Macworld Apple’s all-important holiday quarter was something of a mixed bag. For one, Apple posted what it called it’s “best quarter ever” with revenue of $124.3 billion, up 4 percent year over year. However, the iPhone stumbled a bit as sales in China took a tumble. iPhone sales were down slightly to just over $69 billion and came in under estimates of $71 billion. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Over time, your Mac probably accumulates a lot of cruft. There are applications you no longer use, duplicate and outdated data, a desktop full of icons when you only use four…you know what I mean. With so many people working from home lately, the problem has only gotten worse. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple can be pretty stingy about discounts, but this amazing MacBook Air M2 is $200 off right now, which means you can get it for $799, an amazing price point. Since this is a MacBook Air, it’s super light at 2.7 pounds and thin, so it will be easy to carry with you anywhere you go. The 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display delivers vivid colors and 500 nits of brightness. ...   Mac Central

Macworld You might be happy just using Apple’s free Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps on your Mac, but there are times when only the Microsoft Office apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, will do. Perhaps you need to collaborate with people using the Office apps and have had enough of converting your Pages documents so that they can edit them in Word. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Most tech buzzwords turn out to be short-lived fads. But cloud computing, an industry obsession long before AI and spatial computing grabbed the limelight, has quietly fulfilled its early promise to a degree that is becoming a problem for Apple’s bottom line. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Whether you’re a veteran Mac user or a macOS Sequoia newbie, you’ve probably heard that Macs never need to be restarted. It’s a belief that goes back to the time when PC and Macs were represented by different actors and let me tell you: It’s a myth. Now, some of you reading this will roll your eyes and say, “Well, of course. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Back in 2020, Apple introduced the $99 HomePod mini for those seeking a miniature, more affordable edition of its smart speaker. While I absolutely adore the pair I’ve connected to my Apple TV for audio output, certain annoyances sometimes downgrade the overall experience. ...   Mac Central

Macworld If you’ve discovered that weird appointments and reminders are appearing in your iPhone’s Calendar app, you may be afraid that you have an iPhone Calendar virus, or that your iPhone Calendar has been hacked. What’s more likely is that you have been subscribed to a third-party calendar, which is generating annoying spam appointments. ...   Mac Central

Macworld It seems obvious: when you open a file in an app through the File > Open menu item, you would like to have the same location chosen when you choose File > Save for a new file or File > Save As (Option key may be required) to save the document under a new name. Clicking the current folder name displays recent folders. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple released an update to iOS, so what should you expect? We take a look at what’s in iOS 18.3, plus talk about the latest Apple news, in this episode of the Macworld Podcast!  This is episode 919 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple AirTags solved the problem of your lost keys, but what about your lost wallet? With this SmartCard, you can track your wallet as easily as your Apple devices — just slide the card in and open the Find My app to pinpoint its location instantly. Right now, you can grab a 3-pack of SmartCards for only $79.97 (regularly $119). ...   Mac Central

Macworld Since last year, Android users with Windows 11 computers have been able to preview a new feature that lets them see their phone directly next to the Start menu, where they can easily access texts, calls, and send files. You could sort of do these things with iPhones as well, but not from the Start menu. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple on Wednesday announced that MLS Season Pass signups for the upcoming 2025 season are now open. With MLS Season Pass, subscribers can watch every Major League Soccer match with no blackouts, and get access to in-depth coverage and analysis, expansive programming, exclusive content, and more. ...   Mac Central

Macworld This amazing Anker power bank is perfectly capable of charging your phone or laptop on the go. Even better, it’s 40% off, so you can get one for $90 from Amazon. The Anker 737 power bank is a 24,000mAh behemoth that can take your phone from 0 to 100 percent at least four times over and your laptop once. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Buy an iPhone 16 case now! If you’ve just bought a new iPhone 16, you may be wondering whether it’s necessary to pick up a case as well. After all, Apple frequently talks about the robust design of its phones and their ability to withstand drops and scratches. What’s more, it seems a shame to hide such an attractive piece of kit inside a protective covering. ...   Mac Central

