Today in Apple history: Ping social network fails to strike a chord
Cult of Macby Luke Dormehl·1 Sept 2026
September 1, 2010: Apple’s new music-focused social network, Ping, ships as part of iTunes 10. Apple says the service will let users discover new music and more easily follow their favorite...
Apple marks three more MacBook models as obsolete
Cult of Macby Anurag Chawake·1 Sept 2026
Apple added three more MacBook models to its official obsolete device list. That means the laptops no longer qualify for standard hardware service, so owners hoping for an easy trip to the Genius...
I gave my Mac five drive bays without building a NAS [Review]
Cult of Macby Rajesh Pandey·1 Sept 2026
The Orico MacData Vault puts five SATA drives and hardware RAID into a compact aluminum enclosure that looks right at home beside a Mac. It feels solid and runs quietly.
Get FastestVPN on 10 devices, just $30 for life
Cult of Macby Cult of Mac Deals·31 Aug 2026
The more devices you own, the more difficult it becomes to protect your privacy from malicious actors and sanctioned snoops.
Longtime Apple exec Phil Schiller relinquishes all major roles
Cult of Macby Ed Hardy·31 Aug 2026
Tim Cook isn’t the only high-level Apple executive changing roles: Phil Schiller, one of the most recognizable faces in Apple’s modern history, is reportedly stepping away from his remaining major...
Today in Apple history: iMac G5 takes a page out of the iPod's playbook
Cult of Macby Luke Dormehl·31 Aug 2026
August 31, 2004: Apple launches the iMac G5, a distinctive, white plastic computer that looks a little like the world’s biggest iPod.
Apple under pressure to change name of 'Lake Ontario' in Apple Maps
Cult of Macby Ed Hardy·31 Aug 2026
Apple Maps still calls it Lake Ontario, but perhaps not for much longer. President Donald Trump is trying to rename it “Lake America,” and reportedly asked Apple directly to make the change in...
Finally, your car can see the storm coming — just not from Apple Weather
Cult of Macby Anurag Chawake·31 Aug 2026
Your iPhone has known for years that it’s about to rain. Your car’s dashboard, running Apple’s own CarPlay software, has had no idea — because Apple Weather never made the jump to CarPlay.
OLED iPad mini: Everything we know so far
Cult of Macby Anurag Chawake·31 Aug 2026
Apple’s OLED iPad mini is closing in on release. A fresh report says the redesigned tablet would reach store shelves by the end of October.
Blame AI companies for Mac mini and Mac Studio shortage
Cult of Macby Rajesh Pandey·31 Aug 2026
Mac mini and Mac Studio are apparently a huge hit among AI companies. OpenAI reportedly purchased tens of thousands of Macs from Apple for reinforcement learning and “computer-use” AI agents.
Apple Watch Series 12 may finally catch up to Whoop and Fitbit
Cult of Macby Rajesh Pandey·31 Aug 2026
The upcoming Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 may feature continuous heart rate monitoring for better health tracking.
Why the folding iPhone won't support Apple Pencil
Cult of Macby Ed Hardy·30 Aug 2026
The folding iPhone expected in September will open to become what is essentially a small iPad. But that doesn’t mean that it will support Apple Pencil, the stylus designed for Apple tablets.
Today in Apple history: App Store hits quarter-million apps for sale
Cult of Macby Luke Dormehl·30 Aug 2026
August 30, 2010: Just two years after opening its virtual doors, the iOS App Store passes a key milestone: one-quarter of a million apps for sale.
This AI training bundle gets you fluent in Claude and ChatGPT for $29.99
Cult of Macby Cult of Mac Deals·30 Aug 2026
Want to get the most out of artificial intelligence? This six-course, 16-hour AI-training bundle walks you through Claude AI, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and ChatGPT 5.
Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs gets embroiled in stock-backdating scandal
Cult of Macby Luke Dormehl·29 Aug 2026
August 29, 2001: During a meeting, Apple’s board of directors awards CEO Steve Jobs new stock options that will become part of a stock-backdating scandal several years later.
iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 17 Pro: The biggest rumored changes
Cult of Macby Rajesh Pandey·29 Aug 2026
The iPhone 17 Pro is barely a year old, but its successor could bring some meaningful upgrades. Rumors point to camera, display and performance improvements for the iPhone 18 Pro, along with a...
How to protect yourself from identity theft: A complete safety guide
Cult of Macby Anurag Chawake·28 Aug 2026
One data breach could be all it takes for someone to steal your identity. If you want to know how to protect yourself from identity theft, a handful of habits go a long way.
You won't believe what someone paid for Steve Jobs’ eighth-grade science project
Cult of Macby Ed Hardy·28 Aug 2026
Parents, convinced your child is a budding genius? Then be sure to save everything they make because maybe someday you’ll be able to auction it off for big bucks.
M6 Mac mini vs M4 Mac mini: Everything that changed
Cult of Macby Anurag Chawake·28 Aug 2026
Apple’s just-launched Mac mini looks exactly the same on the outside as the previous model. But an M6 Mac mini versus M4 Mac mini comparison reveals a very different machine inside.
Cancel Adobe Acrobat and get this Mac-compatible PDF editor -- just $40 for life
Cult of Macby Cult of Mac Deals·28 Aug 2026
We love a good PDF editor that works on Mac, and Systweak PDF Editor Pro handles editing, converting, signing and locking down PDFs without touching the cloud.
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