01-18-21 -

What Apple operating systems work with iCloud Tabs across devices?
One of the many elements you can sync across devices with iCloud are the tabs in Safari browsers. With Settings > account name > iCloud > Safari checked in iOS/iPadOS, Safari checked in the iCloud preference pane in macOS 1...

01-18-21 -

Wyze Sprinkler Controller review: 8 zones, 50 bucks
A dirt-cheap way to take care of what’s in your dirt.

01-18-21 -

Will 2021 be the year Apples U1 chip goes wide?
Apple's no stranger to introducing and popularizing new technologies. The original iMac wasn't the first to use USB, but it drove adoption of the standard. Multitouch displays existed before the iPhone, but it was the first real commercial prod...

01-15-21 -

iMac redesign in the works, half-height Apple silicon Mac Pro coming this year
If recent rumors are any indication, 2021 is going to be a landmark year for the Mac. A few hours ago, we saw reports stating that Apple will ship 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros with MagSafe, Apple silicon with more cores and enhanced GPUs, and ...

01-15-21 -

Report: Apple TV+ free trials will extend to July
Last year, Apple extended free trials of Apple TV+ through February. Now, it looks like the company is going to keep the free ride rolling through the entire first half of 2021.According to 9to5Mac, TV+ free trials will extend until July. If yo...

01-15-21 -

Apples next MacBook Pros might dump the Touch Bar, revive MagSafe
After launching the first M1 MacBook Pro in November, all eyes have turned toward the next releases. According to two reports from the most accurate analysts in the business, they could deliver everything we want.TFT Securities analyst Ming-Chi...

01-15-21 -

With the Galaxy S21, Samsung has finally figured out the iPhone's secret: Value
Apple isn’t exactly known for its low prices. The iPhone X was the first handset to cost more than a thousand bucks, the wheels for the Mac Pro cost $699, and just last month it launched a $549 pair of AirPods. Heck, it sells a charger that i...

01-15-21 -

Best of CES 2021: The smart home and home entertainment products that capture...
Attending a virtual tradeshow is a suboptimal experience, but these new offerings still made an impression.

01-15-21 -

WaterField AirPods Max Shield Case review: The case that Apple should have in...
In my AirPods Max review, I noted that Apple’s headphones sound and feel great, but are perhaps a little on the heavy side and cost more than they’re worth. I also noted that the so-called Smart Case is neither smart nor a case, and is an ...

01-15-21 -

FastestVPN review: A good choice for VPN newbies
We like simplicity when it comes to VPN services. Even if they stuff a ton of extra features into the app, it’s important that regular users can still navigate it. That’s one of the attributes that we like about FastestVPN. It also supports...

01-15-21 -

M1 Macs: Should you upgrade? (YouTube video)
Should you (or your IT department) upgrade your MacBook to a new M1 Mac? Computerworld executive editor Ken Mingis and Macworld senior writer Michael Simon join Juliet Beauchampe to discuss their experiences with the first generation M1 MacBook Pr...

01-15-21 -

Sony expands it 360 Reality Audio ecosystem, adding video support and more
The 3D object-based immersive-audio system gets a suite of new services and devices.

01-15-21 -

JBL unveils Tour-, Tune-, and Live-branded wireless headphones at CES
Several new models in those product lines caught our attention.

01-14-21 -

Apples 2021 release schedule: What were most excited about
The iPhone 13, an Apple silicon iMac, iPadOS 15—those are just some of the products we could see from Apple in 2021. Which ones are we most excited see in the coming year? We talk about that and more in this episode of the Macworld Podcast.Th...

01-14-21 -

JBLs SA750 integrated amp and L100 Classic 75 speaker rock the vintage look
The fabled audio company celebrates its 75th anniversary with updates to two classic products.

01-14-21 -

Mac screen sharing wont work? Disable it! Then turn it back on
It’s a sad thing that after so many years of offering screen sharing as a native feature in OS X and then macOS, the remote-access service remains unreliable. I have two Macs in my house on the same network—one a laptop, one a desktop—and...

