Ed Hardy has been writing full-time about tech for 25 years, and using it for much longer than that. His intro to Apple was a Macintosh Classic II (which he still has), but now he uses a 13-inch iPad Pro as his primary computer. He’s written for NotebookReview, TabletPCReview, and Brighthand, as well as other sites.
Nicholas Hoult, Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie often drew praise for their work in The Banker. Photo: Apple
Reviews for Apple’s The Banker are generally positive, but some critics had some harsher comments about this portrayal of black entrepreneurs tricking racist white businessmen during the Jim Crow era.
This movie will hit the Apple TV+ service later this month.
AirPods Pro Lite might look like Apple’s high-end wireless earbuds, or the basic AirPods. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
Apple’s next AirPods go into production very soon, according to an unconfirmed report coming out of Asia. These are the wireless headphones that are typically referred to as AirPods Pro Lite, though they are unlikely to have that name when released.
Dark Mode is one of many features made possible by the iOS 13 SDK. Photo: Apple
Apple warned developers today that it’ll soon automatically reject any iPhone or iPad software submitted to the App Store if it wasn’t written with the iOS 13 SDK.
It’s a good thing that the Mophie Powerstation Plus XL Wireless is useful, because it’s sure not very attractive. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
The Mophie Powerstation Plus XL doesn’t just extend the battery life of your iPhone, it also makes recharging your handset a snap. The 8000mAh power bank has an integrated Lightning cable, plus it offers wireless charging.
Mophie has a long history of producing top-tier external batteries. That’s why this one is available from the Apple Store. I test this accessory to see if it lives up to its maker’s reputation for dependability.
Missile Command: Recharged updates a fast-paced 1980s classic. Photo: Atari
An updated version of the arcade classic Missile Command is headed for phones and tablets.. Kids of the 1980s grew up defending cities from incoming nuclear missiles, and soon they’ll be able to relive the action in a new release from Atari.
For real nostalgia, an augmented reality mode will project your gameplay to a virtual arcade cabinet.
This amazing foldable iPhone concept is everything that first-gen flexible handsets aren‘t. Screenshots: Iskander Utebayev
A concept design for a folding iPhone has none of the drawbacks of the handsets with flexible screens released so far. It shows what an iOS device using this tech might look like some time in the future.
Take a look at a short video of the folding iPhone concept in action:
Steve Wozniak might, or might not, have helped introduce the coronavirus into the US. Photo: The DEMO Conference/Flickr CC
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak suggested in a tweet Monday that he or his wife might be “patient zero” for the COVID-19 virus currently spreading in the United States. Wozniak said he and Janet Hill came home from China early this year, as the novel coronavirus began to wreak havoc in Wuhan.
Update: Wozniak’s wife says she has an ordinary sinus infection.
Apple celebrates International Women’s Day with a special Today at Apple Series in its retail stores. Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac
Throughout March, select Apple Stores will host “She Creates” sessions led by women from across industries and mediums. This includes co-chair of the Women’s March Linda Sarsour, musicians Meghan Trainor and Victoria Monét, designer Carla Fernández, and many more.
FlashDock is small in size but big in storage capacity. And look at all those ports. Photo: Commotron
FlashDock solves two limitations in Apple’s MacBooks. Not only does it bring an array of legacy ports to Apple laptops, this very portable USB-C hub includes up to 2TB of storage.
And it does so for less than the cost of building additional storage capacity into a macOS laptop.
Care packages sent to Apple employees stuck in China include cookies and chocolate. Oh yeah, and a free iPad. Photo: Weibo
Apple reportedly is sending care packages to its employees who are stranded in China by the COVID-19 coronavirus. And among the face masks, hand sanitizer and cookies is a slightly more expensive item: an iPad.
Apple deliberately broke a facial-recognition iPhone app from Clearview AI. Photo: Clearview AI/Cult of Mac
A facial-recognition application that has been the source of recent controversy has been taken offline by Apple. This came after a published report accused Clearview AI of evading the App Store by distributing its iPhone software to customers via tools that are only supposed to be used inside companies.
CEO Tim Cook says “Apple is fundamentally strong.” Photo: Fox Business
CEO Tim Cook promises Apple is fundamentally strong and will weather the problems resulting from the coronavirus spreading around the world. He says his focus isn’t on short-term changes in Apple’s share price, despite a recent significant drop.
In a wide-ranging interview with Fox Business recorded Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama, Cook also discussed whether his company will move more device production out of China, and his relationship with President Donald Trump.
Only the iPhone XR was able to outsell the 6.1-inch iPhone 11 last year. iPhone sales dominated the market. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
iPhone XR took the top spot in the global 2019 phone sales, according to market researchers. And these analysts highlight that the 6.1-inch iPhone 11, a model only available in the final four months of 2019, also outsold every other handset.
Apple made six of the top 10 best-selling phones in 2019.
Lady Gaga joins the “Shot on iPhone” campaign with her latest music video. Screenshot: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga’s first music video in years drops tomorrow, and a teaser shows it’ll be a sci-fi epic. Perhaps to follow this theme, the video for “Stupid Love” was shot on an iPhone.
Both these Zagg keyboard folios are made specifically for the latest budget iPad. Photo: Zagg
Zagg today increased the number of keyboard folios in its product lineup designed for the 2019 iPad. The latest versions of the Slim Book Go and Rugged Messenger fit this 10.2-inch tablet exactly.
Earlier this month, a version of the Zagg Messenger Folio for this newest iPad also hit store shelves.
These upcoming Apple headphones might be the rumored Powerbeats4. Photo: Apple
The Federal Communications Commission signed off on Apple’s next pair of headphones Thursday, without revealing many details. Still, the government agency indicated these will be part of the Powerbeats line, not the “AirPods Pro Lite” model that appears in recent rumors.
“Kings of Glory” and its spin-off “Arena of Valor” are hugely popular in China. Photo: Tencent Games
Apple reportedly asked for-pay game developers in China to prove they have government approval for their applications. This is requirement under Chinese law.
The iPhone maker didn’t say what would happen to games that don’t have approval.
Chicago schools teach programming with Apple’s “Everyone Can Code” educational tools. Birmingham might be next. Photo: Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook will unveil an education initiative with TechAlabama tomorrow. This is likely an extension of Apple’s “Everyone Can Code” programming courses to Birmingham schools.
See locations in the Up Next home screen widget in iPadOS 13.4 beta. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
The Up Next widget on the iPad home screen gets a handy tweak in iPadOS 13.4, showing the location of upcoming events if they’ve been specified in the Calendar. This is just one of the improvements in this version, which is still in beta testing,
But the release is getting closer, as Apple just released the third beta of iPadOS 13.4 to developers. Plus, there are new pre-release editions of macOS 10.15.4, iOS 13.4, tvOS 13.4 and watchOS 6.2.
Locking China out of the supply chain. Photo: AllOfUs
Apple will try to fight off an attempt by an investor activist group to force it to stop banning applications when requested by the Chinese government. A vote on this will take place as Apple’s annual shareholders meeting today, where China is expected to be a major topic of discussion for multiple reasons.
Update: This proposal was voted down 59.4% to 40.6%, according to Reuters.