MacStories Weekly: Issue 535

OpenAI Adds iCloud Calendar and Mail Plugins and Dot Texting

OpenAI continues to add features to its ChatGPT app on a regular basis, but there are a couple of recent Apple-specific updates worth mentioning. First, OpenAI created plugins for Calendar and Mail a...

MacBook Pro with Touch: A Mac for the iPad Generation

Ever since I got my hands on the very first iPad Pro all the way back in November 2015, I’ve gotten used to a certain type of computer interaction that Steve Jobs once decried as “ergonomically...

Apple Kicks Off Touch on Mac Developer Resources with Videos and Labs

As part of the introduction of Touch on the OLED MacBook Pros today, Apple has begun rolling out resources for developers. Apple's press release explains that many third-party apps will just work...

Apple Brings Touch to the Mac with New OLED MacBook Pros

Apple today introduced newly redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros featuring tandem OLED displays that support Touch. The new MacBook Pros, which are thinner and lighter than previous models,...

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,...

Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 27.2 with Apple Pencil Support for iPhone Duo and Smarter Siri

It's been just six weeks since iOS and iPadOS 27 were released, but Apple just introduced version 27.2, which packs a surprisingly long list of new features, some of which were first announced back...

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...