Here’s a really thorough investigation of Apple Vision Pro from the perspective of being a low-vision user: Using my calibration from one configuration doesn’t work properly with the other (I could launch some apps from the Home View, but not much else).… | Continue reading
Episode 500 prompts us to revisit predictions from episode 400 and make some new ones for episode 600. Myke also reveals his votes in the annual Six Colors Report Card and Jason adds some ratings of his own.… | Continue reading
You know the drill: when you go through airport security there are two lines. In one, a TSA agent makes sure you’re the person in your passport photo. In the other, a machine scans your carry… | Continue reading
It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple.… | Continue reading
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Designed from the ground up to protect your privacy, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances in Safari – stopping you from being followed by ads around the web.… | Continue reading
This time we decided to record it.… | Continue reading
Our desks’ peripheral setups, how we watch movies, hand typing vs. dictation, and whether we’ve seen Apple Vision Pro users in the wild.… | Continue reading
No matter what you think of its future prospects, we can all agree that the Vision Pro is weird, right? One of the world’s most powerful companies has spent a decade preparing to ship a new product and platform that’s embodied in a $3500 VR headset that lets you use apps in 3-D s … | Continue reading
When it comes to accessibility, Apple is reliable. A person with disabilities who wants to use the company’s tech can count on assistive features with familiar names and functions being there across an array of platforms.… | Continue reading
After some brief European DMA follow-up, we dive deep on our extended impressions of the Vision Pro and visionOS, including Jason’s full review.… | Continue reading
Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By… | Continue reading
Disney, Fox, and WBD come together to create a sports streaming joint venture, but what does it all mean? [Downstream+ subscribers also get to hear us discuss Disney’s Epic investment, Sports Corner updates, and the most streamed originals of last year.]… | Continue reading
This week Apple sighs heavily every time you forget your password, YouTube puts the Vision Pro on its map, and Tim Cook gets all set for the snap.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, and community.. | Continue reading
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Kolide helps its customers keep their devices in compliance, which keeps their company data safe. Kolide has seen a rise in cyber liability insurance issues recently.… | Continue reading
It’s been a very long time since Apple released a product as speculative and impractical as the Vision Pro, its $3499 first-generation “spatial computing” headset. Led by Apple, today’s technology industry sells billions and billions of dollars worth of technology to a grateful p … | Continue reading
Our favorite PC/Mac apps; the apps we use for photo-taking, editing, and sharing; our thoughts on Vision Pro Personas; and our interest (or lack thereof) in Bluesky amidst potential social media saturation.… | Continue reading
We cede the remainder of our time.… | Continue reading
After a brief bit of DMA follow-up and a recap of Apple’s quarterly financial results, the rest of the episode is all about our first few days with the Apple Vision Pro.… | Continue reading
When MGM Resorts suffered a $100 million hack in September, CEO Bill Hornbuckle wasn’t too worried about the lost revenue, because cyber insurance would cover the tab. “I can only imagi… | Continue reading
Like everyone else—okay, not everyone, but I’d guess a surprising percentage of the Six Colors audience—I took possession of an Apple Vision Pro on Friday. I’ve already spent many, many hours using it, but it’s a whole new Apple platform and it’s going to take me some time to dig … | Continue reading
It’s here! It’s here! It’s like Christmas in early February! Not for me, of course, but for some of you. Apple’s response to the EU’s DMA legislation will continue to be in news until… well, morale’s not improving, so it’s hard to say.… This story is for Six Colors members only. … | Continue reading
My thanks to Whisper Memos for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Whisper Memos is a an iPhone/Apple Watch app that lets you record voice memos, and in turn sends you an email with perfect transcription.… | Continue reading
Apple’s fiscal first quarter of 2024 is in the books, and now we know it was the company’s second-largest and most profitable of all time. It also showed year-over-year growth for the first time in a few quarters, undoubtedly warming the money-green hearts of financial analysts e … | Continue reading
As always, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri are spending time with financial analysts on a scheduled phone call. Here’s our transcript, being updated live.… | Continue reading
Apple reported its first fiscal quarter results on Thursday, with revenue of $119.6 billion, up 2% versus the same quarter a year ago. Overall, it was the company’s second best quarter ever in terms of revenue and profit, behind only the first quarter of fiscal 2022.… | Continue reading
