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
This week on the 30 minute tech show that gives 60 Minutes a run for its money, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Aleen Simms and Casey Liss to discuss Apple wanting 50 percent of publisher revenue for its news subscription service, where exactly... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show that will always be your Valentine, we discuss Amazon’s purchase of Eero, Kashmir Hill’s attempt to cut the major five tech companies out of her life, Apple’s naming of a new product marketing head ... | Continue reading
As I wrote earlier this month, I ended up finishing my Six Colors Report Card story on the Mac because I ran into several roadblocks when I tried to finish the project on my iPad. The point wasn’t that these tasks were impossible on the iPad, but ... | Continue reading
It’s been reported that the iPad’s home screen will be evolving in 2019, but what form will that evolution take? Myke and Jason make a wish list, and also discuss Angela Ahrendts’s departure from Apple Retail, Spotify’s investment ... | Continue reading
My thanks to Glenn Fleishman for sponsoring Six Colors this week as a way of promoting the new edition of his ebook, Take Control of Slack. Here’s Glenn to explain himself:One morning, we all awoke and found ourselves part of a Slack group. I may ... | Continue reading
This week on Download, Stephen Hackett and Jason discuss Apple’s retail changes and Facebook’s 15th anniversary. Then Natalie Jarvey of The Hollywood Reporter visits to discuss Spotify spending a lot of money on podcasting companies, and Jerem... | Continue reading
This week, on the 30-minute show that is replete with clock puns, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Matthew Cassinelli and James Thomson to discuss which iOS apps and games stand the test of time on our devices, what Apple could do to improve Sir... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech show that gets meta, Dan confesses to buying an iPhone SE…but there’s a catch. Plus, Lex shares a Netflix show that he’s enjoy over and over, and John buys a new clicky keyboard (trying saying that five ... | Continue reading
Last week I posted the annual Six Colors Report Card, a story package that includes lots of quotes (about 5,000 words out of the 30,000 words submitted by panelists) and a bunch of charts. It’s a large project and I worked on it across both macOS an... | Continue reading
What Apple’s quarterly results had to say about iPhone sales and prices, Apple reaches a fork in the road when it comes to keyboard design, and just after the official opening of 2019 iPhone Rumor Season comes the official opening of 2020 iPhone Rum... | Continue reading
By Glenn FleishmanOne morning, we all awoke and found ourselves part of a Slack group. I may be exaggerating, but it seems like Slack came out of nowhere to be the group messaging and archiving tool of choice, especially for offices and organizations wi... | Continue reading
This week on the 30-minute tech show that can keep you warm in the worst of times, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Adam Engst and Kelly Guimont to discuss our usage of Group FaceTime before and after this week’s privacy bug, which tech co... | Continue reading
This week, on the irreverent tech podcast that’s recording way too late at night, we discuss this week’s Group FaceTime bug, rumors of an Apple game-subscription service, Apple getting screwed (or not) in US manufacturing, and this here very s... | Continue reading
On January 29, Apple’s executives spoke with analysts on a conference call following its release of its quarterly results. This is a complete transcript of those statements.... | Continue reading
Apple on Tuesday announced its latest quarterly results, which featured $84.3 billion in revenue—the company’s second-biggest quarter ever, but down 5 percent from its largest-ever quarter a year ago.iPhone revenue was down. Services revenue... | Continue reading