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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: iOS 26.01 is coming soon. ° From MacRumors: iPhone users who reside in North Dakota will soon be able to add their driver’s licenses and IDs to the Apple...
Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of September 22-26. ° The upcoming foldable iPhone will look very similar to two iPhone Airs side by side, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in his latest “Power On” newsletter. ° Apple...
There are no 27-inch iMacs available at Apple’s online store. This leads me to believe that, with the introduction of the Mac Studio, Apple has no plans to upgrade it or introduce an “iMac Pro.” That said, do we still need a Mac Pro desktop with Apple Silicon? At the...
Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,267,360) for a “modular charging system for vehicles.” About the patent The rumored vehicle is expected to be an electric car that’s possible self-driving. In the patent data, Apple...
Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,272,308) for a “file format for spatial audio.” What is spatial audio? On May 17, 2020, Apple announced that Apple Music is bringing “industry-leading sound quality” to subscribers with the addition of Spatial Audio with...
Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple is in “early-stage talks with China’s CATL and BYD about supplying batteries for an electric vehicle, reports Reuters. The tech giant has made building manufacturing facilities in the U.S. a condition for potential battery...
Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,032,930) for “titanium surfaces with improved color consistency and resistance to color change.” The tech giant offers a titanium Apple Watch, but we may see titanium Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Issues with processing...
Apple announced, as expected, a plethora of new features for macOS, iPadOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. I’m excited about most of the announcements. But here are some of my random thoughts: ° The changes in iPadOS’ multitasking makes me think that it might finally...
Apple announced, as expected, a plethora of new features for macOS, iPadOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. I’m excited about most of the announcements. But here are some of my random thoughts: ° The changes in iPadOS’ multitasking makes me think that it might finally...
Juniper Research says sales of iPhones will bring in over US$200 billion in 2022. That means that nearly 40% of the total smartphone hardware market. This is despite Apple smartphones representing less than 20% of devices to be sold that year. The new research notes...
Apple is always looking for ways to improve the speakers in its iPhone and iPad line-up. One possible way, as evidenced by a newly granted patent (number 11,026,018), is via an “audio speaker with back volume containing adsorptive material.” The problem with...
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Many people have USB adapters that they plug into the 12 Volt power plugs in their vehicles to create a charging station for their smartphones, tablets and other digital devices. However, Secur Products has taken the USB car adapter to the extreme with the introduction of the SP-4003 Six-in-One Car Charger (http://tinyurl.com/prvomdj).
StickyBrain, the Mac OS X note manager from Chronos is back after a 10-year hiatus. It’s been entirely rewritten from the ground up in Apple’s new Swift programming language in order to take advantage of the latest OS X technologies.
Trouble with fraying Lightning and 30-pin cables? Try the Tudio Klip (http://tinyurl.com/p7p742r), a two-piece plastic clip that snaps onto Lightning or 30 pin Apple charging cables, protecting the sensitive area of the cable that most frequently frays and splits.
The clip works by creating a cage around the cable, preventing wear and tear and limiting how much the cable can bend. The Klip comes in five different colors with a design that complements the current styling of Apple charging cables. Measuring 0.59 inches in length and .08 ounces it adds little bulk to the cable.
The LEGO scale modeling community brings a miniature world to life with artistry, skill, and patience—a world inhabited by remarkably detailed scale models of real trucks, ships, planes, race cars, and even construction vehicles. Some of these models are so intricate, they’re easy to mistake for the real thing.
In “The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling” from No Starch Press, authors Dennis Glaasker and Dennis Bosman are guides to this unique world. They’re veteran builders, who have been scale modeling with LEGO since the 1970s.
Kirk McElhearn’s new, US$10 “Take Control of Audio Hijack” (http://tid.bl.it/tco-audio-hijack-info) explains both the basics and the subtleties of Audio Hijack 3’s flowchart-like interface.