MacStories Team

3377 posts on MacStories since July 2011

Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

This Week on MacStories Podcasts

This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories In this special interview episode, Federico and John welcome Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman to discuss his 16-year journey covering Apple. Mark shares how he started as a teenage app developer before joining 9to5Mac and eventually Bloomberg. The conversation explores Mark’s most memorable scoops, the evolution of Apple news coverage, his...


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In This Issue

John shares his collection of PopClip extensions, Federico tests Todoist’s LLM integration with email, and Jonathan asks whether Apple should change its approach to introducing new software features, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories...


This Week on MacStories Podcasts

This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John explore a collection of Shortcuts helper utilities that extend functionality beyond the built-in system actions, sharing how these apps address gaps in Apple’s Shortcuts implementation across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On AppStories+, John interviews Federico about his recent story that concludes web applications...


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Bloomberg Reports that Apple Is Shaking up Siri Leadership Scratchpad: The Cross-Device Text Utility That Pairs Perfectly with Your Clipboard Manager European Commission Orders Apple To Improve Third-Party Device Integration Hands-On with Multiple Pinned Item Lists in Callsheet Pebble’s Inherent Disadvantages on the iPhone Choosing Optimism About iOS 19 Lux’s Sebastiaan de With on the...


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This Week on MacStories Podcasts

This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John share their self-imposed tech deadlines for the hardware and software they use. On AppStories+, Federico and John follow up their tech deadlines with the hardware they expect to add to their setups in 2025. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube...


In This Issue

John rounds up a collection of hardware doodads, Federico shares a shortcut to turn Readwise Reader articles into Todoist tasks, and Jonathan highlights his favorite app icons, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts....


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