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When I was in college, a friend told me about working a summer job at one of those art stores that sold extremely average factory-produced oil paintings that were designed to fit people’s decor.…
As widely expected (and teased by none other than Eddy Cue), Apple announced on Friday that it’s zoomed into a five-year deal with Formula 1 to be the exclusive United States broadcaster of the racing circuit.…
Perhaps you’ve heard the tempest in a wall wart over Apple not including a charger in the MacBook Pro in Europe. While some have been quick to blame this on EU regulation, it’s a little more complex than that.…
Hulu goes worldwide, Apple drops the plus and explores a relationship with Formula 1, the Lakers get immersive, the NBA is everywhere all at once, and our TV Picks.…
Truman Dickerson writing at The Boston Globe: The New England Aquarium received a $9 million philanthropic donation – the largest private gift in its 56-year history – to expand a lab that helps companies be more “environmentally responsible,” aquarium officials announced Wednesday. …
Apple’s M5 updates and whether we use AI locally, media that’s brought us joy recently, whether the Vision Pro update changes our minds, and the Apple services and products we would rename.…
Apple owns MLS brodcasting “end to end.” Apple SVP Eddy Cue was the guest on this week’s episode of The Town (Apple Podcasts, Overcast) with Matt Belloni.…
While we waited for Apple’s announcements this week we talked about the company dropping the “+” from Apple TV+ and discontinuing Clips, Lex has some complaints about being a developer and we advocate for more app stores.…
Is the M5 iPad Pro the ultimate computer? We’ll find out soon enough! Apple announced the latest update to its pro level tablet today, bringing performance improvements and new networking chips.…
Continuing the company’s cavalcade of M5-related announcements, Apple today announced the new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by its latest processor. But hold on, you might say, aren’t there more MacBook Pros than just the one?…
Now see this: Apple today announced the first major revamp to the Vision Pro, bringing its brand new M5 processor to the device, along with a new band.…
My friend and editor Joe and I were trying to talk.1 But something on his end continued to produce sound, and he couldn’t tell what it was.…
So on Monday, Apple whispered a name change in a press release, and now Apple TV+ is just Apple TV. I’m okay with the decision. When everyone calls your service one thing, it’s probably best to just go with it and simplify.…
Apple’s been working closely with international racing circuit Formula 1 for a few years now, bringing “F1: The Movie” to the big screen and, on December 12, to Apple TV.…
Apple Newsroom in the UK and China: Apple is significantly expanding its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms now in development in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania. …
A vibrant new identity. As a little addendum to the press release announcing when “F1: The Movie” would be available to stream Apple changed the name of its video streaming service from Apple TV+ to… Apple TV: Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV, with a vibrant new identity. …
It’s a new and vibrant era for Upgrade, as we discuss Apple TV changes, iPad software updates, and immersive NBA games. Myke reviews Apple’s F1 TV strategy, while Jason comes up with a winning TV series idea and reviews the iPhone Air.…
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. With over 5,000 five star reviews; Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.…
Apple has shown some immersive sports events, including NBA All-Star weekend, after the fact. But live streaming immersive video hasn’t happened yet. After much anticipation, it’s finally happening.…
I was there on that early October day 14 years ago when Apple—led on stage by Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, and Scott Forstall—rolled out iOS 5, the iPhone 4S, and one of the most important iOS features ever, Siri.…
Whether color e-ink displays feel compelling or like a fad, our impressions of OpenAI’s Sora and text-to-video tech, how we manage Mac menu bar icons, and whether we’ll use the new resizable Slide Over feature in iPadOS 26.1 and for what purpose.…
This week we discuss Apple leadership, whether or not Tim Cook loves Donald Trump and our glorious headset future.…
Jon Brodkin of Ars Technica reports about how Elon Musk’s satellite broadband ambitions are clashing with Apple’s current strategy: Apple is partnering with satellite company Globalstar for the iPhone’s emergency SOS feature. …
My iPhone is orange. I mean, really orange. Not “brown but if you hold it in a certain light, it kind of looks orange if you squint.”…
