A colorful MacBook is coming to chase away the Siri doom
It is mid-February 2026, and the Macalope is still writing “Where does the time go? All things fade. Soon we die.” on all his checks. It’s a little game he likes to play with the…
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Game over, losers. The iPad won
Harken, if you will, back to a simpler time. A time when the Macalope’s columns were mostly concerned with dunking on people who said ridiculous things about Apple or Apple products. What happened to those…
It’s over. The iPad won
Harken, if you will, back to a simpler time. A time when the Macalope’s columns were mostly concerned with dunking on people who said ridiculous things about Apple or Apple products. What happened to those…
If Apple is richer than ever, why does it feel so broke?
First off, the Macalope would like to assure you that he is not in the Epstein files. Let’s just get that out of the way. The Macalope is letting you know because it seems like…
Does Tim Cook even care about Apple’s image anymore?
Apple, traditionally, has been known for great message discipline. We might not have always liked its message, and its message was sometimes pretty glad-handed, but it was usually consistent. What happened with that? One event…
Oh, great, now the rest of Apple is doomed because of AI too
What happens when the unstoppable force of AI meets the immovable object that is Apple’s stranglehold on the supply chain? Guess we’re gonna find out because, according to technology columnist Tim Culpan, the massive amounts…
The state of Apple and AI: The good (Gemini), the bad (xAI), and the ugly (Grok)
It’s been a good 15 or 20 minutes, so let’s check in on how things are going in the wacky world of AI. Apple made a big announcement on Monday, confirming previous rumors that its…
How doomed is Apple in 2026? Just wait and see
It’s a new year! Congratulations! We made it. [Looks at the world] Yay? Okay. Okay. Yes, there’s… stuff going on that, admittedly, could be a bit better. Okay, it’s a real mess. Like… almost everything.…
Car makers are taking us for a ride over CarPlay
CarPlay is still giving some automotive CEO a bad case of road rage. Take, for example, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, who was interviewed over on Stratechery (subscription required). As with most discussions with CEOs in…
Locked out of your Apple account? Good luck
A few months back, the Macalope was locked out of iMessage. Yeah! “The nerve” is right! It was annoying, of course, but far from the worst thing that could happen to someone, but it highlighted…