Metal bands are the perfect Apple Watch upgrade. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
There’s no better way to upgrade your new Apple Watch than with a high-quality metal band. And there are so many terrific options out there to suit any budget.
We’ve rounded up seven of our favorites from big brands like Juuk, Speidel, and Rilee & Lo. Prices start at just $11.99
Hailee Steinfeld isn’t your typical Emily Dickinson. Photo: Apple
In a new video, the creator and a star of Dickinson discuss how this Apple TV+ series uses events from the life of a 19th Century poet to discuss problems women still face.
The Libratone ZIPP and ZIPP mini offer great sound quality, and now supports AirPlay 2 Photo: Connect to any AirPlay speaker, automatically.
Imagine arriving home, listening to music on your iPhone. You want to start that music playing on your home speakers instead, only you don’t want all the hassle of using Control Center, or the AirPlay panel, to do the connection manually.
If you own a HomePod, all you have to do is hold your iPhone near it, and playback will transfer. But what about regular AirPlay speakers? Can you hand off to those? Yes! You can. With a quick one-time setup, you can have the music or podcast app switch from your headphones, and play on any AirPlay speaker you have at home.
5G is finally on the way. Photo: Mike Mozart/Flickr
The race to build the nation’s best 5G network ahead of the 5G iPhone’s launch is heating up with AT&T expanding its 5G low-band service to six new cities, including NYC.
AT&T now boasts 19 cities with some 5G coverage. Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Detroit and Baltimore are the four other cities added recently.
Blackmagic eGPU units now play nicely with Apple’s new Pro Display XDR following a firmware update. The version 1.2 release is available now for both the Blackmagic and Blackmagic Pro.
Apple TV+ can be big. Just not too big. Photo: Apple
Apple TV+ could find itself shut out of Russia if it turns out be a big success, a new report claims.
A law that restricts foreign ownership in video streaming services to a 20% stake would kick in if Apple TV+ reaches 50% of Russian video streaming users.
The biggest photography stories of the decade all involved the iPhone in some way. The approaching decade’s first story will likely be the rise of add-on strobe lights for iPhone photographers.
Less than two weeks after news broke that Apple told accessories companies that it would add flash support for the iPhone 11 lineup, Anker is claiming to have the first MFi flash unit that plugs right into the Lightning port.
Activity Rings help wearers form healthy habits. Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac
Apple’s next (PRODUCT)RED release could be a gorgeous new Apple Watch Series 5.
References to a new device have been spotted in an Apple database ahead of its release. It could be the first (RED) Apple Watch since the wearable made its debut back in 2015.
Get lifetime access to the complete business suite to manage projects, Invoice clients, collaborate with teams, track time and more. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Whether you run a medium-sized business with inventory and employees, or you’re an individual freelancer, it comes with a lot of stuff to manage and organize. The invoices, emails, schedules and proposals all stack up, so a little help goes a long way.
Can Apple reinvent the Mac as a gaming powerhouse? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
Apple is reportedly working on a new “gaming-focused” Mac that it will unveil at WWDC, a sketchy new rumor claims.
This machine would cost up to $5,000 and be a Mac rival to gaming PCs. It would take aim at the fast growing “e-sports” market, which Apple has not previously catered to. Could such a machine turn Apple into a gaming powerhouse? Anything’s possible, I guess. But I’ll only believe it when I see it.
Apple Watch's atrial fibrillation tech may have helped save lives. Photo: Apple
A New York University cardiologist has filed a lawsuit against Apple, relating to its atrial fibrillation-detecting heart-reading tech for Apple Watch.
Apple Watch’s heart-reading tech has been hailed as a major breakthrough. Its ability to alert users of irregular heartbeats has been validated by experts from Stanford University. The problem? That according to Dr. Joseph Wiesel, it’s infringing on his patented work.
If you like music -- and only music -- then this week's roundup is a real treat. Photo: Cult of Mac
This week we boss a metronome around with only our voices, let a music app write our songs for us, and create beats and tunes like little children might. Yes, the only good new apps I’ve seen this week have all been music apps, so try to enjoy it.