The more I think about the iPhone Air, the more I think back to the introduction of the MacBook Air back in 2008. I used the word “compromise” ten times in my review of that first lightweight Mac laptop.…
Myke tries Tahoe, ICEBlock gets blocked, and Apple toggles from Vision Pro to glasses.…
Slide Over lets you hide apps off the side of the iPad screen. Again. Monday’s second beta for iPadOS 26.1 includes two highly requested changes from iPad users (including us) that were absent in this summer’s iPadOS 26 beta cycle: a return of Slide Over and the addition of USB microphone gain control.…
Do you want to block ads and trackers across all apps on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — not just in Safari? Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
Ok, hotshot, here’s a test. You’ve got a Mac with a keyboard. There’s no USB mouse to hand within a 500-mile radius. You have an unpaired Bluetooth mouse.…
We dive into the aftermath of the Jimmy Kimmel affair and the strange balance between TV networks and local affiliates. [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Streaming price hikes, Prime Video’s future, and David Letterman’s streaming strategy.]…
My thanks to Clic for Sonos for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Clic for Sonos is the fastest native Sonos client for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and visionOS.…
So, I guess I’m going to need to keep writing this piece. Say what you will about Apple’s decision this week to remove from the App Store the ICEBlock app that provided a way for people to crowd source the appearance of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their neighborhood.…
It’s been a busy few weeks around here, what with Apple’s latest platform updates and new iPhones, but I finally have time to catch my breath and talk about the most important of topics: the Apple Vision Pro.…
Amazon’s new hardware rollouts, the health tech we use, our favorite third-party apps, and Google’s new home ecosystem.…
The side of my head does look like that! If visionOS and the Vision Pro are all about charting a course to the future of wearable devices in front of our eyes, Apple needs to keep pushing toward that future at every opportunity.…
Myke framed by Final Cut Camera on an iPhone. A bit lost in the hubbub around the announcement of the M4 iPad Pro back in May 2024 was Apple’s announcement of Final Cut Pro 2.0 for iPad and the accompanying Final Cut Camera app.…
We talk bags, notebooks and upgrade complaints and get mad at streaming services.…
Jason’s spent a week with the iPhone Air and Myke’s been using his iPhone 17 Pro, so it’s time to discuss deeper thoughts about this year’s models.…
If you use Sonos hardware you deserve the best. Clic for Sonos is the fastest native Sonos client for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro.…
I ranted about the joy of passkeys and some of their limitations a few weeks ago, and that prompted a question from Six Colors member Ampsonic1, a naturally occurring and renewable source of excellent queries: Can you use 1Password to store a passkey for an Apple Account? …
My thanks to Quip for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Clipboard managers aren’t usually exciting. Most of them just capture everything you copy, then become a cluttered dumping ground.…
Imagine an orange phone at Dodger Stadium. (Apple TV+) Surprise! Last Friday, Apple TV+’s Friday Night Baseball broadcast of the Giants and the Dodgers featured multiple shots taken on an iPhone 17 Pro.…
In an unsigned post on Apple Newsroom, Apple has poured out its heart about the EU’s Digital Markets Act: It’s been more than a year since the Digital Markets Act was implemented. …
My HomePod, open to the world. One of my original HomePods died last year of a sudden illness. It was survived by its fellow stereo pair.…
iPhone sales are important! That’s about as obvious as a dog-bites-man statement can get. This year, early reports suggest sales of the iPhone 17 might be a little better than expected, but there’s no accompanying surge for the iPhone Air.…
Our interest in Meta’s new AR Display glasses, views on iPhone scratch concerns, when we choose to repair vs. replace devices, and the existential question posed by iPhone Air’s allure.…
One of the first things I did when I got the new iPhones into Six Colors global HQ was to get the iPhone 17 Pro Max up and running and run Geekbench 6.…
We reconvene to discuss our new phones, the upcoming foldable iPhone and changing the name of the podcast.…
Vision Pro goes to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall this fall. Apple has announced another round of Immersive films for the Vision Pro, including Monday’s premiere of “Tour De Force” from CANAL+ and MotoGP.…