June 2025

Macworld There’s been a lot of interest in Apple’s plans for a HomePod with a display over the years and now it seems like the such a product could be coming, but expect more than a screen on a HomePod. Apple is said to have multiple new smart home related products on the horizon that […]

Macworld In a last-minute shocker of a report, it emerged last week that WWDC 2025 will see Apple rename all of its operating systems. Instead of having numbers based on the annual versions (like iOS 18 or watchOS 11) or arbitrary versions (like iPadOS 18 or macOS 15), they will now simply all be named

Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs – founder and president of the Emerson Collective, and Steve’s widow – have acknowledged that the iPhone played a role in the “dark” side of technology. Ive has also said that his mysterious hardware AI device would not be happening without the support and investment of Powell Jobs …

Macworld At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Easy to use Runs really well on Mac Lifetime purchases available Cons Lacking some additional features, although some are coming soon Our Verdict In a sea of cloud storage solutions, Internxt stands out with its no-thrills approach and great pricing, as well as how well its Mac version

Apple has appealed parts of the Digital Markets Act law citing user privacy concerns, via Axios. Specifically, Apple is contesting the interoperability requirements that say data like notification content and WiFi networks should be made available to third-parties. Apple says the DMA as written allows others to “access personal information that even Apple doesn’t see”.

Macworld According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has decided on the name for macOS 26, the upcoming major revision of macOS that the company will reveal at WWDC25 next week. Gurman reports that the name will be macOS Tahoe, after Lake Tahoe in northern California. Lake Tahoe is renowned for its deep blue water, which

Macworld So you’ve got a Mac, but you don’t love Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. You’re not alone. Especially if you grew up using their Microsoft counterparts, learning the intricacies of Apple’s versions can be time-consuming and even frustrating. But don’t go forking over cash every month just to open a Word doc or make a

A few days ago and fifteen years too late, Meta released an official iPad app for WhatsApp. And while many celebrated the end of one of the most inexplicable software holdouts in App Store history, others asked the most obvious follow-up question: “Thanks! Can we have Instagram next?” Yes, as it turns out. more…

While AI can help us do stuff, AI agents are tools that actually do stuff for us. A new open-source project shows how an ChatGPT-powered agent could complete tasks for us using our iPhones. more…

Here’s a fun one for Mac nostalgia fans: a new project by hobbyist Nick Gillard has taken the idea of mini retro builds to a whole micro level. Called the pico-mac-nano, this is a working replica of the original Macintosh that stands just 62 millimeters tall (that’s 2.4 inches for you, Casey Liss). And what’s