframe Let You Theme Your Mac...
The free RetroMac app themes your Mac to look like System 6, Mac OS 9, or even Windows 98. Its companion browser Reframe wraps today’s Web in old browser chrome and can throttle your connection to modem speeds. Both are wonderfully impractical.
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08:19
Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible...
One of Donald Trump’s biggest goals as president is to increase domestic manufacturing and reshore supply chains so that the most in-demand technologies in the world can be 100 percent made in the United States.
By executive order last December, he launched his “Genesis Mission,” an ambitious plan seeking to leverage US dominance in AI to maintain or seize an edge in advanced robotics, biotechnology, semiconductors, and nuclear technologies. According to Trump, that plan works best with self-sustaining supply chains. Not even neighboring countries or longtime allies should be relied upon to manufacture a single component of any US product in his ideal world.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has long warned that Trump’s reshoring goals are not grounded in reality, but only recently has America’s largest technology trade...
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Tuesday October 6
13:48
iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T Users: Update to iOS 27.0...
If you have an iPhone 18 Pro Max on AT&T, update to iOS 27.0.1 immediately and install new carrier settings to avoid a service-disrupting bug that may require hardware replacement.
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Monday October 5
17:29
SuperDuper 4.0.9
Maintenance update for the backup app with fixes for multiple network destination problems. ($43.95 new, free update, 34.8 MB, macOS 14+)
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17:25
Logic Pro 12.4
Maintenance update that’s heaving with improvements and bug fixes. ($199.99 new, free update, 3.22 GB, macOS 15.4+)
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17:23
Final Cut Pro 12.4, Compressor 5.4, and Motion 6.4
Adds new Cinematic mode effect capabilities for those running macOS 27 Golden Gate. ($299.99/$49.99/$49.99 new or $129.99 annually with Apple Creator Studio subscription, free update, various sizes, macOS 15.6+)
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17:18
Fantastical 4.2.2
Calendar app adds link detection to invite responses and improves syncing of Microsoft Graph accounts. ($57 annual subscription, free update, 60.8 MB, macOS 12+)
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17:17
EagleFiler 1.9.22
Addresses a few bug fixes related to macOS 27 Golden Gate. ($49.99 new, free update, 34.2 MB, macOS 10.13+)
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17:14
DEVONthink 4.4.1
Brings significant enhancements to Markdown and document editing. ($99 new for standard and $199 for Pro new, free update, 94.9 MB, macOS 13+)
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16:50
Apple Plans to Tighten Full Disk Access Controls
Apple has signaled forthcoming changes to Full Disk Access in macOS, seemingly in response to risks from AI agents like Meta’s Muse accessing users’ files, mail, messages, and browsing history. How important is Full Disk Access to your Mac use?
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12:14
Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence...
A new tool is allowing Mac users the ability again to easily turn off Apple Intelligence with one click and free up to 12GB of storage.
Unlike with previous versions of macOS, macOS 27 Golden Gate doesn’t have a toggle for turning off Apple Intelligence. That makes disabling AI features that you may not want more difficult. It also means that the AI models necessary for running Apple Intelligence will take up space on your disk, even if you don’t use them or if you go through your settings to individually find and disable AI capabilities.
In response, a developer known as Om Lahore on GitHub last week created RemoveMacAI, a command-line tool that allows macOS 27 users to “turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27" in a way...
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11:00
Mac Users Reclaim 12GB+ of Storage With Apple...
A new open-source command-line tool called RemoveMacAI lets macOS 27 users disable Apple Intelligence and reclaim around 12GB or more of storage. MacRumors reports: In macOS 27, Apple removed the toggle to disable Apple Intelligence wholesale, and simply disabling individual features doesn't remove the models from your Mac's drive. As explained by the developer, RemoveMacAI gets around this by using a configuration profile to switch off Apple's own asset management service and remove the models.
It then configures the system so attempts to download the removed models are redirected to a closed local port, preventing them from immediately coming back. And it does all this without disabling System Integrity Protection (SIP) or manually deleting files from protected system locations, unlike some older tools have. The tool can free up roughly 12GB of space depending on which models are present on your Mac. That said, some users are reporting cases of Apple Intelligence models...
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Friday October 2
14:00
Apple Tightens macOS 'Full Disk Access'...
Apple says it will tighten macOS Full Disk Access controls as increasingly capable AI agents raise the risks of apps gaining broad access to users' files, messages, mail, and browsing history. TechCrunch reports: Days after a journalist claimed that Meta's Muse app on Mac read their private messages -- a claim that Meta disputed -- Apple announced that it's introducing additional controls around a setting called "Full Disk Access" on macOS. The feature was designed to allow backups to function properly, but AI agents have now increased "the risks associated with this level of access," Apple said. [...] In Muse's case, the AI optionally allows users to enable Full Disk Access. This setting, Apple explains, gives an app permission to access files, mail, messages, and even browsing history.
