It’s been just shy of one year since the U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states sued Apple for antitrust violations. It’s not clear what will become of that lawsuit given the change of administrations, but as it stands today, it’s still an active …
Lees meerI loved this post by David Smith on his decision to remain optimistic about Apple’s rumored iOS 19 redesign despite, well, you know, everything: Optimism isn’t enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is a feeling, optimism is a choice. I have much less of the enthus…
Lees meerFello AI is a native macOS app that unifies today’s top AI models into one streamlined chat client. Instead of juggling multiple subscriptions and clunky web tools, you can now access models like ChatGPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Pro, Grok, …
Lees meerAs I read Sebastiaan de With’s review of the iPhone 16e’s camera, I found myself chuckling when I got to this part: You can speculate what the ‘e’ in ‘16e’ stands for, but in my head it stands for ‘essential’. Some things that I consider particularl…
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Comfort Zone Matt and Chris have all the new Apple hardware, and Niléane takes the challenge to the next level. MacStories Unwind This week John is tricked by Daylight Savings, Federico …
Lees meerJSAUX’s 16” FlipGo Pro Dual Portable Monitor is the sort of gadget that I expect most people will look at and either understand immediately or dismiss, which makes it the kind of hardware I love. I have a fascination with portable displays borne of …
Lees meerApple has officialy renewed its hit comedy series Ted Lasso for a fourth season on Apple TV+ with series star and executive producer Jason Sudeikis returning. Sudeikis even offered a small hint of what viewers can expect: As we all continue to live …
Lees meerEarlier today, the GSM Association approved new RCS specifications that enable end-to-end encryption when using RCS to send messages. According to a post by Tom Van Pelt, the GSMA’s Technical Director: Most notably, the new specifications define how…
Lees meerIn working with my iPad Pro over the past few months, I’ve realized something that might have seemed absurd just a few years ago: some of the best apps I’m using – the ones with truly desktop-class layouts and experiences – aren’t native iPad apps. …
Lees meerLast June at WWDC, Apple announced Swift Assist, a way to generate Swift code using natural language prompts. However, as Tim Hardwick writes for MacRumors, Swift Assist hasn’t been heard from since then: Unlike Apple Intelligence, Swift Assist neve…
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and I share our self-imposed tech deadlines for the hardware and software they use. This episode is sponsored by: Memberful – Easy-to-Use Reliable Membersh…
Lees meerSource: Apple. I’ve been thinking about Apple’s position in AI a lot this week, and I keep coming back to this idea: if Apple is making the best consumer-grade computers for AI right now, but Apple Intelligence is failing third-party developers with…
Lees meerApple revealed a new Immersive Video title for the Vision Pro. As announced at SXSW today, Vision Pro users will be treated to a live performance of three Metallica songs: “Whiplash,” “One,” and “Enter Sandman” on March 14th. According to Metallica’…
Lees meerSpeaking of the new Mac Studio and Apple making the best computers for AI: this is a terrific overview by Max Weinbach about the new M3 Ultra chip and its real-world performance with various on-device LLMs: The Mac I’ve been using for the past few d…
Lees meerFor all the criticism (mine included) surrounding Apple’s delay of various Apple Intelligence features, I found this different perspective by Ben Thompson fascinating and worth considering: What that means in practical terms is that Apple just shipp…
Lees meerSource: Apple. For the past 10 days, I’ve been testing the iPhone 16e – but not in the way I typically test new hardware. You see, I didn’t buy the iPhone 16e to make calls, send email, surf the web, post to social media, or anything else, really. I…
Lees meerDEVONthink 3 is the all-in-one solution to organizing and retrieving documents across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. By supporting numerous file formats, it’s the perfect solution to bring your work together in one powerful hub. What sets DEVONthink apart …
Lees meerSimon Willison, one of the more authoritative independent voices in the LLM space right now, published a good theory on what may have happened with Apple’s delay of Apple Intelligence’s Siri personalization features: I have a hunch that this delay m…
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Comfort Zone Niléane has entered her keyboard era, Chris has a consumer warning as well as a really good macropad, and then we find the best games on the Mac. MacStories Unwind This week…
Lees meerApple released a statement to John Gruber of Daring Fireball today announcing that it is delaying a “more personalized Siri.” According to Apple’s Jacqueline Roy: Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and in just the …
Lees meerTapbots, the makers of Mastodon client Ivory, announced today that they are working on a Bluesky client. The app, which will be called Phoenix, is planned for release this summer. There aren’t a lot of details yet, but Tapbots’ history of making top…
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