Apple’s big AI breakthrough will be something we’ll all use every day
In less than two weeks, Apple will kick off WWDC with a wide-ranging keynote that previews all of the new features coming in iOS 18 and macOS 15. It’s no surprise that AI will be…
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…
Dear Microsoft: You’re never going to beat Apple, so stop trying
Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a…
A blast from Apple’s past is on sale for just $60
Way back in 2012, Apple began phasing out optical drives from its Macs, beginning with the MacBook Air in 2008 and ending with the Mac Pro in 2013 (though a legacy MacBook Pro remained available…
Relax, that iOS 17.5 Photos bug doesn’t mean Apple keeps your deleted photos
Apple released the iOS 17.5.1 update earlier this week, fixing a bug–a potentially embarrassing one–that would suddenly recover photos that were deleted long ago. The fix comes as a relief to many, but users who…
We could be less than two years away from the first large-screen folding MacBook
We’ve been hearing for years that Apple is working on a large-screen folding device that’s more likely to be an iPad than an iPhone. And now a new report sheds some new light on the…
Apple Preview review: Almost the perfect PDF companion on macOS
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Pre-installed on all Macs for free Automatically launches when viewing supported files Minimalistic user interface that won’t overwhelm Wide range of handy tools for image and document manipulation Cons…
M4 MacBook Air: Design, price, specs, release
Apple’s M3 MacBook Air finally got settled into the Mac lineup, but Apple is already looking ahead with the M4 MacBook Air. Reports on the future laptop are starting to appear, though it’s not expected…
How to fix your mail host refusing to send email from your address
Email started as a way to send a file between early internetworked computers with little checking about who was sending what. Despite the 60-odd years that have passed, that’s more or less what happens between…
Yay! Systems Settings to get an interface tune-up in macOS 15
With macOS 13 Ventura, Apple performed a major overhaul to the System Preferences interface and changed its name to System Settings. The change was an attempt to better unify it more with the design of…