Dezeen can exclusively reveal photos of technology company Apple’s new events venue, which is built into the hillside at the Apple Park campus in California.
Set to officially open later today, The Observatory is the most significant building to be completed on the campus since the Steve Jobs Theater opened in 2017.
Designed “as a contemplative space”, the subterranean building will be used for launch events and to showcase the brand’s latest technology.
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Sponsor: Unite 5 Turns Web Apps Into Supercharged macOS Apps⇢
Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience.
What sets Unite 5 apart? We’ve gone beyond just app conversion. Our new intricate link-forwarding rules give you unparalleled control over web interactions, making your web apps smarter and more integrated than ever before.
Mac Power Users #761: Mr. Automation: Matt Cassinelli⇢
Matt Cassinelli joins the show to discuss his background with Workflow and Apple and how it led to him becoming the “Shortcuts Guy.” The group then discusses Apple’s automation tools across its platforms, and how those tools have extended to the web.
Ten Years Ago, Apple & U2 Gave ‘Songs of Innocence’ to Over Half a Billion iTunes Users
Monday, September 9 will mark ten years since Apple announced the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as the Apple Watch.
That’s all fine and good, but the real news of the day was free music from U2:
Apple, Universal Music Group and legendary rock band U2 today announced the release of the album “Songs of Innocence,” which Apple is gifting to iTunes Store customers around the world, making it the largest album release ever with over half a billion copies distributed. The album features 11 new songs from the band and charts their earliest influences from 70s rock and punk rock to early 80s electronica and soul. The album is free for iTunes Store account holders in 119 countries and is available exclusively on iTunes for the next five weeks.
The Color Czar at Work⇢
Looks like the colors of Monday’s new iPhones have leaked, and once again the Pro phones are just so… boring.
Connected #517: The Rickies (September 2024)⇢
It’s Glowtime! Apple’s annual iPhone keynote is September 9, so Federico, Myke, and Stephen peered into a crystal ball and have returned with a range of predictions for the event.
This episode went sideways, even for us, but it should be fun to score these picks next week.
Sponsor: MarsEdit 5⇢
MarsEdit 5 is a major upgrade to the preeminent Mac app for editing WordPress, Micro.blog, Tumblr, and many other types of blogs.
The new Microposting feature makes it “as easy to post to your own blog as it is to post to social media.” When MarsEdit 5 is running on your Mac, just press a configurable global keyboard shortcut, write out your latest thoughts, and instantly publish to your blog.
Odd Sound Coming from Starliner⇢
Boeing has a ghost in the machine.
Mac Power Users #760: Production Workflow Check-In⇢
This week on Mac Power Users, David and I take inventory of what software and services we’re using in our content businesses, and how we work with our respective teams across multiple time zones and platforms.
AnandTech Closing⇢
Ryan Smith, with some very sad news:
It is with great sadness that I find myself penning the hardest news post I’ve ever needed to write here at AnandTech. After over 27 years of covering the wide – and wild – word of computing hardware, today is AnandTech’s final day of publication.
For better or worse, we’ve reached the end of a long journey – one that started with a review of an AMD processor, and has ended with the review of an AMD processor. It’s fittingly poetic, but it is also a testament to the fact that we’ve spent the last 27 years doing what we love, covering the chips that are the lifeblood of the computing industry.
Paper Places #5: Writing a Successful Blog in 2024⇢
Kerry Provenzano was kind enough to have me on her podcast, and we talked a lot about blogging:
In this episode, Kerry is joined by Relay co-founder, podcaster and blogger Stephen Hackett. They delve into Stephen’s 16 years of writing at 512 Pixels and uncover the key advice writers should follow if they want to write successful blog.
It was a lot of fun to talk to Kerry about my writing. If you enjoy 512 Pixels, I think you’ll like this interview.
Connected #516: The Spirit of the Blue Shell⇢
Federico tried an iPhone screen protector, Stephen remembered some dates, and Myke interrupted the first St. Jude read of the year. Lastly, Apple has an upcoming event, so the guys take some time to reevaluate the Bill of Rickies.