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  • Mac beach balls and unresponsive trackpad? This fix seems to work
    by Ben Lovejoy
    There have been growing complaints about users experiencing beach balls on the Mac when running macOS 26.5, with some also saying that their trackpad becomes completely unresponsive for several seconds at a time. Activity Monitor typically reveals three culprits, and there does now appear to be a reliable solution to the problem …
  • AI fakes a growing problem on Apple Books, some ‘written’ in a few hours
    by Ben Lovejoy
    Tech writer Joanna Stern wrote last month about discovering 10 fake versions of her book I Am Not a Robot on Apple Books within days of the real thing being published. While she was able to get these removed, new ones quickly appeared. New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill found a fake biography of herself […]
  • iOS 27 makes your iPhone faster in 30+ ways
    by Chance Miller
    The iOS 27 public beta is now available, and one of the big changes is that it makes your iPhone a lot faster. In fact, Apple has outlined more than 30 ways in which your iPhone will be faster after you update.
  • Apple testing ‘Live Notes’ AI system to record Genius Bar sessions: report
    by Chance Miller
    Apple is reportedly piloting a new “Live Notes” system at some of its retail locations. This system uses AI to record and transcribe Genius Bar sessions with customers, according to a new report.
  • Apple’s scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model
    by Chance Miller
    In March, Apple announced it was discontinuing the Mac Pro and confirmed that it had no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware. A new report from Bloomberg today offers more context on Apple’s Mac Pro strategy, with a surprising tidbit on something Apple was working on …

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  • Upgrade your home office with this $40 set of rollerblade wheels (really)
    Macworld Buy on Amazon The Office Oasis Rollerblade Office Chair Wheels – $39.95 View Deal (function () { document.querySelector("#sticky-promo-block a").addEventListener("click", function(e) { const debug = document.location.host.search(/lndo.site|go-vip.net/) !== -1; const text = this.closest("#sticky-promo-block").querySelector("p.promo-title").textContent; const data = { event: "stickyConversionUnitClick", eventCategory: "Sticky Conversion", eventAction: "Click", eventLabel: text }; if(debug)console.log("Sticky Conversion CLick – pushing to dataLayer: ", data); […]
  • The iPad mini is running out of reasons to exist
    Macworld When it first launched, the iPad mini wasn’t just small. It was also cheap. This made its selling point extremely easy to understand, which is important in the tablet space. If you want a big screen and a fast processor, inexperienced customers were told, go for the full-size iPad 4. Otherwise, save your money […]
  • Get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for a one-time fee of $40
    Macworld TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office for life for $40. Sale ends July 26. Microsoft 365 charges a subscription fee every year. You could cancel, but you wouldn’t have a single thing to show for all the money you’ve spent. If you want a simpler alternative, Microsoft Office now comes in a lifetime license, and it’s only $39.97 right now (reg. […]
  • System freezes plagued my Mac for months. A simple fix finally solved it
    Macworld Ever since I installed macOS Tahoe on my M3 Max MacBook, it hasn’t been right. I’m not talking about Liquid Glass or window corner radii, or even the Apps Panel. For the better part of a year, my MacBook simply hasn’t worked the way I expect it to. Some days are better than others, […]
  • Today’s the last day to get 5 years of piano lessons for just $64.97
    Macworld TL;DR: Get five years of flowkey Piano Learning App Classic for $64.97 through today only and learn with interactive lessons, real-time feedback, and over 1,000 songs. Learning piano is one of those goals that tends to stay on the “maybe someday” list. Usually, it’s because lessons are expensive, scheduling is a hassle, or it’s hard to know […]

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