It helps you take regular breaks from your Mac to rest your eyes, without breaking your flow.

Hollywood actors Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have been best friends for years—but a shocking family secret suggests their connection might…

It's time to get back to our favorite indie apps that take advantage of Apple's latest OS features. Today, we're highlighting: Bear, Gentler Streak, The Outsiders, DoMarks, and Cheatsheet Notes.

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…

Monitor AI agents remotely, check in on running workflows, and control your Mac from anywhere. Crisp visuals, simple setup.

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.…

Hi, I'm Kushagra, the indie developer behind LookAway. It's very easy to get into the flow, lose track of time, and end up sitting for hours in front of a screen. By the end of the day, your eyes are…

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In the wake of last week's Surprise and Shine event, Apple published a post on its Security Research blog about Apple Reference Image, a way to verify that a photograph taken with an iPhone hasn't…

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…

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…

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…

Watch Slow Horses, an Apple Original thriller following a team of dysfunctional MI5 agents. Starring Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Kristin Scott Thomas…

Hollywood actors Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have been best friends for years—but a shocking family secret suggests their connection might…

With our annual OS reviews out of the way, Federico and I will be covering our favorite indie apps that take advantage of Apple's latest OS features. We have hundreds to draw from and instead of one…

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…

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…

Today we published not one, but three reviews covering four OSes: Federico's iOS and iPadOS 27 review, which is packed with special interactive touches John's macOS 27 and watchOS 27 reviews The…

After years of relentless building, it’s good to see Apple sweat the details again.

You've been paying a tax on being healthy. Four dollars here for hydration, five there for sleep, another subscription for fasting, another for habits, and each one only ever sees its own slice of…

This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts:

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 iPhone lineup is taking a different shape this year. At today’s Surprise and Shine event, the company introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max alongside the iPhone Duo, its first foldable…

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…

When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to fi…

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,…

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…

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…

Watch Slow Horses, an Apple Original thriller following a team of dysfunctional MI5 agents. Starring Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Kristin Scott Thomas…

This week on Next Portable Console, not one or two, but three Anbernic handhelds, Federico’s early Retroid Pocket Nova impressions, and more.Also available on YouTube here.Links and Show NotesThe…

Today, Logitech introduced the MX Keypad. If it looks familiar, that's because it's one-half of Logitech's existing MX Creative Console. However, instead of bundling a 3 x 3 keypad with a dialpad,…

When a U.S. Navy pilot (Ryan Reynolds) on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to …