Macworld Christmas season is here, and there are lots of ways to get into the spirit of the season. One way is to watch a Christmas special on TV, and one of the best is A Charlie Brown Christmas. For decades, it aired on broadcast TV, but that’s no longer the case–it’s now an Apple…
Last month, Microsoft officially announced the coming end of its Mail, Calendar, and People apps. If you’re still using those apps, you’ll start receiving pop-ups notifying you that end-of-support is coming up on December 31, 2024, and you’ll be urged to switch over to the new Outlook app that Microsoft is focusing on. More recently,…
Macworld Back in the day, I had one computer. It was a laptop bought for me by my employer, and at work, I’d attach it to an external display and use it at my desk. At the end of the day, I’d close it up, put it in my backpack, and take it home. For…
It’s no secret that the current AI boom is using up immense amounts of energy. Now we have a better idea of how much. A new paper, from a team at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, examined 2,132 data centers operating in the United States (78% of all facilities in the country)….
Endless rumors have pointed to CES 2025 in January as the big reveal for Nvidia’s hotly anticipated GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, powered by the company’s new “Blackwell” architecture. With a media blitz timed to coincide with this year’s (surprisingly good!) Game Awards, Nvidia effectively made it unofficially official. First, the part I’m personally most…
Macworld Always knowing where your keys are or where your checked-in bag is when you’re at the airport is pretty fantastic, and the tiny Apple AirTag is super useful. Well, if you need a handful of AirTags right now, you can get a four-pack for $73 at Amazon, a savings of $43 off Apple’s $29…
Macworld Instead of letting down the Apple lover on your gifting list this year with something like AirTags, why not surprise them with an iPad Air? No, you don’t have to splurge to get them some Apple gear, at least if you shop refurbished. Check off your holiday shopping list with this 4th Gen iPad Air….
Macworld FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, and other apps offer live captions for calls and videoconferences. You can record calls in FaceTime. Several services and some apps transcribe audio to text using machine learning. Why not combine all these into a single service? Apple did with the Phone app and FaceTime in iOS 18.1. Starting with that…
Macworld At WWDC on June 10 2024, Apple took the wraps off its ambitious project to inject generative AI features throughout its operating systems. Apple calls this Apple Intelligence, and it’s going to transform the way you use your iPhone, iPad, and Mac—but it’s also got significant limitations and caveats. Here’s everything you need to…
Macworld If you haven’t yet downloaded iOS 18.2 for your iPhone, iPadOS 18.2 for your iPad, or macOS 15.2 for your Mac, you’re missing out on a slew of improvements, most notably some excellent Apple Intelligence upgrades as well as other welcome features. But even If you don’t have a newer iPhone or just don’t…