Macworld With Apple already including built-in antivirus protection for Macs you might be wondering “Do Macs need antivirus software?” especially when confronted by pricy monthly subscriptions for services. In this article we’ll explain why yo…
Lees meerMacworld Fans of tedious online drama will be pleased to hear that the great iOS 19 rumor feud has escalated. YouTube comedian Jon Prosser has hit back at Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman in a new video that offers an unprecedentedly thorough lo…
Lees meerMacworld As I write this, President Trump has instituted a minimum 10 percent tariff on virtually all imports, with imports from other countries seeing significantly higher rates. Of note, China and India, both huge final assembly hubs for App…
Lees meerMacworld It’s time to check in on the investments made by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a segment the Macalope likes to call… Tim’s Investments. (Yeah, he just made this up, but would it kill you to play along?) As long-time readers of this s…
Lees meerMacworld While iPhone watchers have been eagerly awaiting this year’s update to see just how different the new models will be, a new report throws some cold water on those sky-high expectations. As it turns out, the real big change isn’t comin…
Lees meerMacworld Apple announced new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chips at an event in October 2024. The upgraded MacBook Pro models arrived a year after Apple launched the M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max variants of the 14-…
Lees meerMacworld Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple’s planned push into the smart home market will be delayed until 2026, a direct effect of the decision to delay the major update to Siri. Apple had originally planned to release the Siri updat…
Lees meerMacworld Apple announced new, smaller Mac mini models with M4 and M4 Pro chips in October 2024 and they went on sale on went on sale on November 8, 2024. This was the first update to the range since January 2023. Read about the new Mac mini he…
Lees meerMacworld A year after Apple updated the iMac with an M3 chip, in late 2024 Apple switched in an M4 chip and doubled the memory. Following an October 2024 announcement the M4 iMac went on sale on November 8. Read about the 2024 iMac and read…
Lees meerMacworld There are now five iPhone handsets in the 16 family! The newest member, the iPhone 16e, goes up for pre-order on Friday February 21, 2025, and went on sale from Friday February 28. Here’s how to get the best price on Apple’s newest iP…
Lees meerMacworld It’s been a long time since you could only get the original iPhone directly from Apple or from AT&T. Today, it’s offered by all major carriers and big retailers, and many of them want to entice you to buy with them by offering special…
Lees meerMacworld Picking out an iPhone used to be easier—just get the newest one with all the storage you can afford. We still recommend buying as much storage as you can afford, but the choice of which iPhone isn’t quite so simple. The best iPhon…
Lees meerMacworld After six generations in a row with very little change in the design of its Pro iPhone models (and three in a row with essentially zero change other than buttons), Apple is expected to finally shake things up this fall with the launch…
Lees meerMacworld You know the cliché, “bigger is better”? That almost always applies to a device’s storage capacity. It definitely applies to Apple’s Macs, which, at the lower-priced standard configurations, are mostly all set at 256GB. That’s too sma…
Lees meerMacworld As whinged last week, I’m not expecting much at WWDC 2025 this June. I’m sick of Apple Intelligence and depressed by the likelihood it will dominate the conversation for a second year in a row. But there’s another potential topic that…
Lees meerMacworld If you have a new iPhone or Mac, there are plenty of reasons to go update to iOS 18.4 or macOS 15.4, but users of older devices might not be so quick to hit the download button. But these updates are especially important—Apple has pat…
Lees meerMacworld If you’re choosing between two different types of Macs or two generations of the same Mac, you may wonder just how much of a difference the processor will make. Since November 2020, all new Macs have featured one of Apple’s own sys…
Lees meerMacworld With Macworld’s Mac 911 column, we take your questions and do our best to help. We love being the place you come to find answers to nagging problems. The “Mac 911” name predates iOS, iPadOS, and iCloud, but we’re happy to answer qu…
Lees meerMacworld Apple’s newest AirPods 4 are already an affordable way to get active noise cancellation without springing for AirPods Pro but this deal makes them a downright steal: The AirPods 4 with ANC are down to $149 at Amazon, a savings of $30 …
Lees meerMacworld At a GlanceExpert's Rating Pros Clean, friendly user interface with a good level of customization Good performance on large-volume scans Caught and quarantined almost all the test files thrown at it Cons Email Guardian al…
Lees meerMacworld When Apple decides to open a new flagship Apple Store, it selects prominent locations and has visions of unique architectural concepts. Such was the case in 2017, when Apple announced its intentions for a new store in Federation Squar…
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