Macworld Keeping your tech up to date doesn’t have to mean shelling out for a brand-new laptop and then paying monthly just to use basic software. This bundle pairs a MacBook Pro with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office, so you can get a powerful computer and the software you rely on all at once, and it’s even on sale. ...

Macworld Apple held its third quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, and the company posted revenue of $94.0 billion, a 10 percent year-over-year increase, and quarterly diluted earnings per share of $1.57. The company reported $23.4 billion in profit. Analysts had predicted revenue of under $90 billion, which Apple comfortably beat by 6 percent. ...

Macworld Steve Moser has posted on X about some code he found in the Home app of the iOS 26 beta. The code describes an “Adaptive Temperature” feature for home thermostats, which appears to offer several different ways to automatically adjust the temperature in your home. ...

Macworld With macOS Tahoe, Apple has made a drastic improvement to Control Center: you can now add, remove, and rearrange its controls. This represents a significant shift from previous versions, where certain controls were permanently located in Control Center, the options for adding controls were limited, and the order couldn’t be rearranged. ...

Macworld In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new iPhone coming at Apple’s September event and that means two things: You want a new iPhone and you need to sell your old one. If you buy your iPhone outright every year or so, you can usually recoup a good amount of the new cost by selling your old model every time you upgrade to a new one. ...

Macworld While the higher-end MacBooks with M1/M2/M3/M4 Pro and Max chips support multiple external displays, Apple’s lower-end range of MacBooks that use a standard M1 and M2 processor cannot natively connect more than one external monitor, and to do so the M3 has to have its lid closed. ...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Multi-purpose tool Collaborative Incredibly powerful Free tier is fantastic Cons Lack of offline support (for now) Requires a web connection AI features aren’t always helpful Our Verdict Notion is a capable notetaking app and productivity tool that does so much, in fact we’d say it’s the most customizable productivity app around Price ...

Macworld We all could use some extra storage—especially if you passed on paying Apple’s high upgrade prices—so today’s deal is a must-have. Amazon is selling this Samsung Evo Select microSD card is on sale for $67.49, the best price we’ve ever tracked for this capacity. ...

Macworld We expect that Apple will take the wraps off the new iPhone 17 range and new Apple Watches at an event in September 2025. Apple has held a September event almost every year since the early 2000s, and every iPhone since 2012 has been launched in September (other than the iPhone 12-series in October 2020). ...

Macworld When you’re shopping for a new mouse for your Mac, the temptation is to get something flashy. I know because I bought Apple’s own Magic Mouse almost as soon as I saw its beautiful design and multitouch surface. It looks like a mini sports car driving alongside my MacBook Pro. But when I sit down to work these days, my Magic Mouse remains in my desk drawer. ...

KRK Systems has long been a go-to for project studio inhabitants. With the new Kreate series, KRK is focusing on affordability and features for content creators and musicians. We're looking at the KRK Kreate 5, the middle child of the Kreate lineup, to see how it performs in a real-world home studio setup. ...

Luftrum has announced the release of Avalon for u-he Repro-5 featuring 140 cinematic presets for Repro-5. Avalon offers a collection of left-field and unconventional Repro-5 patches, exploring distortion, saturation, and creative poly mod. With four modulation slots in play, expect complex textures, distorted basses, evolving polysynths, and character-rich sounds that push beyond the ordinary. ...

Six String Audio has released update 1.5 for Ultimate Rock Guitar and Ultimate Rock Guitar Free featuring improvements and fixes. Update 1.5 Improved: In response to customer requests, we have made the chord keyswitches accessible again, so that you can now select chords and play them with one finger/note. ...

discoDSP has announced the release of Discovery Pro 8.8, delivering significant performance optimizations, enhanced oscillator interpolation quality, and improved SysEx import capabilities. YouTube.com/watch?v=EhqAaBFlCWo What's New in 8.8 VA Oscillator Interpolation Engine Upgrade: Upgraded from linear to cubic interpolation using optimized Lagrange polynomials for superior audio quality. ...

