Michael Potuck

CIRP has released its latest report today on the Mac lineup. Looking at the mix of models owned by customers, the research found some interesting results for the most popular Mac, the mix of ownership between entry-level to pro models, and more.

Spotify is out today with an overhaul for its desktop experience. The new UI brings redesigned ‘Your Library’ and ‘Now Playing’ sections to align more with the iOS/Android Spotify app and make it more seamless to “explore, curate, listen to, and organize Spotify on a computer or web browser.”

Following up on releasing the second round of the iOS 16.6 beta, macOS 13.5 beta, and more, Apple made the third beta of these releases available for developers. However, these betas come as the first iOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17 betas are now in testing.

Apple launched an all-new retail experience with a big renovation of its very first location – Tysons Corner in Virginia last month. Now Apple has debuted its second new retail location to get its fresh aesthetic in London’s historic Battersea Power Station.

Readdle’s popular Scanner Pro iOS app has received a handy update today for business use. With the new release, you can automatically turn receipt scans into polished expense reports.

Along with the new 15-inch MacBook Air, Apple launched a slightly more powerful and more compact power adapter to fast charge the slim and large laptop. Now a teardown shows off the design and build of the new Apple 70W GaN USB-C charger.

Last month CIRP analyzed how many Android users were switching to iPhone and found it to be at a 5-year high. However, the report didn’t include what percentage of iPhone users were switching to Android. Now the data is out showing how much stronger Apple is at pulling Android users to iPhone than Google is at getting iPhone users to jump to Android.

In a new filing with the SEC, Sonos has announced changes it’s making to cut costs. Unfortunately one of those is letting go of roughly 7% of its employees while another measure is slimming down its real estate footprint.

Apple debuted its second-generation Mac Studio at WWDC with more power and capability than ever. Read along for a detailed look at the M2 Mac Studio vs M1 Mac Studio and how the latest Apple Silicon desktops improve on their predecessors.

Following up on its premium Base One/Base One Max and Stand One official MagSafe chargers, Nomad is out today with two new products. Adding to the variety of the lineup with the same premium metal and glass build, the new Stand and Base are more affordable by going for MagSafe compatibility rather than official MFi certification. Along with a lower price, that also allowed Nomad to offer slick all-black variants.

A new interview with two of Apple’s leaders behind the 15-inch MacBook Air reveals some interesting behind-the-scenes details about the new laptop. Read along for the biggest challenge to making it, how Apple settled on the 15.3-inch size, why Apple felt it was time to expand the MacBook Air lineup, and more.

Yesterday we saw the iPhone subreddit kick off the planned protest early that wants Reddit to reconsider its API changes. Today thousands of subreddits have also gone dark, joining the cause. In what may be related to the number of non-functional subreddits, it appears Reddit’s whole platform is now down.

Following Reddit announcing its new API costs for developers that are killing third-party apps like Apollo, one of the most popular Apple-related subreddits has announced it will be starting its protest early. Going further, the mods have shared that it won’t just be limited to a few days, they plan for the iPhone subreddit to go dark until “a reasonable resolution is proposed.”

A range of valuable upgrades come with tvOS 17 from a redesigned Control Center, FaceTime on the big screen, native VPN support, the ability to find the Siri Remote, and more. Follow along for how to install tvOS 17 beta on your Apple TV.

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared his thoughts on Apple’s Vision Pro headset. While he admits Apple’s high-end approach “might make sense for the use cases that they’re going for,” he sees the “values and vision” of Meta and Apple as divergent when it comes to headsets and says Apple’s future of computing is “not the one that I want.”

Curious to test out what’s new in the upcoming major macOS release? From interactive widgets, new wallpapers and aerial screensavers, to Safari upgrades, Game Mode, and more, follow along for how to install macOS Sonoma beta. We’ll also cover a few tips on whether it’s worth it to install the macOS beta on your Mac.

Back in January, Basic Apple Guy released his beautiful Saltern Study wallpapers that were inspired by photographer David Burdeny. Now he’s released the gorgeous Saltern by Night wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Here’s how to get them.

The first state to adopt support for digital IDs on iPhone was Arizona back in 2022. Now as more states are joining and ahead of iOS 17 landing this fall, Apple has previewed new ways to use digital driver’s licenses or state IDs with iPhone.

One of the big changes coming to the iOS Phone experience (and third-party calling apps too) is personalized contact cards. Here’s what iOS 17 Contact Posters look like and how to customize the font, image, and background for yourself as well as your friends and family.

For years, access to the iOS developer beta and other developer builds has only been available through a $99/year developer account. Shaking things up this year and increasing access in a big way, Apple has just made the iOS 17 developer beta and other betas free to anyone who registers as a developer.