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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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MediaPlayer Enhancements in iOS 10.3 The Battle to Control Home Automation Game Day: Red’s Kingdom Starbucks Adds Voice with iOS Beta and Alexa Skill Wi-Fi Widget: A Welcome Wi-Fi Shortcut Dropbox Introduces Smart Sync for Business Customers and Paper Emerges from Beta Scanbot Adds Todoist Integration Apple Shows Off New Siri Features for the Super...


Home Screen: Anders Borum

Twitter: @palmin. Creator of Working Copy, a powerful iOS Git client. For me, the iPhone SE is the ideal pocket computer, fitting comfortably in my jeans. I do need folders on my Home screen to hold everything together, but Apple will need some kind of weird magic to make me switch from this iPhone model....


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Game Day: Yuri Slopes Skiing and Snowboarding App Adds Search Snapchat Adds Universal Search, Shows Off New Design Apple Inc: A Pre-Mortem TextTool 2.0 Review Pokémon Duel Release Expanded to the US and Other Countries Gamevice Launches New iPhone and iPad Game Controllers with Lightning Charging Apple Releases iOS 10.3 Beta to Developers with ‘Find...


Home Screen: Manton Reece

Twitter: @manton2. Creator of Micro.blogand founder of Riverfold Software. My home screen background has been solid black for years. I’ve found that it makes everything more clear and readable. Keeping the bottom row blank also helps the home screen seem less cluttered. (I do use a real photo as the background on my lock screen.)...


Home Screen: James Thomson

Twitter: @jamesthomson. Creator of PCalcand DragThing. The hardest part of this was deciding which wallpaper to use for the screenshot. I don’t exactly have a minimalist setup. Since I was made a member of Plus Club earlier in the year against my will (I needed to track down a PCalc bug that only occurred on...


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Apple Highlights Wallpapers Created with Its Products to Celebrate the Chinese New Year Time Review: Powered by AI and You Game Day: Island Delta Apple Releases New Ad Featuring Portrait Mode 10 Years Ago, the iPhone Redefined Mobile Computing Airmail 1.5 Brings Custom Actions, Workflow Integration Phil Schiller on How the iPhone Changed Apple Facebook...


Home Screen: Jimmy Ly

Twitter: @jimmyly. Art Director. Instagram: jjjjimiand aiondelta. My quixotic quest for a label-less Home screen has lead to the discovery of this particular stock Live wallpaper. It is the only wallpaper that maintains white label text on top of a light coloured wallpaper without any background dimming. As for my Home screen arrangement, my basic...


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Twitter has rolled out a new Periscope integration to start streaming live video directly from the compose screen. You can now save Instagram posts for later with a bookmark button next to photos and videos. Zapier’s annual report on the web apps that saw the most usage and integrations in 2016. Slack has launched group...