"Some developers are using Full Disk Access in ways that could put users at risk, exposing everything on their systems... without users' full knowledge and understanding," Apple said in a...
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13:31
Panorama X 10.2.4
Updates the relational database app for macOS 27 Golden Gate and California tax code. ($100 new, free update, 46 MB, macOS 10.12+)
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13:29
Keynote 15.4, Numbers 15.4, and Pages 15.4
Updates Numbers with a lengthy list of new trigonometry, statistics, and logic functions. ($129.99 annual Apple Creator Studio subscription, various sizes, macOS 26+)
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Thursday October 1
12:00
Cops Can Bypass iPhone's Automatic Reboot To...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: A company that makes phone hacking devices claims to have developed a solution that freezes iPhones in a state that lets cops more easily access sensitive data inside them, according to a video obtained by 404 Media. [...] The new technology to get around inactivity reboot was developed by Magnet Forensics, the company behind GrayKey, a popular tool sold to law enforcement agencies that allows them to unlock and access data stored in iPhones and Android smartphones. Magnet has developed a new device called GrayKey Preserve and a feature for its regular GrayKey devices called Evidence Preservation Mode, according to the video.
"This is an absolute game changer for iOS forensics and a function that I wish we had years ago," a Magnet employee says in the leaked video, specifically mentioning that the solution is targeted at the iPhone's inactivity reboot feature and the data it makes unavailable. GrayKey Preserve and Evidence...
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09:00
HP's Answer to the MacBook Neo Is Thinner,...
HP is taking aim at Apple's MacBook Neo with the new OmniBook 5 14, a $699.99 Windows laptop that starts with an Intel Core 5 315 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage but includes an OLED display even on the base model. It's also slightly thinner and lighter than the Neo. The Verge reports: The OmniBook 5 14 can be configured much higher, with up to a Core 7 350 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD, but all models include a 1080p webcam, dual speakers, HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack, and just two 10Gbps USB-C ports. And while the inclusion of OLED across the range is a major draw to the new OmniBook, the base config only has a passable 1920 x 1200 resolution and 300 nits of max brightness on its non-touch panel. A touchscreen version will be available when the OmniBook 5 launches in October, but a version with a 2560 x 1600 resolution OLED and 400 nits of brightness isn't coming until March 2027.
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Sunday September 27
21:04
Apple Faces $5.7 Billion Patent Infringement Verdict...
"A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages Friday after finding that Apple infringed claims from two haptics patents,"
reports CNBC:
Taction sued Apple in 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The company alleged that Apple was improperly "capitalizing on Taction's innovation and success" by selling devices that infringed on its vibration technology, according to the complaint. Apple initially won dismissal in 2023, and the Federal Circuit later revived the case....
Taction argued that Apple's "Taptic Engine," which is embedded in its Apple Watches and iPhones, uses its inventions without proper license or authority.
Taction's lead counsel told CNBC "Taction waited five and a half years for this case to get to trial, so it was a long time coming."
CNBC also reported that the jury "did not find Apple's infringement willful" — and that Apple said they'd appeal.
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Wednesday November 14
14:21
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Tuesday January 13
16:50
Android 5.0 Lollipop still hard to find, full of...
Google's Android team has advised outside security researchers that it will no longer fix security bugs found in Jelly Bean or earlier releases, despite the fact that "pre-KitKat 4.4" software powers the majority of active users' devices currently accessing Google Play. Meanwhile, less than 0.1 percent of Android users have received Android 5.0, and those who have report an "unfinished/unpolished" experience.
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13:32
Hands On: Chrome Remote Desktop (OS X, iOS)
Imagine squeezing your retina iMac screen down onto an iPhone 5. You can do it. It might look a bit silly and initially you might wonder why you'd bother, but it has long been possible to see and remotely control your Macs and PCs on even your iPhone. Now Google has released Chrome Remote Desktop for iOS and you can do it for free. You'll do it, too: try this once and you will forever keep finding other reasons why it's incredibly useful. It's fantastic when you forget a file, for instance, and can now just find and email it to yourself from afar. And it will save your soul, your sanity and yo...
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13:24
InvenSense hit with lawsuit over concessions in...
A new lawsuit filed against gyroscope and accelerometer supplier for Apple, InvenSense, accuses the company of failing to tell investors about the concessions it made to secure a recent deal. InvenSense parts are used in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus; executives should have warned investors, the suit alleges, that Apple was given a "sweetheart deal" that would hurt profits. "Instead of revealing the true condition of the company and its prospects, defendants hid those facts from investors and chose to issue strong guidance and paint a picture of a bright future with a new mega-customer," the complai...
