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Macworld During last week’s four-day “Prime Day” event, we saw AirPods 4 on sale for the lowest price ever. As expected, those prices went back up when the event ended–but they just dropped again, matching those steep Prime Day...

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Macworld Apple is all in on its new Liquid Glass user interface that it introduced at WWDC last June. So much so that the company may be expanding the Liquid Glass concept beyond its software and into its hardware. According to leaker...

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Macworld iPhone users can escape heavy mobile roaming charges while traveling abroad by downloading a simple app and digital eSIM. An eSIM can temporarily take over the data duties of the physical SIM card in your iPhone and comes...

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Macworld In a drastic legal step that will have set alarm bells ringing throughout the tech rumorsphere, Apple has sued the YouTuber Jon Prosser for leaking information about iOS 26 ahead of its launch. Or, more specifically, for the...

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Macworld At a glance Pros Vast open world to explore Interesting characters and quests Stylish graphics and design Runs on all Apple Silicon Cons Expensive Requires macOS 15.5 with 16GB No Intel support Our Verdict It’s been a...

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Macworld The Mac just got one of the best games of the last decade. Cyberpunk: 2077 may have had a lot of technical issues when it was first released 4.5 years ago, but the ambitious open city, memorable story, and high production values...

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Macworld Apple is famous for its design sense, having produced a bewildering array of gorgeous gadgets over the years. But perhaps no device has embodied that sense as truly as the Power Mac G4 Cube, a sleek block of aluminum and plastic...

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Macworld If ChatGPT’s your sidekick, think of 1min.AI as your entire productivity squad. This AI-powered tool lets you automate all kinds of content and business tasks—including emails, social media posts, blog...

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Macworld Ballet dancers, bigfoot hunters, and trombone players, today is a special World Emoji Day for you! The Unicode Consortium has announced the newest set of emojis to be released, whittled down from the submissions late last year....

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Macworld Atomic Keyboard has provided an update on the development of its MDR Dasher Keyboard–what most people might otherwise call the Severance keyboard–that was announced back in April. After receiving input from potential customers,...

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Macworld On Thursday, Apple introduced Emoji Game to Apple News+, a new game that joins the service’s offerings of word and number puzzles. Emoji Game is available to subscribers of News+ in the U.S. and Canada. The object of Emoji Game...

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Macworld With a little less than two months to go until Apple unveils its late-2025 phones, an intriguing new feature which had looked increasingly unlikely to appear has suddenly roared back into contention. The iPhone 17 Pro is...

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Macworld After five long years, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally available for the Mac today, several months after Apple teased Mac gamers during the M4 MacBook Pro reveal in October. (Actually, Apple said in the presentation that the game is...

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Macworld Apple popularized digital music consumption in 2003 with the launch of its iTunes Store, selling both albums and individual tracks. But in the years that followed, the industry evolved from selling to streaming music, with...

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Macworld 2026 is shaping up to be a very big year for Apple. On this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we’re talking about the new products Apple could release next year, including an unexpected change for the Mac. This is episode 942...

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Macworld Apple has racked up more Emmy nominations than ever before. Apple’s press release states, “Apple TV+ today earned a record-breaking 81 Emmy Award nominations across 14 hit Apple Original titles,” but Apple counts its two...

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Macworld Apple generally knows what it’s doing when it comes to industrial design, but the company’s latest reported decision is causing more than a little confusion among Apple fans and pundits. According to the GF Securities analyst...

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Macworld Google has announced that version 138 of its Chrome browser for Mac is the last version that can run on macOS 11 Big Sur. According to a support document, Big Sur is “outside of its support window with Apple,” and that “running...

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Macworld When Apple announced iOS 26 at WWDC in June, developers (or anyone with a developer account) were able to dive right in and try out all the new features. The rest of the iPhone population had two options: wait until September...

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Macworld In a fresh blow to Apple’s late-2025 launch plans, a new ITC ruling means certain iPhone models and units could be banned from sale in the U.S. by the end of the year, unless President Trump decides to step in. As reported by...

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Macworld We’re only a few months away from the official launch of the iPhone 17 lineup, and we’ve been hearing a lot about what colors to expect for the new phones. Every year, Apple tries to surprise us with a few new colors for the new...

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Macworld What was long considered impossible has now been a reality for almost four years: iPhone owners are allowed to pick their own default apps for core functions such as email, phone, messaging, and web browsing. While Apple was...

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Macworld If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a book but felt overwhelmed by the time, effort, or writer’s block, Youbooks might be your new favorite tool. This AI-powered platform is designed to turn your ideas into polished,...

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Macworld Apple upgraded its MagSafe Charger from 15W to 25W at the iPhone 16 launch last fall, giving it an edge over third-party magnetic chargers and stands. That’s no longer the case with the latest release from Ugreen. Ugreen has...