Macworld As Apple’s spring event nears ever closer, we’re starting to get a strong idea of what to expect from the 4th-gen iPhone SE. After a surprising rumor claimed the new phone would have a Dynamic Island, a new report from a reliable pundit appears to largely confirm the original theory that there will be a notch at the top of the new phone’s screen. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Friendly user interface, easily customizable inclusion and exclusion options for copying Handy scheduler app functions well and the program works to offer more control over snapshot archives than Time Machine Excellent, fully-featured 30-day demo lets you truly put the program through its paces Cons Lacks some polish, and full disk access could ...   Mac Central

Macworld We thought we had learned all there is to know about iOS 18,3 when it arrived earlier this week, but apparently there’s one more feature Apple didn’t tell us about. As reported by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple has been working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US to bring support for the Starlink network in iOS 18.3, and customers can test it right now. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The best time for Apple to truly embrace smart-home tech was five or 10 years ago. The second best time, of course, is now. The good news is that, according to reports from reliable sources, Apple seems to have finally embraced the home as an area of growth, and a bunch of new Apple-designed home products are on the way. ...   Mac Central

Macworld We don’t have to remind you how irritating ads are, but we’ll introduce you to this lifetime ad blocker. With AdGuard’s Family Plan, you can block ads from nine of your devices for life and get some much-needed peace and quiet. This AdGuard lifetime subscription is currently on sale for $19.97 with code GUARD20 at checkout, but only for a limited time (reg. $169.99). ...   Mac Central

Macworld Fresh off the fix of a zero-day vulnerability in iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices, security researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have revealed a pair of vulnerabilities that affect all of Apple’s modern devices. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Recent models of Apple Watch–the Series 8 and later, to be precise–are equipped with a temperature sensor. That might sound useful for a variety of health purposes, but in practice, there are limitations. One of which is that you can’t simply ask your Apple Watch to measure your body temperature right now. Let’s see what’s going on. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Are you saving up for a new Mac, iPhone, or iPad this year? You might need to save more money than you were planning, especially if you live in the U.S. That’s if President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on computer chips goes into effect. On Monday, Trump announced that tariffs of up to 100 percent could be imposed on chips, though he did not provide any specific details. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Sure, AirTags are great and all, but their shape makes them tricky to fit in something other than a pocket or bag. This Eufy SmartTrack Card solves that issue with a design that actually fits into your wallet, allowing you always to keep track of its location. Even better, thanks to a 44 percent discount at Amazon, you can get one for just $16.88. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Supports Thunderbolt 5  Impressive performance for creative users Rugged design with IP68 rating Five-year warranty Cons Expensive Requires Mac with M4 Pro or Max You might need to buy a spare TB5 cable Our Verdict It’s expensive, and you’ll need a new Mac with an M4 Pro or Max processor to get the full benefits of Thunderbolt 5, but the ...   Mac Central

Macworld When iOS 18 launched last fall, we got an all-new Calculator app. It’s got some great features, including Math Notes, which lets you scribble down calculations to solve, and unit conversions, which converts things like currency and weight without heading to Safari. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The watchOS 11.3 software update, which Apple rolled out Monday, includes at least one important security patch. But the release also brought an unintended side effect: it caused software updates to break on older Apple Watch models. The bug was spotted by an X user and flagged by a MacRumors reader. Paradoxically it only affects devices that cannot install the newest update. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple on Monday released a flurry of updates for all of its devices that provide several new features and fix a handful of bugs. But as always, the most important reason to upgrade is because they make your devices safer. Among the numerous security updates, the iOS/iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3, and visionOS 2.3 updates patch a CoreMedia zero-day flaw. ...   Mac Central

