Tim Cook has confirmed what many feared: Apple will raise prices due to skyrocketing memory and storage costs driven by AI demand. Adam Engst breaks down the math to show what this could mean for iPhone pricing. Glenn Fleishman has launched Fruit Specs, a powerful new website for slicing and dicing Apple hardware and software features—a must-visit for anyone researching Apple products. Adam also investigates a confusing iOS 26 interface quirk where dragging apps to the Hidden folder doesn’t work as expected. We briefly link to Ryan Moulton’s fascinating explanation of why your screen can’t display certain real-world colors and BasicAppleGuy’s comparison showing how macOS 27 Golden Gate improves on macOS 26 Tahoe’s blurry Liquid Glass icons. Notable Mac app releases this week include 1Password 8.12.24, Bookends 15.4.1, DEVONthink 4.3.2, Firefox 152.0.1, and OmniFocus 4.8.12.
Outgoing CEO Tim Cook has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that Apple is being forced to raise prices due to skyrocketing costs of memory and storage chips. What might that mean for your next Apple device purchase?
Need to know which Apple devices or operating system versions support a specific feature or compare features across products? Glenn Fleishman’s Fruit Specs website makes answering such questions fast and—if you’re like us—kind of fun.
A TidBITS reader thought he had found a bug in iOS 26 that made apps inaccessible. After investigation, the real culprit turned out to be misleading visual feedback when dragging apps to the App Library’s Hidden folder.
Watchlist
Adds support for using the 1Password browser extension with the Brave Origin browser. ($47.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 12+)
Reference management tool improves access to AI Writing Tools features. ($74.99 new, free update, 130.3 MB, macOS 11+)
Adds support for Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 frontier model for Pro users. ($99 new for standard and $199 for Pro, free update, 90.3 MB, macOS 13+)
Brings an updated Settings appearance that provides streamlined organization and clearer groupings. (Free, 153.4 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Improves reliability for the task management app's perspective rule editing. ($74.99 new, free update, 40.5 MB, macOS 14+)
