The 2019 iMacs are a contradiction. They are brand-new computers that somehow feel like the last members of a dying order. They are shells designed in 2012 that somehow contain 8th- and 9th-generation Intel processors. They represent Apple’s bro... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute show that is a flat circle, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Shelly Brisbin and Jeff Carlson to discuss whether our downloading of new apps has slowed, what we’d like to see changed if iTunes is broken up, smart... | Continue reading
That’s a black hole. Source: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.In a legitimately amazing achievement for humanity, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration announced that it has directly imaged a black hole for the first time 1. There ... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show that asks the hard questions about government security, we discuss Apple’s 5G pickle, Netflix’s most recent decisions on technology and pricing, the hopefully inevitable disruption of iTunes, and how Grea... | Continue reading
John Siracusa joins Jason to discuss how 2019 is potentially an enormous year for the Mac in both hardware and software. Also, we make time to swap TiVo stories and generate John’s Hierarchy of Mac Pro Needs.... | Continue reading
Back in 2014, Bare Bones Software’s Rich Siegel announced he was pulling his app, BBEdit, out of the Mac App Store. It was a bad sign for the viability of the store, and Bare Bones wasn’t the only major Mac developer to realize it didnR... | Continue reading
Apple’s News+ pitch failed with key newspapers—but Facebook might value news curation now? Future iPhones come into focus, but Apple’s 5G timeline is called into question. Dell’s new XPS laptop is a winner. And the “hearables... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute tech show where time is always on our side, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Aleen Simms and Rene Ritchie to discuss mundane tasks we think voice assistants could improve, living the multi-pad lifestyle, tech movie tr... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show that goes where even we least expect it, we talk AirPower’s demise, some fallout from last week’s Apple event, the good and bad of April Fools Day on the Internet, and our latest much-anticipated picks. P... | Continue reading
This week we say goodbye to AirPower, ponder the place of the new iPad Mini, speculate a bit about Apple Arcade, and take a hard look at Apple News+. Also, Jason literally sits in the iMac Pro Gap. ... | Continue reading
[Updated March 27, 2019.]As a parent of children aged 17 and 14 who writes and talks about technology all day, all of a sudden I find myself being asked all the time by fellow parents for advice about buying laptops for their kids. Some of them have... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute podcast that’s also a half-hour sitcom, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests John Moltz and Megan Morrone for an M-filled extravaganza. We discuss whether gaming subscription services are worth our money, what would... | Continue reading
Finally, some real honest-to-goodness Apple news…about Apple News? Plus, a whole lot of stuff that isn’t shipping yet, which gives us plenty of time to dissect the methodology of Apple’s announcements, whether it’s wise to not show... | Continue reading
It was an unusual Apple event on Monday. No hardware, not much in the way of software, and a whole lot of services. Plus, a bunch of famous Hollywood types standing on a stage in Cupertino talking about their TV shows. Here are some quick-hit reactions... | Continue reading
The audio mavens over at Rogue Amoeba have updated their SoundSource utility for macOS to version 4, bringing a ton of new features and a brand new interface. Think of SoundSource like a supercharged version of the system audio widget that lives in ... | Continue reading
Apple spent two hours on stage unveiling a bunch of new services, and now it’s time to break them down. We discuss the method of the Apple TV+ rollout, whether Apple Channels and a revamped TV app will change Apple’s fortunes, what Apple Arcad... | Continue reading
I’ll be posting live from the Steve Jobs Theater on Twitter at @sixcolorsevent, which is embedded below.Tweets by sixcolorsevent ... | Continue reading
A spotlight codec search.In future years we’re going to cling to macOS Mojave. Not because of any particular love for desert desktop images, but because it’s the last version of macOS to run 32-bit applications. If you rely on old software... | Continue reading
Over at 9to5 Mac, Zac Hall noticed that a few of us—at least myself and Nilay Patel from the Verge, and possibly others—have been passing along an interesting new iPad tidbit after meeting with Apple about the new iPad models this week. I ... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show that always arrives exactly when it means to, we discuss this week’s many and varied Apple announcements. Plus, you’ll never believe what John bought (you will absolutely believe it), Dan updates everybod... | Continue reading
When three and a half years go by without Apple updating your favorite product, you start to get a little antsy. In the case of the iPad mini, Apple has spent those years completely reconfiguring the iPad line, introducing multiple models of iPad Pro ... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute show that’s never boring, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Kathy Campbell and Rose Orchard to discuss Apple’s new iPad mini, how we decorate our devices, what Apple announcements we’re still looking ... | Continue reading
Tuesday’s announcement of new iMacs is exciting for those who have been waiting for an update before buying, but a bit disappointing for those who were hoping for a more comprehensive iMac redesign. I have to admit that I’d been hoping for a... | Continue reading
There was a time when the iMac was Apple’s flagship product. But in an era where there are iPhones and iPads and Apple Watches, it’s easy for a Mac—and a non-laptop, at that—to get lost in the crowd. And yet for all of that, the ... | Continue reading
