Apple releases a new iPhone 6 battery case and everyone hates it. Poor Apple.
This week, we chronicle the beating Apple’s Smart Battery Case takes from the internet, including a look at its insides, how the internet questions Jony Ive’s sanity, and the history of ‘humped’ design at Apple. That, plus accessories just as ugly as the new case, Apples updates to every OS it makes, the things we really don’t need in Apple Watch 2, and how to choose the right running app.
All this and much, much more in this week’s Cult of Mac Magazine. Check out the top stories below.
It’s official: Apple’s new iPhone battery case is butt-ugly
The $99 Smart Battery Case takes a beating, though it does have its defenders. Here’s Cult of Mac’s full coverage of this “bumpy” issue.
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5 Apple accessories as ugly as the new iPhone case
The consensus view of Apple’s newly launched hunchback iPhone battery case is that it should ideally be hidden from human view, spending its life in isolation ringing bells in Notre Dame.
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Apple updates everything!
This week brings a slew of software refreshes to make all your Apple gear work smarter, faster, better.
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How to choose the right running app for you
There are so many iPhone apps for runners, it’s hard to decide which one to use. We put the top contenders to the test in this app shootout.
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Apple Watch 2 doesn’t need these features
Rumors that we’ll get our first look at the next-gen wearable early next year set the Internet ablaze with talk about all the great features the update “should” have. But let’s not go overboard.
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