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Apple’s pro bundle makes sense, but making iWork freemium doesn’t
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (444+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff January 15, 2026 8:48 AM PT The Apple Creator Studio subscription bundle announced earlier this week makes sense. We live in a world where Adobe's Creative Suite and Microsoft Office have been subscription plays for more than a…...
AppleVis announces 2025 Golden Apple Awards
1+ week, 6+ day ago (205+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff January 2, 2026 11:04 AM PT AppleVis, a web site and community that follows Apple from the perspective of blind and low-vision users, announced its annual Golden Apple Awards, recognizing apps, games and developers for their contributions to…...
Wish List: A more flexible Apple display strategy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff December 26, 2025 9:00 AM PT I've been thinking about Apple's relationship with computer displays lately. Maybe it was the report that the iMac Pro might somehow return, combined with John Voorhees of MacStories detailing how he gave…...
M5 iPad Pro review: Promise fulfilled
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (904+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff October 21, 2025 6:00 AM PT It's been ten years since Apple released the first iPad Pro. In 2015, there were already people trying to integrate the five-year-old iPad platform into their working lives, but the wisdom of that…...
The iPad Pro gets the M5 treatment
3+ mon, 5+ hour ago (229+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff October 15, 2025 7:55 AM PT Is the M5 iPad Pro the ultimate computer? We'll find out soon enough! Apple announced the latest update to its pro level tablet today, bringing performance improvements and new networking chips. Like the…...
iPadOS 26.1 beta brings back Slide Over, adds microphone adjustments
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff October 6, 2025 12:24 PM PT Monday's second beta for iPadOS 26.1 includes two highly requested changes from iPad users (including us) that were absent in this summer's iPadOS 26 beta cycle: a return of Slide Over and the addition…...
First Look: watchOS 26 Public Beta
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (978+ words) July 24, 2025 10:20 AM PT After a pretty big overhaul a few years back with watchOS 10 and a more modest update in watchOS 11, I'd describe this year's update'now numbered 26 like the rest of Apple's platforms, and available as a public beta'more focused....
A few notes on iPadOS 26 audio and video capture
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (655+ words) Last week's Six Colors podcast was recorded entirely on iPads running iPadOS 26, mine in California and Dan's in Massachusetts. The podcast is usually just for Six Colors members, but y" June 20, 2025 11:15 AM PT A few notes on iPadOS 26 audio and…...
iPad podcasting and glassy design
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (59+ words) This is surely one of the first podcasts recorded entirely using the local recording feature iPadOS 26. We discuss new OS stuff and design stuff. Big week! iPad podcasting and glassy design This is surely one of the first podcasts recorded…...
Is iPadOS 19 getting more Mac-like?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (492+ words) A mock-up I made in 2021 of what a more Mac-like iPad would look like when hooked up to a 5K display. Two weeks ago, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reported that some serious changes were in the works fo" April 25, 2025 10:26 AM PT…...