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13:04
Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 6s' could ship...
With over half a year remaining before Apple is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone, a fresh rumor out of Taiwan suggests that the company may be considering a new dual-lens camera system and the addition of "Force Touch," the pressure-sensitive touch technology set to be introduced in the Apple Watch.
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11:34
AllCast media streamer makes leap to iOS
A new port of AllCast, a popular Android app, has just been released for iOS. The title lets users stream personal photo, video, and music libraries to a variety of platforms, not just the Apple TV, the only format natively supported by Apple. Some compatible targets include Chrome, Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku, WDTV, Xbox One/Xbox 360, and various platforms compatible with DLNA....
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10:59
Apple axes long-running 'Single of the Week...
Ten years after giving away its first song, Apple has reportedly wound down the "Single of the Week" program that offered iTunes users a chance to download a free track from up-and-coming artists.
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10:23
Quanta ramping up production of 12-inch MacBook Air...
Taiwan-based supplier Quanta Computer has entered into "volume" production of Apple's upcoming 12-inch MacBook Air, according to supply chain sources. The laptop is reportedly on track to ship in the first quarter of the year, despite other rumors pointing to the second quarter. The new sources say that Quanta has escalated recruitment efforts in order to speed up production....
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10:16
Hands On: Toca Hair Salon 2 (iOS)
Makeover apps tend to be somewhat serious, and are generally geared toward adults. Instead of being a fun game, they tend to be more akin to photo-editing software, which is generally pretty complex and low on the amusement scale. Toca Boca, however, has stepped forth with Toca Hair Salon 2, a makeover game that offers a lot to younger gamers or future beauticians....
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10:07
Facebook will display Amber Alerts in News Feeds
Facebook will start to post into its users News Feed alerts about missing children in the future, in an effort to locate them. A partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will involve the social network showing Amber Alerts to Facebook users located in specific search areas, both on mobile devices and desktops....
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09:15
Briefly: Chrome Remote Desktop for iOS, CBS News iOS...
Google has expanded its Chrome Remote Desktop app to include iOS compatibility. Now available for download on iTunes, iOS users can now orchestrate accessing their desktop computer for free by downloading the accompanying Chrome browser app. Chrome Remote Access has been available for Android users since last year....
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09:08
Apple quietly ends Single of the Week promo on iTunes
Apple appears to have ended its Single of the Week promotion on iTunes, visitors note. No tracks have been offered in the first two weeks of 2015, and a person on Apple's support forums claims to have been told by iTunes Support that the company has officially dropped the initiative. It's missing from iTunes Stores across the globe....
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08:52
Samsung takes on Apple's iPhone 6 Plus with all...
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy A7, the latest entry in the company's premium all-metal Galaxy A series that brings a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 2 gigabytes of RAM and an 8-core application processor.
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08:37
iPhone Apps: IMDb, New Words With Friends, Duolingo
07:52
LA schools' iPad program flawed from beginning...
The Los Angeles Unified School District's failed iPad deployment was botched early on, according to a review by the US Education Department. The federal agency says that it first of all put too hard an emphasis on using Apple hardware and software, ignoring cheaper options that could have saved money for the District and taxpayers. In July the USD said it was shifting to a strategy involving Chromebooks and Windows devices, such as the Microsoft Surface....
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05:33
Hands On: Learn Spanish - Brainscape (iOS)
It's a fact that Spanish is the world's fourth most spoken language, with over 350 million native speakers across 21 countries. It's also a fact that people who are bilingual tend to do better in both academic pursuits as well as their career. If you've ever been curious about learning another language, Learn Spanish by Brainscape offers a solution for those who are trying to learn Spanish on the go....
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04:49
Hands On: PhotoWatermark (OS X)
It's a different world. You might be the sort who would never take photo from a website and use it in your own book, but today if an image is online, it's as if the world sees it as fair game. Maybe that's a peek into our base immorality and the ultimate cataclysmic self-destruction of humanity, or maybe it's just that cut and paste is easy. Whatever it is, though, it's happening and you cannot stop it – not even with an application like this: but if PhotoWatermark can't prevent the copying of images, it can help photographers and artists considerably by adding identifying text to your image...
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02:11
Flickr: iPhones surpass Nikon, claim second most-...
Flickr has updated statistics for 2014 in its "Most Popular Camera" and "Most Popular Mobile Camera" categories, with the combined models of iPhone taking second place in the general "camera" category -- beating out DSLR maker Nikon and popular point-and-shoot maker Sony for second place. While Canon remains the most popular overall camera, the built-in cameras on smartphones from Apple and Samsung have -- despite inherent limitations -- steadily risen in popularity....
