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Notes from Apple’s Siri AI Labs: Schemas, Tools, and Skills
Earlier this week, I attended Apple’s online Apple Intelligence Group Lab, much of which focused on Siri AI. Much of the ground covered is available in Apple’s documentation, but the presentation included additional detail, which is worth highlighting, although I encourage you to watch the two…
MacStories Weekly: Issue 536
This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: Can the iPad mini Survive the iPhone Duo?, by John Adding Search to the iPhone Duo Home Screen, by Federico Spotlight on Club MacStories: Reddit Alternatives, Camera Apps, and Better Reminders, by…
My Favorite iPhone Duo Productivity Apps, Vol. 1
As I hinted in my story about multi-window on the iPhone Duo, I find myself increasingly relying on Apple’s diminutive foldable as a pocket computer for getting work done with an external keyboard. It reminds me of the early days of iPad productivity: there’s something to be said about turning the…
Apple: More Than 100,000 iPhone Duo Apps Are Now on the App Store
Source: Apple. It’s been clear to us at MacStories that the iPhone Duo is a smash hit with developers. With a stack of over 600 app pitches to date, we haven’t seen this much developer interest in a new Apple gadget since the release of the iPad in 2010. That’s a lot of app pitches, […]
A Closer Look at Apple’s Upcoming Creator Studio Update
For the past week, I’ve been testing betas of the following updates coming to Apple Creator Studio later this month: Logic Pro Pixelmator Pro Pages Numbers Keynote Final Cut Pro is being updated this month, too, but I haven’t tested it. Logic Pro’s new Liquid Glass design. I use Logic Pro to edit…
Apple Frames and Frames CLI Updated with iPad mini (A20 Pro), Apple Watch Ultra 4 Support
Following this week’s update to my Apple Frames shortcut and Frames CLI with support for the iPhone Duo and 18 Pro, I’ve prepared another small update for more device bezels Apple released a couple of days ago: the Apple Watch Ultra 4 and the new iPad mini (which John reviewed earlier this week on…
Our Favorite iPhone Duo Apps: Weird and Wonderful, Vol. 1
The iPhone Duo has ignited a resurgence of weird and wonderful apps that take advantage of its unique hardware and sensors. Some are frivolous and others are truly useful, but they’re all fun. These apps can be used on a regular iPhone, too, but the delight comes from using them on the Duo, which…
Testing Audio Intelligence with Siri Recap in watchOS 27.3
Victoria Song, writing at The Verge, tested the new Audio Intelligence features for Apple Watch that also rolled out yesterday as part of the iOS and watchOS 27.3 developer betas. My first Siri Recap was for an editorial planning meeting for a story I’m working on. It was decent at identifying…
“Introducing Adaptive Dark Mode”
As part of the 27.3 betas released yesterday, Apple also introduced a new Safari feature: We’re excited to announce Adaptive Dark Mode in Safari 27.3 beta. When enabled by a user, Safari adapts light websites and presents them as dark. In the spring of 2019, Safari 12.1 became the first browser to…
Siri AI’s Evolution Is Both Surprising and Obvious
Siri AI in iOS 27.3 beta. As part of the release of the 27.3 developer betas yesterday, Apple announced a substantial expansion of the capabilities of Siri AI. As you recall from my iOS 27 review two months ago, Siri AI launched with support for a limited subset of app domains based on schemas that…
How to Easily Create Multiple Windows for the Same App on iPhone Duo
Multi-window for Safari on iPhone Duo. Since Apple sent me a review unit of the iPhone Duo a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been enjoying using the device as a “pocket iPad” for getting work done with a portable, modular setup. I wrote this article about the MacBook Pro with Touch, for instance…
iPad mini (2026) Review: Pushing the Boundaries with Apple’s Smallest iPad
The new iPad mini arrives Friday with a new design, gorgeous OLED display, and an innovative new speaker system. It’s an interesting update that I expect will broaden the mini’s appeal, especially at the high end, which is the Starlight model Apple sent me last week for testing. There’s a lot going…
Apple Reports Q4 2026 Revenue of $114.5 Billion
Source: Apple. Today, Apple reported its 2026 Q4 earnings, posting quarterly revenue of $114.5 billion. Here are the highlights: Revenue was $114.5B, up 11.7% from Q4 FY25. iPhone revenue was $57.6B, up 17.5%, and represented 50.3% of Apple’s total revenue. Services revenue was $31.6B, up 9.8%, and…
Apple Frames 4.1, Now with Support for iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, and MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display
Today, I’m releasing a small but useful update to Apple Frames, my shortcut for framing screenshots taken on Apple devices with official product bezels, with support for iPhone Duo and the 18 Pro line. Following the work that I put into Apple Frames 4 earlier this year, I was able to integrate the…
Monthly Log: October 2026
In this month's edition of the Monthly Log: Mini to the Max, by John Touching the Future of the Mac, by John This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member downloads, and ad-free version of MacStories Unwind. See Plans Already a member? Sign in
MacStories Weekly: Issue 535
This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: One Month with Dot, by John Reading on the iPhone Duo, by John Spotlight on Club MacStories: Extra Buttons, Portable Keyboards, and Local AI, by John This Story is for Club Members Get weekly…
OpenAI Adds iCloud Calendar and Mail Plugins and Dot Texting
OpenAI continues to add features to its ChatGPT app on a regular basis, but there are a couple of recent Apple-specific updates worth mentioning. First, OpenAI created plugins for Calendar and Mail a couple of days ago. Both features use iCloud and require you to set up an app-specific password to…
MacBook Pro with Touch: A Mac for the iPad Generation
Ever since I got my hands on the very first iPad Pro all the way back in November 2015, I’ve gotten used to a certain type of computer interaction that Steve Jobs once decried as “ergonomically terrible”: working with a keyboard, but sometimes also touching the screen. Of course, that interaction…
Apple Kicks Off Touch on Mac Developer Resources with Videos and Labs
Source: Apple As part of the introduction of Touch on the OLED MacBook Pros today, Apple has begun rolling out resources for developers. Apple’s press release explains that many third-party apps will just work with Touch, but the company is also releasing updated system gesture APIs for developers…
Apple Brings Touch to the Mac with New OLED MacBook Pros
Source: Apple. Apple today introduced newly redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros featuring tandem OLED displays that support Touch. The new MacBook Pros, which are thinner and lighter than previous models, feature the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, both of which include a Neural Accelerator in each…
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