Apple Creator Studio to Add MotionVFX, AI Assistants, and MCP Support in November

In November, Apple Creator Studio will get its biggest update since its release in January. There's a lot here, so let's break it down by app. Final Cut Pro and Motion Back in March, Apple acquired...

Apple Updates the Entry-Level 14-Inch MacBook Pro with the M6

Apple also introduced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro today featuring the M6 chipset. This entry-level MacBook Pro retains the design of the current M5 MacBook Pros, so the changes are all under the hood....

Apple Updates the iMac with the M6, Starting at $1,499

Apple's daily hardware drops continued today with a refresh to the iMac. The new iMac upgrades from an M4 to an M6 chip, with the base model starting at $1,499 and available in blue, green, pink,...

Today on AppStories: iPhone Duo First Impressions and Apps

Today on AppStories, Federico and I share our first impressions of the iPhone Duo and share our experiences in New York and London, where we learned more about the Duo and met with developers for...

The New iPad mini Adds OLED with a Larger 8.5-Inch Display

Apple today announced an update to the iPad mini, one of my favorite iPads. The new mini features an 8.5-inch OLED display, a landscape Center Stage camera, and many other updates throughout. This is...

Goodnotes: Take Your Architectural Ideas from Desk to Job Site [Sponsor]

Many architects still think best with a pencil in hand. A floor plan starts as a sketch, an elevation changes after a client meeting, and tricky details get worked out during site visits. Goodnotes...

MacStories Weekly: Issue 534

Apple Investigating Options for Extending Web Content Under iPhone Duo’s Safari Controls

Jen Simmons, writing at the official WebKit blog: Safari 27.1 does bring one change to users. Now, when someone holds iPhone Duo partially folded like a book while looking at a PDF on the web, Safari...

A Day with the iPhone Duo: First Impressions

I spent Wednesday in New York, interviewing developers about their iPhone Duo apps. It was like a little slice of WWDC dropped among Manhattan's skyscrapers, which was wonderful. There's nothing I...

Building for iPhone Duo, in App Developers’ Own Words

I spent yesterday in New York City interviewing developers about their iPhone Duo apps and the experience of building for such a new and different device. The depth and breadth of developers Apple...

iPhone Duo Review Roundup: Great Hinge, Messy Apps, and Everybody Misses Face ID

iPhone Duo reviews are out today, and while I was hoping that this year I’d get to review this hybrid device under embargo, it hasn’t happened (I hope it will, someday!). I’ve spent the past few...

Perplexity Computer’s Local-First Approach to Agents

Today, Perplexity announced a local-first mode for Computer where the model and agent work entirely on your Mac whether you're online or not, sending data to the cloud only with the user's approval....

Apple Announces October 28 “Pro and Tell” Event

In a post by Greg Joswiak on X, Apple has said it will hold an ‘Pro and Tell’ in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:00 am Pacific. Judging from the 'Pro' in the tagline, I...