airpods May 30, 2026
AirPods 4 hits $99, which is still $30 more than it should be
Amazon's weekend sale puts the base AirPods 4 at $99 and the Max 2 at $509. Good deals, but the real story is how Apple priced these things in the first place.
apple-business
Apple Business fixed a Maps problem nobody was talking about
Folding Apple Maps Connect into IT management was smarter than the free MDM headlines suggested. Here's the shadow IT mess it cleaned up.
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safari May 22, 2026
Safari Technology Preview 244 Ships With The Usual Grab Bag of Fixes
Another week, another Safari preview build. This one's 244, and it's exactly what you'd expect: fixes across the board, no headline features.
shortcuts May 22, 2026
MacStories Just Built the iOS 27 Shortcuts Feature Apple Hasn't Released Yet
Federico Viticci turned Claude into a Shortcuts factory while Apple's still planning their natural-language version for next year.
ipad-air May 17, 2026
Amazon's $109 Off the M4 iPad Air Is Actually a Decent Deal
The new iPad Air is getting its first real discount. If you were waiting for a price drop on the M4 model, this weekend might be it.
apple-watch May 17, 2026
Apple Watch Series 12 Is Coming This Fall and You Already Know What It Looks Like
September's Apple Watch will look like last year's model, which looked like the year before. That's fine, actually.
craig-federighi May 16, 2026
Craig Federighi Gets Subpoenaed in Musk's Grok Tantrum Lawsuit
Elon's antitrust case against Apple now involves the guy who runs iOS. Tim Cook gets to sit this one out.
intel May 14, 2026
Intel fabricating Apple silicon sounds weird until you remember it's just TSMC insurance
Ming-Chi Kuo says Intel is testing production of some Apple chips. It's not the reconciliation it sounds like—it's leverage.
apple-wallet May 14, 2026
Apple Wallet Isn't Just Apple Pay, and That's the Problem
Most people still think it's just a tap-to-pay gimmick. Meanwhile it's replaced keys, transit cards, and IDs—if you know where to look.