The new Magic accessories are out—or “meh-gic” if you’re not blown away. They’re nice and all, but you can get better keyboards and mice for the same money, and the trackpad’s addition of Force Touch just isn’t crucial enough, until there’s more in OS X that makes Force Touch worthwhile. Check out our reviews for more.
Elsewhere, it’s an Apple-scented potpourri of topics, from iWork updates to removing yourself from the beta cycle, to patent lawsuits, to accessibility features everyone could benefit from. Tim Cook also gave us our next date to look forward to: October 26 is the start of Apple TV preorders.
Show notes
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Tim Cook shares Apple Music subscriber numbers and Apple TV ship date by Caitlin McGarry
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Apple Magic Mouse 2 review: Mouse unable to conjure up any innovation by Roman Loyola
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Apple Magic Trackpad 2 review: Solid performer doesn’t feel essential by Susie Ochs
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Apple Magic Keyboard review: Should have called it basic by Susie Ochs
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Force Touch on the Mac needs a little more oomph by Jason Snell
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Use iOS’s Guided Access to disable Photos delete and other app features by Glenn Fleishman
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Handy iOS and OS X accessibility features everyone should know by Christopher Phin
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How to uninstall Flash Player from your Mac by Susie Ochs
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Apple pulls iOS apps mining your iPhone for private data by Caitlin McGarry
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Report: Apple will replace Retina MacBook Pro screens with bad coating by Nick Mediati
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Unenrolling from Apple’s beta programs: back up or back out by Glenn Fleishman
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Apple updates iWork for Mac, with Force Touch and Split View support by Susie Ochs
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Kill the password? Yahoo tries it and it works by Glenn Fleishman
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Author: Susie Ochs, Contributor
Susie has been covering Apple since 2006, and when she isn't glued to her MacBook Air and iPhone, you can find her building sand castles at the beach or snowboarding in the mountains.