Mac Life
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Can you build a civilization that will stand the test of time?
4 min |
May 2025
Mac Life
coconutBattery 4
Better battery information
2 min |
May 2025
Techlife News
PERPLEXITY IN TALKS TO INTEGRATE AI ASSISTANT INTO SAMSUNG AND MOTOROLA PHONES
Perplexity AI, a San Francisco-based startup challenging giants like Google and OpenAI, is pushing to integrate its virtual assistant into Samsung and Motorola smartphones, aiming to secure prime placement in the $400 billion smartphone market, industry sources familiar with the matter confirmed.
4 min |
April 19, 2025
Techlife News
OPENAI TAPS DOLORES HUERTA AND PHILANTHROPY EXPERTS FOR FOR-PROFIT TRANSITION
OpenAI has enlisted civil rights pioneer Dolores Huerta and three philanthropy specialists to form a temporary advisory board, tasked with guiding its charitable initiatives as the company seeks to transform into a for-profit public benefit corporation, a decision announced in a press release outlining its strategic shift.
4 min |
April 19, 2025
Techlife News
MUSK'S SPACEX LEADS RACE TO BUILD TRUMP'S GOLDEN DOME MISSILE SHIELD
SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, has emerged as a frontrunner to secure a pivotal role in constructing President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense shield, a project aimed at protecting the United States from advanced missile threats, industry insiders revealed through recent defense sector discussions. Partnering with Palantir and Anduril, SpaceX is pitching a satellitebased “custody layer” to detect and track missiles, a critical component of the ambitious system.
4 min |
April 19, 2025
Techlife News
CHINA BANS SMART AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TERMS IN VEHICLE ADS
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has imposed a ban on using “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” in vehicle advertisements, a regulatory crackdown announced during a meeting with nearly 60 automaker representatives, aimed at curbing misleading claims about advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), industry reports confirm.
4 min |
April 19, 2025
AppleMagazine
SILICON VALLEY CROSSWALKS HACKED TO PLAY HOAX MUSK AND ZUCKERBERG AUDIO
Unknown hackers tampered with audio-enabled crosswalk buttons across Silicon Valley, reprogramming them to play satirical recordings mimicking the voices of Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla’s Elon Musk, city officials in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Redwood City confirmed in public statements addressing the prank.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
JAPAN ACCUSES GOOGLE OF ANTI-MONOPOLY VIOLATIONS IN SMARTPHONES
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order against Google, accusing the tech giant of violating anti-monopoly laws by mandating the pre-installation of its search engine on Android smartphones, regulators announced in a formal statement addressing competitive practices.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE CLASSIFIES ALL INTEL MAC MINIS AS VINTAGE OR OBSOLETE
Apple has designated all Intel-based Mac minis as either vintage or obsolete, signaling the end of an era for these compact desktops, the company announced in an updated support policy.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
Moments
THE IPHONE 16 RANGE AND THE NEXT GEN IN COMPUTATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
6 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
HOW APPLE WILL ANALYZE USER DATA TO TRAIN AI WHILE PROTECTING PRIVACY
Apple has introduced a new approach to enhance its Apple Intelligence platform by analyzing user data on devices to train AI models, ensuring privacy through advanced techniques like differential privacy and synthetic data comparison, the company detailed in a recent machine learning research update.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE WATCH CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH GLOBAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
Apple has announced a worldwide fitness challenge for Apple Watch users to mark the wearable’s 10th anniversary, inviting participants to close all three Activity rings—Move, Exercise, and Stand—on April 24 for a special digital award, the company revealed in a vibrant press release.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
OPENAI EXPLORES BUILDING ITS OWN SOCIAL NETWORK
OpenAl is reportedly in the early stages of developing a social network platform, with an internal prototype centered on ChatGPT’s image generation capabilities, industry insiders revealed through recent discussions on tech forums.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
2026 KIA EV4 UNORTHODOX SEDAN REDEFINES ELECTRIC MOBILITY WITH 330-MILE RANGE
