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May 5, 2016
Six Colors Podcast: 17: May 5, 2016
The power of the Mac menu bar by Jason Snell at Macworld
How I podcast: Live and in person by Jason Snell
Viv, the spiritual successor to Siri, gets its first public demo on Monday by Dan Moren
May 4, 2016
Six months of the fourth-generation Apple TV by Dan Moren
Report: Apple Music to get UI overhaul at WWDC by Dan Moren
May 3, 2016
A lost iPad’s travelogue by Jason Snell
Kindle Oasis Review by Jason Snell
Warning signs for Apple’s iPhone business by Dan Moren
May 2, 2016
Hulu looking to launch cable-like streaming service by Dan Moren
Quitter: Marco Arment wrote a Mac app by Jason Snell
SoundCloud shuts down podcasts temporarily by Jason Snell
May 1, 2016
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April 30, 2016
The Back Page: Apple events – the darker side by Dan Moren (members-only post)
By Request: Dreams of iOS podcasting by Jason Snell (members-only post)
What I Use: Keeping in touch by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Is it June yet? by Jason Snell (members-only post)
April 29, 2016
Comcast to roll out 1TB data caps? by Jason Snell
Reassuring words about Apple’s approach to Services by Jason Snell
Imagining a totally wireless MacBook or iPhone by Dan Moren at Macworld
What does Apple look like without the iPhone? by Jason Snell at iMore
April 28, 2016
The Rebound 83: He’s More Crazy Shirt Than Man Now (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: 16: April 28, 2016
MyScript Stylus: Handwriting on iPad, with a catch by Jason Snell
The iPhone SE: A surprise hit? by Jason Snell at Macworld
Too many secrets by Dan Moren
April 27, 2016
Why Tim Cook is still optimistic after Apple’s growth stalled in Q2 2016 by Jason Snell at Macworld
Apple’s “first” subscription service paves the way for more by Dan Moren
April 26, 2016
Picking apart Apple’s Q2 2016 numbers by Jason Snell
Apple analyst call transcript by Jason Snell at iMore
Apple Q2 2016 results: Going down! by Jason Snell
Dropbox solves the Terabyte Conundrum with Project Infinite by Jason Snell
Talkshow: Texting in public by Jason Snell
It’s Apple Earnings day! by Jason Snell
Low-cost USB audio interfaces review by Jason Snell
April 25, 2016
New watch apps must be native as of June 1 by Dan Moren
Microsoft’s Word Flow keyboard arrives on iPhone by Jason Snell
Report: Next Apple Watch to have cellular networking? by Dan Moren
The Verge debuts a new gadget blog, Circuit Breaker by Jason Snell
April 22, 2016
Prince, music (and tech) visionary by Jason Snell
Siri tells you all about Liam by Dan Moren
Why Intel’s problem won’t be Apple’s problem by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 21, 2016
Six Colors Podcast: 15: April 21, 2016
The Rebound 82: Johnny Likes to Get New Stuff (Podcast)
The Apple Car is the company’s road to the future by Jason Snell at Macworld
How iMessage security works by Dan Moren
April 20, 2016
Comcast may finally let me stream TV on my TV by Dan Moren
Adios, Xbox 360 by Dan Moren
April 19, 2016
Apple, paint and gunpowder by Jason Snell
The story behind the Amazon Echo by Dan Moren
Netflix to “keep an open mind” about offline viewing by Dan Moren
Report: Details of ‘Playstation 4K’ by Jason Snell
How Serenity Caldwell found her lost iPad by Jason Snell
Apple releases government information request report for second half of 2015 by Dan Moren
RelayCon: WWDC 2016 by Jason Snell
Apple updates MacBook: rose gold, no Thunderbolt 3 by Jason Snell
April 18, 2016
Ahead of WWDC, Apple updates developer resource site by Jason Snell
WWDC dates revealed by Siri, confirmed by Apple by Dan Moren
Former Apple board member Bill Campbell passes away by Dan Moren
Off the charts by Jason Snell
Looking up a mountain by Jason Snell
April 15, 2016
iPad Picture in Picture drives video viewing by Jason Snell
Typing test: The 12.9-inch iPad Pro advantage by Jason Snell