This 1080p screen easily attaches to any laptop for portable dual screen setups, presentations and more. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Many of us have workflows that depend on using two screens. So when using a MacBook, that can effectively mean cutting productivity in half. But with this easy add-on, you can instantly boost the visual real estate of any laptop.
The Move Goal on your Apple Watch is a tricky beast. Set it too low, and it’s just not challenging enough. Set too high and it’ll be demotivating. So how do you pick the perfect Move Goal on Apple Watch?
Add that to a new dummy iPhone 12 that may be a sneak peek at next year’s device, and timely advice on setting up a new iPhone or erasing Apple devices before returning them to a store. It’s all in this week’s free Cult of Mac Magazine, along with reviews of a retro keyboard-speaker-combo and the week’s best new apps.
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This powerful VPN offers anonymity, security, and freedom to stream content anywhere. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
When you go online, your privacy and security is far from guaranteed. In fact, there are plenty of snoops, thieves, and content regulators waiting to pounce on your activity. So we recommend using a VPN anytime you connect to the internet, and this one offers the best bang for your buck.
Big camera improvements are top of the list for the 2020 iPad Pro. Photo: OnLeaks/iGeeksBlog
The 2020 iPad Pro is expected this spring, and professional leaker OnLeaks created a video of this upcoming tablet based on rumors and unconfirmed reports.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak get credit for ushering in the personal computer revolution. All Chuck Peddle did was power it.
Peddle, whose low-cost microprocessor allowed Jobs and Wozniak to mass-produce the Apple II, died on Dec. 15 at his California home from pancreatic cancer. He was 82.
The Vintage Mac Museum heads west to Montana Photo: Adam Rosen
Apple museums have popped up all over the world, but none with the quirky love that filled the rooms of Adam Rosen’s Massachusetts home. He passed away in August and grieving family and friends vowed to find a new place to plug in his self-made Vintage Mac Museum.
Rosen’s father, Robert, told Cult of Mac the family has donated his son’s collection of more than 100 working machines to the American Computer and Robotics Museum in Bozeman, Montana.
The hardest part of returning a MacBook is removing the stickers. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac
Did you get a MacBook, iPhone, or iPad this holiday season? Are you going to return it? The good news is that, even if the gift was purchased back in November, you can still return it thanks to Apple’s generous holiday return policy. But if you’ve already set things up and used the iDevice of the Mac, then you need to wipe your data off before you return it. Here’s how.
Jony Ive has been largely quiet since his departure from Apple was first confirmed back in June. But now Ive has resurfaced — through a charitable contribution to the Daily Mail newspaper’s orchard-planting campaign.
Ive, who was instrumental in placing trees into Apple Stores, has donated 100,000 British pounds ($131,000) to the paper’s Be A Tree Angel campaign. Ive’s contribution will enable 1,000 orchards to be planted in 1,000 schools across the U.K.
Cult of Mac pays real cash for your old Apple devices. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
If you were lucky enough to get new Apple devices for the holidays, it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll do with your old ones. They’re likely still worth a pretty penny, and Cult of Mac can help you get the best price.
Cult of Mac pays real cash and we won’t leave you waiting weeks for your money. Get a quote today to find out how much your old Apple devices are really worth.
Apple in 2009 and 2019 are very different companies. In the past decade, we’ve seen the arrival of the iPad and the Apple Watch, while the iPhone has well and truly become ubiquitous worldwide. Meanwhile, former CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs sadly passed away, and Tim Cook took charge of the company.
But as different as some things are, others stay the same. Case in point: AAPL has had its best stock performance in 2019 since 2009.
This bundle of iOS 13 development courses covers almost two days' worth of content. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Now that iOS 13 is out, developers have a whole new set of tools and norms to play with. So if you’re looking to build apps, you’re going to have to get familiar. With this bundle of four comprehensive courses, you can get caught up at your own pace.