Beats Pill review: Back and better than ever In an utterly unsurprising announcement on Tuesday, the Beats Pill is back 12 years after the original release in an upgraded revival that is a warning shot to the rest of the Bluetooth speaker industry. In the portable speaker market, the Beats Pill is one of the…
As Apple fans, we love all things Apple, especially our iPads. However, they’re not the most school or work-friendly when they’re not paired with an Apple Pencil. Fortunately, you can enhance your iPad experience with a 2023 Apple Pencil for less than $60 — that’s more than half off the retail price of the latest model!…
Inside Apple's store in Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan press venues are circulating rumors of a new Apple datacenter coming that don't appear to be based on anything, making claims of a $14 billion benefit to the country's economy questionable, at best. Apple does build data centers — or tries to — and recently it has been…
Mumbai, India Foxconn has been accused of excluding married women from jobs at its main iPhone assembly plant in India, citing their family responsibilities as the reason. Despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to increase women in the workforce, many Indian women still face barriers when seeking employment. A widely held belief that married…
The time has come! Yes, this week the Macalope will answer all questions about AI! All of them! Prepare to be dazzled and informed! (Disclaimer: not a guarantee. Not all questions will be answered. Dazzling will only occur in a small number of instances. Information is fleeting. Void where prohibited.) If you don’t think AI…
Apple's patent shows multiple devices sharing the computing workload. Apple isn't content with the existing distributed computing technologies, and is working on a way to network your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and maybe even the Apple Vision Pro together to combine processing jobs dynamically according to device power, to get a big calculation done faster. In…
Save on current & closeout iMacs. Month-end iMac deals are in effect today on current and closeout models, with prices plunging to as low as $949. Several M3 models have an on-page coupon available at Amazon, as the company begins issuing early Prime Day discounts ahead of the July 16-17 shopping event, while current and…
At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsUp to a whopping 6TB of storageFar cheaper per terabyte than SSDsType-C connectivityAttractive design fits in your (large) pocketConsHard drive-level performanceOur VerdictWD’s new portable My Passport Ultra for Mac 2.5-inch USB hard drive is available with up to 6TB of storage–for far less cash than any SSD. Price When Reviewed$84.99 (2TB),…
With iOS 18, Apple is giving us unprecedented (for Apple) control over the layout of our home screens. A big part of that is customizable icon colors. That’s right, icons can have separate light and dark mode coloring, and you can even force all your app icons to use a custom tint. Here’s how it…