The free RetroMac app themes your Mac to look like System 6, Mac OS 9, or even Windows 98. Its companion browser Reframe wraps today’s Web in old browser chrome and can throttle your connection to ...

If you have an iPhone 18 Pro Max on AT&T, update to iOS 27.0.1 immediately and install new carrier settings to avoid a service-disrupting bug that may require hardware replacement.

Apple has signaled forthcoming changes to Full Disk Access in macOS, seemingly in response to risks from AI agents like Meta’s Muse accessing users’ files, mail, messages, and browsing history. How ...

Adam Engst 5 October 2026 5 comments Apple Plans to Tighten Full Disk Access Controls. Blurb: Apple has signaled forthcoming changes to Full Disk Access in macOS, seemingly in res ...

Adam Engst 21 September 2026 8 comments Notes on Setting Up a New iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12 Adam Engst shares his experience setting up a new iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12, ...

Slowing AI development and keeping humans in the loop both sound reassuring. Mark Gibbs argues that neither is a real brake. What matters are external constraints the AI cannot override, bypass, ...

ElevationLab’s AirTag Silencer lets anyone disable the safety alerts that help stalking and domestic violence victims detect hidden trackers. Glenn Fleishman is calling for an immediate recall.

Mark Gibbs is a former journalist, former CTO, longtime technology columnist, and currently exhausted observer of what the ...

What does 36 hours of video playback actually mean for your iPhone battery life? After analyzing specs for 55 iPhone models, ...

A zero-day CoreGraphics exploit is being used in “extremely sophisticated attacks against specific targeted individuals.” Apple has patched it in iOS 26.7.1 and related updates, while OS 27.0.1 ...

If you bought an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 model between mid-2024 and early 2025, Adam Engst explains how to claim up to $95 (but probably $25) from Apple’s $250 million Siri ...