Jason SnellMacworld
Jason was lead editor at Macworld for more than a decade and now writes about Apple at Six Colors and podcasts at Relay FM and The Incomparable.
The evolution of Apple's laptops, from the PowerBook to the MacBook Pro
Apple's PowerBooks, iBooks, and MacBooks have come a long way in 25 years.
Why Apple (probably) won't make an ARM-powered Mac
Sure, Apple could transition to ARM chips in its Macs. Here's why it probably won't.
Troubleshooting some nasty Safari malware
Jason Snell's sister ran into a persnickety pop-up asking her to call an 800 number. Instead she called family tech support!
What the Touch Bar tells us about the Mac's future
Buttons and keys, your days are numbered.
Why 2016 is such a terrible year for the Mac
Apple may still care about the Mac, but this year it's been pretty hard to tell.
4 ways Tim Cook made lemonade out of Apple’s Q4 2016 earnings
Wall Street analysts want to talk about growth, and Apple didn’t grow much last quarter. But Tim Cook isn’t worried—he’s got the perfect plan.
What's next for Project Titan and the Apple Car?
Reports that Apple is no longer focused on building its own car don't mean that Project Titan is over, or that Apple didn't learn anything from the process.
When traveling, my iPad is essential and my Mac is the add-on
How did that happen, wonders Jason Snell.
Apple’s war on buttons: What’s next on the chopping block?
With Apple, less is more—the company is known for slashing buttons and ports from their products left and right. We have some guesses on what could be the next to go.
Apple's assistant needs to branch out into the home—well, after it gets better at just understanding what we want.
6 Photos features that are worth the upgrade to macOS Sierra
Version 2.0 of Photos includes some nifty new features that make Apple’s photo manager a serious powerhouse.
Embrace the stickers, but the iMessage App Store contains so much more
When you peel away thousands and thousands of stickers, the dozens of apps just added to iMessage in iOS 10 have some great potential.
Hit the road, Jack: Apple's reasons for killing the headphone port
We knew the iPhone 7 wouldn't have a headphone jack. What remained to be seen was, could Apple sell it? Jason Snell thinks they did.
How Apple could make its next social experiment a successful one
Apple has a terrible track record when it comes to creating its own social platforms, but focusing on sharing straight from the iPhone could break the cycle.
Apple Music is so good that I'm totally trapped
Jason Snell doesn't want to quit Apple Music—he'd have to buy a couple dozen albums, for starters.