Magic Monday - June 29, 2026

The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, as well as the new Mac mini and Mac Studio, are now available. I had two 600 mile round trip same-day drives to UCLA for doctor appointments this week, so my apologies for the email delay. There will not be a Magic Monday next week, but I hope this will be an interesting, enlightening, and weird first edition of Freaky Friday. There's an App for That Every so oft...

Life is always fun and stressful; my apologies for the late email today. If you blinked, you missed a lot of products and software updates, so let's get caught up on both halves of the story: what got announced, and what is available for your devices today. Surprise, Shine, and Sticker Shock Last Wednesday's "Surprise and Shine" event delivered on its name, marking John Ternus' first time host...

We're less than 48 hours away from the September surprise, and rumors abound about what sort of fun we're in for. John Ternus, presumably, is going to be heading up the whole event for the first time. Of all the major products in Apple's lineup, the only ones that didn't receive recent price bumps are the ones that, if tradition holds, will be on stage at this week's event. If you're looking at...