This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico proposes an iPad Pro experiment and he and I both recommend Steam Early Access games, one of which is also on iOS. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – It ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust … | Continue reading
This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon discuss Apple’s evolving theatrical film strategy, highlight the debut of The Big Cigar, and recap Palm Royale. Show Notes iPad Pro Reviews and Not-Reviews Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn’t Get the Basics Right Ap … | Continue reading
Source: Ubisoft. Today, Ubisoft announced that the next major release in the Assasin’s Creed franchise, Shadows, will be released on November 15th on its Ubisoft+ service, PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S, Amazon Luna, and Apple silicon Macs via the Mac App Store. According to Ubisoft: As … | Continue reading
PPSSPP. It’s been a big week for for emulators on iOS and iPadOS. It seems like yesterday when I was writing about Delta and being told ‘authoritatively’ online that it wouldn’t last. Yet here we are. Last weekend, Gamma, a Sony PS1 emulator, was released. The emulator quickly ap … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Thursday is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and to mark the occasion, Apple has previewed several new accessibility features coming to its OSes later this year. Although this accessibility preview has become an annual affair, this year’s preview is more packed … | Continue reading
This week on AppStories, we examine iPadOS and the ways it has failed to get the basics right. Sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw. Celtreos – The shoot-em-up game with tiny ships, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles. AppStories+ Pre-Show MacStories’ ‘Let … | Continue reading
This week on Ruminate, snack follow up, a WeblogPoMo progress update, the 100 best albums, and AI on iOS. Links and Show Notes Snacks Herr’s Carolina Reaper Flavoured Cheese Curls - 1oz (28.4g) - American Fizz The rack of KitKats WeblogPoMo #WeblogPoMo Why I spell my name with tw … | Continue reading
There are so many parts of Steve’s iPad Pro manifesto I would quote here on MacStories, but I’m going to limit myself to just a couple of excerpts. What I like about this story is that it’s a balanced take on the limitations of iPadOS from the perspective of a developer, laid out … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Late yesterday, iPad Air and Pro reviews were published, and I spent the evening reading and watching many of them, so I thought I’d share some highlights. At Six Colors, Jason Snell, who has used and reviewed iPads for years, brings an excellent perspective to App … | Continue reading
Let me cut to the chase: sadly, I don’t have a new iPad Pro to review today on MacStories. I was able to try one in London last week, and, as I wrote, I came away impressed with the hardware. However, I didn’t get a chance to use a new iPad Pro over the past […] | Continue reading
Last month, AltStore was finally made available on iOS for everyone living in the European Union. Not only does the first alternative app marketplace on iOS ship with the great Delta videogame emulator, but it also lets you install Clip, a clipboard manager unlike any other on th … | Continue reading
Apple Music kicked off a 10-day event today celebrating its newly-compiled list of the 100 Best Albums of all time. Apple’s press release explains that the list was created by: Apple Music’s team of experts alongside a select group of artists, including Maren Morris, Pharrell Wil … | Continue reading
Now, don’t get offended, but – you aren’t as good at clocking deepfakes as you think you are. And it’s not just you–nobody’s that good at it. Not your mom, or your boss, or anyone in your IT department. To make matters worse, you probably think you can spot a fake. After all, you … | Continue reading
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and I discuss how Apple crushed it at its iPad event, and Federico lets loose in London. Links and Show Notes Crushing It Apple’s Crush! ad Hugh Grant, Justine Bateman and More Slam Apple for iPad Pro ‘Crush’ Ad: ‘Truly, What Is Wrong With … | Continue reading
On Tuesday, Apple introduced its new iPad Pros with a video called Crush! that was meant to convey how much the device can do. The trouble was the way the video delivered the message, depicting musical instruments, books, a record player, paints, a TV, and many other creative too … | Continue reading
This week’s “Let Loose” Apple event was filmed on the iPhone and edited on the Mac and iPad. During the event, filmmaker Stu Maschwitz noticed that some scenes featured a shallower depth of field than is possible with the iPhone’s cameras. Although he doesn’t cite a source, Masch … | Continue reading
