When that new 24-inch iMac arrives, you don’t want anyone or anything getting in your way as you unpack it and set it up. It’s an exciting moment, so go ahead, go for it! But (or course, there’s a “but”) after you’re done placing it perfectly on you…
Lees meerApple’s two-factor authentication system deflects access to your Apple ID account by requiring that in addition to your password you also have to provide a code that arrives either through a trusted device (an iPhone, iPad, or Mac) or a trusted phon…
Lees meerApple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV+ continues to grow, but there’s an even faster-growing list of projects in the works. Films, limited series, specials, and multi-season series, Apple’s got lots of irons in the fire for all of…
Lees meerCapping off a busy week of releases that includes the 24-inch iMac and iPad Pro, the reviews for the last new product arriving in stores, the Apple TV 4K, have landed. And the reviewers are basically in agreement: the Siri Remote is the reason to bu…
Lees meerIt’s hard not to look at the new 24-inch iMac, which I’ve been using for the past week, and not feel at least a little pang of nostalgia for the original iMac. Introduced in 1998, not only did the iMac G3 save Apple, it injected a blast of color int…
Lees meerAt its annual I/O conference Tuesday, Google waited until the end of the show to announce its most interesting new project: a new smartwatch experience. While Wear OS—now just called Wear—has gone through its share of iterations, this time around se…
Lees meerApple Music now offers better-sounding audio streams—but can anybody really hear the difference? And it’s going to be an exciting summer filled with speedy new Apple silicon Macs. That’s what we cover in this episode of the Macworld Podcast. This is…
Lees meerJust days after the release of the final beta of iOS 14.6, and before it is released to the general public, Apple has begun beta testing iOS 14.7. A point-seven release ties iOS 14 with iOS 13 for the most point releases of any iOS version ever. Eve…
Lees meerGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 20. To commemorate the date and better support many of its differently-abled customers, Apple has announced a big batch of new accessibility features across multiple products and services. Some, li…
Lees meerWhile it’s gone through seven iterations and gained a larger screen, the Apple Watch hasn’t evicted all that much from the original model that launched in 2015. A new rumor from prolific leaker Jon Prosser suggests that might finally change this yea…
Lees meerLike the iMac, the new iPad Pro goes on sale this week, and the first reviews are beginning to arrive. And as expected, the screen and the processor are mind-blowingly good. Dieter Bohn at the Verge calls the iPad Pro’s Liquid Retina XDR display “th…
Lees meerIn June 2021, Apple Music is getting a big update, and it’s free to all subscribers. The entire catalog of over 75 million tracks will be available in a lossless audio format using ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Compression), starting with 20M tracks an…
Lees meerIf you’re not using keyboard shortcuts on your Mac, you’re missing out on a big part of the reason why so many people love Apple’s desktop operating system. Thanks to Apple’s integration of hardware and software, you’ll rarely have to reach for your…
Lees meerIf you just bought a new iMac, you might notice something familiar in the menu bar. Apple took the Control Center from iOS, made a Mac version, and introduced it in macOS 11 Big Sur. Its icon appears on the right side of the menu bar (it’s the stack…
Lees meerOn Tuesday, Google unveiled the highlights of Android 12, which will land on the Pixel and other Android phones this fall. From personalized color palettes to quicker access to Google Pay and Home settings, it’s one of the biggest changes for Google…
Lees meerWhen Apple announced its own system on a chip, the company said it would be a two-year process to completely switch its Mac lineup from Intel processors to Apple silicon. The switch started last November and continued with the announcement of the 24…
Lees meerIt might feel like ages since Apple unveiled the new 24-inch iMac at its Spring Loaded event, but you can finally buy one on Friday. Like always, Apple has sent out review units to a select group of journalists, and the consensus is clear: the iMac …
Lees meerUpdate 8:15am ET: Apple Music on Android won’t be able to stream songs using spatial audio. When Apple announced on Monday that it would begin upgrading its entire Apple Music streaming library to high-res lossless quality, AirPods Max owners likely…
Lees meerThe Macalope doesn’t know about you, but he went on quite a personal journey of discovery about Apple’s controversial hiring then firing of Antonio García Martínez, a rollercoaster of a human resources debacle that played out last week. The Macalope…
Lees meerApple’s update in 2018 of its streaming audio and video standard to AirPlay 2 allowed picking multiple simultaneous audio-streaming destinations while playing audio or video. In iOS and iPadOS, AirPlay 2-capable devices originally appeared in the li…
Lees meerWhen Apple announced on Monday that it would begin upgrading its entire Apple Music streaming library to high-res lossless quality, AirPods Max owners likely took notice. After all, Apple’s most expensive headphones are literally made for the best p…
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