-
0
(Podcast) Upgrade 638: I Stared Directly into the M6
The new products are here! Jason reviews the M6 Mac mini, and then Jason and Myke both talk about their hands-on experiences with the iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch series 12.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Sponsor) COHERENCE X6: Turn websites into Chromium-powered Mac apps that behave like Mac apps
Safari web apps are great when they fit the job. But sometimes you need Chromium: a Chrome extension, a separate browser profile, or simply a website that works better in Chrome.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Apple adds mode to temporarily limit the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery for shipping ↦
The new iPhone 18 Pro Max battery is quite capacious—so much so, in fact, that it potentially runs afoul of international shipping regulations. If you’re shipping batteries over 20 Wh, it triggers more restrictions.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
M6 Mac mini review: Tiny, pricey, and powerful
2024’s M4 Mac mini was a revelation. It packed Apple silicon power into a shockingly compact space, breathing new life into Apple’s all-time utility Mac and (eventually) making it into a go-to device for home AI and even back-end podcast transcription.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Sponsor) SoundSource by Rogue Amoeba
My thanks to Rogue Amoeba, the leaders in Mac audio software, for sponsoring Six Colors this week. As of this month, Rogue Amoeba has been building independent Mac software development for 24 years.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Unsealed documents show Microsoft, OpenAI executives all too aware of ethical concerns ↦
Ashley Belanger at Ars Technica runs through recently unsealed documents in the case brought by news organizations led by The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft: Perhaps most explosively, Microsoft Director of Applied Science Brent Hecht repeatedly…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
David Pogue tests Siri AI ↦
David Pogue, in his newsletter: The new AI Siri came out this week as part of OS 27 for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac, and it’s a life changer. …
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Apple showing off iPhone 18 Pro at final ‘Friday Night Baseball’ game of season ↦
Last year, Apple integrated the iPhone 17 Pro into its Friday Night Baseball coverage. As you might expect, this year it’s doing the same with the recently announced iPhone 18 Pro.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Podcast) Clockwise 674: The Eyes Will Be Pretzels
Our relationship with telephoto lenses, whether Genmoji has gotten better, our thoughts on the iPhone Duo, and the sci-fi interfaces we’d love or hate to use.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Podcast) The Rebound 616: I’m Down With A P P
Lex talks about his iPhone purchase experience, Dan has Duo expectations and Moltz volunteers at the Apple Store.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Podcast) Designed in California 8: Apple’s Mac OS Crisis: To Be, or Not? (Part 4)
Apple desperately needs a replacement for Mac OS, but negotiations with Jean-Louis Gassée’s Be are at the breaking point. But does CEO Gil Amelio have any other options?…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
App report: The apps that go with you
One of the benefits to being part of the Apple ecosystem is the plethora of apps that work across all of Apple’s devices so that you can access them whether you’re sitting in front of a Mac, out and about with your iPhone or even strapping on a Vision Pro…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
-
0
(Podcast) Upgrade 637: My Job Is to Eat the Marshmallow
The 27 OS releases have dropped. Jason has a review of macOS Golden Gate and Myke acts as the ambassador for Siri AI. And we’ve also got more reactions to just what makes the iPhone Duo so interesting.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Lex Friedman keeps Strategery alive ↦
Strategery was always one of our very favorite games in the early days of iOS. And by “we,” I mean large portions of the staff at Macworld, including both myself and Lex Friedman.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
iOS 27 Review: Little things mean a lot
By now you’ve probably heard the promise of iOS 27: it’s a Snow Leopard-like year where Apple spent a lot of time not on big marquee features, but on smaller fixes and enhancements throughout the operating system.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
macOS 27 Golden Gate Review: Bridging the Tahoe gap
Last year’s macOS release, macOS 26 Tahoe, was a mixed bag. While it added a bunch of solid new productivity features, it also included a half-baked visual update that muddied the entire interface.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Sponsor) Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource: Play Any App’s Audio, Anywhere You Want
Rogue Amoeba, leading the way in Mac audio software. Rogue Amoeba marks their 24th year of independent Mac software development this month. They’re celebrating with Six Colors readers, who can save 24% on SoundSource, or anything else they make.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock: Effortlessly block ads on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. With over 5,000 five star reviews; Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best ad and tracker blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Your Apple Watch isn’t recording audio, it’s flowing it ↦
The Internet’s Dr. Drang on the Live Rewind and Siri Recap features announced this week: The hoops Apple jumped through to avoid certain words is pretty funny. …
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Should your Apple Watch always be listening?
At my gym, all the signs are handwritten and friendly. In one section, a sign asks members not to drop their weights because there are downstairs neighbors.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Podcast) The Rebound 615: What’s Wrong With You Guys?
We give our keynote reactions, Dan makes tentative plans and Moltz and Lex need to get their hearing checked.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Don’t call it an iPad
“It’s just a big iPhone.” A description of the Pro Max? The iPhone 6? The iPhone 6 Plus? None of the above. Those old enough—cough, cough—to remember all the way back to 2010’s introduction of the iPad might recall this as a common dismissal of the first…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
John Ternus enters, with folding phones and AI watches
In his first event video since taking over as Apple CEO, John Ternus got a cheeky introduction from his predecessor Tim Cook before boldly referencing some classic Steve Jobs moments and setting the company’s most important product on a new course.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Podcast) Upgrade 636: Opening a Book Backward
We break down Apple’s September 9 event, including the foldable iPhone Duo, the non-foldable iPhone 18 Pro, the surprising new Apple Watches that double as AI wearables, and the event debut of John Ternus as Apple’s CEO.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
The iPhone Duo: Tradeoffs, but fewer than feared
Apple’s events are always a deluge of information, delivered by smooth-talking presenters who are probably trying to hypnotize you with their soothing hand motions. So it can take a little bit of time after watching the presentation to come back to reality…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
(Podcast) Clockwise 673: Respect the BIG DUCK
The ideal iPhone form factors we’d pick, whether we want a foldable iPhone for ourselves, the last project we got hyperfixated on, and our backup setups.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Bloomberg: iPhone Duo to start at $2000, offer Apple Pencil support ↦
We’ll all know soon enough, but kudos to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman for breaking some new details 12 hours before Apple’s event begins: Its device, called the iPhone Duo, will start at $2,000… The entry-level version will include 256 gigabytes of storage, with…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
Migrate to Apple Passwords from your current secret-keeper
You might be interested in knowing how to embrace Apple Passwords with a bear hug, leaving behind your current password manager. If you tried Apple’s Passwords app in the past and were disappointed, you should probably give it another try.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗ -
0
CarPlay on GM cars: Not dead yet? ↦
General Motors has been saying for a few years now that it’s going to get rid of CarPlay and Android Auto on its EVs because, well, reasons.…
Read the full story at Six Colors ↗
