AmberMac Archive: theothermac

Apple’s WWDC June 2024 Keynote

Apple had a lot of software-related announcements at its (too-long) June 2024 WWDC keynote and we’ll touch on some of the bigger ones below. Apple Intelligence This was kinda/sorta positioned as the “one more thing” moment but basically it’s Apple’s secure version of AI built into your iPhone, iPad,… Read More

Apple’s May 2024 iPad Event

Apple’s May 2024 event was pretty much entirely focused on iPads and related accessories. The half-hour presentation featured mostly hardware, but we also got to hear a couple of very cool nuggets about updates to the iPadOS versions of Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. Let’s start with the hardware:… Read More

New iPhones & Apple Watches at Apple’s September 2023 Event

Apple’s September 2023 event kept things pretty focused, with a lot of references to the considerable (and impressive and commendable) environment efforts Apple has been making (check out the “Mother Nature” video from the event – it’s pretty entertaining), but came down to just two things: new… Read More

New iPhones, Airpods, and Watches at Apple’s September 2022 Event

Apple’s September 2022 event didn’t have any huge surprises, but it did introduce some great upgrades and cool new features. So let’s start with the most impressive new device, the incredible, completely new Apple Watch Ultra. Apple Watch Ultra The Apple Watch Ultra is geared towards pretty extreme users to… Read More

Apple’s June 2022 Event: WWDC Highlights

Apple’s WWDC 2022 event didn’t reveal much earth-shattering, so it looks like we might have to wait for the fall until we see some more gear (aside from the M2 laptops below – was really hoping for a new HomePod with screen here). To tell the truth,… Read More

Apple’s March 2022 ‘Peek Performance’ Event

Apple snuck out an event on March 8th with a few interesting announcements, including a great iPad Air update, an impressively-chipped iPhone SE, and the new Mac Studio (and Display (and M1 Ultra chip)). Here are the deets (oh, and since I’m being parenthetical, there are also two new iPhone 13… Read More