Kia has unveiled the 2026 Kia EV4, an electric sedan with a bold, unorthodox design and an estimated 330-mile range, positioning it as a compelling option in the $400 billion electric vehicle market, the company showcased at the New York International Auto Show.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA EXPANDS US AI CHIP MANUFACTURING WITH ARIZONA AND TEXAS FACILITIES
Nvidia has launched a bold expansion of its Al chip production in the United States, commissioning over 1 million square feet of manufacturing space across Arizona and Texas to produce its cutting-edge Blackwell chips and Al supercomputers, the company announced in a press statement highlighting its domestic manufacturing push.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE SURPASSES 60 PERCENT REDUCTION IN GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Apple has achieved a remarkable milestone, slashing its global greenhouse gas emissions by over 60 percent since 2015, according to its 2025 Environmental Progress Report, a feat that underscores its leadership in sustainable innovation within the $400 billion tech industry.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE TAKES TOP SPOT IN Q1 2025 SMARTPHONE MARKET, EDGING OUT SAMSUNG
Apple has clinched the leading position in global smartphone sales for the first quarter of 2025, narrowly surpassing Samsung to claim a 19% market share, industry reports confirm, marking the first time the iPhone maker has led a first quarter.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
TWISTY APPLE 7 TV+ THRILLER TOPS CHARTS, DUBBED NEW BREAKING BAD
Apple TV+ has a new hit on its hands with Your Friends & Neighbors, a gripping thriller series that has soared to the top of the streaming service’s charts, outranking fan favorite Severance, industry reports confirm from recent viewership metrics.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
SONY RAISES PLAYSTATION 5 PRICES IN EUROPE, UK, AND AUSTRALIA
Sony has announced price increases for its PlayStation 5 Digital Edition consoles across Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, citing a challenging economic environment marked by high inflation and volatile currency markets, the company stated in a blog post addressing its global fanbase.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
META RESUMES AI TRAINING WITH EUROPEAN PUBLIC CONTENT
Meta has announced plans to resume training its artificial intelligence models using public content from European users on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, a decision unveiled in a company blog post addressing its AI strategy.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE REBRANDS SEARCH ADS TO APPLE ADS
Apple has rebranded its Search Ads platform as Apple Ads, a move reflecting the expansion of its advertising offerings beyond simple search results, the company announced in a statement to developers.
4 min |
April 18, 2025
Stereophile
SPIN DOCTOR
Connected-Fidelity TT Hub Turntable and AFI FLAT.DUO record flattener and relaxer.
10+ min |
May 2025
Stereophile
T+A Solitaire T
BLUETOOTH/WIRED HEADPHONES
10+ min |
May 2025
Stereophile
Ayre Acoustics KX-8
PREAMPLIFIER - For the past decade or so, I haven't been using a preamplifier. The D/A processors I have been using all have volume controls, so I have been feeding their outputs directly to the power amplifiers.
10 min |
May 2025
Stereophile
Canton Reference 5
Canton Elektronik GmbH is a family-owned manufacturer of loudspeakers based in Weilrod, Germany. Founded in 1972—the name is from Latin and German: “Can” from the Latin “cantare,” “to sing”; “Ton” from the German for “sound”—Canton is now well past its 50th anniversary. The largest manufacturer of perfectionist speakers in Germany, Canton is still based in the small township where it began, with manufacturing facilities in the Czech Republic.
10+ min |
May 2025
Stereophile
Innuos ZENith Next-Gen
STREAMER-SERVER
10+ min |
May 2025
Stereophile
dCS Varèse Music System
JASON VICTOR SERINUS - D/A PROCESSOR
6 min |
May 2025
Stereophile
JAMES FARBER
ASK THE AVERAGE JAZZ-LOVING AUDIOPHILE TO LIST HIS FAVORITE RECORDING ENGINEERS, AND SUCH ICONS AS RUDY VAN GELDER, ROY DUNANN, AND FRED PLAUT WOULD TOP THEIR LISTS. BUT IF YOU ASKED A HANDFUL OF CURRENT AND RECENT NEW YORK CITY JAZZ MUSICIANS TO CITE THEIR FAVORITES, ONE NAME WOULD LEAP TO THE FRONT OF THE PACK: JAMES ALLEN FARBER.
10+ min |
May 2025
Stereophile
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
Falcon and Lyra
10+ min |
May 2025
Stereophile
AURAL ROBERT
Staying up on what's new in music ain't easy these days, in a world short on new record stores and long on websites, social media blather, and celebrity. Asked what he listens to when he's not writing music, fast-talking septuagenarian Ray Mason exudes a teenager's eager urgency.
4 min |