Apple
AirPods Pro 3 first impressions (I'm so confused)
I thought this was a very good year for Apple's September event, and I pre-ordered everything as soon as I could. Well, everything besides the new AirPods Pro 3. See, I love the AirPods Pro (on a recent episode of Comfort Zone I called them the best product Apple's made
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The hotly-anticipated TechWoven review
The one you really wanted to read first!
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How the iPhone 17 Pro zoom lens compares to the Galaxy S25 and iPhone 16 Pro
God, comparing smartphone cameras these days is tough. I'd argue that the overall experience and ecosystem, as well
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This was the best iPhone event in years
I've had a little time to sleep on it, and I think yesterday's iPhone update is set to be the best year-on-year upgrade to the iPhone line in many years. This stands in contrast to previous years where, for example, the iPhone 16 lineup was basically a spec bump
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iPhone event blind reactions
For the first time in well over a decade, I wasn't able to watch the Apple iPhone announcement live, and I just finished watching it now. I haven't been online all day, so I have no idea what other people have said, which is a great way to write a blog
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Samsung stole this from Apple who stole it from Google
Back in 2021, Google released the Pixel 6 with a unique camera bar.
Then 3 years later they adjusted it to being a bar with rounded ends in the Pixel 9.
Then Apple was rumored to have a new design where they adopt a bar (with the Air apparently going to look very much like
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"No" part 2
Yesterday I wrote about how macOS and iPadOS apps are really merging into one unified experience. That was a quick post, but I wanted to hit on this again with some specific examples. The message was basically that while Apple hasn't technically "merged" the operating system, they have merged the experience
Politics
"These people do it naturally"
I've been thinking quite a bit recently about how the current state of the United States compares to other times in our history, and I came across this quote from a politician in the lead up to the Civil War discussing the virtues of black people and how they're fundamentally different
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How iPadOS can win me over
Apple's iPadOS 26 update was undoubtedly a significant upgrade for iPad power users. I've heard from a few people surprised that this update wasn't enough to get me to fully embrace the iPad again. Similarly, Federico Viticci’s interview with Craig Federighi have led some to believe the touch-
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Liquid glass, now with frosted tips
As many now have commented on, today's OS 26 betas tone down the liquid glass effect quite a bit on many elements in the operating system, and I've collected a few that stand out to me.
Ignore any subtle size differences. The beta 2 screenshots are from an iPhone 16 Pro
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In defense of the already-killed Tahoe beta 1 Finder icon
I’m old enough to remember when people in the Apple enthusiast crowd were disgusted by the new Finder icon.
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Liquid Glass isn’t Vista 2.0, it’s iOS 7 2.0
Like many others, I found myself thinking about iOS 7 during this week's WWDC where Apple showed us
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Everyone says they want opinionated design until they get it
Apple revealed their new design system this week built on a concept they're calling "liquid glass"
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The top thing I want from WWDC
I bought a Microsoft Surface on May 9 and have been using it for exactly a month as of today, the first day of WWDC. I bought it in large part because I was frustrated with my iPad. I love the iPad's hardware and physical flexibility, but the software is just never quite
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The post you knew was coming about the Switch 2 display
Nintendo gave the Switch 2 it's grand unveiling today, and I think it looks great. $449 is a steep starting price, but considering the features and the fact we live in a world of inflation and significant tariffs on many goods coming into the US, it's not insane in my book.
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Benchmarks from M2 Pro to M4 Pro
Long story short, I picked up a new MacBook Pro this week. I got the M4 Pro version with the higher core count and 1TB of internal storage. It's the exact same model in the lineup as the M2 Pro I've been using for the last 2.5 years (14 core
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This alert must die
I really thought that the screen recording notifications in macOS Sequoia would be the bane of my existence, but thankfully
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OS updates should respect my settings
Tim Hardwick writing for MacRumors: PSA: iOS 18.3.2 Re-Enables Apple Intelligence if You Turned It Off
With new iOS software updates, Apple has been automatically turning Apple Intelligence on again even for users who have disabled it, a decision that has become increasingly frustrating for those that don't want to
