Macworld The reign of new CEO John Ternus has only just got underway, but Apple is already plotting a major revamp to its retail strategy. According to the latest instalment of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, the company is preparing a “retail store shake-up” that will see its brick-and-mortar ou…
Macworld Last week’s Surprise and Shine event, where Apple announced new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods, was an enjoyable spectacle. The presentation was predictably professional, and the products looked great. But thanks to the high price of almost everything on display, the experience felt li…
Macworld Wondering which versions of macOS your Mac can run? Want to know if you will be able to run macOS 27 Golden Gate on your Mac when it launches on September 14? We’ve put together a macOS compatibility checker that will show you what Macs the different versions of macOS and Mac OS X support,…
Macworld TL;DR: Give your current PC a fresh start or run Windows on a Mac with Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 (MSRP $199) through September 27. A sluggish or aging computer doesn’t always mean it’s time to start shopping for a replacement. If the hardware is still in good shape, upgrading the operating s…
Modern MacBooks can use two different types of cables to charge, but is USB-C or MagSafe a better option overall?
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Amid all the craziness of this iPhone launch week, one of my favorite brands has released its brand-new retro-style dock for the Mac mini and the Mac Studio. Last year, they released their Retro Dock for the M4 Mac mini, and it was the perfect combination of functionality, form, and nostalgia that I…
Macworld TL;DR: Pay $69.99 to get $150 in aloSIM travel-data credit, redeemable for 12 months toward country and regional packages in 200+ countries. Coming home from vacation with a souvenir is nice. Coming home to a pile of daily international data charges? Awful. Pay $69.99 for this aloSIM offer,…
The 2026 Complete Claude AI, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and ChatGPT Training Bundle packs six courses and 16 hours of instruction into a lifetime purchase. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Ready for iOS 27 or macOS Golden Gate? Find out exactly when Apple’s big software updates should hit your devices Monday, wherever you live. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
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This week on the "Cult of Mac" podcast: Apple's Surprise and Shine event is in the books! The iPhone Duo is real, and John Ternus did great. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
It’s time for your 9to5Toys Lunch Break weekend edition to scope out all of this week’s best Apple deals. The all-new AirPods 5, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and Apple Watch Series 12 pre-orders are live, and we are already tracking some deals on them. We also also have a $50 price drop on AirPods Pro 3 as…
Macworld TL;DR: Pok Pok lifetime access is $59.99 (reg. $250), giving families unlimited access to a growing collection of low-stimulation, Montessori-inspired educational activities without ads, levels, winning, or losing. Not all kids’ screen time needs flashing rewards, competitive levels, or an…
Following a few months of Liquid Glass beta testing, WhatsApp is expanding access to a redesigned interface for its iPad app, including a new Mac-like sidebar. Here are the details. more…
Jeff and Fernando discuss their initial thoughts and impressions of the iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable smartphone. Sponsored by Bitwarden: Register for the free, virtual Open Source Security Summit on September 17, featuring cybersecurity leaders David Sanger and Joseph Menn — and check out Bitw…
Many have complained that Apple design has been sapped of some of its trademark whimsy in recent years. Well, here’s the latest example of how the tides seem to be changing. Buried in the Settings app on iOS 27, Apple has hidden an easter egg that hails back from classic Mac OS; Clarus the Dogcow. H…
Macworld You can always count on Apple to do nice little touches that aren’t really that big of a deal, but they enhance the user experience. The latest example is with the iPhone Duo, where, if you open or close the phone, the screen does a perspecive blur animation to signify to the user that the…
MacStories Weekly: Issue 528
Macworld Apple Studio Display XDR View Deal If you spend your days editing photos, grading video, or designing for print, you already know a subpar monitor can mess up hours of work. That’s where Apple’s Studio Display XDR can save you lots of lost time and money. Normally selling for an MSRP of $3,…
AskAnyModel is a multi-AI platform that gives you lifetime access to models like GPT and Claude, with monthly credits for flagship models. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff:Stuff helps you get everything out of your head and…
Macworld The Apple Watch Series 12, announced at the Surprise and Shine event on Wednesday, doesn’t offer a great deal by way of momentous hardware changes. But Apple did manage to spring a few surprises with an array of software upgrades for the device, including a cool feature called Live Rewind.…
Macworld With the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, Apple is introducing some neat new audio-based AI features that seem genuinely useful and exciting. The new S11 processor includes hardware that makes it possible to continually listen and (lightly) process audio without ruining battery life, and…
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff:Stuff helps you get everything out of your head and…
Developers can now submit apps built for iOS 27 and Apple’s other new operating system releases, ahead of their official rollout next Monday. Here are the details. more…
Alongside the ongoing pre-order deals on the new M6 Mac mini, today we are highlighting pre-orders on the new AirPods 5 (just keep in mind you can still land AirPods Pro 3 for just $50 more). The new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 are also now up for grabs (here’s some deals on how to land them a…
On September 10, 1984, Apple shipped the Macintosh 512K, aka the "Fat Mac." It was the first upgrade to the original Macintosh 128K. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff: Stuff helps you get everything out of your head an…
The iPhone Duo. Apple’s iPhone lineup is taking a different shape this year. At today’s Surprise and Shine event, the company introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max alongside the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone. The Pro models build on the familiar design introduced last year, while the D…
Source: Apple. At today’s Surprise and Shine event, Apple introduced the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Both models build on the devices’ existing designs, adding new health and fitness features as well as what Apple calls Audio Intelligence. The star of the Apple Watch show that…
Apple has announced that macOS 27 Golden Gate will ship to all users next Monday, September 14. Here are Apple’s official release notes for macOS 27. more…
AirPods 5 with noise cancellation is cheaper than its predecessor.
