Michael Simon

1 week ago | macworld.com | Michael Simon

In November 2021, Apple announced that it was opening a new Self Service Repair store to “allow customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs access to Apple genuine parts and tools.” What started with the iPhone 12 and 13 has expanded to dozens of products, including most Macs and the latest iPhone, the 16e. Now Apple has announced that you can fix your iPad at home too.

1 week ago | macworld.com | Michael Simon

Apple will kick off its WWDC keynote in less than two weeks, and we’ll get our first look at the upcoming versions of iOS, macOS, and iPadOS, which have been rumored for months to be getting significant redesigns. Now Mark Gurman claims that the new look won’t just be limited to Apple’s biggest products. According to his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that tvOS and watchOS “will both be redesigned to match their more popular siblings,” while visionOS gets “some adjustments” as well.

2 weeks ago | macworld.com | Michael Simon

While it appeared for a while that Apple might escape the long arm of the tariff for at least a while, President Trump on Friday escalated his war against overseas manufacturing by targeting Apple and only Apple.

2 weeks ago | macworld.com | Michael Simon

There’s something of a misconception when it comes to the Mac: that Mac apps cost more, just like the computer itself. While powerful tools like Photoshop or Final Cut Pro certainly have price tags commensurate with their robust feature sets, many of the greatest Mac apps won’t cost you anything more than the time they take to download them. A quick note before we begin. Apple has changed its security settings in macOS, so you’ll need to allow your system to open a couple of these apps.

2 weeks ago | macworld.com | Roman Loyola |Michael Simon |Jason Cross

WWDC is coming soon, and on this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about the current state of Mac hardware and macOS, and what that tells us about what Apple could be doing at WWDC. This is episode 935 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. Click on the links below for more information on what was discussed on the show.