Last week we linked to a report that there’s a new Magic Keyboard model for 12.9-inch iPad Pros that adds compatibility with the new, 5th generation (2021) model. The implication was that it wouldn’t work with existing Magic Keyboards. But now there…
Lees meerThe last few years, Apple has been on such a ride that it can be hard to put it into proper context. Almost every quarter sets a business record. And yet this quarter, covering the first three months of calendar 2021, is something special. I’ve been…
Lees meerWe ask questions and answer questions. Just not necessarily the same ones.…
Lees meerEncouraging others to update software, the fiddly nature of macOS, our keyboard preferences, and what we do when we’re faced with poor internet connectivity.…
Lees meerOn Wednesday Apple announced the results of its fiscal second quarter of 2021 and the numbers are staggering. It’s Apple’s best non-holiday quarter ever, with all its major product categories way up versus the year-ago quarter. Mac revenue was $9.1B…
Lees meerControlling HomeKit via Stream Deck is easy with Home Control URLs.After much hesitation and research, I recently bought a Stream Deck Mini. And I immediately wondered if I could assign buttons to turn the lights in my office on and off. Here’s the …
Lees meerAmong macOS 11.3’s update is a fix for an insidious 0-day that bypassed all of the OS’s built-in defenses. Dan Goodin at Ars Technica has a good layperson’s overview: Apple engineers know that trojans represent a bigger threat to most Mac users t…
Lees meerApple’s Colleen Novielli and Navpreet Kaloty visit the show to discuss the new 24-inch iMac in depth. Then Jason and Myke discuss the positioning of the new iPad Pro, and what it means that Apple has given it an M1 processor and added other hardware…
Lees meerApple shows off the new Apple TV 4K during its recent Spring Loaded event.Hard as it may be to believe, the Apple TV is older than the iPhone. Way back in fall of 2006, Steve Jobs first showed off the iTV, as it was then dubbed, in advance of it shi…
Lees meerThis afternoon I set my iMac to update to macOS 11.3, walked away, and when I came back, was greeted with the soothing sight of jellyfish on my screensaver. But when I tried to wake my Mac by tapping the trackpad or the keyboard, nothing happened. W…
Lees meerDespite all the intriguing new devices that Apple showed off this week, it’s never too early to start musing on what might be next up the company’s sleeves. As ever, you can glean a lot about the direction that Apple is heading in by seeing what kin…
Lees meerNicholas Furno reporting for iGeneration (originally in French): Although the 2021 iPad Pro 12.9 inches is largely similar to the 2018 and 2020 models, the new tablet stands out in one respect: it is precisely 0.5 mm thicker. It doesn’t seem like…
Lees meerSo it all comes down to this. We review the season finale of “For All Mankind,” which puts the fate of the world in the crucible and makes us ponder the power of individual decisions when great systems seem intent on destroying one another. Onward t…
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Lees meerApple executives Kaiann Drance and Ron Huang spoke to Fast Company’s Michael Grothaus about AirTags, and there were a few interesting tidbits I hadn’t seen elsewhere: AirTags also have a unique security feature called Pairing Lock, which protects…
Lees meerMark Gurman at Bloomberg reporting on what we’ve all suspected: Apple is poised to show off a big update for the iPad at this year’s WWDC. The company is planning the most significant update to the device’s Home Screen since first launching the p…
Lees meerHarry McCracken, longtime PC World editor and iPad power user, on the disparity between iPad hardware and software: Ideally, a device’s software and hardware become so symbiotic that you stop thinking about the distinction between them. Over Appl…
Lees meerThough the products themselves will mostly not be appearing until late May, Apple’s latest set of announcements is now in the rear-view mirror. And I’m struck by how much both the iMac and the iPad Pro roll-outs are really part of the larger story o…
Lees meerApple announced a new remote and some other things.…
Lees meerApple’s latest Apple TV update, our thoughts on the new iPad Pro, whether we customize our hardware, and where our first AirTags are going.…
Lees meerI did a quick skim through the agreement for Apple’s new Podcast program yesterday, but Nathan Gathright took a more in-depth look and picked out some interesting details that I hadn’t caught, including that Apple is offering hosting for the first t…
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