MacStories Team

1558 posts on MacStories since July 2011

Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

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In This Issue

Federico shares a tip about moving tasks from Reminders to Todoist, Jonathan uses Shortcuts for distraction-free app search, and John has thoughts about the OpenAI’s acquisition of Sky, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories...


Previously, On MacStories

Apple Strikes Broadcast Deal with F1 - MacStories Anthropic Releases Haiku 4.5: Sonnet 4 Performance, Twice as Fast Apple Announces New M5 iPad Pros Apple Debuts New 14” MacBook Pro with the M5 Chip Apple Reveals the M5 Apple Vision Pro LLMs As Conduits for Data Portability Between Apps A Fresh Spin on Apple Music:...


This Week on MacStories Podcasts

This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, with rumors of more products in the pipeline, Federico and John share what they want most from Apple before the end of the year. On AppStories+, Federico experiments with lightning fast inference and iteration using Cerebras for scripting. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify...


In This Issue

John reflects on the M5 chip and Vision Pro updates from earlier this week and shares a tip about Claude Skills and Jonathan takes the crossbody strap plunge, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories...


Previously, On MacStories

Synology Drops Branded Drive Requirement Jump Into the Liquid Glass Pool: A MacStories OS 26 App Roundup Reports of Slide Over’s Death Were Greatly Exaggerated Apps in ChatGPT MacStories Deals Roundup: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Digital Foundry Documents the iPhone 17 Pro’s Major Gaming Gains...


In This Issue

An update on MacStories, Federico tests the limits of Spotify’s ChatGPT integration, John shares Spotlight tips and an assortment of gadgets, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts....


This Week on MacStories Podcasts

This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John demystify Model Context Protocol (MCP), covering how it works, where it’s heading, and practical examples of what it can do. On AppStories+, Federico and John experiment with whether AI can make sense of the information firehose. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro...


A MacStories Update

MacStories is in the midst of big changes that, so far, have been almost completely invisible to readers. So today, we want to catch everyone up on where things stand and explain what we’ve been doing. What prompted this note is the fact that earlier this week, we identified an issue that prevents the MacStories...


Previously, On MacStories

Apple Removes ICEBlock and Similar Apps From the App Store Under Pressure From the DOJ Coming Soon: What’s New in October on Apple TV+ First Look: Logitech’s MX Master 4 Adds Haptics, Actions Ring, and a USB-C Bolt Receiver Apple Highlights Apps Using Its Foundation Models Framework...