Macworld Why you need to protect your AirPods What’s the best feature of the new 4th-gen AirPods? Is it their audio quality, active noise cancellation, or that iconic minimalist design? No. It’s the charging case. Combining storage, protection, and on-the-go charging within a streamlined ultra-portable shell, the standard AirPods case is a masterpiece of design…
The latest beta test version of HomePod 18.1 has been withdrawn by Apple after multiple reports have surfaced of the devices crashing after install. Hours after releasing its latest round of developer betas, Apple has reportedly pulled what it calls HomePod Software Version 18.1. As reported in the AppleInsider forums, the update was causing some…
A calendar app is practically an essential tool of the modern world. As great of a default option as Apple Calendar already is, you can actually kick things up a notch with a few features and tricks in mind. And it's not just because it's the easy option to keep your default Mac's Calendar app.…
There are a few reasons why you might want to install an old version of macOS or Mac OS X. Perhaps you are relying on software you have discovered doesn’t work properly with the newest version of macOS and you want to downgrade macOS. Maybe you are a developer and you need to be running…
macOS Sequoia arrived on Macs in September 2024. Many people have installed Sequoia and love it, while others have installed the updated only to regret it later. Perhaps you’ve discovered that an app you rely on no longer works or is buggy? Maybe you hate one of the new features? Or you are frustrated that…
With each passing year, Apple tries to make its costly smartphones more and more resistant to physical damage. In many respects this mission has been a success: certainly today’s iPhones are far more water-resistant than was the case a decade ago. And the Ceramic Shield feature introduced with the iPhone 12 in 2020 means the…
The fresh-out-of-the-oven AirPods 4 just got their first-ever discount today, giving you a chance to get them for $119 or $169 with active noise cancelation. We know that $10 off isn’t an absolutely massive discount, but if you’re planning to buy a pair of Apple earbuds, which only became available for purchase last Friday, you…
Apple Watch owners can't activate their cell plans through Verizon — unless they bought the device from the carrier, or complain at length. Verizon has frustrated Apple Watch users before, but now it is preventing some from connecting to the cell network at all. AppleInsider has been contacted by users reporting having to spend hours…
Jimmy Fallon (left) with Tim Cook in New York City Apple CEO Tim Cook joined late night host Jimmy Fallon for a walk and talk on the day the iPhone 16 range came out. "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" host is a long-time Apple user, and for the iPhone 16 launch, was at the…