This episode is all about Macworld reader and listener hot takes. You have thoughts and we’re going to share and respond to what you wrote. We have links to the comments in the show notes below. This is episode 831 with Jason Cross, Michael…
Lees meerThese days cloud storage is all the rage, offering the convenience of access to your digital files without having to clog up your mobile devices’ storage. Provided you’ve got internet access, everything is hunky-dory. A good cloud storage s…
Lees meerTypically, the next iOS minor release goes into beta within a day or two of the prior version’s main public release. So, when iOS 16.3 was released back on January 23, we expected the 16.4 beta to begin on January 24. It’s unusual, but iOS 16.…
Lees meerApple put a lot of effort into making its early slate of Apple TV+ original shows a little bit of something for everyone. All the company needed was one breakout hit to put the service on the map. While the quality was good, none of the sho…
Lees meerGood news: There’s a yellow iPhone 14. Bad news: This probably means Apple has given up on the idea of an Apple spring event in 2023. We’ve suspected this for a while, in fact. Apple originally planned to focus on its long-awaited AR headse…
Lees meeriPhones have a long-held reputation for being safe and secure when it comes to viruses and malware. While this is well-earned, no electronic device is completely safe from hackers and other digital ne’er-do-wells. So here’s how to find out if …
Lees meerYou can run Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook on a Mac (and on your iPad or iPhone). But it’s not a simple case of installing the application you need and starting to type. You need to choose whether to sign up to…
Lees meerThe Apple Watch Series 8 isn’t a huge upgrade over the Series 7, but it’s still the best smartwatch around. And today it’s cheaper than ever: Amazon is selling the 41mm for $329 in midnight and red and the 45mm Apple Watch Series 8 for $359 in…
Lees meerThe steady supply of iPhone 15 leaks continues, with fresh information emerging this week about the screen features of Apple’s 2023 handsets. But it’s not good news for those planning to buy the standard iPhone 15. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus…
Lees meerApple’s current Mac Pro was introduced in 2019, but since then Apple has transitioned every other Mac to its own chip architecture, starting with the M1 in 2020 followed by the M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, and eventually the M2 in early 2022. The…
Lees meerText messages are among the most utilitarian communication formats. Senders get a small window to type a brief note or load images–and it’s designed to be viewed and answered promptly. Apple takes a lot of that monotony away with iMessages,…
Lees meerGood news: There’s a yellow iPhone 14. Bad news: This probably means Apple has given up on the idea of a spring event in 2023. We’ve suspected this for a while, in fact. Apple originally planned to focus on its long-awaited AR headset in th…
Lees meerThe release of the M1 processor was a milestone. Apple finally migrated the Mac to its fast, low-power mobile processors, and the results were incredible. They were a hard act to follow–and after about a year and a half, the M2 processor arriv…
Lees meerApple released the first version of macOS Ventura to Mac users on Monday, October 24. Here’s what you need to know about the new features, whether they will run on your Mac, and how Apple’s apps including Mail and Safari will be changing. T…
Lees meerAfter announcing its big yearly operating system update in its WWDC keynote on June 6, 2022, and following months of beta testing, Apple made iOS 16 available to be installed on iPhones on September 12, 2022, followed by iPadOS 16.1 on October…
Lees meerAir travel has always been expensive. Right now, though, the cost of flying is pretty much through the roof. And experts say it’s going to stay that way. Which is why, if you want to be able to afford a trip anytime soon, you should consider D…
Lees meerIf you like the new yellow color for the iPhone 14 but want an iPhone 14 Pro, you’re out of luck. While Apple offered the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max in Alpine Green last year alongside the green iPhone 13, there’s no such alternate color this y…
Lees meerIf you like the new yellow color for the iPhone 14 but want an iPhone 14 Pro, you’re out of luck. While Apple offered the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max in Alpine Green last year alongside the green iPhone 13, there’s no such alternate color this y…
Lees meerFollowing several rumors from credible sources that claim Apple is preparing to launch a 15-inch MacBook Air next month, possibly with an M3 processor, Apple has released the third beta of macOS 13.3 to developers who are part of the Apple Dev…
Lees meerTypically, the next iOS minor release goes into beta within a day or two of the prior version’s main public release. So, when iOS 16.3 was released back on January 23, we expected the 16.4 beta to begin on January 24. It’s unusual, but iOS 16.…
Lees meerSpring may be a couple of weeks away, but Apple is already set for the sunshine and warmer weather. As rumored over the past several days, Apple has announced a new yellow shade of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The new yellow color join…
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