Chris Welch

Former Senior Reviewer

Instagram is littered with bright-as-hell HDR videos, but it didn’t have to be this way

Chris WelchDec 29, 2022

Hand Mirror makes the best use of Apple’s MacBook notch that I’ve seen

Chris WelchDec 28, 2022

YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket deal is a brilliant move for its subscription future

Chris WelchDec 22, 2022

Apple’s self-repair program now includes recent Mac desktops

Chris WelchDec 20, 2022

Amazon adds music videos and more random ad-supported content to Fire TV

Chris WelchDec 19, 2022

Apple’s planned classical music app is still MIA as 2022 winds down

Chris WelchDec 15, 2022

Chris WelchDec 14, 2022

The Lightning connector must die so that we won’t need cables like this anymore.

I can’t help but laugh at this new sledgehammer-shaped charging cable from Native Union (via 9to5Mac). Besides a steep $50 price, there’s nothing wrong with the product; it looks durable, and there’s a neat slider mechanism for changing between USB-C and Lightning.

But.. enough already. I’ll just be over here eagerly awaiting September and Lightning’s farewell. These silly multi-headed cables have had a good run, but a simpler life is coming.

Image: Native Union

Chris WelchDec 12, 2022

Your iPhone 14 can now make your Sonos speakers sound better.

If you’ve ever used Sonos’ Trueplay feature to tune your speakers for the best sound quality, you know what a difference it can make. But since the process relies on microphone measurements from supported iPhones, Sonos is often slow to include new models.

Case in point: the company only just today added Trueplay support for Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup — nearly three months after the phones went on sale. Recent iPad buyers are still out of luck, and the tuning feature remains unavailable on Android altogether. Sometimes the best option is just borrowing a friend’s iPhone.