From Aqua to Catalina: Evolution of the Mac OS X operating system
The macOS we use today is the result of iteration over 16 major OS releases during those 20 years. Here are the highlights.
Stories by Jason Snell
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An act of desperation 20 years ago was the building block for the modern Mac
With its back against the wall and its internal software development failing, Apple was left with only desperation moves.
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iPhone X: Hands-on and first impressions with Apple’s new iPhone
The new iPhone X changes the way you use your iPhone. Jason Snell takes a look at the new UI, Animoji, and more.
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iPad buying guide: How to choose an iPad Pro, iPad Air, or iPad mini
These days, picking an iPad can be tricky, but Jason Snell has used them all and has great advice on which model is right for you.
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OS X El Capitan review: Mac upgrade that's as solid as a rock
Lots of new features in Apple latest version of OS X. Upgrade and get an improved Mac. It’s really that simple.
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iPhone 6s and 6s Plus review: The best iPhone ever, by a wide margin
The iPhone 6s sports internal improvements and interface enhancements that set a new benchmark for smartphone excellence.
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Does the iPad have a future?
iPad fans and iPad haters have one thing in common: They aren't buying a whole lot of iPads at the moment.
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Twitter on the Mac: Do your job, or get out of the way
Three years ago this month Twitter broke its covenant with the third-party developers who helped fuel its initial growth and create some of its most innovative features. The message was clear: Twitter was in charge of its own platform, and while other Twitter apps would be tolerated, it would only be in limited fashion and for a limited time.
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The 5 biggest takeaways of Apple's Q3 2015 quarterly earnings
Another quarter, another happy financial report from Apple. The company's third financial quarter is rarely the place where you expect to see records - but there was still a lot to be gleaned from the numbers, and from the following hour-long call with financial analysts.
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First look at the OS X El Capitan public beta
Apple announced OS X 10.11 El Capitan at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference, due to ship in the fall but with a public beta release to follow this summer. If you're just too excited about El Capitan to wait for fall, your chance to try out the next generation of OS X is coming this morning. Today, Apple will release the first El Capitan beta to users who have joined its public beta program.
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Why compatibility isn't just a computer problem anymore
Some people I know who dearly love their Sonos speaker systems were feeling nervous this week as Apple launched Apple Music. Would Sonos support Apple Music, and vice versa? Some tweets from Sonos and Apple made it clear that it would, and those Sonos-using friends gave a sigh of relief.
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6 reasons to get excited about OS X El Capitan
I'm not feeling a lot of love for OS X El Capitan out there. That might not be surprising, given that it's firmly in the tradition of Mountain Lion and Snow Leopard–new-feature-light, speed-and-stability-focused OS X updates.
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yARN: Maybe the Mac is a typewriter after all
Some of my colleagues still type on keyboards designed by Apple in the 1980s. What I'm saying is, some people really care about keyboards. But whether or not you have opinions about keyboards, they're important tools to help us get written language into our digital devices.
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yARN: I like my Pebble, but I'm not kickstarting Pebble Time
I was an original backer of the Kickstarter for the Pebble smartwatch and have been wearing it on my wrist for more than two years, so you'd think I'd be one of the tens of thousands of people rushing to Kickstart the new Pebble Time. But I'm not.
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Full review: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus - Bigger is in fact better (in the right hands)
When Apple released the first iPhone, its 3.5-inch touchscreen seemed huge compared to the displays of other phones. Nonetheless, competitors responded with even larger screens, trying to find areas where they could provide clear alternatives to Apple hardware. Consumers responded positively, so the competition started making even bigger phones.
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