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Apple Breakfast
The iPhone SE deserves a party, not a press release
Cheap and cheerful: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
Opinion
Can we still trust Apple? Recent events have made me wonder
Apple is on thin ice, and the smallest thing could plunge us into the waters below.
Macworld Podcast
Podcast: Apple Intelligence progress report
AI is all the rage, and Apple Intelligence is supposed to change how we use our Apple devices. But has it? That's on this episode of the Macworld Podcast.
Opinion
Apple killed the wrong Vision Pro project
Stylish smart glasses are the way forward—even if they're not that smart.
The Macalope
Apple is doomed because it can't see the future
The reports of the death of AR are greatly exaggerated.
Apple Breakfast
Apple's post-iPhone plan is working… so far
Prepare to fail: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
Macworld Podcast
Podcast: What’s new with iOS 18.3
Apple released an update to iOS, so what should you expect? We take a look at what’s in iOS 18.3, plus talk about the latest Apple news.
News Analysis
Trump tariffs on Taiwan semiconductors could hit iPhones and Macs hard
Your next Apple device might cost a lot more.
More Color
Apple's push into the smart home is a decade late but right on time
If Apple does it right, the company's absence in the market won't matter.
The Macalope
DeepSeek makes everyone look silly, except Apple
After all the FA, AI has finally hit the finding-out stage.
Apple Breakfast
Why doesn't Siri know what it doesn't know?
Better to be ignorant than wrong: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
Stay Foolish
If Apple Intelligence is so great, why doesn't Apple trust us to turn it on?
Apple is plowing full speed ahead into minefield that's also somehow replete with both asteroids and icebergs.
Macworld Podcast
Podcast: The latest on the new 2025 iPhone SE
In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we cover what’s going on with the iPhone SE and what we could see in the next few weeks.
Different Think
Samsung's here to show everyone how to really copy Apple
Who needs the iPhone when you can get a pale imitation? Yes, it's time for Galaxy Unpacked!
News Analysis
New leak changes everything we know about the iPhone SE 4
Apple’s budget iPhone may have a Dynamic Island instead of a notch.
The Macalope
Team up with Apple at your own risk
Apple always wins and isn't really concerned about who loses.
Apple Breakfast
Apple Intelligence is already making everything better
Not all doom and gloom: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
News Analysis
2025 is missing one very important Apple product
Sorry VR fans, Vision Pro isn’t expected to get an update until 2026.
More Color
Apple's failures show how badly it needs to change
Sometimes the Apple playbook just doesn't work. It's time for the company to adapt to the times.
The Macalope
The iPhone 17 will be a small step backward–again
Phones just keep getting larger because everyone is copying each other. RIght, Dell?
Different Think
CES, start your photocopiers: Hey, it's cool to copy Apple again!
Apple was everywhere and nowhere at CES.
Opinion
Go home Mark Zuckerberg, you’re drunk
Meta CEO's rant against Apple for lack of invention isn't grounded in reality.
Apple Breakfast
Apple has a privacy problem
A higher standard: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
Opinion
2-year-old chip? 5-year-old design? Here's why the Mac Pro still reigns supreme
The Mac Pro isn't as upgradable as it once was, but it's still a sleeper pick for pro users.
Stay Foolish
Apple Intelligence can still save AI—by solving the smallest problems
How about using AI to fix longstanding problems? Wouldn't that be useful?
News Analysis
Nvidia just unveiled a $3,000 Mac mini clone for AI computing
Project Digits is a supercomputer with a tiny square footprint.
News Analysis
Dude, you're getting an iPhone… um MacBook… er Dell Pro Max!
Here we go again, with another PC manufacturer that proves that Apple's marketing is inescapable.
The Macalope
Apple Intelligence didn't write this headline
Apple's struggles highlight AI's growing pains.
Apple Breakfast
Why Apple's iPhone SE name change actually makes sense
What's in a name? All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
Opinion
The Mac can finally begin again in 2025
The launch of the M4 has officially moved the Mac out of the Intel era and completed the Apple silicon transition.
Opinion
These are the OS features I want to see in 2025
Even if you're not buying new hardware, there's a lot to look forward to this year.
Macworld Podcast
Podcast: Your hot takes about the Mac, iPad mini, and more
On this week’s episode of the Macworld Podcast, it’s all about your hot takes! You have thoughts about the iMac, the iPad mini, and more!
The Macalope
Cue the confetti: Apple has 20 billion reasons to celebrate Google
Apple really really really isn't building a search engine.
Apple Breakfast
In 2024, Apple's hits were misses & misses were hits
The tyranny of high expectations: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
Stay Foolish
Apple still has some tricks left up its sleeve for 2025
A few events will have ramifications that move the needle for Apple—even if, in some cases, it may take a little time for the true effects to be felt.
The Macalope
The worst takes of 2024, Apple edition
From AI to Apple's "Crush" ad, 2024 was a year that was.
Apple Breakfast
Apple's forgotten product is still its best stocking stuffer
Neglected brilliance: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
Opinion
In 2025, even Pro users will want Apple's cheapest devices
Apple will go all-in on the low-end iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac next year.
Macworld Podcast
Podcast: What's in store for Apple in 2025
With 2024 closing, it's time to look forward to 2025. What could we see from Apple in the new year? That's coming up in this episode of the Macworld Podcast!
More Color
Apple's 2024 full of surprises set up an unpredictable future
We expected Apple Intelligence, but the M4 was a big surprise.
The Macalope
The iPhone is doomed because Apple Intelligence isn't smart enough
A SellCell survey finds that most users find AI adds little to no value and the Macalope isn't arguing.
Opinion
The rumors of a foldable iPad just don't make sense
A huge screen and even huger price tag make this a tough sell.
Apple Breakfast
Why the Lightning ban still took Apple by surprise
Last-minute shopping: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.
More Color
I'll always love my desktop Mac, but I've decided to switch–here's why
Being a Mac laptop user in the era of Apple silicon is so much better than it was in the Intel years.
Updated
Podcast: Apple’s 2024 in review
We take a look at the year in review for Apple. What were the big products, events, and happenings that were landmarks in 2024 for the company? Tune in and find out!
Stay Foolish
These stories were bigger than the iPhone in 2024
It's time to cast our eyes back at the year that was and see how things shook out for Apple.
The Macalope
The real Apple Intelligence is the AI we met along the way
Apple isn't selling AI, it's selling iPhones.
Apple Breakfast