All things considered, 2025 was a good year for the Apple Watch: we got three new models, and I gave two of them strongly positive reviews. (I haven’t tried the Ultra 3 yet, but it’s…
After a somewhat tame 2025 that was largely marked by processor upgrades, 2026 is poised to be a huge year for the Mac, possibly the biggest since Apple unveiled the very first Macintosh in 1984.…
For the last several years, the iPhone line has been stuck in a rut. Incremental improvements to performance and battery life are great, but the iPhones of last year sure seem a lot like the…
In this episode, we take a look back at the major Apple hardware releases. What made an impression? What was a disappointment? Tune in and find out more! This is episode 964 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross, and Roman…
It was a big year for Apple software and services. We talk about Liquid Glass, Apple Intelligence, Apple TV, and the other services and software that shaped the company’s year. This is episode 963 with Michael Simon, Jason…
Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it’s become a cultural phenomenon. On Sunday, Merriam-Webster announced that “slop” is…
A security researcher said Home Depot exposed access to its internal systems for a year after one of its employees published a private access token online, likely by mistake. The researcher found the exposed token…
It’s December, and that means we can expect a slew of end-of-year awards features–which is usually good news for big companies like Apple. But not all awards, it turns out, are positive. The hugely popular…
Last week was another tough one for the beleaguered iPhone Air, whose commercial failure is now so widely accepted that even copycat products are getting pre-emptively canceled. According to industry sources, Chinese manufacturers, including Xiaomi,…
A Microsoft 365 subscription can be well worth the cost. With 1TB of cloud storage included, it can be good value if you already have to edit in Word and Excel—and it can be an…