One thing I haven’t seen much written about is the addition of Bluetooth 5.0 to iPhone 8 and iPhone X. According to the Bluetooth standards commission, the big change with version 5.0 is increased range. (The last few updates have focused on reduced battery…
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Austin Mann’s iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review
Austin Mann has been writing iPhone camera reviews for years and they’re great. It’s really nice seeing what a professional photographer can do with the new iPhone hardware. This year he took a trip to India and has some great examples of the new…
Continue reading →Apple Watch Series 3 Review and Thoughts
The Apple Watch series 3 reviews are starting to show up online. My favorites were from John Gruber and 9to5 Mac. There also appears to be some sort of bug with unauthenticated Wi-Fi networks but I expect that will get sorted out. While Apple’s…
Continue reading →Which iPhone for Non-Geeks?
Apple’s review embargo on the iPhone 8 reviews lifted today and there are several positive reviews out concerning the new hardware. I’ve received several emails from listeners asking for advice about choosing between the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. If you’re reading these words,…
Continue reading →MPU 396: Apple Event and iOS 11
This week’s show includes our takeaways from the September 12 Apple event. We dive deep on the new hardware, and I give Katie a hard time about buying a new iPhone. We also start discussing the features available in iOS 11, which will ship in…
Listen & read notes →Tinderbox 7.2 gets Faster plus Third Party App Support (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Tinderbox. Tinderbox stores and organizes your notes, plans, and ideas. Imagine a piece of software that can collect your thoughts and then let you visually organize and re-arrange them and you’re getting the idea about the power of…
Continue reading →Craig Federighi Talks Face ID on the TalkShow
This week Apple’s software head, Craig Federighi, joined the Talk Show podcast to explain and answer questions about Face ID. It’s a great Sunday afternoon listen. I think my favorite part was the disclosure that if you pick up your iPhone X and swipe…
Continue reading →The $1,000 iPhone
Because I’m such a geek, I often hear from my non-geek friends following a big Apple announcement. I would like to think my friends are generally pretty smart people. However, rarely have they actually watch the event. Instead, they’ve seen a headline or two…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Jason Tate
This week’s home screen post features Jason Tate (website)(Twitter). In addition to running Chorus.fm, Jason also hosts the Encore podcast, about the music industry. Jason’s also an Apple geek. So Jason, show us your home screen. What are some of your favorite apps? The…
Continue reading →The A11 Bionic Chip
As part of Apple’s announcements on Tuesday, they spent considerable time talking about the silicon in the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X. It’s called the A11 Bionic. While there have been lots of chips in the A series from Apple, I’m not aware…
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