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Macworld At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Sturdy, water-resistant design Strong sound quality USB-C provides wired audio Cons No Wi-Fi or AirPlay Bass could be firmer No charging cable included Our Verdict The compact design means that the bass output could be a little firmer, but the updated Flip 7 can still match its backpack-sized […]

Macworld Mac users relying on Time Machine went through a rough transition a few years ago when Apple migrated away from its long-used HFS+ format for encoding hard drives and SSDs to the modern, more capable, and more robust APFS format. During that changeover, many users had problems figuring out the formats that external drives

Macworld You’re probably paying Microsoft 365 way more than you need to… and for what? The same apps, just on an endless subscription loop? With a Microsoft Office lifetime license, you can break free from the monthly payments and get the classic Office suite for a one-time fee. Right now, you can pay just $69.97 and

Macworld In a major ruling this week, Apple has been forced to stop taxing app developers a huge fee just for the privilege of making apps on its platform. After years of delay tactics and stonewalling (and, the judge says, “outright lies” in court), Apple has to allow app developers to offer in-app purchases through

Following the Apple vs Epic ruling this week, developers are racing to take advantage of their new ability to link out to their own website to collect payments from user, with Apple no longer able to force them to use its in-app purchase system. Spotify has just announced that it has submitted its app update

During Apple’s tariff-heavy earnings call today, CEO Tim Cook addressed concerns about how trade policy could impact product pricing — but his careful wording may have said more than he intended. more…

Apple just reported its latest quarterly earnings, and as expected, CEO Tim Cook came prepared to discuss the US tariff situation. In a new CNBC article, Cook explains why Apple isn’t worried about potential tariff impacts on the iPhone and its other products. more…

During today’s earnings call with analysts, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed the company’s delay of its more personal Siri features that were announced as part of Apple Intelligence last year. Cook assured analysts that the company is “making progress” on shipping these features to consumers… more…

Macworld Following news that Apple will be forced to allow external purchase links inside apps and could face criminal charges over its battle with Epic Games, the company announced some good news on Thursday. In the second quarter 2025, Apple posted revenue of $95.4 billion, a 5 percent increase year over year and a second-quarter

On the quarterly earnings call today, Apple gave some color on the impact of tariffs on its business. Most notably Apple CEO Tim Cook said that in the current quarter, April through June, the company will see costs of about $900 million assuming the current tariff policy remains for the whole quarter. Apple warned the