Is Apple ready for a car trip? by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 14, 2016
Quick Tip: A keyboard shortcut to bring up the emoji keyboard on iOS by Dan Moren
Another sign points towards “MacOS” rename by Dan Moren
Six Colors Podcast: 14: April 14, 2016
The Rebound 81: Head Shaved by a Robot (Podcast)
Screens 4 brings one-touch passwords, groups, redesign by Dan Moren
iOS 10 wish list: Support for USB drives and network storage by Jason Snell at Macworld
The Mounties have BlackBerry’s global decryption key by Dan Moren
Microsoft sues to tell you when the government seizes your data by Dan Moren
Apple kills iTunes Allowances by Dan Moren
April 13, 2016
Amazon’s new Kindle Oasis goes for the thick end of the wedge by Dan Moren
April 12, 2016
Blackbox developer on getting app reviews by Dan Moren
April 11, 2016
A travel database in my photo library by Jason Snell
April 8, 2016
The trouble with 3D Touch by Jason Snell at Macworld
Pencil it in: Apple should bring back handwriting recognition on the iPad by Dan Moren at Macworld
Time Machine Baseball: Old games, computer announcer by Jason Snell
April 7, 2016
The Rebound 80: There’s a Giant Squid in the Kitchen?! (Podcast)
FBI: iPhone crack only works on 5c or earlier running iOS 9 by Dan Moren
Rogue One trailer: “This is a rebellion, isn’t it?” by Dan Moren
April 6, 2016
Six Colors Podcast: 13: April 6, 2016
9.7-inch iPad Pro Review: Chocolate or vanilla? by Jason Snell
Convert MKV files (and others) seamlessly with Permute by Dan Moren
April 5, 2016
Messaging app WhatsApp is now encrypted end-to-end by Dan Moren
Streaming Wars, Episode VII: The Fragmentation Continues by Dan Moren
HP’s Spectre laptop is an attempt to out-Apple Apple by Dan Moren
April 4, 2016
The Echo Dot: Small size, same features by Dan Moren
The inside story on the Amazon Echo by Jason Snell
Study: Grammar correctors are ‘jerks’ by Jason Snell
April 1, 2016
‘My uncle works for Nintendo’ by Jason Snell
A personal history of Apple by Jason Snell at Macworld
Could Apple Pay clean up the in-app purchase mess? by Dan Moren at Macworld
Remembering the early, glorious Mac web by Jason Snell at The Verge
Happy 40th, Apple by Jason Snell
March 31, 2016
The Rebound 79: My Diamond Shoes are Too Tight! (Podcast)
Looking back on 40 years of Apple by Dan Moren at Rivet Radio
The Back Page: Apple events – the darker side by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Some podcast and magazine follow-up by Jason Snell (members-only post)
By Request: It’s listening by Dan Moren (members-only post)
What We Use: Writing tools by Six Colors Staff (members-only post)
Anticipation from afar by Jason Snell (members-only post)
iOS 9.3.1 is out, with bug fix by Jason Snell
iPad Pro accessory odds and ends by Jason Snell
iPhone SE review: Smaller can be better by Jason Snell
March 30, 2016
Apple issues 2016 Supplier Responsibility Report by Dan Moren
The “Colbert Emoji” by Jason Snell
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Can you use an Amazon Echo on the Sabbath? by Dan Moren
Apple rolls out new WebKit features with Safari Technology Preview by Jason Snell
The college myth by Jason Snell
Fantastical for Mac gets better sync features by Jason Snell
March 29, 2016
Review: Smart Keyboard for 9.7-inch iPad Pro by Jason Snell
Testing Apple’s 29W USB-C iPad charging by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: 12: March 29, 2016
FBI may not disclose iPhone vulnerability to Apple by Dan Moren
Stop Safari from animating GIFs by Dan Moren
March 28, 2016
When your sewer pipe makes you go on a diet by Jason Snell
The Talk Show: “Strict Robot Definer” by Jason Snell
Quick Tip: Adding an email alias on OS X El Capitan by Dan Moren
Wish List: Better GIF support in iOS and OS X by Dan Moren
Holoportation is almost like being there by Dan Moren
March 26, 2016
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March 25, 2016
FBI vs. Apple: Where is this going? by Jason Snell
Recording the Upgrade in-car podcast by Jason Snell
