Bug fix release for the venerable text editor BBEdit. ($49.99 new, free update, 13.1 MB) | Continue reading
The iWork apps gain support for Dark mode, Continuity Camera, and audio in documents. (Free, various sizes) | Continue reading
In iOS 12, Apple lets you manually invoke Do Not Disturb sessions that automatically turn themselves off at appropriate times. A new Bedtime mode is also welcome and can be used to create a second Do Not Disturb schedule. | Continue reading
Steven Levy has compiled an oral history of Apple’s Infinite Loop campus, getting an insider look at some of Apple’s most consequential events. | Continue reading
The AirPower wireless charging pad that Apple announced last year seems to have proved significantly more difficult to engineer than Apple had anticipated. If and when it ships, it may be quite different from what Apple previously described. | Continue reading
Three of Apple’s four major operating system upgrades—iOS 12, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12—are coming today, and the fourth, macOS 10.14 Mojave, is due on September 24th. Read on for our advice on when and how to install. | Continue reading
Audio Hijack updates the Audio Capture Engine to version 9.1.1 for macOS 10.14 Mojave compatibility and makes some additional small improvements. ($49 new, free update, 15.8 MB) | Continue reading
Makes several improvements for how the blog editor works with media. ($49.95 new, free update, 14.7 MB) | Continue reading
Adds support for macOS 10.14 Mojave. ($39 new, free update, 22.8 MB) | Continue reading
Updates the Audio Capture Engine to version 9.1.0 for macOS 10.14 Mojave compatibility. ($19 new, free update, 7.3 MB) | Continue reading
Adds @mention tagging for communicating with collaborators in Word and PowerPoint. ($149.99 new for one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update). ($149.99 new for one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update) | Continue reading
Three Mac apps from Trend Micro—Dr. Cleaner, Dr. Antivirus, and Dr. Archiver—have been discovered to be collecting users’ browsing histories and have been removed from the Mac App Store. | Continue reading
Apple has announced its 2018 iPhone lineup: the less expensive iPhone XR, the updated iPhone XS, and the big-screen iPhone XS Max. All three take their core design cue from last year’s iPhone X, dropping the Home button and Touch ID in favor of Face ID. | Continue reading
Apple has announced the Apple Watch Series 4 models that morph a bit in size and shape and boast larger, edge-to-edge screens. Also new are health-monitoring capabilities courtesy of new hardware—including a Digital Crown that can take an electrocardiogram. | Continue reading
If you’re jonesing for major operating system upgrades for your Apple devices, you don’t have long to wait. iOS 12, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12 ship on September 17th, with macOS 10.14 Mojave to follow a week later on September 24th. Read on for our advice on when to install. | Continue reading
Evernote, the company behind the popular note-taking app, appears to be in trouble. If you’re worried about Evernote going under, now may be a good time to transfer your notes over to Apple’s Notes app for safe-keeping. Here’s how. | Continue reading
Apple has announced a replacement program for faulty logic boards in certain units of the iPhone 8. If your iPhone 8 is suffering problems, check to see if its serial number is in the range of units eligible for replacement. | Continue reading
Provides an updated user interface, along with enhanced password-related capabilities. (Free, 68.5 MB) | Continue reading
The Arlo Baby security camera is officially a souped-up baby monitor. But look beyond its marketing and you’ll find a quality—if pricey—security camera with broad appeal. Though HomeKit is not yet fully integrated, other capabilities help make up for its limitations. Just ditch t … | Continue reading
Adds support for streaming audio to AirPort Express units running firmware version 7.8 with AirPlay 2 functionality. ($29 new, free update, 12.3 MB) | Continue reading
Adds Adjusting Object Spacing and Select Duplicates dialogs. ($100 annual subscription, free update, 45.7 MB) | Continue reading
Brings a goodly number of under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes to the password manager. ($64.99 new, free update, 44.3 MB) | Continue reading
Adds support for macOS 10.14 Mojave and Dark Mode. ($30 new, free update, 12.7 MB) | Continue reading
If you've been buying movies from iTunes so you can play them on your Apple devices, you may be paying more than necessary. With the Movies Anywhere service, you can shop around and buy from the digital retailer with the best price. | Continue reading
