Whether you had the original iPhone or just dreamt of one, you can step back in time 19 years(!) and re-experience the original iPhone running iPhoneOS 1.0 in an emulator within any modern web browser. Play around with the original apps on the original iPhone experience, which all function as they should, though the emulated … Read More
iPad has many uses, either as a touch device, or even as a pseudo-laptop of sorts with the Magic Keyboard, or as a desktop-like device with an external mouse and keyboard, and for better or worse, iPad is always running iPadOS. While many Mac users wish iPad could also run MacOS, a completely different and … Read More
If you’ve ever wanted live video wallpapers on your Mac, the Phosphene app will bring your MacOS desktop to life. But that’s not all, Phosphene is also able to add your own videos to the native wallpaper and screen saver pipeline on the Mac, letting MacOS play your own videos on both your desktop, and … Read More
The Apple HomeView might have just been announced, and it’s already a good deal at $299, but Amazon is making it even better by offering a little discount on a pre-ordered HomeView for just $289.99 for the model with a speaker and swivel screen. Pre-order HomeView for $289 (down from $299) The HomeView is sure … Read More
Apple used their “Welcome Home” event to unveil a handful of new and updated devices geared towards a smart home ecosystem, with a brand new product category called HomeView, and notable updates to Apple TV and HomePod mini. All of the devices are heavily integrated with Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, and the Apple ecosystem. … Read More
Apple continues to march along with new beta 4 builds of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and iPadOS 27.2, available for all users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. iOS 27.2 beta supports several new languages for using Siri AI, and there’s a newly redesigned Health app that includes insights … Read More
The all new Siri AI and Spotlight search experience in MacOS 27 is significantly more powerful and capable than prior versions of Siri and Spotlight, but Spotlight Search has a neat trick up its sleeve where you can change it to ask ChatGPT instead, directly from Spotlight search on the Mac. And you don’t even … Read More
Amazon is offering some giant discounts on the M5 MacBook Pro models, knocking up to $600 off some of the higher level configurations in both 16″ and 14″ display sizes. M5 MacBook Pro 16″ and 14″ 16″ M5 Max MacBook Pro – 36GB – 2TB – $3899 ($500 Off) 16″ M5 Pro MacBook Pro – … Read More
Homebrew now has an official MacOS GUI app for visual package management, offering a graphical alternative to the popular command line tool. The Homebrew GUI app makes it easy to install new packages, update existing packages and casks, manage packages, and find new Homebrew packages, and is a worthwhile addition for Mac users who use … Read More
If you’re looking for a great desktop Mac, the Mac Studio and Mac mini are both fantastic. Amazon is offering the latest Mac mini and Mac Studio at some nice discounts, taking up to $200 off the Studio and $150 off the Mac mini in select configurations. M6 Mac Mini – 16GB / 256GB – … Read More
A somewhat rare reason that MacOS can feel excessively slow is due to a runaway process in the background, in this particular case; rpcsvchost. You might find this in Activity Monitor or another resource monitor, consuming an unusually large amount of RAM and/or CPU, in which case you’re probably wondering what this process is, and … Read More
Amazon is discounting just about every M5 MacBook Air model in 13″ and 15″ sizes, all color options, and various storage configurations, taking $200 off the retail price. $200 Off M5 MacBook Air 15″ 15″ M5 MacBook Air – 24GB – 1TB – $1799 ($200 off) 15″ M5 MacBook Air – 16GB – 512GB – … Read More
If you’re still running MacOS Sequoia on your Mac, it’s probably for good reason. Whether that’s due to specific app compatibility, workflow, preference, or whatever else, if you have chosen not to install MacOS 27 Golden Gate let alone MacOS Tahoe 26, you’ll likely want to continue to stay on MacOS Sequoia. But Apple’s Software … Read More
Apple has announced some sort of event for October 13, where the company will presumably unveil new and updated products. Apple’s Senior Vice President of Marketing Greg Joswiak posted a short video on X/Twitter (you can follow us there too) for the announcement, posted below, where a graphic says “Welcome Home” and shows two women … Read More
If you have an older Mac that’s still perfectly usable, as most older Macs still are, then you might be interested in running a modern web browser on that Mac, and that’s what Momiji is for. Momiji is based on Firefox, so it includes up to date security patches, and support for modern web browsing … Read More
The Liquid Glass interface offers a fresh look for the iPhone and iPad interface, with plenty of translucency across the operating system. With iOS 27 and ipadOS 27, Apple has introduced a new feature that lets you adjust Liquid Glass, allowing you to control the level of translucency and transparency considerably. Whether you want maximum … Read More
Amazon is offering some great discounts on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max: AirPods Pro 3 for $179 (down from $249) AirPods Max for $449 (down from $549) Save $100 on M4 iPad Air 11″ and 13″ iPad Air M4 is available at a nice discount for both the 11″ and 13″ display sizes, in … Read More
If you don’t use Apple Intelligence and Siri AI capabilities on your Mac, and you’re comfortable with Terminal-based third party removal tools, you might be interested in disabling and removing Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, Siri, and all related tools from your Mac with a newly popular utility. A third party open source tool called RemoveMacAI … Read More
