Mac Break Weekly

About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.2.1.
macOS 13.2.1 update fixes WebKit security breach.
PSA: Don't update to iOS 16.3.1 if you're a Google Photos user.
15.5-inch MacBook Air...

Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back.
Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card.
Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass.
Apple...

New HomePod can still stain some wooden surfaces.
4chan members allegedly used Eleven Labs to create disturbing audio content in celeb voices.
Apple is planning both a foldable screen and a...

2023 MacBook Pro review: More of the same, in a good way.
M2 Mac Mini review: Whatever you want it to be.
Apple resurrects full-size HomePod with updated acoustics.
Cat activates Homepod music...

New M2 Pro/Max MacBook Pro.
New M2 / M2 Pro Mac Mini.
Digital IDs on iPhone launching soon in California.
Apple is working on adding touch screens to Macs in major turnabout.
'Retro Pod' app...

iPhone announcement anniversary.
Keynote introduction anniversary.
Safari is released to the world.
Apple releases audiobooks with AI narrators.
Apple's dumping Broadcom, but keeping Qualcomm...

Dark Sky shut down as promised.
Apple didn't release any new Macs this quarter for first time since 2000.
Epic CEO teases Fortnite coming back to iOS as Apple is rumored to allow alternative app...

Looking back at some of MacBreak Weekly's best moments from 2022.
Apple's new Mac Studio & iPad Air.
Apple's response to AirTag stalking concerns.
A farewell to the iPod.
Apple's vision of a...

Rich Siegel & his experience with the Apple App Store over the years.
Microsoft finds macOS bug that lets malware bypass security checks.
Apple continues to test new 'Rapid Security Response'...

Apple will allow 3rd Party App stores.
Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups.
Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained.
iOS 16.2 is out.
macOS 13.1 with...

Apple makes plans to move production out of China.
TSMC triples Arizona chip investment to $40bn.
Apple in talks to move some iPad production to India as part of its exodus from China.
Apple's...

Musk's fight with Apple is one he's likely to lose.
Musk claims Apple threatens to remove Twitter from App Store.
Apple restricted AirDrop in China before widespread protests broke out.
iPhone...

iOS developers say Apple's App Store analytics aren't anonymous.
Apple Watch can help spot another life-threatening heart condition.
Evernote's next move: joining the Bending Spoons suite of...

Apple sued for allegedly deceiving users with privacy settings after Gizmodo story.
One trick Apple uses to make you think green bubbles are "gross".
Apple to begin mass production on AR & VR...

Apple expects iPhone 14 shipments to be delayed by Covid restrictions in China
Apple's bargain with Beijing: access to China's factories — and consumers.
Chips and China.
Apple building...

Amid tech industry fears, Apple reports record Q4 results .
Report: M2 Pro and M2 Max Macs coming in 2023, not 2022.
Amazon Prime now comes with a full music catalog of 100 million songs and...

Jason's macOS Ventura review: A work in progress.
"My next Mac might be the last."
macOS 13 Ventura: The Ars Technica review.
Apple releases iOS 16.1 with support for iCloud Shared Photo...

Apple announces Apple TV 4K with A15 Bionic Chip and HDR10+ for $129.
Apple's redesigned entry-level iPad has an A14 chip and USB-C charging.
Apple announces an M2-powered iPad Pro with WiFi 6E....

Mac shipments shoot up a whopping 40%.
Steve Jobs AI features in spooky 'interview' with Joe Rogan AI.
This is Meta Quest Pro.
iPadOS 16.1 slated for late October launch with new hardware.
The...

The EU will require USB-C charging for mobile devices by the end of 2024.
Apple loses second bid to challenge Qualcomm patents at U.S. Supreme Court.
Ventura 10 beta seeded to devs.
Apple seeds...