This week, on Next Portable Console, a new AYN Thor launcher is in the news, Valve beta tests Big Art Mode, spruceOS gets an update, and the guys rank the many Genki Grips for the Switch 2. Then on…

Today, Apple announced the opening of Apple Music Hall, a state-of-the-art live venue in London's Battersea Power Station. The intimate concert space will offer a unique experience for both artists…

For the past few days, I’ve been testing the (currently) top-of-the-line M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of RAM. I’ll cut to the chase: the M5 Ultra Mac Studio is a dream machine for local AI agents.…

Apple Watch reviews are out and Chance Miller at 9to5Mac has an excellent, in-depth look at both the Series 12 and Ultra 4. One of the things that Chance points out that might not be immediately…

Every now and then, I go looking for new running routes to mix things up, which was why I was intrigued by this post by Simon Willison, who gave ChatGPT Work his address and asked it to find 5K and…

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Podcast Episode · NPC: Next Portable Console · September 15 · 25m

Just as I was heading into the final stretch of review season, TestFlight was updated to reverse an update I wrote about in July. That update added search, which was one of my longstanding wishes for…

This week Federico shares thoughts from his review of iOS and iPadOS 27. Then in the AppStories+ post-show, he explains how he used agents to support the production of the review and Club MacStories…

I haven't been this excited about an Apple Watch in a long time. Last week, Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, which will be available at the end of the week. The new…

[pull_quote align="center"]Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. — Mary Shelley, introduction to Frankenstein (1831)[/pull_quote] Every OS…

Longer episodes. Ad-free. The same AppStories, only better.

This week on MacStories Unwind, a very tired Federico and John debate the merits of review crunch week and preview what's coming for readers next week. Plus, John recommends The Invite, a newly…

An Apple event can only cover so much. Some of the most useful details turn up in the product pages, technical specifications, footnotes, and summary slides after the presentation ends. We’ve…

If you didn’t follow the livestream of today’s Apple Surprise and Shine event, you can replay it on Apple’s Events site or YouTube. The keynote video can be streamed here and on the Apple TV using…

At today’s Surprise and Shine event, Apple announced a lot of dates. Most of the new hardware arrives on September 18, but the brand new iPhone Duo won’t launch until October. Before then, Apple’s…

Apple’s hardware announcements usually bring a wave of smaller additions to the Apple Store. We’ve gone through the new cases, straps, wallets, and Apple Watch bands introduced alongside today’s…

Apple covered a lot of ground at today’s Surprise and Shine event, and the numbers help put the announcements in perspective. After every Apple event, we like to collect the notable specs,…

Two years after bringing noise cancellation to its open-ear AirPods models, Apple is back with AirPods 5. Announced at today’s Surprise and Shine event, the new earbuds offer two models, both with…

At today’s Surprise and Shine event, Apple introduced the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Both models build on the devices’ existing designs, adding new health and fitness features…

If you didn’t follow the livestream of today’s Apple Surprise and Shine event, you can replay it on Apple’s Events site or YouTube. The keynote video can be streamed here and on the Apple TV using…

If you didn’t follow the livestream of today’s Apple Surprise and Shine event, you can replay it on Apple’s Events site or YouTube. The keynote video can be streamed here and on the Apple TV using…

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Podcast Episode · AppStories · September 7 · 47m

Designed in California, the Apple history podcast from Myke Hurley and Jason Snell, is now live on Relay with two new free episodes, plus more for Kickstarter backers and Relay subscribers. Over the…