Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 charging Fast 15W for iPhone Fast 5W for Watch and AirPods Compact and lightweight Cons Requires USB-C wall charger Our Verdict This 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 Hyperjuice multi-device chargers are compact and good-looking enough to look sharp in a modern home or work environment. ...

Macworld This September’s iPhone launches just got a tiny bit less interesting, with reports that the previously rumored anti-reflective, anti-scratch screen is no longer likely to appear on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max. ...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Impressive 5K 60Hz touchscreen Color accuracy Minimalist design Fantastic adjustable stand Cons Fiddly Mac touchscreen software install Hub doesn’t daisy-chain extra displays Our Verdict Artists and video pros will appreciate the higher 5K resolution of this premium 27-inch touchscreen display with a fantastic height-adjustable, tilt and ...

Macworld These days, iPhones can do a lot – and we mean a lot. From photography and video editing to gaming and artificial intelligence, it’s enough to make you forget they can also, you know, make phone calls and send text messages. With all these headline features, it’s not surprising that a bunch of clever capabilities slip through the cracks. ...

Macworld Every day, the Macalope is more and more convinced that we need less artificial intelligence and more human intelligence. (Zing! Walk that one off, human race.) Fresh off credulously telling us how close we are to artificial general intelligence, The New York Times’s Kevin Roose is back to ask, if you prick AI, does it not bleed? “If A.I. ...

Macworld Your Mac is capable of so much more than the default settings let on. Beneath that polished exterior, there’s a treasure trove of powerful features waiting for you to access. Instead of digging through Terminal commands or endless menus, MacPilot makes it easy to unlock over 1,200 advanced macOS features, and you can grab lifetime access for $29. ...

Macworld With summer rapidly approaching, it’s time to stop putting off upgrading your earbuds and just order the AirPods Pro 2 already! That’s because they just hit their 2025 low: Amazon is selling the AirPods Pro 2 for just $169, a massive savings of more than 30 percent off the $249 MSRP. These earbuds are easily one of our favorites, as the 4. ...

Macworld Apple is quite secretive about the sales numbers of individual products, so we have to make do with revenue figures for entire categories. But even with those vague numbers, most analysts agree that this year’s iPhone 16e is shifting considerably more units than the 3rd-gen iPhone SE it (sort of) replaced. ...

Macworld Buying a new iPhone is always exciting, especially when it’s your first. If you’re coming from another smartphone, there are some cool tricks you should learn to get the most out of your iPhone, but you should also be aware of some common mistakes among first-time iPhone users so you don’t repeat them. ...

Macworld If there’s one thing that annoys me, it’s the way Apple describes its phones as being “7.8mm thin.” Not thick, like the way people talk in the English language, but thin. As if the 7.8mm part of the sentence isn’t already telling you that. I wonder what they’ll do when the new models come out? Perhaps they should go with “The iPhone 17 Air measures just 5. ...

JSplash Apps has announced the release of GtrWiz, a new iPhone app designed to be an essential practice and songwriting companion for guitarists of all skill levels. ...

Spitfire Audio (including LABS) has been acquired by Splice. Splice has become a cornerstone of modern music production and is home to the industry's highest-quality royalty-free sample catalogue, where one million sounds are downloaded every day by a global community of over 10 million music producers and creators. ...

The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its fundraising raffle for a brand new Geddy Lee Minimoog Model D synthesizer, serial number GLMD-0233. The limited edition synth was hand-built in Asheville, NC, and is one of 500 released by Moog Music on March 20, 2025. It comes with several exclusive items, including a certificate of authenticity signed by Geddy Lee. ...

MeldaProduction has announced the release of MMatcher saying: We are incredibly excited to announce the official release of MMatcher. For months, we've poured our hearts and minds into creating what we believe is the ultimate spectrum-matching tool, and we can't wait for you to experience its power firsthand. ...

The 2025 MIDI Innovation Awards are now open, inviting creators worldwide to showcase their groundbreaking MIDI-based innovations. Established in 2021, this annual event is a collaboration between The MIDI Association, Music Hackspace, and NAMM, aiming to spotlight advancements in MIDI 1.0 and 2.0 technologies that enhance musical creativity. ...

Press Play has released Wave Breaker v2.0, a major update to the limiter plug-in for macOS and Windows. Version 2.0 introduces two new limiter models: PeakMaster Pro is designed for mastering and and other high-quality limiting tasks, offering low distortion even at high gain reduction levels. ...

Norwegian sample library developer Wrongtools has announced the release of Overvoltage, describing it as a characterful Kontakt instrument built from vintage transistor organs and shaped by an arsenal of eccentric analog gear. More than just another organ library, Overvoltage is a creative statement — a wild, living sound library intentionally designed to go beyond what you've heard before. ...

ENGL, known for its high-performance amplifiers, has introduced the EP635 Fireball IR Pedal, a 2-channel preamp pedal designed to deliver the Fireball tone in a compact and feature-rich format. ...

Deskew Technologies today announced the release of Gig Performer 5.1, the latest update to its live-performance audio plugin host. Gig Performer v5.1 This release introduces MIDI AutoPlay mode, improved handling of VST3 program change messages, workflow improvements and performance optimizations, making Gig Performer an even more powerful backbone for a musician's live rig. ...

AIR Music Technology has introduced a new audio plugin in collaboration with MSXII Sound Design. Lo-Fly Dirt is a dynamic effect processor designed to deliver vintage sounds for the modern musician, allowing users to inject their tracks with the soulful dirt of yesteryears. The AIR Lo-Fly Dirt Plugin is a new take on the beloved MSXII Sound Design iOS app that shares the same name. ...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Audio Editing: Hokusai is a multitrack audio editor for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Record or import a track, and make it sound the way you want it to: not just trimming the ends, but full cut, copy, paste and delete, and a suite of filters and special effects available....

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Audio Editing: Hokusai is a multitrack audio editor for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Record or import a track, and make it sound the way you want it to: not just trimming the ends, but full cut, copy, paste and delete, and a suite of filters and special effects available....

iPhone, iPad / Education / Training: An app for choral singers who don't read music well. Snap a photo or import JPG, PNG or PDF. Touch notes in the image to hear the pitch. Not for instrumental parts - see details below. Whether you sing in a choir, or a barbershop quartet, or other vocal group,...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Training: All aspiring music students understand the importance of Sargam practice. Practicing Sargams each day does wonders to your “Sureelapan� as well as confidence. Practicing every day under watchful eyes of your Guru is the ideal way. But that is difficult...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Sound Effects: Get the simplest soundboard creation app: Load sounds, samples or songs through your iTunes library Create and edit soundboards quickly and easily Up to 8 sounds per soundboard Make the most of your screen thanks to the adaptive layout Play multiple...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Introducing Notes - Sight Reading Trainer, the ultimate iOS app for mastering sight reading in music! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced musician, Notes is your is your tool to become the musician you were meant to be. When you are ready to...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: StaffWars is a game designed to help beginning and intermediate musicians learn, practice and woodshed the note names on the grand staff, treble, alto and bass clefs. THE APP for anyone who wants to master these clefs.

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Analysis: SPL Graph is an audio Sound Pressure Level (SPL) environmental noise analyzer, real-time frequency analyzer, chart recorder and data logger. It includes: Plot sound level over time Record audio while plot is running, playback to identify sounds that may have...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Sheet Music & Tablatures: PLAY FREE MUSIC SCORES Whatever instrument you play, whether it's a piano, trumpet, guitar, or harmonica, or kalimba, you will always find notes of excellent quality. • Browse the most extensive sheet music collection from MuseScore....

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Tuners: Plays tuning notes for Viola (C G D A)