Apple Music has launched Shazam Radio Spins, a new set of top chart playlists built by identifying music played by over 40,000 radio stations in over 200 countries and regions. The centerpiece of the new charts is the global Top 200 Radio Chart, which is updated daily. Shazam has … | Continue reading
Tandem OLED display panels were new to me when Apple mentioned them during the “Let Loose” event yesterday. I figured it was another marketing term like Ultra Retina XDR, but it’s not. As Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs explains in his excellent video, tandem OLED is a technology tha … | Continue reading
This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon break down all of the announcements from Apple’s Let Loose event, grade their event predictions, and highlight this week’s release of sci-fi series Dark Matter. Show Notes Highlight Dark Matter Let Loose Event Recap Apple Event: … | Continue reading
Source: The Walt Disney Company. Today, Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive announced What If…? – An Immersive Story for Disney+ subscriber on the Apple Vision Pro. What If…? is Marvel Studios’ animated series that considers what might occur if major events in the Marvel Cinematic U … | Continue reading
Apple’s presentation moved fast yesterday, and since the event concluded, more details have emerged about everything announced. We’ve been combing Apple’s product pages, social media, and other sources to learn more about everything announced, which we’ve collected below: Chance … | Continue reading
The new 13” iPad Pro. I just came back to my hotel from the media event Apple held earlier today in London at their Battersea Power Station headquarters. I had high expectations for the new generation of iPad Pros that Apple unveiled today – some of which were exceeded by reality … | Continue reading
Today’s Let Loose online Apple event was packed with facts, figures, and statistics throughout the presentation and elsewhere. We’ve pulled together the highlights. iPad Pro Source: Apple. The new iPad Pro’s GPU is 10x faster than the original model and 4x faster than the M2 iPad … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Last year at this time, I beta-tested Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad. I was impressed with both and found editing podcasts in Logic Pro for iPad surprisingly easy. That said, both apps were still limited compared to what their sibling versions could do on the … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. The big news for the new iPad Air is that it comes in two sizes now: 11” and a new 13” model. The Air has also upgraded from the M1 to the M2 chip and moved the front-facing camera to the landscape side of the tablet, and it has higher storage configurations, works … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Along with the iPad Pros, Apple today introduced new keyboards and an Apple Pencil Pro. The new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, at long last, has a function row of half-height keys similar to what you’d find on a Mac. The trackpad is bigger, the palm rest is aluminum, … | Continue reading
At its Let Loose video event today, Apple introduced new 11” and 13” iPad Pros. Both models come in Silver and Space Black and feature OLED displays, the M4 chip, and more. Based on the specs Apple shared, both iPad Pro models appear to be significant upgrades over the existing M … | Continue reading
If you didn’t follow the livestream of today’s ‘Let Loose’ Apple event, you can replay it on Apple’s Events site or YouTube. The keynote video can be streamed here and on the Apple TV using the TV app. A high-quality version will also be available through Apple Podcasts as a vide … | Continue reading
Screens by Edovia is a screen-sharing app that lets you control your computer from another device, and today, version 5.2 is out with an excellent set of updates that improve the app’s performance and usability. However, the biggest change is that Screens now works on the Vision … | Continue reading
This week on AppStories, we are joined by Riley Testut for a conversation about the history of AltStore from side-loaded app to official alternative app marketplace in the EU and Delta’s dominance of the Top Free App chart in the US and elsewhere.. Sponsored by: Tailscale: Secure … | Continue reading
You’re Warren, and your job is to deliver newspapers. Apple anniversaries come and go. Some mark important milestones in the company’s history. Others celebrate products that have had outsized impacts on the world. Both have their place, but I prefer Door Number 3: Weird Apple An … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Apple announced that four new games are coming to Arcade early next month: Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse Return to Monkey Island+ Tomb of the Mask+ Fabulous - Wedding Disaster+ In addition, on May 30th, Where Cards Fall, the excellent indie game by The Games B … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Today, Apple introduced a new Pride collection highlighting LGBTQ+ communities. The collection includes a new Apple Watch Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop, a matching Apple Watch face, and dynamic iPhone and iPad wallpapers. The band goes on sale beginning May 22nd … | Continue reading
