With rumors of Apple exiting the wireless router market, I thought it’d be fun to revisit the company’s first Airport base station:
The AirPort Base Station is recommended for up to 10 users. It includes a base unit, external power supply, telephone cord, wall mount bracket, and complete software.
Not everyone believes the planet beneath our feet is spherical. The groups have been around for centuries, and survive today, thanks to the Internet.
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This fortnight, Jason and I discuss NASA’s $8.8 billion project: the James Webb telescope.
This week on Connected, Federico and Myke discuss the Google Daydream VR headset, how Instagram is becoming even more like Snapchat, Apple’s Holiday ad, the advancement of the iPad Pro, and iA Writer.
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2016 has been a confusing year for Mac fans.
The year has held zero updates to any desktop Mac. The Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Pro that are for sale today are the exact same machines that were for sale way back on January 1.
The MacBook got a much-needed speed bump back in the spring, and this fall the MacBook Pro was (finally) revised.
There are now three models of MacBook Pro to choose from:
I’m happy to present the 2016 edition of the 512 Pixels Holiday Gift Guide for People Like Me:
Brent Simmons, on the possible repercussions of Apple pulling out of the display and router markets:
With Apple no longer making displays and wireless routers, we have to look elsewhere for these things. And when we start looking elsewhere, we customers who have been in the habit of just buying the Apple thing get in the habit of looking outside Apple for things.
I can’t help but think that it’s a kind of an anti-halo effect. I can’t help but think that once we start looking elsewhere, we’ll look elsewhere more and more. We’ll get used to it. We’ll find out that other companies make things that work and are, in some cases, delightful.
Another day, another iPhone repair program:
Apple has determined that a very small number of iPhone 6s devices may unexpectedly shut down. This is not a safety issue and only affects devices within a limited serial number range that were manufactured between September and October 2015.
If you have experienced this issue, please visit an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider and have your device’s serial number checked to confirm eligibility for a battery replacement, free of charge.
Apple Inc. has disbanded its division that develops wireless routers, another move to try to sharpen the company’s focus on consumer products that generate the bulk of its revenue, according to people familiar with the matter.
Apple began shutting down the wireless router team over the past year, dispersing engineers to other product development groups, including the one handling the Apple TV, said the people, who asked not to be named because the decision hasn’t been publicly announced.
Apple’s new coffee table book “Designed by Apple in California” features many products the company has produced over the last 20 years. Turns out, most of what it is in the book is a part of my collection. Here are the actual products alongside the book:
I’ve zipped up all the photos used in the video and have uploaded them here for your wallpaper-setting pleasure:
I spent about an hour today at my local Apple Store trying out the Touch Bar on the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros.
I recently picked up the non-Touch Bar 13-inch MacBook Pro, so the screen, keyboard and case were already familiar. Below are some stream-of-consciousness thoughts:
I had a lot of fun as a guest on this week’s episode of Rocket:
Relay FM Big Boss Stephen Hackett joins Christina and Simone for a spirited discussion on the erosion of journalism (fake Facebook news!), that smooth MacBook Pro Touch Bar action, and the peach emoji’s restored butt status.