Personas non grata.… | Continue reading
Taking apart Apple’s EU plans, our journeys into the portable monitor craze, what browsers we use, and how we manage saving links for later.… | Continue reading
Just before launch, Jason has some second impressions of the Apple Vision Pro. But before the new-platform excitement starts, there’s the matter of Apple’s response to the EU and a complicated set of new iOS policies and features.… | Continue reading
When I reviewed the Level Bolt a couple years ago, I was generally impressed with its unobtrusive nature and HomeKit integration. But though I’ve continued to use the Bolt since then, I’ve become keenly aware that its reliance on Bluetooth as its wireless connectivity of choice i … | Continue reading
“Record a voice memo, receive it as email.” Whisper Memos is a an iPhone/Apple Watch app that lets you record voice memos, and in turn sends you an email with perfect transcription. You… | Continue reading
Over at MacStories, our pal John Voorhees does an excellent job of breaking down Apple’s new App Store regulations in Europe: A corollary to this point to keep in mind is that Apple is making these changes because it has to under EU law.… | Continue reading
Huge news on the App Store front this week, even as we’re all still recovering from the big Mac party. And will the next version of Siri finally put some intelligence in AI?… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, … | Continue reading
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices.… | Continue reading
Shortcuts maven Matthew Cassinelli proposes a useful enhancement to Apple Podcasts: However, I think Apple needs to go one step further in their next step and add timestamps to Apple Podcasts, a long-overdue feature that’d enable users to share links to individual moments within … | Continue reading
More than a year ago, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman broke the story that Apple was actively preparing to allow alternative app stores on iOS in Europe, among other changes, as a result of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).… | Continue reading
We didn’t upload this. Apple just… did it. Among the changes in iOS 17.4 is one that’ll be an enormous improvement in podcast accessibility: transcripts in the Podcasts app. When … | Continue reading
There’s a lot to unpack in Apple’s announcements about its changes for the European Union, and we’ll certainly be digging into that, but the company actually announced another big change that will apply across the globe: Today, Apple is introducing new options for how apps globa … | Continue reading
Different ways of viewing the Mac at 40; making our own plans for Vision Pro; and a brief mention that Apple is changing rules in the EU recorded just before those plans were made public!… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stori … | Continue reading
This summer Mercury Weather added trip forecasts and it opened up my mind to a new way to think about how my iPhone could be used to help me track future events while I’m in a state of travel.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive … | Continue reading
My feature for The Verge on the Mac’s 40th anniversary came together surprisingly quickly, given that the anniversary has been four decades in the making. As I was writing it, I realized I was leading off with interviews I had done with Steve Jobs for the Mac’s 20th and with Phil … | Continue reading
We got together with Backstage pass members live on Zoom earlier today to discuss all sorts of stuff, including the Mac’s 40th birthday (with a classic Mac demo from Jason), the forthcoming Apple Vision Pro, and even some Apple Car talk.… This story is for Six Colors members only … | Continue reading
Our widget usage on smartphones, views on Palworld’s Nintendo resemblance, whether we’ve activated Stolen Device Protection, and our readiness to pay a premium for ad-free streaming amidst Netflix and Amazon’s pricing changes.… | Continue reading
To all the Macs we’ve loved.… | Continue reading
Another great Mac at 40 overview from my ol’ PC World counterpart Harry McCracken at Fast Company: Even if everyone knows the 1984 Mac was a big deal, that doesn’t mean we fully understand it.… | Continue reading
Happy birthday, Mac. I bought you a cake. Before I started writing my piece on the Mac’s 40th anniversary for The Verge, I was thinking of different ways to plot out the arc of the Mac’s history.… | Continue reading
Jonathan Zufi, the author of the beautiful coffee table book ICONIC: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation, has launched a new site called Happy 40th Birthday, Macintosh: To celebrate this milestone, mac40th.com… | Continue reading
Sleeve 2’s customization is impressive, and it scrobbles too. I listen to music on my Mac all day long, but It’s been a long while since I’ve displayed the currently playing track anywhere.… | Continue reading
Celebrating 40 years of the Mac, we’ve gathered an all-star panel of longtime Mac users to pick the best Macs, Mac software, and Mac accessories, as well as induct a few events or devices into the Mac Hall of Shame.… | Continue reading