This week on MacStories Unwind, we return to an animal kingdom to discuss invading fire ants, raccoons, and wild boar before recommending a Mario classic and Amazon’s TV adaptation of the Fallout videogame series. Links and Show Notes Ghost in the TV John Versus the Fire Ants Red … | Continue reading
Almost three years ago now, Apple announced that it would support adding state IDs and driver’s licenses to the Wallet app on the iPhone and the Apple Watch, with the feature first rolling out to a handful of US states. Today, digital IDs in Wallet still haven’t materialized in m … | Continue reading
Last quarter, Apple reported revenue of $119.6 billion, which included the holiday season and the first full quarter of iPhone 15 sales. Although Apple hasn’t provided financial guidance since the COVID pandemic, the company warned investors to expect a $5 billion year-over-year … | Continue reading
One of the most controversial aspects of Apple’s response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) was the introduction of a Core Technology Fee (CTF), which must be paid by developers who opt into Apple’s alternative business terms. Today, in a post on its developer website, Apple … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, Federico and I interviewed two of the Swift Student Challenge winners on AppStories, which was a lot of fun. A new feature of the 2024 competition was the addition of Distinguished Winners. As Apple explains it in a press release published today: Out of 350 win … | Continue reading
This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon make their long-awaited return to Las Colinas with Acapulco season three, share their predictions for Apple’s upcoming Let Loose event, and recap Constellation. Show Notes Air Cover Air Cover for Apple Vision Pro Vision Pro Chro … | Continue reading
This week on Ruminate, more snacks than you can shake a stick at, Weblog posting month 2024, Raycast experiments, and some new game controllers. Links and Show Notes Pringles Crocs: New shoes, ankle holster and crisp flavor unveiled Jalapeno Popper Cheese Curls Chupa Chups Cola P … | Continue reading
Jason Snell, writing at Six Colors about the arrival of emulators on the App Store: So where do we go from here? While Apple’s acceptance of emulators in the App Store is groundbreaking, and should delight many fans of retro gaming consoles, it’s an extremely limited change. Nobo … | Continue reading
At last fall’s iPhone event, Apple and Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Mirage would be coming to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Today, Ubisoft confirmed with a press release that the game is coming on June 6th, just before WWDC. In addition to the iPhone, the game is comi … | Continue reading
I’ve written about media-tracking apps a lot in the past, and they tend to fall into one of two categories: there are ‘generalist apps’ that cover multiple types of media, and there are ‘specialist apps’ that go much deeper into one particular kind. The benefit of the former is h … | Continue reading
This week, Federico joined John Gruber on The Talk Show for a wide-ranging conversation about: MacStories’ 15th anniversary and how blogging has changed over the years WWDC 2024 Federico’s MacPad Apple’s upcoming event on May 7th Apple’s response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act I … | Continue reading
This week on AppStories, we are joined by Susan Prescott, vice president of developer relations, education, and enterprise at Apple, along with 2024 Swift Student Challenge winners Harshitha Rajesh and Roscoe Rubin-Rottenberg to talk about the challenge and the students’ projects … | Continue reading
Collections Database is the premier personal database app for organizing anything and everything on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app features more than 20 field types, linkable sub-databases, reusable lists, and a robust customization system. It’s a powerful and flexible solut … | Continue reading
Today, the European Union announced that it has added iPadOS to the products and services subject to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The designation gives Apple six months to comply with the DMA. In a press release, the European Commission said: The Commission’s investigation foun … | Continue reading
This week on MacStories Unwind, why game emulators on iOS are a big deal, Girls5eva, and Franklin. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – It ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo now. Links and Show Notes Unplu … | Continue reading