Apple Archive

I went to the loneliest baseball game on Apple Vision Pro

Mia SatoAug 31

Phil Schiller is leaving his biggest jobs at Apple

Emma RothAug 31

Read Tim Cook’s final message to Apple staff as CEO

TC SottekAug 31

Terrence O'BrienAug 30

Apple tested a stylus for the foldable iPhone, but probably won’t ship one.

According to Mark Gurman, the company built a stubbier Apple Pencil that magnetically attached to the side of the phone for storage and charging. But it was awkward in certain positions and could leave marks on the delicate foldable screens. Ultimate Gurman says:

It seems unlikely that Apple will actually launch this accessory when it rolls out the foldable iPhone next month. Moreover, I would be surprised if the company abandons the position of Steve Jobs, who famously said, “Nobody wants a stylus” when he unveiled the original iPhone in 2007.

Apple’s New CEO Will Need to Soon Overhaul His Management Team

[Bloomberg]

Stevie BonifieldAug 28

Asahi Linux says it’s “almost ready” to launch support for M3 Macs.

As Phoronix reports, the project’s contributors said in a blog post that they recently enabled full webcam and microphone support in Linux running on M3 Macs, and are planning to share more about releasing M3 support “in the coming weeks.” They’re also working on getting Linux running on M4 and M5 Macs.

Progress Report: Linux 7.2 - Asahi Linux

[Asahi Linux]

Apple TV now costs $14.99 a month after its fourth price hike in four years

Stevie BonifieldAug 28

Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter gets even trippier in season 2

Andrew WebsterAug 28

Jay PetersAug 28

Tim Cook knows what Pikachu is!

I certainly didn’t expect one of Cook’s final tweets as Apple’s CEO to star Pikachu. Wonder what his favorite Pokémon game is.

Apple Maps has ads now

Stevie BonifieldAug 26

Apple announces September iPhone launch event

Jay PetersAug 26

Richard LawlerAug 26

Apple is upgrading some recent Mac Mini M4 orders to M6 or M5 Pro versions for free.

Usually buying new hardware ahead of a revision is a bad thing, but some Mac Mini orders are getting a free upgrade as a result, probably due to RAM and other component shortages.

Some have reported M6 upgrades, while this poster on Reddit is now receiving an M5 Pro. The only downside? While some delivery dates have moved up, MacRumors points out that at least one student says theirs will now ship several weeks later.

Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 25

Still a power bottom.

Apple made the slightly controversial decision to put the power button on the bottom of the M4 Mac Mini, and that’s still the case on the newly announced M6 and M5 Pro models.

If you find that irksome, a workaround on macOS 26.5 and later is to set your Mac to always automatically turn on when it receives power — handy after a power outage.