Macworld If you’ve ever hesitated to take your expensive, brand-new MacBook on the road, we get it. You don’t want to toss a $2,000 laptop into your backpack and pray it doesn’t get dinged or spilled on at the coffee shop. That’s where this grade-A refurbished 2017 MacBook Pro can be of service. At just $329. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Keeping your devices charged and ready to go is essential, but nowadays, most tech products don’t come with power adapters anymore, including the iPads and iPhones Apple sells. Even if you don’t need one, this 140W Apple USB-C power adapter is on sale right now for $50, a great price for the most powerful power adapter Apple sells. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Back in 2010, when the iPhone was still a small player in the smartphone game, Apple made a move that was seemingly aimed at taking the iPhone to the next level. It purchased worldwide exclusive rights to use material developed by LiquidMetal, a zirconium-based alloy with an amorphous structure used for small high-precision, high-performance parts. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Of the big Apple events of the year, WWDC is the most reliable: In each of the past 18 Junes, like clockwork, Apple has held a big get-together for its developer partners and announced a raft of important software updates. The September iPhone launch, March/April spring event and October event seem almost unpredictable by comparison. ...   Mac Central

Macworld I’d like it to be known that I hated Siri before it was cool. I’ve written numerous articles on the subject. I’m an anti-Siri hipster. But when a bandwagon comes along, you better believe I’ll be sitting up front. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The accumulated failures and humiliations that have dogged Siri in recent years have finally proved too much for Apple’s senior management, who have decided to oust John Giannandrea from his role as Siri boss. The news was broken Thursday by the Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, citing the usual anonymous “people familiar with the situation. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is coming soon, and that’s when we will learn all about macOS 16, the next version of the Mac operating system (and iOS 19 the new iPhone OS). This version could include some big changes for the Mac, in addition to more Apple Intelligence features. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Up to 48TB of capacity 550MBps transfer rates in RAID 0 Beefy Construction Three-year warranty with two years of data recovery Cons Running in redundant RAID 1 doubles the price per TB Our Verdict A worthy, rugged, Thunderbolt 3 dual-HDD box with tons of capacity for backup, video and audio production. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The joy of push notifications is that they attract your attention when you need to know something has happened or someone needs to reach you. Apple lets you tune how notifications work so you’re not bothered too much—or too loudly. Some readers have found that, without intending to or without making any change, they receive audible notifications on all their Apple devices. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Your Mac is a powerful machine, but you’re probably only scratching the surface of what it can do. Beneath its sleek interface lies a powerhouse of hidden features just waiting to be unleashed. Instead of fumbling through Terminal commands or navigating settings menus to find them, MacPilot gives you over 1,200 advanced macOS tweaks you don’t have to be a genius to use. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple’s Polishing Cloth is the butt of many jokes due to its high price, but it’s actually a fantastic cleaning tool and one of the best we’ve ever used. So today’s deal is a great one: Amazon’s Woot is selling Apple’s Polishing Cloth for an incredible $7, a massive savings of 63 percent ($12) on its usual price. ...   Mac Central

Macworld It’s official: Apple is fully at liberty to make a portless iPhone if it wants to. There is nothing in EU regulations to say iPhones must feature a USB-C charging port, and a spokesman for the body has confirmed this in writing. Journalists are taught that if someone says it’s raining, and someone else say it isn’t, your job isn’t to quote both sides. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The monitor might be the most important part of your Mac’s setup–after all, you can’t use any desktop computer without one and even the 16-inch MacBook screen can be extended to an external display twice that size. Because you’ll spend a lot of time looking at it, you’ll want to invest wisely. ...   Mac Central

Macworld A few weeks ago, we ran all over town comparing upload and download speeds of the iPhone 16e with Apple’s new C1 modem against the iPhone 16 with Qualcomm’s X71M. The results were clear: Qualcomm was winning, hands-down. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple has long been rumored to be working on a smart home control tablet, which many have dubbed “HomePad.” The device will reportedly feature a new interface that lets users control their smart home accessories, view relevant data like the temperature and weather, FaceTime their contacts, and more. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Is bigger really better when it comes to smartphones? Sure, the screen might make streaming a little more comfortable, but these days, many of those devices don’t even fit in our pockets or bags. Instead of lugging a tablet-sized smartphone around, consider switching to this mini smartphone. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple has updated the MacBook Air and Mac Studio with brand-new chips, and we got our hands on them. So in this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about these new M4 Macs! This is episode 926 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. ...   Mac Central

