Macworld

When you talk inexpensive Mac software, you can only mean Mac gems, which, in turn, means you talk to The Man, Macworld’s own Gem Meister, Dan Frakes. 

A slew of products exist to help you track the steps you take, the miles you walk, the flights you climb, and even the sleep you… sleep. Which are the best devices out there, and why you should you want them?

What apps should go on that new iOS device you got for the holidays? Well, that’s where we come in.

We celebrate the best of the year by way of Macworld’s Editors’ Choice Awards--an annual tribute to the best hardware, software, technologies, and services in the Apple-centric world.

The losing panelists leave the room in shame; the winning panelist leaves in slightly less shame.

iTunes 11 is quite a bit different from the versions that came before, at least in its appearance. 

What to expect at the Macworld|iWorld event in January 2013.

As users and fans of Apple products, you might find yourself barraged with opinions from friends and family members about the company and its popular devices. While we’re sure that you’re plenty capable of handling these situations, we’d be remiss if we didn’t offer you some advice.

A year has passed since Apple launched its $25-per-year music service, iTunes Match.

We focus our time on the mini, sharing our experiences using Apple’s new slimmer tablet.

Two such products have recently graced the test benches of Macworld Labs: the 13-inch retina display MacBook Pro and Apple’s latest Mac mini.

A busy Tuesday for Apple means a busy evening for us, as we round up all the announcements to come out of Apple’s press event. 

There’s an excellent chance that each one of us has made predictions in this episode that we’ll regret in less than a week. 

iOS 6 has been out for about a month, which has given us time to explore not only its peaks, but valleys as well.

Now that we’ve settled into Mountain Lion, the iPhone 5, and iOS 6, it’s time we devoted several minutes to a feature that’s common to all of them--iCloud syncing and backup. 

Editorial director Jason Snell has spent a week with Apple’s latest smartphone and joins the Macworld Podcast to render his verdict on the new device.

iOS 6 is released today and we’ve spent a lot of time exploring its features

Apple announced some products that we expected and others that came as something of a surprise.

Apple has a big September planned for us, kicking off with a special press event a week from Wednesday. What can we expect out of Cupertino on September 12? Nobody can say for certain, but the panelists on the latest Macworld Podcast are ready to give it their best guesses.

The top story of the week was, of course, Apple's $1.05 billion court victory over Samsung in a patent suit that challenged Samsung’s "me too" designs.