Hardware

Make your animations with Animatron Studio Pro—now 95% off

You don’t need to be a coding guru to create your own digital animations. Animatron Studio Pro is giving users the means to make mobile-friendly, entertaining animations, regardless of their experience levels, in an intuitive browser environment. Lifetime subscriptions are on sale … Continue reading

Walmart is selling the Apple Watch Series 1 for $100 off

I know some of you have long justified not buying an Apple Watch out of a belief that the price is too high, but today Walmart has made it difficult to continue making that excuse. Right now the well-known retailer … Continue reading

Google’s major Gmail update boosts your privacy and productivity

Google has rolled out a major update to its Gmail web client, bringing a new interface and strong privacy features.

Bose’s SoundSport Free headphones, our favorite truly wireless workout earbuds, are $70 off

Truly wireless headphones keep you from tripping over cables while you’re jamming to your workout playlist. There are lots of options out there, but if you’re looking for top-of-the-line wireless earbuds designed for life in motion, you can’t get much … Continue reading

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macOS High Sierra: Why you can’t format an internal SSD with HFS+ format

I’ve written quite a bit about the not-quite-so-new Apple File System (APFS) format that Apple adopted for both iOS and—with macOS 10.13 High Sierra—for SSDs that are a Mac’s boot volume. While questions have largely tapered off in recent weeks … Continue reading

Missing parts: The iPhone X repeating crisis

Have you heard about how poorly the iPhone X is selling? If not, what brand of sensory deprivation tank do you own and/or recommend? Writing for Fast Company, Mark Sullivan says “Wall Street Has iPhone X Sales Jitters, But The … Continue reading

LIFX Beam review: Six feet of decorative lighting that ties into your smart home

This smart lighting kit will give your walls some dynamic visual flair.

Macworld Podcast: Join us on Wednesday, April 25 at 10 a.m. Pacific

Will Spotify’s new features keep Apple Music at bay? Which Apple product should the company put to rest? We also talk about various other Apple news and feature your comments and questions for Jason Cross, Roman Loyola, Dan Masaoka, and … Continue reading

Spotify ups its game, pruning Apple’s product tree, Apple-related odds and ends: Macworld Podcast episode 602

Will Spotify’s new features keep Apple Music at bay? Which Apple product should the company put to rest? We also talk about various other Apple news and feature your comments and questions for Jason Cross, Roman Loyola, Dan Masaoka, and … Continue reading

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Apple releases updates for iOS 11.3 and macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra

Apple on Tuesday released updates to iOS and macOS High Sierra that patches a few security holes. The macOS High Sierra update (which retains a version number of 10.13.4) only contains security patches. The iOS 11.3.1 update also addresses an … Continue reading