Magic Monday - July 20, 2026

We made it to UCLA and back, again, and thankfully with better news than we were expecting. Getting older isn't always fun, but I'm grateful Sarah and I are able to do it together. Some unexpected products, business transitions, likely release dates, and more mark the last day of the Tim Cook era. An August Surprise August has not been a major launch month since around 2007, when the first alu...

We are rapidly approaching go time for the traditional September Surprise, and somehow we're only on developer beta 6. This year is going to be interesting in terms of the software releases, though I'm still trying to work out what this cadence means. Some depressing news and some foreseeable changes, finally approaching implementation, that could possibly affect a number of you, my dear reader...

Punctuality returns, and some interestingly spicy content makes an appearance in addition to some hints at future projects. We're in the final weeks leading up to the annual tradition of the "September Surprise" as I'll call it. This is going to be a long one today, so without further ado... App Store Fraud, App Review, and the Age of DIY Software Scammy and fraudulent App Store apps have been...