How to download and install iOS beta on an iPhone
Apple unveiled iOS 18 at WWDC on June 10, and it’s coming to all our iPhones later this year (typically in September). But you don’t have to wait to try it now, if you don’t…
iOS 18: 5 delightful little features that didn’t make the WWDC keynote
It happens every year. Apple announces a new version of iOS with a bunch of really big new features, and then September rolls around, you install the new version, and it’s not the big things…
Did Apple just Sherlock its most loyal users?
Last month I stepped into the breach to bravely defend a trillion-dollar corporation from social-media criticism: I felt that viewers of Apple’s new “Crush” iPad ad were being hypersensitive and overly literal in ascribing to…
Apple is finally letting you have it your way–kinda
Apple, as a company, has always extolled the value of putting the “personal” in “personal computer.” From its earliest days pushing back at the monolith of IBM and beige boxes that all looked like one…
Turn one port into three with this Anker PowerExpand hub for just $16
Making the most of your MacBook’s ports can cost as little as $16 with this discounted Anker PowerExpand 3-in-1 USB-C PD hub, which is currently on sale at Amazon. This super compact hub can be…
Apple Intelligence is nice, but Apple Laziness is my jam
The Mac section of the WWDC24 keynote was about 15 minutes, and in the first part of those 15 minutes, Apple showed iPhone Mirroring, a feature that was enthusiastically received by the audience watching the…
Apple Intelligence FAQ: What it is, what it does, and when you’ll get it
At WWDC on June 10, Apple took the wraps off its ambitious project to inject generative AI features throughout its operating systems. Apple calls this Apple Intelligence, and it’s going to transform the way you…
As always, Apple does its best work inside its walled garden
Apple on Monday took the wraps off a ton of new features coming to our devices this fall. The headline feature, of course, is Apple Intelligence, which brings the world of generative AI to the…
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…
Small but welcomed Apple TV and Home updates coming this fall
Apple didn’t have a lot of new Apple TV or smart home announcements to make at WWDC, but the few new features announced provide some real quality-of-life improvements. Here are some of the key features…