Install
Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Still Current, Still Patched or Neither: Apple's Three States of Software Support
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (272+ words) Apple’s software support is not a single on-or-off switch. Reading Apple’s own security releases index shows three distinct states a device can occupy at any moment: still receiving the current operating system, still receiving security-only patches on an older branch,…...
Final Fantasy VII remake series director says supporting Switch 2 "turned out very well," talks sales
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (173+ words) GoNintendo Final Fantasy VII remake series director says supporting Switch 2 "turned out very well," talks sales Nintendo fans think so too! Final Fantasy VII Revelation has been announced for Switch 2, and it will be a simultaneous release across all platforms…...
Genshin Impact Creators Sue AI Company for Copying Character Voices
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (584+ words) It recently became known about another lawsuit involving miHoYo (HoYoverse). This time, the lawyers for the creators of Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero targeted not insiders, but the developers of an AI service. The reason for…...
Apple's Vintage and Obsolete List: Last Updated August 31, With No Changelog
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (396+ words) Apple’s Vintage and Obsolete List: Last Updated August 31, With No Changelog The Mac Observer Advanced Data Protection for iCloud: One Apple Page Says 25 Categories, Another Says 23 App Privacy Report and Nutrition Labels: What Each One Actually Measures, Per Apple Safari’s…...
Apple Music Replay 2026 Adds an All-Time View of Your Most-Played Songs
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (324+ words) The Mac Observer Way of the Warrior Kid Is Apple TV’s Next Original Film, Dated November 20 Apple Has Not Set a Commission Rate for App Store Link-Out Purchases in the US Apple Says Developers Have Earned $550 Billion From the App…...
Homeowner with aging solar panels asks where lost wattage goes: amps, volts, or both?
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (545+ words) An owner trying to squeeze a little more life out of aging solar panels raised a question many homeowners eventually face: When old panels lose output, is it mostly amps, volts, or both? The answer matters for anyone hoping to…...
This Open-Source Mac App Brings the iPhone Duo???s Fold Animation to MacBooks
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (564+ words) Apple’s new iPhone Duo has introduced a rather fun way of showing the foldable display opening and closing. As the device moves, the interface bends and progressively blurs around the hinge before disappearing completely. Now, developers are starting to recreate…...
MacBook Pro's Education Prices, in Full: The Four Figures Apple Publishes
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (467+ words) MacBook Pro’s Education Prices, in Full: The Four Figures Apple Publishes The Mac Observer Apple’s Education Store Eligibility: The Categories Apple Names, and the Products It Excludes What Apple Has Published About Supplier Labour, and What It Has Not The…...
IMFMSynth - 8 Operator FM Synth Interview
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (140+ words) FM synth fans should find joy in the release of IMFM synth, a very reasonably-priced FM softsynth for Mac & Windows. A modest $19 intro price belies this instrument's scope & complexity; it contains 8 Operators, wavetable import, three filters & a wealth of other…...
Add AppleCare One to an iPhone 18 Pro Lease and $34.99 Becomes $54.98: Our Own Arithmetic on Apple Upgrade
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (337+ words) The Mac Observer iPhone Duo Coverage Exists, the Price Does Not: Apple Confirms AppleCare+ for Its Fold and Publishes No Number Five Costs Buyers Assume Are Included in Apple’s September 2026 Lineup, and What Apple Actually Ships iPhone 18 Pro’s Two Active…...