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Cool and colorful canvas bands.Photo: Lyle Kahney/Cult of Mac Some of the discounts in the Cult of Mac Store’s big Easter sale are coming to an end. Don’t miss your chance to bag two Apple Watch bands from Nyloon and save $15. They’re…

This week we edit photos using the iPad’s trackpad, solve math problems with a Mac keyboard shortcut, add dynamic complications to our watches with Watchsmith, and more. Watchsmith Things just got extra-complicated.Image: Cross Forward…

Manage all your iPhone data easier with iMazing.Photo: Cult of Mac Deals Ever plug your iPhone into iTunes and realize you have no idea how to get your music from one device to another? You’re not alone. iTunes is clunky and confusing.…

April 12, 1976: Apple’s third co-founder, a former Atari colleague of Steve Wozniak’s named Ron Wayne, cashes in his Apple shares for just $800. Wayne, who owns a 10 percent stake in the company, throws in the towel after worrying that…

Just exactly what kind of tool(s) do you need?Cover: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac If you’re asking whether the iPad Pro is a laptop replacement, you’re asking the wrong question. Apple’s tablet is more like a Swiss Army knife that can tackle…

Being stuck at home doesn’t mean you can’t hustle. In fact, you might be hustling more than ever. We rounded up four great entrepreneurial Mac apps to up your game, and we’re slashing the prices on all of them by 50% or more. Capture…

April 11, 1976: Apple releases its first computer, the Apple-1. Designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak, the computers are sold wholesale by “Steven” Jobs. To finance their manufacturing, Wozniak sells his HP-65 calculator for $500, while…

Apple and Google revealed Friday that they’re teaming up to take on one of the most colossal tasks in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19: contact tracing. If you’re like me, you probably hadn’t heard about contact tracing until the…

Apple’s COVID-19 iPhone app providing reliable info about the novel coronavirus has been updated with details from each U.S. state.Photo: Cult of Mac/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Apple updated its COVID-19 screening…

The Meross Smart WiFi Plug Mini is an inexpensive and easy-to-install way to get started in home automation. This smart plug lets you control a lamp, fan or other appliance without needing to touch it. Support for Apple’s HomeKit and Amazon…