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Fruit Specs Slices and Dices Apple Product Features
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (359+ words) Often, when you have a tech spec question, you just want the answer, which is why it can be satisfying to use an AI chatbot backed by a Web search index to extract your desired needle from the veritable haystack....
All 264 Items on Apple's WWDC26 "Sweating the Details" Slide
1+ week, 6+ day ago (229+ words) Near the beginning of the WWDC26 keynote, Apple Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi said: We are always challenging ourselves to make our products ever more responsive, even more reliable, and that much more delightful to use. So instead of…...
Safari 26. 5
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) Every week you'll get tech tips, in-depth reviews, and insightful news analysis for discerning Apple users. For over 36 years, we've published professional, member-supported tech journalism that makes you smarter. This Mac In Touch article says that Safari 26. 5, with important security…...
Yet Another Story of an i OS Update Silently Changing Settings
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) With a variety of Apple devices at my fingertips, I visited MYIP. MS from different browsers, and she was correct'on my i Phone, Safari didn't show an IPv4 address or Hostname (left), but Arc Search and other browsers did (right). However,…...
Find My Saves Dave Barry's i Pad'Twice
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (333+ words) The reason we laughed is that a year and a half ago, I placed this very same i Pad on top of this very same machine, and then, after paying for my parking, I walked away, leaving my i Pad…...
i Pad Air Gets M4 and More Memory
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (674+ words) Adam C. Engst is the publisher of Tid BITS. He has written numerous books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articles thanks to Contributing Editor positions at Mac User, Mac WEEK, and now Macworld. His innovations include…...
OS 26. 4 Adds AI-Generated Playlist Playground, Separates Family Sharing Purchases
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (602+ words) As is usually the case, a handful of features appear across several of Apple's operating systems: A few of the changes most likely to impact users in i OS 26. 4 and i Pad OS 26. 4 received little or no mention'Julie Clover of…...
Apple in 2025: The Six Colors Report Card
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (442+ words) It's that time of year again'Jason Snell of Six Colors has released his annual Apple Report Card, which compiles rankings from scores submitted by 56 Apple-focused writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other professionals, including yours truly. For the fourth year in…...
Support for Old Apple Home Architecture Ends
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) With i OS 16. 4 in 2023, Apple introduced a new architecture for its Home system, prompting users to upgrade in the Home app. The new version of the Home architecture requires an Apple TV or a Home Pod'but not the previously supported…...
Apple Releases "OS 26. 2. 1 for Air Tag 2, Extends Certificates on Older Versions
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (283+ words) More intriguingly, the company also released updates to four older versions of i OS and i Pad OS, dating back to i OS 12. The updates include: Usually, when Apple updates much older operating systems, it's because of a particularly problematic…...