Jess Weatherbed at The Verge: Google’s next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys — a new cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device — are coming to Google accounts on all major platf…
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Lees meerJason’s former co-host from another TV podcast, Tim Goodman, drops by to discuss his decision to be a TV writer at the very end of the Peak TV era, the challenges of TV criticism, and his return to writing about TV on his own terms via Substack.…
Lees meerThis week we react to rumors of future Apple health services and try to understand the difference between a service and a feature. Also, is Apple right to keep advanced AI out of Siri until it’s trustworthy?…
Lees meerGoooooood mornnnnnning!We here at Six Colors don’t get a lot of scoops—simply put, it’s not what we do. Sure, we hear rumors from time to time, and sometimes even a little birdie or two crosses our path with an interesting tidbit, but they generally…
Lees meerThe headset cometh, if reports are to be believed (would it kill you to clap for the headset?), and Apple has a slew of operating system updates in store with some wild and wacky features.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member …
Lees meerMy Mac mini server, as seen remotely through Screens.Last year, while listening to the Connected podcast, I was struck by something Stephen Hackett said: The opportunities are endless with an always-on Mac.…
Lees meerOn this, our 500th episode, we start by complaining about the apps we begrudgingly use regularly. Then we predict the future of phones, reveal our history with dual-booting PCs, and share what it would take to get us to buy a mixed-reality headset.…
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Lees meerIf you haven’t been closely following the world of streaming media, you may have missed the major changes in the past year. Following a particularly bad financial quarter at Netflix, the entertainment industry collectively decided they were done spe…
Lees meerAs rumor season kicks into high gear, we discuss Apple’s potential new app, more reports about its VR headset, and some updates about forthcoming Mac hardware.…
Lees meerSince the advent of Apple Pay back in 2014, Apple has slowly but surely rolled out a number of other financial-related products: Apple Cash (née Apple Pay Cash) in 2017, the Apple Card in 2019, the recent Apple Pay Later service, and just this past …
Lees meerMy thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Kolide offers a more nuanced approach to setting and enforcing sensitive data policies. At most companies, employees can download sensitive company data onto any device, keep it there forever,…
Lees meerAdjusting text size via Control Center.The Athletic just updated its iOS app to support iOS’s dynamic text setting. This is a good thing, because that text is now adjustable at a system level and allows people who need larger type to get it, systemw…
Lees meerLook, there’s no interesting Apple news. We’re all waiting on tenterhooks for the big hardware announcement so we can find out the only thing anyone cares about: Will the 15″ MacBook Air come in a chip configuration that supports two external displa…
Lees meerOur watchOS 10 wish list, the apps we want on our Apple headsets, HomePods listening, and our dream vacations and the tech we’d bring.…
Lees meerTim goes to India, we’re confused about what a new MacBook Air will bring, and Apple might allow side-loading?!…
Lees meerSitcoms are one of the most popular genres of television, yet streaming services tend to do better repurposing someone else’s catalog rather than creating their own.…
Lees meerWhat’s happening at WWDC? The rumors are… confusing. Also, Jason gets excited about watching four things at once, Myke tries to bring iOS 17 into focus, and we’ve got a book review of ‘Make Something Wonderful’ from the Steve Jobs Archive.…
Lees meerBenjamin Mayo of 9to5Mac took Apple TV’s new multi-view feature for a spin: With tvOS 16.5 beta, Apple is testing a new feature for the Apple TV app on the Apple TV 4K set-top box: the ability to watch more than one game at a time.…
Lees meerApple Newsroom: Starting today, Apple Card users can choose to grow their Daily Cash rewards with a Savings account from Goldman Sachs, which offers a high-yield APY of 4.15 percent — a rate that’s more than 10 times the national average.…
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