If you’re running the beta of iOS 12 and getting non-stop prompts to update even though you’re running the latest beta, here’s a workaround. | Continue reading
In an announcement that surprised no one, Apple has scheduled a special event for 12 September 2018. At it, we expect the company to throw back the curtains on new iPhone and Apple Watch hardware and give a release date for iOS 12. | Continue reading
Developer Silvio Rizzi has made his popular RSS client Reeder 3 available for free until he releases an upcoming paid update. | Continue reading
Improves stability and reliability of 2018 MacBook Pro models. (Free update, 1.3 GB) | Continue reading
Updates the calendar app with improvements and bug fixes. ($49.99 new, free update, 13.7 MB) | Continue reading
Despite no longer offering the audio-enabled base station for sale, Apple has updated the 802.11n model of the AirPort Express to support AirPlay 2, making it a decent option for whole-house audio. | Continue reading
In a support note, Apple has listed a variety of changes coming in macOS 10.14 Mojave and iOS 12 that might affect Macs and iOS devices used in the enterprise. | Continue reading
Ever wonder how much the Mac’s user interface has changed over time? Thanks to Stephen Hackett’s extensive collection of screenshots in each of the 15 versions of the Mac operating system, we can all trace the transition from Pin Stripes to Brushed Metal and relive the skeuomorph … | Continue reading
Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Steve Jobs’s firstborn daughter, who he long denied and rejected before finally acknowledging, has written a memoir of her life and memories of her famous father. It’s a story that hasn’t yet been told, and it remains to be seen how it will affect the collectiv … | Continue reading
There has been yet another big data theft. This time, attackers stole the personal data and encrypted passwords of two million T-Mobile customers. If you use T-Mobile, change your password immediately. | Continue reading
Microsoft is about to update Office 365 users to Office 2019 for Mac, which will require macOS 10.12 Sierra. Those running earlier versions of macOS will be able to continue using Office 2016 for Mac and will continue to receive “mainstream support,” but won’t get any new Office … | Continue reading
Major update for the virtualization software adds support for macOS 10.14 Mojave and optimizes virtual machine storage space. ($79.99 anual subscription for standard edition (upgrade available), $99.99 annual subscription for Pro and Business Editions, 198 MB) | Continue reading
Adds new book types and a new paper type inside the Book module. ($9.99/19.99 monthly subscription Creative Cloud subscription, free update) | Continue reading
NAS (network-attached storage) can be a great way to expand your available data storage, but buying a NAS device involves wading into a lot of technicalities. In this article, adapted from his book Take Control of Your Digital Storage, Jeff Carlson breaks down the NAS buying proc … | Continue reading
Apple has posted a support article about how the decade-old Back to My Mac service—which enables users to access files on and share screens with on their Macs over the Internet—will not be in macOS 10.14 Mojave. | Continue reading
Do you subscribe to Backblaze—or perhaps you’re looking into the online backup service? While backup is easy and automatic, restoring takes more work. Josh Centers explains the process of restoring files over the Internet and reveals a little-known way to restore a single file at … | Continue reading
Prepares for the release of macOS 10.14 Mojave with user interface refinements and more. ($40 new, free update, 20.5 MB) | Continue reading
Improves syncing with the Scrivener writing app. ($50 new, free update, 53.6 MB) | Continue reading
Disables or degrades a number of features due to Twitter disabling parts of its public interface. ($9.99 new, 5.5 MB) | Continue reading
The story of the meeting between Steve Jobs and Lucent Technologies to add wireless networking to Apple laptops is short and quirky, but it changed networking forever. | Continue reading
Apple’s failed Arizona Sapphire plant is now having a second life as a solar-powered data center. | Continue reading
On the Mac, Mailplane is a good fit for Gmail users who like Google’s Web-based interface but also want desktop features. With version 4, Mailplane rolls out many changes, including a new reliance on the Google Chrome browser under the hood, enabling the use of Gmail-focused Chro … | Continue reading
MacRumors did a deep dive into the iPhone repair ecosystem to learn where non-Apple replacement parts come from and how the industry works. | Continue reading
Is your iMovie output stuck at 720p, even though you fed it a higher resolution video? While trying to record a screencast from a 27-inch Retina iMac, Josh Centers discovered the fix. | Continue reading