We got news that Apple has settled the App Store fee dispute with the European Union, which is good. If Apple can get out of this mess with a negotiated deal instead of years of litigation and penalties, they should consider themselves ahead of…
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The Vision Pro’s Uncertain Future
For some time now, I’ve believed that while the Vision Pro is on a slow burn at Apple, its future was certain. The incoming CEO, John Ternus, has said several times that he believes this is part of Apple’s future. We’ve heard lots of…
Continue reading →New M5 Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini
We got a nice surprise from Apple this morning with some new Macs. Those of you waiting for that M5 Ultra Mac Studio are finally going to get your wish. You can get the M5 Ultra with up to 36 CPU cores and up…
Continue reading →Susan Kare Revisits the Original Mac Icons
Marcus Mendes at 9to5Mac points to Susan Kare’s talk at this year’s Startup School, where she goes back through the icons and graphics she made for the original Macintosh. Y Combinator has the video up on YouTube. Kare drew bitmaps on a grid, one…
Continue reading →Looming Supply Shortages
During its earnings call, Apple advised that it is bracing for growing supply pressure on its products. I know some of this stems from Ramageddon and the massive build-out of AI server farms, but it feels like it runs deeper than that. As Apple…
Continue reading →Apple Should Just Do One Big Thing a Year
I’ve been running Apple’s beta software this year and I keep forgetting it’s there. And that got me thinking. This is the smoothest beta cycle in years. Apple shipped one genuinely big new thing, Siri AI, the one we’ve all been waiting on, and…
Continue reading →Where Apple’s Price Increases Landed
Last week I wrote that Apple’s price increases were coming and bet the high end would take the hit while the cheap stuff stayed cheap. The prices landed this week, and I was half right. The high end did take it. The M3 Ultra…
Continue reading →Where Apple’s Price Increases Will Land
Tim Cook just told the Wall Street Journal that Apple is raising prices. The cause is a memory chip shortage. “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable,” Cook said. He added that Apple has been trying to shield its customers, “but the situation has become unsustainable”.…
Continue reading →PowerPhotos: The Apple Photos Power Tools You’re Missing (Sponsor)
I’m happy to welcome back PowerPhotos as a MacSparky sponsor. If you spend any real time inside Apple Photos, you know what’s missing. PowerPhotos fills those gaps, and has been doing it for years. Apple Photos was built on the idea that you have…
Continue reading →Apple Recognizes 50 Developer Community Leaders
Apple launched a new page on the developer site last week honoring 50 community leaders who help the Apple developer community through teaching, content creation, events, and accessibility advocacy. WWDC 2026 starts June 8, and the timing feels intentional. It’s a nice gesture. I…
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