Macworld LayerX Labs on Tuesday posted its finding on a new phishing attack that originally targeted Windows users, but now can be found on Macs. The phishing attack attempts to get a user’s username and password by making the user think their Mac is compromised. The attack involves fake security warnings that appear while browsing the web. ...   Mac Central

Macworld With the Digital Markets Act adopted in 2022, the European Union has identified Apple’s iOS (as well as other companies’ products) as “Gatekeepers” that have such a stranglehold on the market that they should be required to comply with certain rules about interoperability and openness to competing software and services. Users in Europe have already seen some results of this. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The brand-new iPad Air M3 is already on sale even though it’s only been out for a week. You can get the 11-inch model for $549 right now at Amazon, a savings of $50 off Apple’s MSRP. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again — this is pretty much the same iPad Air as the previous model, with the only upgrade being the new chip. ...   Mac Central

Macworld While we’re still waiting for iOS 18.4 to arrive with new emoji and Visual Intelligence for the Action button, Apple issued a slightly smaller update this week that most people won’t notice.: the 25W MagSafe charger. The firmware update, 2A146, brings the version 136 from 133. ...   Mac Central

Macworld It emerged Tuesday that a serious HTTP bug in Apple’s Passwords app left users vulnerable to phishing attacks for an astonishing three months after its debut last year. A fix for the vulnerability was included in the iOS 18.2 software update, which rolled out on December 11 last year. But sources indicate that the bug had been there, unpatched, since the launch of iOS 18. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros 14-day free trial Doesn’t require a full version of Windows Improved interface and ease of use Regular updates, good technical support Cons Some Windows apps aren’t compatible Can be complicated to use Requires Rosetta on Apple Silicon Our Verdict Codeweavers is one of the simplest ways to run Windows apps on a Mac, and you don’t even ...   Mac Central

Macworld The popular virtualization software Parallels Desktop is the best virtual machine for running Windows on a Mac we’ve tested, and this March the maker is offering 25% off Parallels Desktop 20. That’s a tempting offer in anyone’s book. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Since the very first iPhone, Apple has featured an on/off mute switch above the volume buttons. That all changed with the iPhone 15 Pro, and every iPhone since—the mute switch was replaced by something called the Action button. ...   Mac Central

Macworld If we go by the usual schedule, we’re probably a little under three months out from this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference—chances are it’ll be announced before the end of this very month. It promises to be quite the event. ...   Mac Central

Macworld PDFs are common. Affordable PDF editors are not. Instead of paying monthly for Adobe Acrobat, Mac users can get a lifetime subscription to PDF Expert on sale for $97.99 (reg. $139).  PDF Expert makes working with PDFs simple. You can use it to edit text and images, annotate, convert between formats like Word, Excel, and PPT, and fill out or sign forms. ...   Mac Central

Macworld I had a revelation recently while testing the wired charging speed of my trusty iPhone 16 Plus. In six months of ownership, it occurred to me as I blew the dust out like an archaeologist examining an ancient pot, I had never plugged a cable into my iPhone’s USB-C port. It seemed impossible, but it was true. And it made me think. ...   Mac Central

Ocean Swift has released Legacy Pack One, featuring several of their past synthesizers and plugins now freely available in VST3 format. The developer quotes: We are thrilled to announce... Read More   KVR Audio

The Crow Hill Company has announced the release of Vaults - Acid Synth, an homage to the revered Roland TB-303 Bass Line and the latest addition to TCHC's line of free virtual instruments for... Read More   KVR Audio

Noisebud has released Purr-LUFS v2.00, an advanced LUFS-based gain compensation plugin designed to provide accurate loudness matching for any plugin, hardware, or effects chain. This... Read More   KVR Audio

Cymatics has released Ocean Pluck, a fully customizable instrument that blends Karplus-Strong synthesis with a fluid, evolving sound design approach. Inspired by the natural motion... Read More   KVR Audio

Mixland has released 280 PRE, a preamp plugin described as 'a tone-lovers best friend'. 280 PRE The 280 PRE plugin enables the user to unlock the raw, untamed tone of a legendary... Read More   KVR Audio

ILIO and Overloud have announced the release of Immersive Studio, a new REmatrix IR Library that delivers deep, spatially rich reverb—even on standard stereo speakers. To celebrate, Overloud i... Read More   KVR Audio

Musical Sampling has released Misterioso Strings, a soft, aleatoric, tonal texture library for Kontakt performed by a unified ensemble of 16 violins and 16 violas. Designed for emotional... Read More   KVR Audio

