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CarPlay Ultra is simply too invasive for some automakers

2 days ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

CarPlay Ultra just hit another speed bump. Several automakers reportedly won’t use Apple’s most advanced in-dash infotainment system because it takes over too many features of the vehicle that the carmakers themselves want to control. This is especially bad news for Apple as some of these holdouts are companies that previously showed interest in implementing CarPlay Ultra.
Twelve South ButterFly charger deal: The best gets cheaper

3 days ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

The ButterFly 2 in 1 charging station is the size of an AirPods Pro case, but unfold it to charge your iPhone and Apple Watch or AirPods. Crafted with an anodized aluminum shell and vegan leather, the ButterFly charger matches the color and curvature of your MacBook. The charger doubles as a hands-free display stand for your iPhone, and the magnetic Watch charger can be tilted vertically for Nightstand Mode.
How and why to use iPhone Stolen Device Protection

3 days ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

iPhone Stolen Device Protection offers increased safety for your accounts and financial information if someone steals your handset and its passcode. Here’s how to activate the security feature, and — more importantly — why you should do it now. Stolen Device Protection: How to activateYou don’t have to take my word that this new feature is a valuable enhancement.
Hack-and-slash fun of Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon returns to the App Store

3 days ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

Adventurers can once again enjoy Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon, a dungeon crawler RPG with a 16-bit feel. Players battle their way through monsters on ever-changing levels. Previously, the game by Cornfox & Brothers was included in Apple Arcade, but it’s been pulled out of Apple’s subscription gaming service and is now available to all for a flat fee.
iPhone may not get rid of its camera cutout for 5 years

4 days ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

The gradual process of reducing the size of the iPhone screen cutout that’s been ongoing for years will continue, but the front-facing camera will remain visible until 2030, according to a reliable source of leaked Apple info. Getting the various scanners to work well behind the OLED panel isn’t a trivial task. iPhone could keep Dynamic Island screen cutout until 2030The screen cutout dubbed the Notch appeared with the iPhone X in 2017.
iPadOS 26 paves the way for super-size folding iPad

4 days ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

Early leaks about an upcoming Apple computer with an 18- to 20-inch folding display were vague about whether the device will be an iPad or the first Mac with a touchscreen. In the wake of the introduction of iPadOS 26, the answer now seems obvious: Apple’s extra-large folding tablet will be an iPad. Recent comments by a high-level Apple executive about not merging macOS and iPadOS add weight to the theory, too. Why Apple needs a folding iPadBigger screens make work easier and play more enjoyable.
‘Stick’ season 1 ratings: Another Apple TV+ sports comedy hit!

6 days ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

Stick stayed near the tops of the streaming TV popularity charts for a second week. The Apple TV+ series stars Owen Wilson in a feel-good sports comedy. The new Apple TV+ film Echo Valley also found a big audience, plus Apple’s sci-fi action comedy series Murderbot continues to be popular week after week. Apple tries sports comedies again with StickTed Lasso, a comedy about a soccer coach with a heart of gold, put Apple TV+ on the map years ago.
On World Wi-Fi Day, let’s celebrate Ethernet

1 week ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

It’s World Wi-Fi Day, which highlights the ability of wireless internet access to bring people together. But I’d like everyone to instead consider the advantages of an earlier tech: wired networking via good old reliable Ethernet. Ethernet is easy to overlook now that almost everything has gone wireless, but it still has a role to play. Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t build Ethernet ports into MacBooks, but adding one is easy and inexpensive.
Want a Mac for college? Apple’s clever PowerPoint could seal the deal.

1 week ago | cultofmac.com | David Snow

Apple posted a clever new marketing tool Friday that puts students in charge of making their own sales pitch — a customizable template called The Parent Presentation, designed to help convince parents that a Mac is essential for college success. And it comes complete with a video demo by comedian and Saturday Night Live performer Martin Herlihy (part of the trio behind those Please Don’t Destroy digital shorts videos, which are a lot funnier than his work here, to be honest).
Mac Studio-wielding designer adores dual Studio Displays [Setups]

1 week ago | cultofmac.com | David Snow

Two of the common laments among Mac users talking computer setups online? Too bad Studio Displays are so expensive, and when will Apple jack up that 60Hz refresh rate? But of course the monitors have legions of fans, especially among folks like designers. With today’s featured setup, a designer and video editor loves his pair of Studio Displays and says why. And other commenters get into a little dust-up defending Mac Studio from those who think the small-but-mighty M4 Mac mini is even better.