Show Notes
This week, with special guest Niléane: Apple can’t shake its love of titanium, big upgrades in store for the Apple Watch Ultra 4, the first iOS 27 features officially announced, a lightweight alternative to Spotlight, and our favorite web browsers! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: [email protected] Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the week’s top stories. Sign up at newsletters.cultofmac.com. Links: Apple’s titanium iPhone experiment might not be over just yetBye-bye, aluminum? Apple is reportedly working on a special titanium alloy that could let iPhones run cooler.
Apple Watch Ultra 4 might add better hypertension alertsApple is also said to be working on a major design and sensor upgrades. Apple hardware chief reshuffles product design leadership
Apple Intelligence supercharges suite of accessibility featuresApple Intelligence will soon power updated accessibility features including VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control and Accessibility Reader. How to file Apple bug reports
TinyStart: A tiny launcher for macOS, fast and focused on the essentialsTinyStart displays search results instantly on every keystroke. Add your frequently used URLs for quick access. TinyStart allows you to save only your favorite folders and open them quickly. TinyStart's emoji picker is fast, lets you insert emoji in any text field, and learns your favorites over time.
Listener QuestionIf you use a lot of Google apps on the web, is Safari really the best browser? Matt Birchler: Everyone says Chrome devastates Mac battery life, but does it?
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