After nearly two years, Apple has released new iMacs, and Jason has an exclusive interview with Apple’s iMac product manager, Colleen Novielli. We also discuss the surprising new iPad Air and iPad mini announcements, and then it’s time for ano... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute show that’s springing forward, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests and superstar Panic designers Christa Mrgan and Neven Mrgan to discuss subscription service fatigue, fragmentation in the Internet of Things, Spoti... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show where someone apparently talks about their Mac mini too much, we run down a variety of topics, including expectations for Apple’s upcoming “It’s show time!” event, Spielberg’s weird comm... | Continue reading
Disney opens the vault for its streaming service, we rank our own MacBook Hierarchy of Needs, and Jason goes against Myke’s advice and records some podcasts using only an iPad.... | Continue reading
Hey readers, Dan here. Never thought I’d see the day when I was sponsoring our own blog, but I just wanted to let you know about my latest novel, The Bayern Agenda. Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth’s premiere covert operative, has a problem. ... | Continue reading
So the other day Robert Greenblatt, the new chairman of Entertainment at Warner Media, where he’s in charge of HBO, TNT, TBS, truTV, and the forthcoming Warner Media streaming service, said something to NBC’s Dylan Byers about Netflix that go... | Continue reading
Fitbit unveils new low-cost fitness trackers, Apple goes hiring in Qualcomm’s backyard, Zuck has a vision for private conversations, and Stephen Hackett and I bring in our Special Automotive Correspondent Casey Liss to discuss electric car announcem... | Continue reading
The keyboard that started it all.This week on the Accidental Tech Podcast, John Siracusa floated the concept of a MacBook Hierarchy of Needs, a priority list of features for the next time Apple redesigns the MacBook line, as is rumored to happen later... | Continue reading
This week on the 30-minute show that takes just half an hour, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Andy Ihnatko and Lory Gil to discuss devices we’ve repaired ourselves, smartphone features we’d trade thinness for, hardware security keys... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show that only sometimes plugs sci-fi books, we replace one host with a Scottish developer and see if anybody can tell the difference. Then it’s Dan’s joke of foldable glass coming to life, a look into Apple | Continue reading
Hey readers, Dan here. Never thought I’d see the day when I was sponsoring our own blog, but I just wanted to let you know about my latest novel, The Bayern Agenda. Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth’s premiere covert operative, has a problem. ... | Continue reading
This episode covers all the hot-button issues of the day! Is Apple micromanaging the content of its forthcoming video service? Is Face ID really superior to Touch ID? Will the arrival of iOS apps be good for the Mac? Why do British TV licence fees exist? ... | Continue reading
My office file server still has a lot of free space, but one of these days I’m going to fill it to the brim with old podcast project files. So I’ve been considering what to do to reduce the amount of archival data I’m storing. A while ba... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute tech show that always winds up, Dan is joined by host emeritus Jason Snell, as well as special guests Florence Ion and Scholle McFarland, to discuss the tech we repair (vs. replace), how many cameras is too many for a smartphon... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show that’s never met a while it hasn’t been, Dan recounts the odyssey of repairing his Mac mini, we discuss the newest foldable phone announcements from Samsung and Huawei, Lex explains his love of a Twitter ... | Continue reading
Dan Moren’s second novel, “The Bayern Agenda,” is coming soon to bookstores. He joins Jason to discuss how writing a novel is different the second time around, how the book connects (and doesn’t connect) with his previous novel, wh... | Continue reading
Neil Finn is my favorite songwriter, and his 1980s band Crowded House is my favorite band of all time. (And their first album is my favorite album. And that album features my favorite song. You get the idea.) So it’s a pleasure to relay the sto... | Continue reading
Major players Samsung and Huawei have introduced expensive smartphones with foldable screens, but do their different approaches tell us anything about the future of the category? And where goes Apple fit in to the equation? We also take some time to conte... | Continue reading
I found myself curious recently as to whether I was getting enough sleep. There are, of course, a bunch of different ways to track sleep on your devices, including many third-party apps. Apple itself has even added a Bedtime feature that lets you remi... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute tech show where you can hear the gears grinding, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Allison Sheridan and Kevin Clark to talk about improving Apple’s emoji discoverability, getting bogged down in finding the perfec... | Continue reading
Expanding AirDrop support might complicate security, but you can already scan for devices in a crowded café or conference.When I first started using a Mac, there wasn’t built-in file sharing—you copied files onto a floppy disk and walked the... | Continue reading
This week on the most irreverent tech show not yet ripped off by a pale imitation, we recap this past week’s all-Rebound-host Mario Kart tournament, with some surprising revelations. Plus, a rundown of one analyst’s reports on what Apple has i... | Continue reading
Recording Liftoff from the spare bedroom at my mother’s house in Arizona. (The little blue box is a mute switch.)Last week I took a trip during which I needed to record three podcasts (Liftoff, Download, Six Colors Subscriber Podcast) with guest... | Continue reading
A 16-inch MacBook Pro? A 6K Apple external display? Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has dropped the first detailed report of Apple’s 2019 hardware plans, and Myke and Jason take turns dissecting them and wildly speculating about possible features. Also we pond... | Continue reading