It’s time for Apple to hit this reset button
In the interest of an abundance of safety, the Macalope believes it’s time to shut down the App Store until we can figure out what’s going on. It is the year 2024. The Bell Riots…
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Apple TV+ has lost the plot
Weird thing happened last week (no, not that). Apparently, Apple woke up one day and realized it was spending a mess of money on TV shows. Time to kill off some characters! The company seemingly…
What on earth has happened to the Apple rumor mill?
There’s no way around this, this column is definitely going to sound like an old mythical beast yelling at the terrible state of things these days. If you cover anything for long enough, though, you…
Microsoft’s AI stance would be laughable if it weren’t so bad
It’s been a long while since we last did this but it’s once again time to have a chat with the Winotaur, the Macalope’s Microsoft counterpart! THE MACALOPE: Hey, man! Long time no see! THE…
AI is a mess and Apple is here to clean it up
The time has come! Yes, this week the Macalope will answer all questions about AI! All of them! Prepare to be dazzled and informed! (Disclaimer: not a guarantee. Not all questions will be answered. Dazzling…
Apple’s smartest new features leave the Intelligence behind
The Macalope regrets to inform you that we’re still talking about AI and probably are going to be for the rest of time if current trends continue. But at least it now stands for something…
So Apple really made a great iPad Pro feature and just didn’t tell anyone?
Apple’s obsession with secrecy has struck again but this time in an unusual way. Yes, the company that is only able to sell devices by tricking people with that icky “marketing” that no other company…
A thinner iPhone is the right step in the wrong direction
Would you be surprised to learn there’s lots of AI-related news to talk about this week? Probably not. You probably wouldn’t be surprised if the Macalope said it was all AI-generated. First, there was Sam…
Apple’s rare iPad misstep is a symptom of a much larger problem
When did being able to read the room become a lost art? The arc of backlash to Apple’s “Crush” ad was wild to observe. The Macalope’s first reaction to it was thinking it missed the…
Apple’s so behind on AI it needs an intervention
The Macalope asks, do you want AI fast, or do you want it right? The Washington Post, it seems, wants it fast. “Apple is behind in AI and killed its self-driving car project. What’s next?”…