This $479 Mac mini is the best kind of last-minute holiday gift
Okay, so it might be a little late to get a new Mac delivered in time for Christmas, but there’s no reason you can’t get yourself a gift now that your shopping is done. And…
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Why ChatGPT-5 is kind of a big deal for Apple fans
The latest version of ChatGPT, GPT‑5, was released earlier this month, promising “a significant leap in intelligence over all our previous models.” GPT-5 has already been activated as the standard model for free ChatGPT users;…
Tim Cook is the best kind of CEO: Boring
Let the Macalope just state upfront that he is not really a fan of “personality” CEOs. This is why it continues to astound him how lucky Apple fans were to have had Steve Jobs. As…
Government officials are kind of bad at the internet
Perhaps no one in the world has made such catastrophic tech flubs this year as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The saga started when the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, reported that he…
I tried Instagram’s X rival, Threads, for a month… and I kind of like it?
Like many people these days, I’ve finally moved on from X (formerly Twitter) after all the changes and controversies over the years. X has long been an unpleasant platform to hang out on, but Musk’s…
Fujitsu custom wood inlay laptop is one of a kind
Though it’s no longer a major player in the American market, Fujitsu has reason to celebrate: it has now made 50 million PCs since 1989. To commemorate the event, the company commissioned an FMV Note…
Watch out for malicious QR codes! This kind of scam is increasing
You’ve almost certainly used QR codes before—it’s when you point your phone’s camera at a square barcode to access a menu, a form, or even an app, and then tap on the link that appears.…
The ultra-slim iPhone 17 is exactly the kind of risk Apple needs to take
We’re still more than a month from the unveiling of the iPhone 16, and already iPhone 17 rumors are stirring up. The most interesting of these is probably the phone some are taking to calling…
Windows 11’s latest update is kind of insane, in a bad way
Microsoft has split the future of Windows between two user groups: those with AI-powered Copilot+ PCs and those without. Microsoft now says that the latest version of Windows 11—that’s Windows 11 version 24H2—will only be…
Speculation ramps up as ‘Let Loose’ billed as ‘different kind of Apple Event’
With less than a week to go until the Let Loose event on May 7, Apple is doing its best to build hype with a series of enigmatic promotional messages. In particular, the phrase “a…