Free Siri! Why Apple should make an Echo competitor by Jason Snell at Macworld
March 24, 2016
Which iPad Pro? by Jason Snell
iPad Air 2 or 9.7-inch iPad Pro? by Jason Snell
A few Lightning USB 3 Adapter follow-ups by Jason Snell
March 23, 2016
Apple’s Lightning to USB 3 adapter brings iPad podcasting one step closer by Jason Snell
Report: Israeli firm helping FBI unlock San Bernardino iPhone by Dan Moren
9.7-inch iPad Pro features internal Apple SIM plus swappable SIM card by Dan Moren
March 22, 2016
The Rebound 78: Dump Truck Full of Phones (Podcast)
Adventures in troubleshooting AirDrop by Dan Moren
The 9.7-inch iPad Pro and the Missing USB 3 Speed by Jason Snell
Password-protecting Notes in iOS 9.3 and OS X 10.11.4 by Dan Moren
March 21, 2016
Tea and scones in Cupertino: The “Loop You In” Apple event by Jason Snell
’40 years in 40 seconds’ annotated by Jason Snell
9.7-inch iPad Pro hands on: A worthy successor to the iPad Air 2 by Jason Snell at Macworld
Andy Grove dies at 79 by Jason Snell
iPhone SE hands on: Where 2012 meets 2015 by Jason Snell at Macworld
FBI says it can unlock iPhone without Apple’s help by Dan Moren
Apple shifts focuses from small products to big issues by Dan Moren
Apple “In the Loop” event at 10PT/1ET by Jason Snell
As tech gets more complex, the best tech stays simple by Dan Moren at Macworld
A look inside Square’s EMV/Apple Pay reader by Dan Moren
March 20, 2016
Apple’s Town Hall: A look back by Six Colors Staff
March 18, 2016
The art of the Apple event by Jason Snell at iMore
Why smaller iOS developers would be smart to head back to the Mac by Jason Snell at Macworld
Report: Apple building out cloud infrastructure by Dan Moren
March 17, 2016
The Rebound 77: Usually Schmusally (Podcast)
Tim Cook: Apple is in a ‘bizarre position’ in FBI case by Dan Moren
Cookie Monster is a Siri user, just like us by Dan Moren
March 16, 2016
Letterboxd’s native iOS app is one to watch by Dan Moren
March 15, 2016
Sony’s PlayStation VR will be a $399 PS4 add-on by Dan Moren
Apple challenges All Writs Act in DOJ case by Dan Moren
Quick Tip: Generate random passwords with OS X’s Password Assistant by Dan Moren
The Man in the Hat is back… by Dan Moren
March 14, 2016
Last Week Tonight takes on Apple v. FBI encryption debate by Dan Moren
March 12, 2016
The sadness and beauty of a computer that plays Go by Jason Snell
March 11, 2016
Six Colors Podcast: 11: March 11, 2016
Microsoft builds Evernote importer for OneNote by Jason Snell
The App Store disconnect by Jason Snell
iPhone Bracketology by Jason Snell
The smaller iPhone SE could be a really big deal by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 10, 2016
Final ‘Captain America: Civil War’ trailer debuts by Jason Snell
The Rebound 76: The Apple of Ice Cream (Podcast)
Amid layoffs, Sonos seems to embrace Alexa by Jason Snell
iBooks Audiobooks can now be redownloaded via iCloud by Dan Moren
Ding-dong, the doom is dead by Jason Snell at Macworld
Quick Tip: Finding apps running down your iOS device’s battery by Dan Moren
March 9, 2016
Ta-Nehisi Coates on reviving Black Panther by Dan Moren
The Verge interviews FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler by Dan Moren
March 8, 2016
‘Expanding the Twemoji Universe’ by Jason Snell
Google apps take a baby step forward on iPad by Jason Snell
Google Photos adds retroactive support for Live Photos on iOS by Dan Moren
Close encounters of the Apple Campus kind by Dan Moren
March 7, 2016
Dr. McCoy was right by Jason Snell
Supreme Court refuses to hear Apple ebook case by Jason Snell
Serenity Caldwell reviews the Apple Pencil with the Apple Pencil by Jason Snell
March 6, 2016
Federighi op-ed in Washington Post by Jason Snell
Transmission Bit Torrent client possibly infected with malware by Dan Moren
A marvelous marble-based music machine by Jason Snell
March 5, 2016
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March 4, 2016
Simple automation by Jason Snell