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Macworld A folding iPhone has been circulating through the rumor mill for a while now, but recent reports suggest that the device may finally reach the market late next year or in early 2027. One of the problems with creating...

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Macworld Apple is reportedly building a more affordable, A18 Pro-powered MacBook slated to launch as early as this fall. Given that the entry-level MacBook Air M4 starts at a hefty $999, there’s still scope for a lower-end model that...

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Macworld Let the Macalope just state upfront that he is not really a fan of “personality” CEOs. This is why it continues to astound him how lucky Apple fans were to have had Steve Jobs. As far as “personality” CEOs go, Jobs was able to...

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Macworld If your grocery bill feels like it’s growing faster than your fridge can handle, this $15 BJ’s Wholesale Club membership might be the smartest $15 you spend all year. Normally $60, this deal ending August 31 gets you...

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Macworld Designer Marcin Wichary has posted a comprehensive and detailed look at the design of the Mac operating system settings interface. In Frame of preference, Wichary examines the design details of the original Macintosh System...

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Macworld USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another user when your Macs are not...

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Macworld With last month’s WWDC safely behind us, the next big date in Apple’s calendar, indeed the biggest date in its entire year, is the launch of the new iPhones this fall. It doesn’t take a genius to guess the month when they’ll...

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Macworld USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another user when your Macs are not...

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Macworld This time of year can be a little dull if your job is writing about Apple (or, presumably, working for Apple). There’s WWDC at the start of June, which like as not won’t see the launch of any hardware products, and then the rest...

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Macworld Learning a new language is a great way to build a mental practice, get ahead at work, and get ready for your next vacation. MosaLingua offers training in 11 different languages on iOS and other platforms to get you...

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Macworld If you’re stocking up for summer BBQs, road trip snacks, or just trying to cut down on weekly grocery bills, Sam’s Club can be a lifesaver. And right now, your first year of Club membership could be just $20 if you act...

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Macworld Apple last month announced macOS 26 Tahoe, the next major update to the Mac operating system. While it comes with a lot of new features, including the Liquid Glass interface, Live Activities, and a powerful new Spotlight, the...

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Macworld With about two months until the iPhone 17 arrives, leaker yeux1122 has posted photos of those little rings that go around the protective camera covers on the back of your iPhone. Since these rings match the rest of the iPhone...

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Macworld At a glance Pros Powerful, precise mid-range Good battery life Bluetooth and wired connections Rugged and water-proof design Cons Expensive No Wi-Fi or AirPlay A little weak on extreme highs and lows No carrying case Our...

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Macworld Upgrading your Apple gear with extra storage can cost a lot, so getting a portable SSD instead makes a lot more sense. The fantastic Samsung T7 is currently on sale for Prime Day, and you can get a whole 4TB of space for $218.49...

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Macworld It’s no secret that Apple tends to experiment with prototypes privately, while many of their rivals use their customers as guinea pigs. The iPhone maker, for the most part, has historically refrained from putting out...

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Macworld A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman details Apple’s current release plans for the first half of 2026. Much of it was already expected, but the biggest scoop is that Apple is considering delaying the new M5 MacBook...

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Macworld In about two months, Apple will take the wraps off the iPhone 17, and the debate over which one to buy can begin. But until then, there will be a steady stream of leaks, renders, and rumors as Apple puts the finishing touches on...

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Macworld Apart from Liquid Glass, there are hardly any groundbreaking innovations in Apple’s new operating systems for 2025–with one major exception. iPadOS 26 will dramatically change the way we interact with our tablets and bring the...

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Macworld Apple’s best Macs already have a lot going for them, whether that’s the muscle of a Mac Studio or the portability of a MacBook Air. But you can take them even further with a few judiciously picked peripherals and accessories...

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Macworld Apple doesn’t just make Macs, iPhones, iPads, AirPods and so on. The company also makes excellent accessories, including the Apple Pencil (a stylus for the iPad), Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, various keyboard...

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Macworld If you’re looking for a dependable, portable, and budget-conscious laptop for day-to-day tasks, look no further. This refurbished Apple MacBook Air 13.3″ (2017) hits the sweet spot—and it’s just $199.97 with free shipping...

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Macworld It’s been about 18 months since Apple Vision Pro arrived, and it hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. After the initial and very brief hype died down, Apple has struggled to generate much interest in the high-priced headset,...

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Macworld It’s a pretty common experience to have to download and install a big operating system update as the very first thing when you unbox your brand new device. It’s not great, especially when the setup and restore process is already...

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Macworld We all have spare USB-C chargers hanging around, but they aren’t all created equally. Most are junky 5W chargers that take forever to fill up our devices and can’t be used for laptops. You can now solve both of those problems...

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Macworld Even if you don’t need a new Mac this Prime Day, you can still power up your existing one with a new monitor or dock. Like this one: the awesome Anker Prime charger is a fantastic $60 off right now, bringing the price to $110, a...