Macworld It is time once again to see how things are going on the good ship Artificial Intelligence, sailing merrily through the seas of current technology. Sorry? Look, the Macalope just writes about tech, he doesn’t get to decide what’s currently hot. Clearly. Or we’d all be talking about the cool new small phones we have. At any rate, no need to worry. ...   Mac Central

Macworld In a world dominated by subscriptions, Microsoft 365’s recent price hike has left many looking for a more cost-effective alternative. Instead of shelling out dollars monthly, get lifetime access to all the essential Microsoft apps—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Teams for just $84.97 (reg. $219.99) with Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac. ...   Mac Central

Rast Sound has released Lumo, a transparent loudness enhancer employing multi-stage psychoacoustic logic to adaptively shape amplitude while preserving dynamic range. The effect offers optional... Read More   KVR Audio

Sketch Audio has released Fuzz Droid and Galaxy Brain, two new plugins for macOS and iOS. Fuzz Droid is a distortion effect based on the CP3 modular mixer. Its sharp, asymmetric... Read More   KVR Audio

The Crow Hill Company has released Tina Guo - Storm Cello, a new virtual instrument featuring the electric cello of the renowned cellist Tina Guo. The instrument includes multi-samples, articulations,... Read More   KVR Audio

Light Reft has introduced Monolit, a MIDI controller designed for both DAW and hardware integration. The device features customizable presets, multiple banks of sliders and buttons, and various... Read More   KVR Audio

Auburn Sounds has released a free maintenance update for all its plug-ins: Added CLAP format support. Auburn OS with a new preset browser. Faster UI loading and resizing. Annual fixes.... Read More   KVR Audio

Produce RnB through True Soul Vibes has announced the release of Vibe VST, a dual-engine ROMpler designed for effortless sound layering and streamlined workflow. With a minimal, user-friendly... Read More   KVR Audio

Algoriffix has released a critical update of its free voice-to-MIDI product, Pitch Perfekt. The new version addresses a resampling issue that became apparent in the spectrum analyzer and could... Read More   KVR Audio

HoRNet Plugins has announced the release of BalancEQ, an innovative equalizer designed to automatically analyze and correct spectral balance in audio signals. Unlike traditional equalizers, BalancEQ... Read More   KVR Audio

Quagliardi Pro Audio has released a free early access / beta version of BoomBlender, a compressor plugin for macOS and Windows in VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats. It will be available globally... Read More   KVR Audio

Sample Logic has announced the release of Waterharp Xpressions for Kontakt with an introductory price of $89 (regularly $129): With over 1,000 meticulously crafted Waterharp instruments... Read More   KVR Audio

Thomas Mundt has released updates for the free LoudMax and LUveler plugins. LoudMax has been updated to version 1.46 for Mac OS, Windows and Linux. The Winamp version has also been... Read More   KVR Audio

Arturia has announced the release of Pigments 6, the latest version of its flagship all-in-one software synth. With Pigments 6, users can explore the new Modal Engine, refined filters,... Read More   KVR Audio

Relab Development has announced the release of QuantX 2.0, bringing you an entirely new dimension of classic hardware reverb. Our beloved dual-engine reverb just got even better... Read More   KVR Audio

accSone has announced the release of Crusher-X 11. Crusher-X 11 features 'Tilt Grain Windows Modulations' to create percussive textures or chaotic, 'storm-like' effects. It supports... Read More   KVR Audio

Behringer has announced the Chorus Symphony, a new chorus and vibrato pedal based on a vintage 1970s design. The pedal features an all-analog bucket-brigade device (BBD) circuit for classic chorus... Read More   KVR Audio

IK Multimedia's iLoud Micro Monitor series has become an extremely popular choice for musicians and producers looking for a compact, affordable and travel friendly monitoring solution. These... Read More   KVR Audio

Audiomodern has released Sistematic, a new expansion pack for Loopmix. Created by Keinseier, this expansion features 26 fully unlocked loop kits, merging ambient soundscapes, glitchy... Read More   KVR Audio