Update 11/7: Since I wrote this column, several Macworld readers have reached out with similar issues on M1 MacBooks. Some readers have had luck with disabling extensions and other have suggested it’s related to Webkit. There are also lengthy Hacker News and Reddit threads with users recounting their experiences. For the past 10 months, I’ve…
Apple’s MacBook Pro line is finally back on track. After years of questionable design decisions, Apple’s new MacBook Pro models finally gave professional users a reason to get excited. With its new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, Apple mercifully killed the Touch Bar, an idea that was always more intriguing in theory than in practice.…
Can you imagine what the reviews would look like if Apple made a MacBook Pro with all the ports users wanted, but none of the processing power or software to back it up? Lucky for the masses, that’s not what happened – or at least that’s what the first reviews suggest. Still, the starting price…
When Apple announced the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Mini LED backlighting earlier this year, I knew it was time to upgrade from my 2018 model. And I wasn’t disappointed. The improved brightness (especially when watching movies in HDR) and superior contrast have made the purchase worthwhile — even if iPadOS continues to underwhelm and disappoint…
It’s been over a year since the M1 MacBook Air made its impressive debut, and it’s still as great of a laptop as it was back then. But for all of the incredible advantages Apple silicon afforded, Apple didn’t really change much about the MacBook Air. But reports say that’s going to change. Apple is…
IDG One of the main selling points of the new MacBook Pro—other than the ridiculously fast processors—is the abundance of ports, including the return of the on-board SD card reader. But according to early users, it’s not working as well as it should. As reported by Macrumors, several MacBook Pro users are reporting “super flakey…
Apple’s upcoming macOS 12.1 update will fix some odd interactions between its new MacBook Pros’ notched displays and menu bar apps, which should no longer be blocked behind the notch, according to MacRumors. Previously, some users had reported issues where menu bar icons could end up getting pushed behind the notch in the event that…
Apple is sending independent auditors to investigate an iPhone assembly facility in India, after poor working and living conditions at the plant prompted workers to go on strike. The facility in southern India is operated by longtime Apple partner Foxconn. An investigation by Reuters found that women working at the plant were laboring in extremely…
The iPhone 13 is only a few months old, but we’re already looking forward to the iPhone 14. Why? There have been plenty of rumors about the upcoming device, what it will look like, and what features will be on offer. In other words, while the phone could certainly surprise us, we may have a…
Some 250 women working at Foxconn's iPhone factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were treated for food poisoning this month. One-hundred-fifty-nine were hospitalized. That prompted demonstrations against living conditions at company hostels that have kept the factory at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, closed since December 18. Apple said it has placed the plant…
