Apple makes iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma sound fantastic. But Apple will also make them sound ready, and they really, really are not. Don't risk bricking your device.Don't do this to your Mac.Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more are superb devices — but it's because of the software. Apple devices are superbly designed and engineered to preposterously high standards, but the software can break them. Read more...

Apple makes iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma sound fantastic. But Apple will also make them sound ready, and they really, really are not. Don't risk bricking your device.Don't do this to your Mac.Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more are superb devices — but it's because of the software. Apple devices are superbly designed and engineered to preposterously high standards, but the software can break them. Read more...

Apple makes iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma sound fantastic. But Apple will also make them sound ready, and they really, really are not. Don't risk bricking your device.Don't do this to your Mac.Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more are superb devices — but it's because of the software. Apple devices are superbly designed and engineered to preposterously high standards, but the software can break them. Read more...

Apple makes iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma sound fantastic. But Apple will also make them sound ready, and they really, really are not. Don't risk bricking your device.Don't do this to your Mac.Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more are superb devices — but it's because of the software. Apple devices are superbly designed and engineered to preposterously high standards, but the software can break them. Read more...

Macworld The MacBook Air is Apple’s most popular laptop, and for good reason. It’s thin and light, performs very well, and is the most affordable laptop Apple sells. At the end of 2020, it got its first major revision in a long time as one of the first Mac models to be powered by Apple Silicon. The M1 MacBook Air is a fantastic laptop, but in June 2022 at WWDC Apple announced an all-new MacBook Air with a better M2 processor, a new design, and several welcome new features and improvements. Now, in June 2023, another new MacBook Air is expected. A 15-inch version that may feature a M2 Pro chip. We are awaiting news on whether the 15-inch MacBook…

Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge If Apple’s mixed reality headset is going to succeed, it’s going to be because of the apps. On Monday, Apple will take the stage at its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference to talk about FaceTime and Apple Books and all the other cool built-in stuff you’ll be able to do with its ski goggles strapped to your face. But if it can’t get third-party developers on board, and those developers don’t figure out how to build life-changingly great stuff for those goggles, the Reality Pro (or whatever it’s called) doesn’t stand a chance. Apple knows this better than anyone, of course. The iPhone took off when apps like Instagram and Uber showed what you…