Apple has again added a collection of classic movies to Apple TV that subscribers can now stream at no extra cost.
The films are located in a new “Great Movies Available Now on Apple TV” carousel inside the Apple TV app. So far, free titles are showing up for subscribers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with the exact selection differing by country. In the U.S., 19 movies are available.
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CarPlay’s on a Boat and It’s Going Fast and...
Today, MasterCraft has announced it is adding CarPlay to some of its upcoming pontoon boats.
For those keeping score:
✅ Most new cars, at all sorts of price points
✅ Boats
❌ Rivian
It’s Public Beta Time
macOS Golden Gate and iOS/iPadOS/watchOS 27 are out in Public Beta. Jason Snell and Dan Moren have more over on Six Colors. At MacStories, Jonathan Reed wrote up watchOS, and Devon Dundee took on visionOS.
macOS 28 Will Remove Support for Encrypted HFS+ Volumes⇢
Apple, in a new support document:
In macOS 28 and later, the Mac OS Extended file system format will be supported only for volumes (disks and other storage devices) that aren’t encrypted. For future macOS compatibility, either decrypt or reformat any encrypted Mac OS Extended volumes.
macOS 28 and later will continue to support unencrypted volumes that use Mac OS Extended format. Mac OS Extended is also known as HFS Plus (or HFS+).
Golden Gate Bridge Wallpaper Added to macOS 27 Developer Beta 3
When the first Golden Gate beta shipped, the most obvious wallpaper was missing. With Developer Beta 3 today, Apple has made that right, with this beauty joining the earlier wallpaper:
Managing an Xserve Cluster⇢
Jeff Geerling is living the dream:
Apple Has Increased Prices Across Mac and iPad Models⇢
As foretold, Apple has increased the prices of many products today. Chance Miller has put together a list:
Macs
| Product: | Old Price: | New Price: | Increase: |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacBook Neo | $599 | $699 | 16.7% |
| 13-inch MacBook Air | $1,099 | $1,299 | 18.2% |
| 15-inch MacBook Air | $1,299 | $1,499 | 15.4% |
| M5 MacBook Pro | $1,699 | $1,999 | 17.7% |
| M5 Pro MacBook Pro | $2,199 | $2,499 | 13.6% |
| M5 Max MacBook Pro | $3,599 | $4,099 | 13.9% |
| iMac | $1,299 | $1,499 | 15.4% |
| M4 Max Mac Studio | $1,999 | $2,499 | 25% |
| M3 Ultra Mac Studio | $3,999 | $5,299 | 32.5% |
iPads
| Product: | Old Price: | New Price: | Increase: |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPad | $349 | $449 | 28.7% |
| 11-inch iPad Air | $599 | $749 | 25% |
| 13-inch iPad Air | $749 | $949 | 26.7% |
| 11-inch iPad Pro | $999 | $1,199 | 20% |
| 13-inch iPad Pro | $1,299 | $1,499 | 15.4% |
| iPad mini | $499 | $599 | 20% |
Other
| Product: | Old Price: | New Price: | Increase: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple TV 4K | $129 | $199 | 54.3% |
| HomePod | $299 | $349 | 16.7% |
| HomePod mini | $99 | $129 | 30.3% |
| Vision Pro | $3,499 | $3,699 | 5.7% |
Additionally, many upper-level SKUs saw increases. The Mac mini with M4 Pro got a $200 bump to $1,599, while the M5 Max MacBook Pro jumped from $3,599 to $4,099. As expected, increases really stack up when you start configuring higher-end options like larger SSDs and additional unified memory.
On Apple’s Pending Price Increases⇢
John Gruber, writing about Apple’s pending price increases:
I won a steak dinner from my Dithering cohost Ben Thompson, betting that Apple would not raise the prices on RAM when they introduced the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros in March, largely on the basis that Apple considers the pricing part of the product’s brand. For the same reason, I also do not think they’re going to raise the prices of existing products mid-cycle. I think Cook’s warning is about the fall, starting with the iPhones 18 Pro and the folding “Ultra” in September, and he issued the warning months early just to make the bad news “old news” by the time September gets here.
TimeCapsuleSMB⇢
After yesterday’s post about the end of the Time Capsule, several people pointed me to James Chang’s project on GitHub to keep them running:
Apple AirPort Time Capsules only support AFP and SMB1. Apple removed AFP support in macOS 27 (and removed SMB1 support from macOS a long time ago). This is a modern Samba setup that runs directly on the Time Capsule itself; macOS 27 can connect to the Time Capsule as a network share, and use it for Time Machine backups.
Goodbye, Time Capsule⇢
Hartley Charlton at MacRumors:
macOS 27 Golden Gate removes AFP support, ending Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule after nearly two decades, but a community project from a Microsoft engineer offers a potential workaround for owners not yet ready to move on.
The original Time Capsule was announced way back in 2008, in the same Macworld keynote as the first MacBook Air. From Apple at the time:
Time Capsule combines an 802.11n base station with a server grade hard disk in one small package. Simply plug it in, then easily set up automatic wireless backup for every Mac® in your house to a single Time Capsule with just a few clicks. Time Capsule offers the benefits of a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station, and comes in two models: a 500 gigabyte model for just $299 and a 1 terabyte model for just $499.
WWDC26: A Look at the Future⇢
From time to time, WWDC gives us a glimpse of what’s coming in the next year, like when Apple wanted developers to make sure their iOS apps could run on iPhones of different sizes.
As Dan Moren writes, this is one of those times, with nods to both touch-enabled Macs and a foldable iPhone.
WWDC26: A Look at macOS Golden Gate’s App Icons⇢
One of the first things I noticed after installing the macOS Golden Gate beta was the updated icon design. The colours are much bolder, several icons have been adjusted, and the refraction in the Liquid Glass effect has changed significantly, especially in icons like Journal.
There’s also a noticeable sharpness to the icons, along with a flattening of the Liquid Glass effect. I’m not sure yet whether this is simply an early-beta artifact or the intended final look. For example, while I really like the redesigned Finder icon, the sharp black edges around the nose currently feel a little unrefined.