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Earlier this month, the UK government demanded access to encrypted data stored on Apple servers. This demand was worldwide in scope, and would have required Apple building a backdoor into its encryption scheme for iCloud and related services. Today, Apple has…

I just hope DOGE doesn’t find the machine.

Stephen Nellis at Reuters, writing about Apple’s new cell modem: The C1 subsystem is the most complex technology Apple has ever built, with a baseband modem manufactured with advanced 4-nanometer chipmaking technology and a transceiver made with 7-nanometer…

This week on Connected: There’s a new iPhone in town. It’s not what you think… Beyond the new 16e, the guys discuss the end of Humane, the future of Siri, and quite a bit of feedback.

As predicted, there is a new iPhone out today; the iPhone 16e is here: Apple today announced iPhone 16e, a new addition to the iPhone 16 lineup that offers powerful capabilities at a more affordable price. iPhone 16e delivers fast, smooth performance and…

Casey Liss: Since shortly after Callsheet was released, my #1 request from my users has been the same thing: pins are great, but can we have multiple lists of pins? Today is the day. Over the last few days, Callsheet 2025.2 has been quietly rolling out to…

Jay Peters, writing at The Verge: Humane is selling most of its company to HP for $116 million and will stop selling AI Pin, the company announced today. AI Pins that have already been purchased will continue to function normally until 3PM ET on February 28th,…

Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience. What sets Unite 5 apart?…

On this episode of the show: Michael Hyatt returns to talk with Stephen and David about the various tools in ChatGPT, including the ability to build custom GPTs. Michael also shares some of his other favorite AI-powered tools and some of his concerns about the…

Chris Welch at The Verge: Considering the trajectory of 2025 so far, perhaps we should’ve known that Netflix finally playing nice with the Apple TV app was too good to be true. And now the streaming giant has confirmed that’s exactly the case. Netflix…

I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about Apple Account purchase migration over the last couple of days, and I suspect Apple’s support folks have too. To help clarify things, Apple has updated its documentation, as spotted by Zac Hall. Apple has expanded…

On today’s episode of Under the Radar, Underscore and Marco put into words something I’ve been struggling with for a while. The whole thing is spot-on.

Tim Cook, on X: Get ready to meet the newest member of the family. Wednesday, February 19. #AppleLaunch Is this an M4 MacBook Air, or as John Gruber suggests, a total revamp of the iPhone SE? Something else? Speaking of Gruber, don’t miss his post on…

This week on the world’s greatest podcast: Stephen thinks he deserves a new title for changing the world, Stephen has a new page on his blog, and Stephen ordered Merri some new headphones. Also: Federico has a theory and Myke is in a new group chat. [On…

Aisling Mäki, with some much-needed good news: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has partnered with the World Health Organization to distribute life-saving cancer medicines to children in countries with lower pediatric cancer survival rates. The…

At the urging of David Sparks, there’s a new page up on 512 Pixels. I intend to update it a couple of times a month.

Apple Support, in a new support article dated today: If an Apple Account is only used for making purchases, those purchases can be migrated to a primary Apple Account to consolidate them. Connected listeners will know I recently went through an ordeal with my…

After months of rumors, Apple has released a new version of its Powerbeats Pro earbuds. My wife Merri is a huge user of the original Powerbeats and when I told her new ones were coming, she did something very unusual — she asked me to order her a pair on…

I opened Logic earlier today to edit an interview for Relay members, and was presented with this ad for the iPad version of the app: I have no problem with advertising to support content or even apps, but a pop-up in a professional tool like Logic feels like a…

Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By blocking ad trackers, Magic Lasso Adblock stops you being…

🚨 Breaking News: On this episode, David and Stephen dive into Apple’s vast sea of notification settings. They also cover best practices and where Apple has gotten things wrong. Open this alert to hear more!

This blog post by Doug Brown blew my mind a little: This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally…

This was an article sent to 512 Pixels members last month. Learn more about membership here. At the end of every year, I publish a photo on Instagram cataloging the Field Notes notebooks I used over the previous 12 months. Here is the most recent picture:…

This week on the show: The guys reflect on the Vision Pro’s first year and then talk about things that matter more, like the recent resurgence of read-it-later apps and Apple’s new Invites app.

Basic Apple Guy poured one out for the OG.

Apple has a new iPhone app in the App Store for creating custom invitations to events and managing guests. Invitations include the date and time of the event, location, a preview of the weather, and yes, you can use Image Playgrounds to create artwork for the…

Jason Snell is back at it, for the 10th annual report card: It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of…

This week on MPU: Stephen and David have been using Apple’s AI features since they showed up in betas last year. Today, they share their findings and talk about what’s worth your time — and what’s not — when it comes to Apple Intelligence.

Jason Snell: Apple reported its financial results on Thursday for its first fiscal quarter of 2025, which covers the last three months of 2024. As expected, it was an all-time revenue record at $124.3 billion, up 4% from the year-ago previous recordholder.…

This week on the podcast: Legacy Stephen is back, and Federico has been wired in to the saga of DeepSeek.