The Very Loud Indeed Co. has announced the release of Banshee: Dark Vocal Explorations for Native Instruments' Kontakt 6.8+ sampler. They say: BANSHEE is our first vocal sample library, designed specifically for composing for the horror genre. It features master vocalist Malí, who shaped her voice to evoke supernatural, inhuman performances portraying ghostly and demonic entities. ...

MeldaProduction has announced the release of Analog Empire: Brass & Winds, an addon for MSoundFactory featuring richly recorded brass ensembles and solo woodwind sounds. The collection also includes 'analog-inspired' sonic character, blending warmth and expressiveness ideal for cinematic scoring, orchestral textures, and creative electronic music production. ...

IK Multimedia has announced the release of T-RackS 6 Prism Reverb, describing it as: An effects module that's more than just another shimmer reverb. A playground for sonic exploration, Prism Reverb was developed for sound designers, producers, and guitarists to push beyond 'beautiful washes,' allowing them to shape infinite, evolving textures with depth and creative freedom. ...

atkAudio has announced the release of atkSpeechLimiter, a free speech-limiter audio plugin. atkSpeechLimiter helps maintaining consistent audio peak levels or can optionally function as a de-esser. Although atkSpeechLimiter can work on different kinds of materials, it's been designed for human voice. ...

Oracle Sound has updated Ritual Amp Loader to v1.1.1. Changes: V1.1.1 - Apple Silicon Now Supported. V1.1.0 - Calibration Input Support added. Read More

Sound Magic has released CineGrand2, a plugin that features two pianos for scoring, and updated its free Piano One to v1.0. CineGrand2 CineGrand2 is a lightweight virtual instrument at just around 700MB, yet thanks to advanced modeling technology, it delivers a level of detail comparable to massive 54GB sample libraries. ...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Training: An app for choral singers who don't read music well. Snap a photo or import JPG, PNG or PDF. Touch notes in the image to hear the pitch. Not for instrumental parts - see details below. Whether you sing in a choir, or a barbershop quartet, or other vocal group,...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Training: All aspiring music students understand the importance of Sargam practice. Practicing Sargams each day does wonders to your “Sureelapan� as well as confidence. Practicing every day under watchful eyes of your Guru is the ideal way. But that is difficult...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Sound Effects: Get the simplest soundboard creation app: Load sounds, samples or songs through your iTunes library Create and edit soundboards quickly and easily Up to 8 sounds per soundboard Make the most of your screen thanks to the adaptive layout Play multiple...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Introducing Notes - Sight Reading Trainer, the ultimate iOS app for mastering sight reading in music! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced musician, Notes is your is your tool to become the musician you were meant to be. When you are ready to...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: StaffWars is a game designed to help beginning and intermediate musicians learn, practice and woodshed the note names on the grand staff, treble, alto and bass clefs. THE APP for anyone who wants to master these clefs.

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Analysis: SPL Graph is an audio Sound Pressure Level (SPL) environmental noise analyzer, real-time frequency analyzer, chart recorder and data logger. It includes: Plot sound level over time Record audio while plot is running, playback to identify sounds that may have...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Sheet Music & Tablatures: PLAY FREE MUSIC SCORES Whatever instrument you play, whether it's a piano, trumpet, guitar, or harmonica, or kalimba, you will always find notes of excellent quality. • Browse the most extensive sheet music collection from MuseScore....

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Tuners: Plays tuning notes for Viola (C G D A)

iPhone, iPad / Education / Training: Accelerate your sight reading skills with instant feedback on timing accuracy. Our carefully graduated levels, from beginner to professional, allow you to start at your optimal skill level and progress at your own pace. You'll improve more rapidly than...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Tuners: Sleek, efficient, and responsive, TuneWave is the no-nonsense utility that lets you tune your instrument quickly and easily. TuneWave puts everything you need front and center for optimal visibility and glanceable feedback. It can transpose if you’re using an...