Cirrus 1.17 Makes iCloud Pinning Easier to Inspect
The updated utility reveals individually pinned files, but its count leaves out folder-inherited pinning.
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Wox 2.4.7 Adds an Offline Mode for Local Mac Search
Wox’s new offline mode keeps local search available while pausing updates, online stores and third-party plugins. Here’s what changes on a Mac.
Why Muse Spark Open Needs a Mac Studio Cluster
Meta’s open-weight release highlights memory capacity, distributed inference and the limits of benchmark comparisons.
Magnitude 0.2.9 Adds a Persistent Mac AI Server Mode
Magnitude’s latest update keeps a Mac serving local AI models after logout and adds Claude Code connections without a Claude login.
OpenLogi 0.8.14 Adds Easy-Switch Host Details on Mac
OpenLogi adds paired-computer details, supported keyboard backlight controls and Sparkle updates on Mac. Hardware compatibility still needs checking.
Apple Is Turning Hardware Into a Subscription Business
Apple is preparing a new leasing program that could change how customers buy iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch. Apple is preparing a new device leasing program called Apple Upgrade, allowing customers to pay monthly for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch devices instead of paying the full price upfront. The program is expected to…
The Memory Shortage Is Wrecking the PC Market. It’s Helping Apple.
Global PC shipments fell 4.9 percent last quarter to 68.2 million units, the first drop after nine straight quarters of growth. Lenovo, HP, and Dell all shrank. Apple did the opposite, shipping 6.7 million Macs, up 10.1 percent, for 9.9 percent of the market. It was the only top-five vendor to grow. Apple beats a…
macOS 28 Drops Encrypted HFS+ Drives: Who Needs to Act
Apple posted a support document this week. Starting with macOS 28, the Mac OS Extended format, known as HFS+, will only work on drives that aren’t encrypted. A drive that is both HFS+ and encrypted stops working once you install macOS 28, so it needs handling first. The update ships in 2027. Only that one…
The Week Apple Stopped Setting Its Own Prices
On June 25, Apple’s online store went down for a few hours and came back with higher prices across the lineup: every Mac, every iPad, the Apple TV, both HomePods, and the Vision Pro. Everyone has covered the price list. Here’s what it actually means. Apple explained itself Apple almost never gives a reason for…
