Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe icon overhaul prioritizes uniform “squircles” over personality. Paul Kafasis’s comparisons reveal softened, blurrier artwork that reduces at‑a‑glance recognizability.Read original article | Continue reading
Apple has quietly launched a unified App Store website that brings together all its platform stores into a single responsive, searchable interface—though downloading still requires native apps. | Continue reading
It can be hard to get the big picture from quarterly financial statements, but Jason Snell’s charts of Apple’s annual performance make it clear just how well Apple is doing.Read original article | Continue reading
Update to OS 26.1 for incremental improvements and security fixes across Apple’s platforms. Highlights include Tinted Liquid Glass, AutoMix over AirPlay, Slide Over’s return to iPadOS, and dozens of patched vulnerabilities. | Continue reading
Adds support for the ChatGPT Atlas Web browser and fixes a few bugs. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Adds support for renaming files larger than 5 GB in AWS S3. ($45 new, free update, 37.5 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
New AI-powered browsers from OpenAI, Perplexity, and others promise to automate Web tasks but are vulnerable to prompt injection attacks that could manipulate the browser or steal private information through hidden instructions. While they are intriguing for occasional experiment … | Continue reading
The new Affinity app from Canva replaces Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher, which already shared most of their core code. It’s free to use, requires a Canva account, and reserves integrated AI features for paying Canva customers. | Continue reading
For its fiscal fourth quarter of 2025, Apple set numerous records, with revenue of $102.5 billion, led by an all-time Services revenue record of $28.8 billion, and profits of $27.5 billion—so many billions. | Continue reading
Can a browser that navigates the Web for you handle basic data analysis without making mistakes? Adam Engst tested Brave, ChatGPT Atlas, Comet, Dia, and Edge on a straightforward task of counting minors in three event registration lists. Only one succeeded, and the results were… … | Continue reading
Contact management app updated with improvements and bug fixes. ($57 annual subscription, free update, 28.8 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Brings several new features and performance updates to the desktop-focused photo cataloging and editing app. ($9.99/$19.99/$59.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Maintenance update with bug fixes for the CSV manipulation app. ($Free/$39/$59, free update, 27.1 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Voicemail messages are stored on your iPhone, but deleting them might not reduce the amount of space the Phone app uses. But investigating may reveal voicemails you want to preserve. | Continue reading
Updates the calendar and contact apps with additions, improvements, and bug fixes. ($49.99 new for each, free update, various sizes, macOS 11.5+) | Continue reading
Adds support for tracking the billing status of your time entries. ($108/$132/$192 annual subscriptions, free update, 32.2 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
The powerful word processor hasn’t seen an update in nearly a year, it has disappeared from the Mac App Store, and support responses have been slow or nonexistent for some time. There is writing on the wall, and it’s not looking good. | Continue reading
Brings a smattering of updates to the audio control utility. ($45 new, free update, 38.7 MB, macOS 14.5+) | Continue reading
Calendar app improves sync reliability with iCloud accounts. ($57 annual subscription, free update, 76.3 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Responding to widespread criticism of Liquid Glass’s excessive transparency, Apple has added an opacity control in iOS 26.1 beta 4 that significantly improves interface readability. While not a complete solution, it’s a welcome acknowledgment of user feedback. | Continue reading
Brings a variety of enhancements and an app icon updated for macOS 26 Tahoe . ($39.95 new, free update, 272.3 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Updates the Open/Save dialog utility with enhancements and bug fixes. ($39.95 new, free update, 27.5 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Apple Intelligence’s visual intelligence feature helps you learn more about or interact with anything you see through the iPhone’s camera or on its screen. It’s quicker to access than dedicated apps, but suffers from reliability issues and Apple restrictions. | Continue reading
Brings an option for using the new Liquid Glass user interface in macOS 26 Tahoe. ($29.99 new, free update, 88.2 MB, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Refreshes user interface for macOS 26 Tahoe and adds support for opening multiple windows. (Free, 14.3 MB, macOS 13+) | Continue reading
Brings a redesigned index window and Action Editor app plus improved compatibility with macOS 26 Tahoe. ($35 new, free update, 15.1 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Apple has announced a discounted bundle of the Apple TV and Peacock streaming services, but the move doesn’t feel like Apple in its focus on price over premium positioning.Read original article | Continue reading
Apple’s newest M5 chip debuts in three devices, bringing substantial performance improvements to the 14-inch MacBook Pro, 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro, and Vision Pro while leaving nearly all other features unchanged. | Continue reading
Virtual camera system brings improvements to USB device adjustment controls. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 81.4 MB, macOS 12.3+) | Continue reading
Long-form writing tool adds support for macOS 26 Tahoe. ($59.99 new, free update, 117 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Adds support for new AI models, including Anthropic’s Claude 4.5 Sonnet and Google's Nano Banana. ($99 new, free update, 83.7 MB, macOS 13+) | Continue reading
Maintenance update with bug fixes and improvements for the spam-filtering utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 61 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Updates the audio editor with initial support for macOS 26 Tahoe and interface updates. ($35 new, free update, 14.3 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Brings more workarounds for bugs in macOS 26 Tahoe to the audio control utility. ($45 new, free update, 38.6 MB, macOS 14.5+) | Continue reading
Apple’s protection against juice jacking attacks—theoretical though they may be for everyday users—isn’t working as intended in iOS 26, with some users finding their security settings locked to Always Allow. | Continue reading
In a puzzling move that seems to epitomize form over function, Apple has rebranded its streaming service from Apple TV+ to simply Apple TV, despite the obvious confusion with its app and hardware of the same name. | Continue reading
Apple has discontinued Clips, its video creation app that struggled to find its footing between the demise of Vine and the rise of TikTok. The app’s fate may reflect broader issues with Apple’s approach to social media and app development.Read original article | Continue reading
Updates the virtualization software with Linux and Windows improvements. ($99.99 Standard Edition new, free update, 5.4 MB, macOS 13+) | Continue reading
Introduces new Liquid Glass app icon and fixes several bugs related to macOS 26 Tahoe. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 12.2 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Brings a short list of enhancements to the document organization and archiving app. ($49.99 new, free update, 34.1 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface design can be hard to read in certain situations. If you encounter any issues, here’s how to adjust the transparency and other visual effects across macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS to suit your needs. | Continue reading
Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language aims to give greater focus to content over controls, but at what cost to the tools we use to create that content? Here’s why that tradeoff matters. | Continue reading
Adam Engst finds that, despite similar specs on paper, macro photos from last year’s iPhone 16 Pro edge out those from the new iPhone 17—but the difference is sufficiently subtle that it might not matter to most people. | Continue reading
Improvements and bug fixes for Apple's three professional video apps. ($299.99/$49.99/$49.99 new, free update, various sizes, macOS 15.6+) | Continue reading
Brings a lengthy list of bug fixes to to all three Affinity graphic design apps. ($69.99 new for each, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Maintenance update that's recommended for all users running macOS 26 Tahoe. ($39.99 new, free update, 5.8 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Nick Heer offers a detailed critique of Liquid Glass, Apple’s controversial new translucent interface design in iOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe, finding it more successful in iOS but still problematic across both platforms.Read original article | Continue reading
Apple has rolled out a series of updates across its operating systems to fix initial bugs, including installation issues on the M3 Ultra Mac Studio, iPhone networking and photo problems, and audio sync issues in tvOS. Many of the updates also address a FontParser security vulnera … | Continue reading