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iPadOS 15: A closer look
Widgets can be placed anywhere, not just in the left column. And I’ve reduced my home screen to a single page thanks to the addition of App Library...Widgets can be placed anywhere, not just in the left column...
Review: iOS 15 does a lot with a little
What is there to say about an operating system fifteen years after release? Fifteen years after the classic Mac OS was released, it was just two ye...What is there to say about an operating system fifteen years after relea...
How the old products Apple keeps around are crucial to its success (Macworld/Dan Moren)
Why would Apple keep what could be considered outdated products in its lineup? They actually play important marketing roles.Why would Apple keep what could be considered outdated products in its l...
Rebuilding my smart home: Amping up home theater audio (Member Post)
A new home is a blank slate: an opportunity to start over, to hopefully do things better this time—and probably, ultimately, to end up with the sam...A new home is a blank slate: an opportunity to start over, to hopefully ...
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6C Podcast: September 17, 2021
Dan bought a new iPhone. Jason wants to buy a new Apple Watch. An iPad pricing conundrum...Dan bought a new iPhone. Jason wants to buy a new Apple Watch...
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A15, fast and slow ↦
AppleInsider reports that Geekbench users are uploading scores for the iPhone 13 that show a 10 percent increase over the iPhone 12 in single-core ...AppleInsider reports that Geekbench users are uploading scores for the i...
Apple’s chip operation and the A15 ↦
Dylan Patel, in a post with a laughably doom-and-gloom headline that nevertheless makes some interesting points about Apple’s chipmaking division a...Dylan Patel, in a post with a laughably doom-and-gloom headline that nev...
- #Mac
(Podcast) Clockwise 416: The Waterfall Feature
The last time we used the full capabilities of the iPhone’s video camera, the Apple products we still want to see this year, whether we’re tempted ...The last time we used the full capabilities of the iPhone’s video camera...
Has Apple hit a wall with the A15 processor? (Macworld/Jason Snell)
Apple touted the A15's performance in vague terms...Apple touted the A15's performance in vague terms...
A few extra notes about Apple’s September 14 event
Good morning! (Photo: Apple) Dan’s got the quick reactions to Tuesday’s Apple event covered, but I had a few notes left on the cutting-room floor t...Good morning! (Photo: Apple) Dan’s got the quick reactions to Tuesday’s ...
AT&T iPhone Upgrade Program units ship with an eSIM
As a subscriber to the iPhone Upgrade Program for lo these many years, I’ve been glad to see that Apple has streamlined the process year after year...As a subscriber to the iPhone Upgrade Program for lo these many years, I...
(Podcast) Upgrade 371: Midnight Is Starlight’s Best Friend
Apple announced new iPhones, Apple Watches and iPads on Tuesday, and this is our quick reaction to the news...Apple announced new iPhones, Apple Watches and iPads on Tuesday, and thi...
Quick reactions to Apple’s iPhone 13 event
Sure seems like Apple’s got the whole “slickly produced video” thing down to a science, doesn’t it? As expected, today’s event saw the wraps taken ...Sure seems like Apple’s got the whole “slickly produced video” thing dow...
Latest Apple updates fight zero-click exploits ↦
Apple released a bunch of software updates Monday to counteract dangerous security vulnerabilities in its operating systems...Apple released a bunch of software updates Monday to counteract dangerou...
- #iOS
Every new product we expect at Apple’s ‘California Streaming’ event (Macworld/Dan Moren)
Apple's "California streaming" event on Tuesday promises to bring major updates to Apple's most popular products...Apple's "California streaming" event on Tuesday promises to bring major ...
‘What Does It All Mean?’ ↦
If you can read only one legal analysis about the ruling in the Epic-Apple lawsuit, let it be John Voorhees’s at MacStories: While the decision is ...If you can read only one legal analysis about the ruling in the Epic-App...
(Podcast) Upgrade 370: The 2021 September Event Draft
It’s another emergency draft! In this bonus episode, Jason and Myke predict what will happen at Tuesday’s Apple media event...It’s another emergency draft! In this bonus episode, Jason and Myke pred...
Apple bests Epic, but change is coming to the App Store
On Friday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued her judgment and counter-judgment on Epic Games’s lawsuit against Apple...On Friday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued her judgment and counter-...
6C Podcast: September 10, 2021
Breaking Apple legal news, and what we’re excited about for next week’s Apple event.Breaking Apple legal news, and what we’re excited about for next week’s ...
Updated Marvel Unlimited adds vertical comics and better following features ↦
Marvel has revamped its Unlimited app, and The Verge’s Chaim Gartenberg has the details...Marvel has revamped its Unlimited app, and The Verge’s Chaim Gartenberg ...
(Podcast) The Rebound 357: I Stopped Punching You
What will Apple announce next week? I guess we’ll find out next week, because we don’t know.What will Apple announce next week? I guess we’ll find out next week, be...
(Podcast) Clockwise 415: We Come Bearing Internet
How we’d upgrade our tech setups if we had the space, the tech parts of our emergency preparedness plans, our thoughts on cashierless “just walk ou...How we’d upgrade our tech setups if we had the space, the tech parts of ...
Apple’s car project has a long track record (Member Post)
Tim Cook reportedly wants to usher in one more new product category before retiring. Here, he can be seen practicing hailing a driverless cab...Tim Cook reportedly wants to usher in one more new product category befo...
Apple’s “California Streaming” next week
It’s official: Apple’s next product-launch event will come on Tuesday, September 14 at 10 a.m. Pacific...It’s official: Apple’s next product-launch event will come on Tuesday, S...
App Store change has been slow, but it may need to get quicker very soon (Macworld/Dan Moren)
The App Store remains Apple's most significant vulnerability, the one that has put them in the crosshairs of competitors, regulators, and legislato...The App Store remains Apple's most significant vulnerability, the one th...
(Podcast) Upgrade 369: The One With How Titles Are Made
As Jason and Myke wait for the announcement of an iPhone launch event, they discuss Apple’s curious set of incremental changes to App Store policie...As Jason and Myke wait for the announcement of an iPhone launch event, t...
Apple delays CSAM scanning rollout ↦
As relayed by TechCrunch and many other outlets, Apple has announced it’s delaying the release of its CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Media) scanning feat...As relayed by TechCrunch and many other outlets, Apple has announced it’...
6C Podcast: September 3, 2021
Apple’s negotiation strategy, and anticipating a September hardware event.Apple’s negotiation strategy, and anticipating a September hardware event.
Tools we used to make a “call-in” podcast
This week’s episode of Upgrade was a “call-in show,” in which we answered audio questions sent in by listeners...This week’s episode of Upgrade was a “call-in show,” in which we answere...
Apple to let “reader” apps link to their sites
Late Wednesday, Apple said that, prompted by an investigation from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), developers of “reader” apps—a category t...Late Wednesday, Apple said that, prompted by an investigation from the J...
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