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Lees meerThis week, on the 30-minute tech show where our information is never second-hand, Dan and guest host Jason Snell welcome Brianna Wu and Matthew Cassinelli to discuss our strategy for adopting Apple software betas, the future of gaming on Apple silic…
Lees meerThe 2010s were kind of a rough era for the Mac. Apple was busily improving the iPhone and iPad, while Mac models spent years between updates. There was a real question about whether the Mac was being readied for retirement, a legacy platform that wo…
Lees meerThe Verge’s Chaim Gartenberg reports that New York Times articles will no longer be available in the Apple News app: While Apple has had a tougher time getting publishers (including the Times) to sign on for its monthly News Plus subscription — whic…
Lees meerThe keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference may be one of the biggest events of the company’s year, but it only ever scratches the surface. Not every change or update makes it into the presentation—even when it’s pushing two hours, as it …
Lees meerDeveloper Simo Ahava breaks down exactly what the effect of the new Safari’s Privacy Report on technologies like Google Analytics is: Not really. The fact that google-analytics.com has its ability to leverage third-party storage neutered means nothi…
Lees meerThis week, on the 30-minute podcast that crams an hour of content into just half the time, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Jason Snell and Ish ShaBazz to discuss how iOS 14’s App Library will change our app organization habits, our though…
Lees meerAnd so WWDC comes to a close for another year. We have to admit: We’ve probably watched more session videos this year than all of the prior years put together. The virtual format has been a real change, but a lot of the way the event has adapted is …
Lees meerDavid Sparks was struck by something that struck me, too: Steven Sinofsky, formerly of Microsoft, had an interesting Twitter thread a few days ago that was complimentary of Apple and its ability to ship their own Apple silicon. Sinofsky: “It is incr…
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Lees meerThe arrow covers the icon you’re thinking of clicking; the iPad’s pointer slides behind the icon, so it’s clear what you’re selecting. If you’ve ever wanted a longform explanation of how Apple built pointer support into iPadOS, and the challenges in…
Lees meerApple’s conception of a table-specific App Clip Code at a restaurant.Our world increasingly expects that we’ll use apps to interact with it, but sometimes we don’t have the apps the world wants us to have. That’s what Apple’s new App Clips feature, …
Lees meerDoing unusual things at Mac startup has long required remembering keyboard shortcuts. Is it Command-Control-P-R or Command-Option-P-R that zaps the PRAM? Is that still even a thing? Is it Command-S for Recovery Mode—or wait, that’s Single User Mode,…
Lees meerIt was the most important WWDC keynote for the Mac since the arrival of OS X two decades ago. Apple’s announcement on Monday of the Mac’s third-ever processor transition was big enough, but it was only the beginning. Apple also announced a new versi…
Lees meerOne of the best things about virtual WWDC is that sessions no longer feel the need to expand their talks to fit into a certain time slot—nor does the number need to reflect available physical space. So this year, Apple seems to have provided even mo…
Lees meerAs always, Apple’s WWDC keynote was jam-packed with more jam than a packing plant full of jam. We all saw the big top line items: Macs switching to ARM, iOS apps running on the Mac, cats and dogs living together. But the sheer loudness of that news …
Lees meerMost people attend WWDC remotely every year, watching video sessions in the comfort of their homes and offices. But I’ve been going to WWDC since the late 90s, so today was… strange. And the carefully orchestrated keynote video was of an even higher…
Lees meerMyke and Jason break down the WWDC 2020 keynote, which featured changes to the Mac both expected and unexpected and some long-wanted updates for iOS. Did the iPad updates let us down? Are we ready for the Apple Watch to track our sleep? And who won …
Lees meer(The keynote is over!) Hello from California, where I am… sitting in my office on the day of an Apple event, rather than standing outside a venue waiting to be seated. Oh, 2020! Beginning at noon Pacific, you can hear me discuss it live with Myke Hu…
Lees meerAs the curtain prepares to rise, just hours hence, on this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, there are still plenty of questions about what exactly Apple will be showing off at its annual event. New versions of its software platforms seem a lo…
Lees meerBrent Simmons on arguments that the App Store is great because it exposes your app to customers: To be on the App Store is to be lost within an enormous sea of floating junk. No matter how well you do at your app description and screenshots — even i…
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