New Release Candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8 are available to developers and users in the public beta program. Here are the details. more…
Apple today confirmed that macOS 27 Golden Gate will launch on September 14, alongside iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and its other operating systems. Here’s the full list of compatible Macs. more…
With the “Surprise and Shine” event now in the books, Apple is now rolling out the first developer and public Release Candidate of macOS 27 Golden Gate ahead of the operating system’s public launch. Here are the details. more…
After months of beta testing, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate will release publicly on September 14. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Get lifetime access to the Swiftspeed AI App Builder Pro Plan for $99.99 (regularly $1,440) and build native iOS, Android, and web apps without writing code. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Source: Logitech. Today, Logitech introduced the MX Keypad. If it looks familiar, that’s because it’s one-half of Logitech’s existing MX Creative Console. However, instead of bundling a 3 x 3 keypad with a dialpad, the MX Keypad is just the keypad for $99. I reviewed the MX Creative Console in 2024,…
Keep your personal data private with a FastestVPN lifetime license, on sale now. Supports iOS, macOS, Windows, Android, smart TVs and more. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
This refurbished 2024 iPad mini 7 has an A17 Pro chip, 128GB of storage, Apple Intelligence support and an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
A grade B refurbished 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro (2021, 5th Gen) with the M1 chip and 128GB of storage is on sale for $459.99. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Cross-platform PDF editor IndyPDF packs editing, converting, signing, OCR and encryption into one app for Mac, iPhone, Windows and Android. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
Turns everyday photos in your library into 50 professional-looking images with Magic Studio, an easy-to-use AI headshot generator. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)
MacStories Weekly: Issue 527
Source: Perplexity. Perplexity has announced hybrid compute for Personal Computer on Apple silicon Macs. Personal Computer already combined cloud-based Computer tasks with access to local files and apps, but its AI processing was primarily cloud-based. Recently, Perplexity also introduced Portable C…
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Dear MacStories reader, It’s Zac here, the developer of Soulver — a notepad calculator you might have heard of. You type your thinking in plain text, and live answers appear in a column alongside as you go. I started working on Soulver all the way back in 2005. The reason I’m still improving it 20 […
MacStories Weekly: Issue 526
Throughout 2026, Federico and I have been working on a series of software projects and apps with the help of tools like Codex and Claude Code. Some of those are internal tools, but others are the sort of productivity apps from which anyone can benefit. It’s taken a while because we’re picky (and car…
Yesterday, OpenAI introduced a new ChatGPT Work feature designed to let it navigate websites that require a login without revealing your credentials to the model. Like a lot of people, I spend far too much time clicking around websites that require a login, looking at analytics and other data, check…
The Magic Keyboard isn’t the only accessory Apple updated today. As Juli Clover reports for MacRumors, the 40W Dynamic Power Adapter that can charge up to 60W was also updated for users in Europe and Vietnam: The updated variant of the power adapter has a retractable two-prong design. The prongs pop…
Earlier today, Apple unveiled the new generation of Mac mini and Mac Studio, featuring the latest entries in the Apple silicon family of chips: the M6, available in the Mac mini, and the M5 Ultra, exclusive to the Mac Studio. You can read more details about the announcement and related specs in John…
Source: Apple. Earlier this year, Apple swapped the text on some of its laptop keyboard keys for glyphs. MacRumors reports that the trend has now spread to four of the company’s Magic Keyboard models: On the new keyboards, the tab, caps lock, shift, return, and delete keycaps are labeled with glyphs…
Apple announced the new Mac Studio, featuring M5 Max and the all-new M5 Ultra, delivering a monumental leap in AI performance and even faster graphics.
Apple announced the new Mac mini with the all-new M6 and powerful M5 Pro, delivering a dramatic boost in performance and more versatility in its supersmall desktop design.
Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password.
“We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.
The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.
Some Macs are hundreds of dollars more expensive today than yesterday.
The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers.
Remembering the ups and downs of the Intel Mac era as it finally winds down.
New features coming this fall alongside two-tiered, Google-powered AI model overhaul.