Numerical Audio has released VOLT for macOS, an upgraded version of their popular MPE Synth for iOS. VOLT - Expressive MIDI Synthesizer Being centered around expression, VOLT was... Read More   KVR Audio

ToneLib has announced the release of its latest product, TL DistRaptor, an Overdrive/Distortion plugin. TL DistRaptor is a high-end, full-featured distortion plug-in that provides... Read More   KVR Audio

Dreamtonics has announced the release of Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro, a major update to its flagship singing voice synthesis application. Unveiled at NAMM 2025, Synthesizer V Studio... Read More   KVR Audio

The Very Loud Indeed Co. has released Omnisphere Cima, a collection of 120 brand new cinematic patches for Spectrasonics' Omnisphere 2 synthesizer. Omnisphere Cima includes 122 exclusive... Read More   KVR Audio

IK Multimedia has released T-RackS Lurssen Mastering EQ. This faithful emulation of the renowned stereo tube EQ is a classic studio tool cherished in mastering circles for its warm,... Read More   KVR Audio

GPU Audio has released their long-awaited SDK, and it's available now for free - offering you the opportunity to unlock GPU acceleration for your audio projects, productions, and software development... Read More   KVR Audio

Eplex7 DSP has released Hitech Snare Lab, a VST2, VST3 and AU plug-in instrument with 225 multi-octave / multi-sampled banks / instruments for Windows and macOS. Hitech Snare Lab... Read More   KVR Audio

Sonuscore has announced the launch of The Pulse, a production environment designed specifically for contemporary hybrid scoring. More than just a collection of sounds, The Pulse... Read More   KVR Audio

Zero-G has announced the release of Ethera Gold Atlantis 3.5 and Ethera Gold Odyssey for Kontakt. Ethera Gold Atlantis 3.5 - Celtic Epic Fantasy Vocals Ethera Gold Atlantis 3.5 is... Read More   KVR Audio

23DSP has introduced THABLE and BDSM, two new plugins focused on granular synthesis and dynamic modulation. Both tools offer different approaches to sound manipulation, expanding on previous... Read More   KVR Audio

Audiokids have announced a major upgrade to their Dragout plugin for Mac AudioSuite. Dragout 2 offers more control, flexibility and speed for Mac-based Pro Tools users working with audio exports,... Read More   KVR Audio

Luftrum has announced the release of Luftrum 31, a sound set featuring 119 presets for u-he Repro, including 74 presets for Repro-5 and 45 for Repro-1. The sound set is inspired by... Read More   KVR Audio

Polarity Audio has released Amperial - PE 510, a signature amp simulator designed in collaboration with Prass Goldinantara 510. Amperial - PE 510 brings the iconic tones of popular... Read More   KVR Audio

Native Instruments has updated Maschine to v3.1.0. Added in Maschine v3.1.0 User Chords. Create your own chord sets and share with other Maschine users. Improved accessibility when using... Read More   KVR Audio

UVI has announced the release of SonicBundle, the ultimate collection from UVI, including their entire catalog of products at an exceptional discount. SonicBundle gives users the... Read More   KVR Audio

Steinberg has unveiled Nuendo 14, the latest iteration of its professional audio post-production and game audio software. This release marks a significant step forward, introducing a suite of... Read More   KVR Audio

HoRNet Plugins has released version 1.0.4 of HoRNet ADDA, an analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter emulation with bitcrusher functionality. Designed to replicate the imperfections... Read More   KVR Audio

Roland has announced the official release of the JC-120 Jazz Chorus Software Effect, the latest classic plug-in effect available on Roland Cloud. Meticulously modeled after the original... Read More   KVR Audio

u-he has announced that the Tyrell N6 freeware synthesizer, previously hosted by Amazona (amazona.de) for 15 years, is now available on their own website. The release includes updates... Read More   KVR Audio

MIA Laboratories recently released 980 SPARK MkII, a major new version of the saturator plugin for macOS and Windows. 980 SPARK MkII 980 SPARK MkII blends vintage pre-amp warmth with... Read More   KVR Audio

The Vienna Symphonic Library has announced the release of Synchron Special Woodwinds, a new library of six woodwind instruments: Synchron Bass Flute. Synchron Contrabass Flute. Synchron... Read More   KVR Audio

Universal Audio has announced the Apollo E Series, two new peripherals for Dante?networked audio systems, and the Apollo x16D audio interface, designed to bring UAD plug?ins from studio to sta... Read More   KVR Audio

Tazman-Audio has announced the latest release of the SoundMaker, saying: The latest SoundMaker version 1.0.10 introduces a new Live Editing features and a number of improvements.... Read More   KVR Audio