01-13-21 -

iOS 14.4: Beta 2 has been released
Just two days after releasing iOS 14.3 with several significant new features like ProRAW photos and Fitness+, Apple started the beta testing process for iOS 14.4. Since this is a full point-release number than a minor one (e.g. iOS 14.3.1), we ...

01-13-21 -

V-Moda unveils its first wireless headphone with active noise cancellation, t...
These Hi-Res Audio-certified Bluetooth cans aim to please curmudgeonly audiophiles resistant to wireless audio.

01-13-21 -

Ring rolls out end-to-end encryption for select doorbells and security cameras
Available starting today, end-to-end encryption adds another layer of protection for your Ring video recordings, although implementing it also means giving up some key features.

01-13-21 -

Apple to launch a new education and innovation hub in pledge to fight racial ...
Apple’s ‘big announcement’ might not have been as exciting as a new iPhone, but its impact could be just as monumental. As part of its previously announced $100 million investment in the Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, Apple on Wedn...

01-13-21 -

macOS Big Surs battery optimization: You cant do much to tweak laptop settings
In macOS 10.15 Catalina, Apple brought the first part of the existing iOS/iPadOS battery-charging optimization algorithm to Mac laptops with Thunderbolt 3 capability. Instead of always charging your laptop battery to 100 percent and then toppin...

01-13-21 -

The case for a 12-inch MacBook Air
I’ve been a fan of tiny Mac laptops for many years. From the 12-inch PowerBook G4 to the iBook to the 11-inch MacBook Air, I’ve always opted for the smallest laptop I could get my hands on.And yet, with the discontinuation of the 12-inch Ma...

01-13-21 -

Hex Home Security monitors Wi-Fi radio waves to detect intruders
The system analyzes how your Wi-Fi router’s radio waves are disrupted as people move around your home and is supposed to be smart enough to ignore pets.

01-12-21 -

Noopl helps you hear what's important
This ingenious iPhone gadget lets you focus on conversations in noisy environments.

01-12-21 -

The Arris Surfboard Max DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem integrates a Wi-Fi 6 mesh router
The new modem/router combo costs less than its predecessors, but it’s also a little slower.

01-12-21 -

The Arris Surfboard Max is a Wi-Fi 6 mesh router
The new entry-level Wi-Fi 6 router was announced at CES 2021.

01-12-21 -

Apple has a big announcement' tomorrow but its not a new device
In an exclusive interview with CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King, Apple CEO Tim Cook will speak out about removing the controversial social media app Parler from the App Store as well as accountability following the siege on the Capitol.He’l...

01-12-21 -

My precious: Show some love for the iPhone 12 mini
After waiting for it for four years, the Macalope has only had his beloved iPhone 12 mini for a few months and already he has to defend its very existence. Truly this is the most annoying of timelines.Thanks for nothing, Large Hadron Collider.â...

01-12-21 -

OWC Envoy Pro Elektron SSD review: Fast, svelte, IP67-rated USB 10GBps storage
If good things come in small packages, then the truism reigns supreme in the case of the Envoy Pro Elektron. It’s small, it’s good–by good I mean it’s rugged, fits easily in a shirt pocket, and delivers 1GBps reads and writes over Super...

01-11-21 -

Sennheiser debuts two new headphones for the U.S. market: The IE 300 IEH in-e...
It looks as though both models will uphold Sennheiser's reputation for headphone excellence.

01-11-21 -

The first Linksys Wi-Fi 6e router is a mesh network model
The Linksys AXE8400 Wi-Fi 6E System is aimed at smart home enthusiasts and is backward compatible with earlier Linksys Intelligent Mesh products.

01-11-21 -

Netgear has one of the first Wi-Fi 6e routers: The Nighthawk RAXE500
The router taps the newly opened 6GHz frequency band and promises to deliver massive bandwidth with little latency. Netgear also unveiled a new cable modem.

01-11-21 -

Apple gets ready for a new reality
I think we can all agree that there are times when the current reality could be a little...better.For several years, Apple has talked up the potential of the augmented reality space, and more recently, there have been rumors that the company is...

01-11-21 -

What is a Mini LED display and why do you want it?
We’ve heard rumors for about a year or so that Apple is on the verge of launching some products with Mini LED display technology. It could come to MacBooks, iPads, iMacs—really anything with a display, though it’s quite unlikely to ever e...

