What the next Apple TV needs to succeed

An Apple television receiver update hasreportedly been in the cardsfor a few months now , and late last week , reports suggestedthat the much - wait fresh variation of the set - top loge would arrive this fall . But the doubt on everybody ’s mind is exactly what such an update will entail . The be Apple TV has grown long in the tooth without a really substantial update since the second - generation version appeared in 2010 ....

August 6, 2015 · 8 min · 1536 words · Hannah Duke

The day the Music died

Every 24-hour interval is beautiful in the Mac humans , but now and then storm garner in the iCloud . permit this podcast be your umbrella , and I prognosticate to barricade with the strained weather analogies . This hebdomad Glenn and Susie talk over / kvetch about the confusion over the collision of Apple Music , iCloud Music Library , and iTunes Match . Because it ’s still pretty confusing ....

August 5, 2015 · 2 min · 357 words · Jennifer Baker

Freemium Field Test: Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation turns the spy thriller into a routine shooter

Free - to - play games often look sympathetic , but it ’s difficult to make love at a glance whether the business exemplar is pernicious and sport wrecking , or reasonable and worth pump a few bucks into . With Freemium Field Test , we ’ll take a late barren - to - dramatic play iOS game , put it through its pace , and have you know if it ’s really worth your time ( and money ) ....

July 27, 2015 · 7 min · 1375 words · Deborah Smith

PowerPoint 2016 for Mac review: New interface and features make PowerPoint pleasant

Our Verdict As I usePowerPoint 2016 for Mac , the parole that keeps popping into my question ispleasant . near everything about the massive visual overhaul from the previous version ( PowerPoint 2011 for Mac ) seems clear , friendlier , and more mod . It feels more like Apple’sKeynote , which I mean as a compliment . The lineament changes are mostly minor and elusive yet useful . Even so , PowerPoint 2016 for Mac still lags behind its Windows counterpart — and it also lost a few interesting features that were present in PowerPoint 2011 ....

July 26, 2015 · 6 min · 1188 words · Samuel Fowler

Google’s Nest smart thermostat yanked from the Apple Store

It was fun while it last , but with HomeKit machine appearing on store shelves , the Google - owned Nest Learning Thermostat is disappear from the Apple Store . If you mark off out the Apple Store online or in - soul , you wo n’t obtain the famous smart thermostat co - created by former Apple exec Tony Fadell . In its home , the Apple Store is now sell theHomeKit - enabled Ecobee3 ....

July 24, 2015 · 2 min · 425 words · Randy Thomas

Inside the Macworld Vault: A hidden collection of vintage Macs

Image byRoman Loyola A lot of Apple computer hardware has pass through the halls of Macworld . Over time , old hardware gets donated to charities and schools . But sometimes an item is put into storage , thinking that there might be a use for it down the road . More often , though , that token is forgotten about . I was late asked to sort through Macworld ’s store , and I terminate up have a fun trip through memory board lane ....

July 24, 2015 · 4 min · 700 words · Frank Yates

The week in Apple news: 47.5M iPhones, pleased Apple Watch users, Equality Act, VMAs, and more

It ’s the middle of summer , and Apple heated up the news telegram this preceding week . It all started with Apple Watch news from both the third - political party developer and the consumer point of view , and ended with Apple announcing its funding for the Equality Act . Blink and you may have leave out a headline — but that ’s all right , because we have the top Apple news headlines right here in this slideshow ....

July 24, 2015 · 3 min · 574 words · Elizabeth Hamilton

You Should Play: Headbutt zombies, eat brains in the ridiculous GoatZ

These days , keeping up with games can be a full - time occupation . So how do you separate the sign from the noise , the wheat from the chaff , the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps ? take into account us to help by regularly take a biz You Should meet . I ’ve played some stupid biz in my time , butGoatZ , a follow up to the odd microcomputer breakout hitGoat Simulatorthat has you run around as a caprine animal and cause chaos , may take the top situation ....

July 24, 2015 · 4 min · 837 words · Daniel Jackson

Apple TV review: For those deeply committed to the Apple ecosystem

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict While it ’s get down to show its old age , Apple TV ’s hooks into the Apple ecosystem still make it worth consider . Apple telly is a set - top box batter by the force of metre . Now more than two year old , it ’s show up its age in full term of user interface and performance , and itmight be replaced by a newer modelin the near time to come ....

July 23, 2015 · 3 min · 535 words · Miss Crystal Duffy

Freemium Field Test: Disney Dodo Pop is good-natured, gumball-tapping fun

spare - to - play games often take care appealing , but it ’s difficult to have intercourse at a glance whether the business model is pernicious and fun ruin , or fairish and worth pumping a few bucks into . With Freemium Field Test , we ’ll take a recent destitute - to - playing period iOS game , put it through its paces , and let you know if it ’s really worth your time ( and money ) ....

July 19, 2015 · 7 min · 1323 words · Desiree Martinez

You Should Play: Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions adds fun new layers to the arcade blaster

These 24-hour interval , stay fresh up with game can be a full - time business . So how do you class the signaling from the dissonance , the wheat from the chaff , the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps ? Allow us to help by on a regular basis pick out a plot You Should dally . Controller - based games do n’t always translate well to touch equipment , and Geometry Wars seems like it ought to be a prime lesson of that ....

July 17, 2015 · 6 min · 1124 words · Caroline Delacruz

Neil Young to remove music from streaming services because of low sound quality

Another Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , another artist who ’ll soon be escape from your stream playlists . On Wednesday morning , Neil Youngposted a subject matter on his prescribed Facebook pageannouncing that he ’s pulling his medicine from streaming service of process . “ cyclosis has terminate for me . I hope this is fine for my lover , ” the artist wrote . By the prison term of writing , however , Neil Young ’s music was still useable to stream on Apple Music and Spotify ....

July 15, 2015 · 3 min · 442 words · Jose Glass

O El Capitan, my Capitan

The new headphone books are here ! Wait , no they are n’t . But the new operating systems are . Last week , Apple unleashed public betas of both OS X 10.11 El Capitan , and iOS 9 . We download and install them and start out kicking the tires , and now it ’s clip to discuss our experiences on the podcast . Joining us is Macworld ’s former editorial music director , More Color columnist , and all - around good pal Jason Snell ....

July 15, 2015 · 2 min · 409 words · Michael Leonard