The 2019 iPhone event is in the books. Before I pass out, I thought I’d do a quick run-through of some (but by no means all!) of my post-event thoughts, organized through the narrow, cruel lens of hits and misses. There will be more, I’m sure, l…
Lees meerWhen it comes to smartphone features, photography reigns supreme. The iPhone 11’s camera was the main focus of the most prominent product images in Apple’s iPhone event Tuesday, and consumed the most overall time on stage. The iPhone 11 features maj…
Lees meerWhile Jason is out getting his hands on all these fancy new devices, I’ve been sitting at home, quietly mulling over Apple’s announcements of the day. 1 So, with the understanding that I only saw what everybody else did on the stream, and have been…
Lees meerJason is in attendance at the Steve Jobs Theater! We’ll post updates at our Twitter account, @sixcolorsevent, as the event goes on. Tweets by sixcolorsevent
Lees meerApple has changed up the search algorithm for its App Store in order to feature fewer of its own apps—especially unrelated ones. Over at The New York Times, Jack Nicas and Keith Collins have a story about the changes, including a chat with Apple exe…
Lees meerWelcome to the calm before the storm. Apple is readying its announcements for its annual fall event next week and the rumors and whispers have started to coalesce around what we’ll likely see trotted out: new iPhones, including better camera feature…
Lees meerGlenn Fleishman, writing for Macworld: A colleague on Twitter asked a reasonable question and many people chimed in with the same query: When viewing a list of results in a Spotlight search in the Finder, how do you jump to see the item in the c…
Lees meerThis is Tim Cook, at last year’s iPhone event. Earlier today Macworld posted my pre-event 2019 iPhone Wish List. But there’s more to an iPhone event than just the iPhone. Here, then, are some other items I’m hoping we see next Tuesday. Apple Wat…
Lees meerThis week, on the 30-minute tech podcast that’s time-stamped for freshness, Dan and Mis are joined by special guests Quinn Rose and Aleen Simms to discuss what new hardware we’d to see Apple announce next week, who should make a deal with TikTok to …
Lees meerWe’re less than a week away from Apple’s latest fall media event, and that means it’s the last opportunity for us all to straddle the worlds of cold, hard reality and the fantastic scenarios where everything we dream about Apple releasing could stil…
Lees meerIn general, iOS has been seen as the most secure consumer platform around. Zero-day exploits have historically been limited and very narrowly targeted, usually by state-sponsored actors. Earlier this year, Google uncovered a series of vulnerabilit…
Lees meerI’ve written extensively about how much I love my Kindle. I prefer to read on it than to read on an iPad or iPhone, which is why I keep buying Kindles even though I could definitely read on an iOS device without any trouble. The reflective E-Ink …
Lees meerOn Thursday Apple announced that it’s expanding its third-party repair program to allow independent repair businesses who aren’t Apple Authorized Service Providers to have access to parts, tools, and more: There is no cost to join Apple’s indepe…
Lees meerEverybody’s excited for Mario Kart Tour, but we’ve also important ground to cover about the Apple Card, Dan’s experience with the Echo Auto and the IKEA Sonos speaker (it’s not the lamp), iOS beta woes, Apple and Disney streaming services, and some …
Lees meerThis week, on the 30-minute tech podcast that never gets the recognition it deserves, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Shelly Brisbin and John Moltz to discuss tech products we want that nobody makes, the phones we’d recommend to “civilian…
Lees meerVia a press statement, here’s Apple declaring that it’s changing its Siri sampling policies to be opt-in, transcript only by default, and handled by Apple employees rather than contractors: First, by default, we will no longer retain audio reco…
Lees meerNuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. [Read on Six Colors.]
Lees meerThere’s a lot that separates the U.S. and the UK, like the definition of “lemonade” and the launch date for the new Disney+ streaming service. But nothing can separate our hosts this week, as they convene in Jason’s office to discuss the impending i…
Lees meerWe have entered peak iPhone rumor season. Between now and Apple’s presumed announcement on Sept. 10, we’ll get details about the new iPhones that will surely make Apple executives grit their teeth. The leaks will come from Apple’s supply chain in As…
Lees meerIn the era of the personal computer, we worshipped at the altar of processor speeds, RAM capacity, and hard drive space. But in the era of the smartphone, none of these items are as important as they once were. Instead, we are more concerned about w…
Lees meerThis week, on the irreverent tech show that you may remember has three regular co-hosts, we discuss the recent launch of the Apple Card and why it’s an odd product for Apple. Plus, how to reject the arbitration clause, and Dan signs up for one live …
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