01-11-21 -

Cleer bows the Crescent smart speaker and Enduro ANC noise-cancelling headphones
Both products seem to uphold Cleer's commitment to high-quality portable audio.

01-08-21 -

Folding iPhones, 5G and Apple Glass: 2021 mobile predictions (YouTube)
What’s in store for mobile development in 2021? Apple may be in the very early stages of developing a folding iPhone. Plus, there may be wearables on the way as more reliable 5G access spreads across the country. Macworld senior writer Michael S...

01-08-21 -

Roku rescues Quibis entertainment content
Quibi’s business model turned into a joke, but there was nothing wrong with much of its content.

01-08-21 -

How to scan documents in Notes and third-party apps on the iPhone and iPad
Relatively few people buy stand-alone scanners these days unless they work with printed documents, photos, or photographic negatives, and most financial, medical, and legal documents show up in digital form—but not all. That’s particularly ...

01-08-21 -

Fledging Shell Thunderbolt SSD review: Super fast and now with cooling
Fledging has redesigned its Shell Thunderbolt SSD to excellent effect. With a new larger form factor, an honest-to-goodness fan, plus plenty of venting to circulate the extra air, it no longer feels startlingly hot to the touch after heavy use....

01-07-21 -

Macworld Podcast: Apples 2020 report card
It was an eventful 2020 for Apple, and in this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we’ll take a look at the year in review for the company, with our thoughts on what went right and what went wrong.This is episode 726 with Jason Cross, Karen Hasl...

01-07-21 -

Apple report card: How we grade everything released in 2020
What started out with an earnings warning, stock drop, and store closures ended up being a very successful year for Apple. Nearly every product in Apple’s catalog saw a refresh, a couple of new ones joined the fray, and tens of millions of de...

01-07-21 -

How to figure out if a MacBook power adapter or battery has gone bad
You plug in your adapter to your laptop, and the battery doesn’t charge reliably. Sometimes, your Mac dings to let you know it’s plugged in to power; other times, you have to plug and unplug, or even restart your computer. What’s up?Batte...

01-06-21 -

Samsung edges its MicroLED TV line a tiny bit closer to mainstream at CES
Samsung is finally incorporating its self-emissive Micro-LED technology into TVs that deep-pocketed early adopters will be interested in buying.

01-06-21 -

AirPods Max review: Opulent audio that shouldn't cost so much
Apple’s latest expansion of the AirPods brand is a set of large over-the-ear wireless headphones. The AirPods Max look great, sound great, and are quite comfortable despite their heavy weight. They’re also $549, a difficult price to justify...

01-06-21 -

Its time for the Mac to undergo a product-design renaissance
Just as I wrapped up a series I worked on most of last year about the most notable Macs of all time, I received a comment on Twitter about a specific peculiarity about my list that I’d never considered.“It’s super interesting to me that o...

01-05-21 -

How Apples philosophy of no has us saying yes to $549 AirPods Max and maybe a...
No matter what Apple product you were lucky enough to get this holiday, you can be assured of three things: It'll "just work" out of the box. It'll do exactly what you want it to do. And it'll last as long as you need it to.That’s t...

01-05-21 -

Resolved: Criticize Apple for things that actually matter
Welcome to January, the time when we heartily resolve to make big changes to how we do things in the coming year! Ah, January. Hopeful January. If only you weren’t followed immediately by Oh, God, So Tired Already February and Screw It, We’...

01-05-21 -

Tribit QuietPlus 50 headphone review: Active noise cancellation on the cheap
Tribit's QuietPlus 50 offer good sound without ANC and passable sound with it. Considering the low price tag, that's pretty remarkable.

01-04-21 -

Apple is reportedly testing two folding iPhones
We’re not even a week into the new year and already we have our first compelling rumor of 2021. According to the Economic Daily News, which has a somewhat shaky track record but did accurately predict the iPhone SE more than a year before its...

01-04-21 -

Three Apple battles to watch in 2021
Here's the thing about being one of the most prominent—and, by some measurements most valuable—company in the world: it paints a heck of a target on your back. Apple's long found itself on the receiving end of attacks from competitors, smal...