Automate This: Connect to the Web with cURL by Jason Snell
3 ways Apple could improve email by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 3, 2016
San Bernardino DA: iPhone may hold “dormant cyber pathogen” by Jason Snell
The Rebound 75: Siriously? (Podcast)
Apple shareholders reject board diversity plan by Jason Snell
Amazon Echo Dot and Sonos? Not… yet. by Jason Snell
Apple Support now available via Twitter by Dan Moren
Apple posts amicus briefs in FBI case by Dan Moren
Bustin’ makes me feel good by Dan Moren
The Amazon Echo family expands by two by Dan Moren
Quick Tip: Push notifications from Mac to Apple Watch by Jason Snell
March 2, 2016
Six Colors Podcast: 10: March 2, 2016
Automate This: Turn on your Xbox One from afar by Dan Moren
Apple may be about to shake up its naming scheme by Jason Snell at Macworld
March 1, 2016
‘Twitter Has Become a Park Filled With Bats and Perverts’ by Jason Snell
Tim Cook’s relationship with the White House by Jason Snell
‘F.B.I. Error Locked San Bernardino Attacker’s iPhone’ by Jason Snell
How developers rate Apple’s app review by Jason Snell
Live stream: Congressional hearing over iPhone privacy by Dan Moren
February 29, 2016
The next generation of Emoji: Gender, hair color, and more flags by Jason Snell
The Back Page: Depersonal tech by Dan Moren (members-only post)
By Request: Future tech by Jason Snell (members-only post)
What We Use: Tea by Six Colors Staff (members-only post)
Complex systems by Jason Snell (members-only post)
Quick Tip: Stop Gmail from auto-importing events to calendar by Dan Moren
Quick Tip: Override Gatekeeper with one click by Jason Snell
On the Mac, Siri has room to grow by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 28, 2016
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February 27, 2016
So my iMac’s Ethernet port stopped working… by Jason Snell
February 26, 2016
New member of the Golden Key Wizard Society by Jason Snell
iPad vs. Mac: I’m on Team Both by Jason Snell at Macworld
Six Colors Podcast: 9: February 26, 2016
February 25, 2016
The Rebound 74: Terrorists are Bad (Podcast)
Apple, FBI sit down for congressional hearing by Dan Moren
Why slowness is killing the Apple Watch by Dan Moren
Blackbox is an iOS puzzle game with no touching required by Dan Moren
February 24, 2016
Report: Apple beefing up security measures in case of future requests by Dan Moren
Tim Cook talks to ABC by Jason Snell
‘The $500 Freewrite word processor is pretentious hipster nonsense’ by Jason Snell
Apple, the FBI, and Security by Jason Snell
Report: Siri coming to Mac in OS X 10.12 by Dan Moren
February 23, 2016
Pencil’ers rejoice: Apple restoring gesture navigation by Jason Snell
Apple: The Pencil won’t lose features after all by Jason Snell
Every color scheme in MLB history by Jason Snell
Apple, don’t de-power the Pencil in iOS 9.3 by Jason Snell
More about ebook conversions by Jason Snell
Where the smartphone growth happens by Jason Snell
Keeping on top of peak TV with Television Time by Dan Moren
Law enforcement circling a dozen more iPhone unlocking cases by Dan Moren
February 22, 2016
Calibre: How I put epub books on my Kindle by Jason Snell
How the FCC’s moves could give Apple TV a new lease on life by Dan Moren at Macworld
Tim Cook’s letter to Apple employees by Jason Snell
FBI-Apple fight would have been moot with device management by Dan Moren
Apple posts FAQ about FBI request by Dan Moren
February 21, 2016
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February 19, 2016
How a streaming video service could solve Apple’s biggest problem by Jason Snell at Macworld
Tim Cook’s stand and the FBI’s grandstanding by Jason Snell
What the FBI already knows by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: 8: February 19, 2016
February 18, 2016
The Rebound 73: It’s the Best Show We’ve Ever Made (Podcast)
Getting Sonos to work with AirPlay (and Overcast) by Jason Snell
Apple issues iOS update to fix phones bricked by Error 53 by Dan Moren