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00:03
Viawear announces Tyia 'smart bracelet'...
This week, Viawear has launched pre-orders for a gold or rhodium-plated edition of the new Tyia "smart bracelet." The bracelet serves as a fitness tracker, with an RGB LED notification light embedded behind quartz and mother-of-pearl accent. As with fitness bands, the Tyia is marketing as letting users put away smartphones without missing an important call, text, or social-media notification -- and offers some basic fitness tracking compatible with Apple's HealthKit....
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Monday January 12
20:58
Multiple reports point to record-breaking Apple...
While the idea that Apple probably had another record-breaking holiday quarter (what the company calls fiscal 2015 Q1) is unsurprising to all but selected pundits, a spate of reports released on Monday may be painting a general portrait of not just significant improvement, but more importantly growth in key areas of importance both to investors and analysis as well as to the health of the company. Sales of Macs look to be way up, iOS devices are selling much better in a key foreign market, and Apple's suppliers are flourishing -- all signs that point to better-than-expected quarter....
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16:42
Apple Stores debut self-demoing Smart Cover window...
A good magic trick, even in the 21st century, will still get people to stop and watch and try to figure out how it is done. Over the weekend, Apple retail stores around the US debuted a new window display showcasing the company's iPad line and Smart Cover accessory on a thin tabletop that features a line of the products, with the Smart Cover opening and closing itself to demonstrate the magnetic latch feature that wakes or sleeps the machine automatically....
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14:59
Details emerge on specs for third-party Lightning...
New information has been revealed on the specifications Apple has in mind for its planned licensing of the female Lightning port for third-party accessories. Manufacturers have reportedly been briefed on details and objectives, which include spreading Lightning to as many different accessories as possible in place of micro-USB. Possibilities include not just things like docks and headphones, but battery cases, gamepads, and Bluetooth speakers....
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12:20
Fourth iOS 8.2 beta seeds to developers
Apple is now seeding a fourth beta of iOS 8.2 via the company's developer portal, and as an over-the-air update for existing beta users. The build is listed as 12D5461b, and follows a little less than a month after beta 3, which was issued December 18. That build was 12D5452a. Accompanying the beta is a new version of WatchKit, the SDK and framework needed to build Apple Watch support into iOS apps....
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11:53
Hands On: Word of the Rings (iOS)
Word games are fairly numerous at this point. You've got your Boggle-style games, your Scrabble-style games, your crosswords and word searches. There are a lot of duplicates out there -- so when we find a fresh, new game, we tend to get pretty excited. One such app is Word of the Rings, by James Porter, a game that quite literally puts an interesting twist on the genre....
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11:11
Spotify hits 15M subscribers, majority of streams on...
Spotify is continuing to enjoy rising user numbers, with the popular music streaming service announcing it has reached a total of 15 million subscribers. At the same time, reports claim that the majority of Spotify streams stem from mobile listeners, with 52 percent of listening taking place on smartphones and tablets rather than desktops....
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10:50
Marsh, inMarket partner on first Apple Watch-...
Marsh Supermarkets and inMarket have announced a new iBeacon platform, the first to emphasize the Apple Watch. The plan is to use iBeacons at Marsh's 75 locations to push ads, shopping lists, and other content to both Watches and iPhones. Initially, the platform will support the official Marsh app and inMarket's List Ease, but other apps should follow as long as they support inMarket's Proximity SDK. All apps will have to update with Watch support, but the platform itself is Watch-ready....
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09:20
Chevy Volt will support CarPlay, 2016 demo model...
The 2016 model of the Chevy Volt will support Apple's CarPlay, at least if an early demonstration version is accurate. The car is on display at this week's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and its dash system shows options for both CarPlay and MirrorLink connections. Google's Android Auto is notably absent, but since the 2016 Volt isn't due to go on sale until mid-2015, there may be time to implement it....
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08:18
HomeKit requires Apple TV hub for remote Siri...
People wanting to control HomeKit-enabled devices remotely through Apple's Siri must have an Apple TV at home to serve as a hub, according to Verge sources, including two launch partners and a person said to be "close to HomeKit's development." Siri controls will always work while an iPhone or iPad is on the same network as a HomeKit device, but until now it wasn't fully clear how remote operation might work. The Apple TV must also be a third-generation model running at least v7.0 firmware or newer. Notably, remote operation without Siri -- using the vendor app for a HomeKit product directly -...
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07:58
Apps: AppDelete, NetShade, FotoMagico
02:06
Hands On: Weather Wall (OS X)
You could just look out of your window, of course, but Weather Wall aims to set your wallpaper to an image that's right for the weather where you are. But if you ever had views like these from your office window, you would not stay sitting at your desk. These wallpaper shots are simply beautiful....
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