Welcome to our hebdomadal Apple Breakfast chromatography column , which include all the Apple news you missed last workweek in a handy chomp - sized roundup . We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it function great with a Monday forenoon cup of coffee or teatime , but it ’s coolheaded if you want to give it a read during dejeuner or dinner party minute too .
The only way to win is not to play
And this apply to the smaller arguments too , such as the light-headed ones about engineering science . If your uncle thinks that Alexa is better than Siri ( which is correct ) or that Android is better than iOS ( unconvincing ) or that Windows is estimable than macOS ( absurd ) then let him have his little blah . There ’s rarely anything to be gained by engaging . Neither of you is go to interchange your place , and there are much nicer things to mouth about .
I know this because , while I do n’t consider myself to be an Apple fanboy , I ’m very much in an at - risk of exposure mathematical group . By the very nature of my occupation I often find out myself getting drawn into technical school - kin disputes , and pretty much always repent it . masses comment on my articles , or send me antagonistic tweet ( until I deleted the Twitter app from my iPhone , which was the dear decision I ever made , by the way ) , or make jocular remarks when they find out what I do for a living , and bam ! The same sure-enough dull argumentation is up and black market , and there ’s no way this is finish well for anyone .
The trouble with blistering partisan argumentation ( and yes , believe it or not , we ’re still talking about technology ) is that the two side find themselves getting pushed into positional extremes that they do n’t truly consider in . In the heating plant of the minute , I learn myself claiming that the charging setup of the 2d - gen Magic Mouse is fine because the fast - charge mapping think of the cable only needs to be connect for a couple of minutes . And even if I should go on to win that particular argument , I will have lost my immortal soul .
My view is that Apple is a broadly admirable corporation , as these thing go , with a decent - seeming CEO and a firm and pleasingly consistent ethos and aesthetic running through most of its intersection . I care my HomePods and I care my iPhone , and most of the meter I wish my MacBook . But it ’s still a corporation . For the usual ho-hum reasons – net income ; organisational dysfunction ; bad lot — it will sometimes make groovy clanging missteps and sometimes conduct in a room that ’s ruthless and fundamentally unwarranted . The lucky matter is that defending the companionship is n’t my business , and it is n’t yours either .
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Apple’snext big thingis so unspoilt it has peopleon the brink of tears .
Apple had aquiet 2023 – but it could be thecalm before the storm .
Apple is‘pausing ’ salesof the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 to comply with apatent opinion . But it ’s ok : arescue missionis underway .
Thenew boob tube appshould be themain Apple TV interface .
If you useFamily Sharing , Apple mightowe you some money .
Talking of cash , Apple’snew detail pricingmay save you money onApp memory subscriptions .
Just under the wire , Apple announcesthe first round ofnext - gen CarPlay gondola . But you in all probability ca n’t afford one .
Podcast of the week
2024 hope to be a big yr for Apple . What should we bear , besides the distinctive iPhone and Mac upgrades ? That ’s the issue of this episode of the Macworld Podcast !
you may catch every instalment of the Macworld Podcast onSpotify , Soundcloud , thePodcasts app , orour own internet site .
The rumor mill
Apple willreportedlylaunch two new4th - gen AirPodsmodels in 2024 .
Appleaccelerates Vision Pro product , aiming for aFebruary launching .
Thenext - gen Apple Watch‘100%’won’t oeuvre with be bands .
Software updates, bugs, and problems
Beeper ’s desperate effort to resuscitate itsAndroid iMessageservice : Use a Mac .
Malus pumila release speedyupdate to macOS 14.2withbug and security fixes .
Applereleases Io 17.2.1withmystery bug hole .
