Seth Godin on the Difference Between a Brand and a Logo

macOS 14: Separate iCloud Drive and CloudKit Switches

Howard Oakley: One important change in Sonoma is the distinction between apps accessing iCloud Drive (shown here) and those using CloudKit to share their databases (described below). […] To control the apps allowed to store their databases in iCloud…

Apple’s Blue Ocean

John Siracusa (Hacker News): I just can’t shake the idea that a return to removable, user-accessible batteries has now become a blue-ocean opportunity just waiting for Apple to seize it.[…]There’s more headroom than there has ever been to accommodat…

Ceasing Print Publication of ACM Journals and Transactions

Association for Computing Machinery (via Hacker News): ACM has made the decision to cease print publication for ACM’s journals and transactions as of January 2024. The magazines Communications of the ACM, ACM InRoads, interactions, and XRDS: Crossro…

Swift TO Is Closing Down

Kyle Newsome: A lot of forces seemed to work against us this year. This made organizing quite a difficult and emotional challenge at times. Unfortunately this included some mistreatment from Apple’s Developer Relations team. Apple dangled the idea o…

Downplaying the Fact That Apple Shot ‘Scary Fast’ With iPhones

Downplaying the Fact That Apple Shot ‘Scary Fast’ With iPhones

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Downplaying the Fact That Apple Shot ‘Scary Fast’ With iPhones

YouTube Music Is Now Available Natively on HomePods

The Talk Show: ‘What the Actual’

iMac 2023

Apple (Hacker News): iMac with M3 is up to 2x faster than the prior generation with M1. And for those upgrading from an Intel-based iMac, the new iMac is up to 2.5x faster than the most popular 27-inch models, and 4x faster than the most powerful 21…

MacBook Pro Late 2023

Apple (Hacker News): The 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M3 is up to 60 percent faster than the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with M1, and with its advanced thermal system, it unleashes the full potential of M3 for sustained performance. Starting at $1,599, it deliv…

Apple M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max

Apple (Hacker News): These are the first personal computer chips built using the industry-leading 3-nanometer process technology, allowing more transistors to be packed into a smaller space and improving speed and efficiency. […] The M3 family of ch…

‘The Beauty of Finished Software’

Behind the Scenes at ‘Scary Fast’ — Shot With iPhone 15 Pro Max

★ The Best Leather Cases for iPhone 15 Pro

Two companies — Bullstrap and Ryan London — make high-quality leather iPhone cases with a cutout along the bottom lip.

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The Patent Fight That Could Take Apple Watches Off the Market

Behind the Scenes at ‘Scary Fast’ — Shot With iPhone 15 Pro Max

★ The Best Leather Cases for iPhone 15 Pro

Two companies — Bullstrap and Ryan London — make high-quality leather iPhone cases with a cutout along the bottom lip.