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Podcast Rewind: GameHub for the Mac, a Pokémon FireRed Challenge, and Emily in Rome Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories' family of podcasts: NPC: Next Portable Console This week, John, Federico, and Brendon cover the news that GameSir is bringing GameHub to the Mac and chat about the ASUS's special edition ROG Flow Z13. Then on NPC XL, John tests the Virtual Boy accessory for the Switch 2, Federico

Podcast Rewind: GameHub for the Mac, a Pokémon FireRed Challenge, and Emily in Rome https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-gamehub-for-the-mac-a-pokemon-firered-challenge-and-emily-in-rome/

MacStories Weekly: Issue 503 Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

MacStories Weekly: Issue 503 https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-503/

Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea is out today on Apple Arcade, along with Arcade editions of other App Store favorites. Learn more on MacStories here: https://www.macstories.net/news/coming-soon-whats-next-on-apple-tv-and-apple-arcade-in-march-2026/

Comfort Zone, Episode 90: I Paid for Those Pixels YouTube video by MacStories

Comfort Zone, Episode 90: I Paid for Those Pixels

@birchtree.me demands we roast his home screen, @nileane.fr drops some knowledge on SSDs, and (almost) everyone has fun with Pokémon.

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Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea is out today on Apple Arcade, along with Arcade editions of other App Store favorites. Learn more on MacStories here: https://www.macstories.net/news/coming-soon-whats-next-on-apple-tv-and-apple-arcade-in-march-2026/

Apple Is Working on an AI Music Tagging System Music Business Worldwide (via MacRumors) is reporting that Apple is rolling out a voluntary metadata system for identifying AI-generated content on Apple Music called Transparency Tags. Introduced by Apple in a newsletter sent to music industry partners, Transparency Tags is: a system of disclosure labels that record labels and music distributors can begin applying to

Apple Is Working on an AI Music Tagging System https://www.macstories.net/linked/apple-is-working-on-an-ai-music-tagging-system/

The Hunt, an all-new French thriller, is out today on Apple TV

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More on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/news/coming-soon-whats-next-on-apple-tv-and-apple-arcade-in-march-2026/

The Hunt, an all-new French thriller, is out today on Apple TV

https://apple.co/4b5dST6 (affiliate link)

More on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/news/coming-soon-whats-next-on-apple-tv-and-apple-arcade-in-march-2026/

Apple Takes the Wraps Off the MacBook Neo Apple today revealed a brand-new Mac called the MacBook Neo. The new computer has a 13-inch screen, and an A18 Pro chipset, and starts at $599. Let's dig into the details. The fanless Neo comes in silver, indigo, blush, and citrus colors, which extend to the keyboard in lighter shades. The display is a 2408

Apple Takes the Wraps Off the MacBook Neo https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-takes-the-wraps-off-the-macbook-neo/

Coming Soon: What???s Next on Apple TV and Apple Arcade in March 2026 It's once again time to get ready for a new month of movies, shows, and games on Apple TV and Apple Arcade. Here are the highlights of what's in store for March 2026. The Hunt (March 4) Originally slated to launch in December, The Hunt is a French-language thriller starring Beno??t Magimel that debuts today.

Coming Soon: What’s Next on Apple TV and Apple Arcade in March 2026 https://www.macstories.net/news/coming-soon-whats-next-on-apple-tv-and-apple-arcade-in-march-2026/

David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years is out soon and today Wired has an excerpt on the iPhone's origin. More on the book and where to preorder it on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/linked/david-pogue-tells-the-origin-story-of-the-iphone-in-wireds-excerpt-of-his-upcoming-history-of-apple/

Apple Reveals the New M5 MacBook Air In a third announcement today, Apple revealed the M5 MacBook Air. The design and colors of the new Air remain the same, but its capabilities have been enhanced with the M5 chipset and other updates to the hardware. John Ternus hits the highlights in Apple's press release: The new MacBook Air with M5 brings incredible

Apple Reveals the New M5 MacBook Air https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-reveals-the-new-m5-macbook-air/

Apple Announces M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros Apple has introduced new MacBook Pros featuring the M5 Pro and M5 Max chipsets. The big news here is speed because the design of the MacBook Pro has not changed. According to John Ternus, Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max redefines what's possible on a pro

Apple Announces M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-announces-m5-pro-and-m5-max-macbook-pros/

Apple Introduces Two New Studio Displays Today, Apple introduced a revision of its Studio Display, and the new Studio Display XDR, which replaces the Pro Display XDR in its product lineup. Let's take a look at the specs. Both displays are 27 inches diagonally with 5K resolutions. The update to the Studio Display features P3 wide color, 600 nits of brightness,

Apple Introduces Two New Studio Displays https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-introduces-two-new-studio-displays/

David Pogue Tells the Origin Story of the iPhone in Wired’s Excerpt of His Upcoming History of Apple David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years is set to be published in a week, but today, Wired has an excerpt about the origins of the iPhone. It's a fascinating story that I'm sure most readers know, but Pogue's excerpt contains a wealth of details and quotes from those where there that does an excellent

David Pogue Tells the Origin Story of the iPhone in Wired’s Excerpt of His Upcoming History of Apple https://www.macstories.net/linked/david-pogue-tells-the-origin-story-of-the-iphone-in-wireds-excerpt-of-his-upcoming-history-of-apple/

Apple Unveils iPhone 17e Alongside the M4 iPad Air, Apple has announced the iPhone 17e. Apple's budget smartphone model features the A19 chip, C1X cellular modem, which Apple says is 2x faster than the 16e's C1, and 48MP Fusion Camera, and starts at $599. Kaiann Drance, Vice President of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing, is quoted in Apple press release

Apple Unveils iPhone 17e https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-unveils-iphone-17e/

Apple Introduces M4-Powered iPad Air Apple has announced a new iPad Air featuring the M4 chip and 12GB of unified memory. According to the company, the new Air is 30% faster than the M3 iPad Air and 2.3x faster than the M1 Air. Apple says the 50% boost in unified memory enables better AI performance. The new models come in

Apple Introduces M4-Powered iPad Air https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-introduces-m4-powered-ipad-air/

This week on AppStories, Federico and John share their 2026 Apple hardware wishes. Then for AppStories+ subscribers, they each share their top 3 practical uses for AI tools.

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Today for the Club MacStories members, I wrote about why it's already time to start thinking of agentic coding tools like any other tool at developers' disposal and stop using 'vibe coder' as a put-down.

https://www.macstories.net/club/monthly-log-february-2026/#vibe-coders-are-just-coders

MacStories Weekly: Issue 502 https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-502/

As promised in the story quoted, today for Club MacStories members in MacStories Weekly, I have tips for using Claude Code Remote Control. www.macstories.net/club/claude-...

Monthly Log: February 2026 John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.

Monthly Log: February 2026 https://www.macstories.net/club/monthly-log-february-2026/

Building the Bookmark Manager of My Dreams with Notion Agents and Codex Those who have been reading MacStories for years know that I’ve historically struggled with keeping track of the many things I discover on the Internet. Some folks call them “bookmarks”. I don’t know ...

I wrote about how I used Notion custom agents and Codex to build the bookmark manager I've always wanted.

Plus, some thoughts on "malleable software": www.macstories.net/club/buildin...

Podcast Rewind: Running Out of RAM, Tech Confessions, and Italian Movie Dubs https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-running-out-of-ram-tech-confessions-and-italian-movie-dubs/

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Writing at and Running MacStories https://www.macstories.net/linked/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-writing-at-and-running-macstories/

MacStories Weekly: Issue 502 https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-502/

A research preview from Anthropic lets you pull a Claude Code session from your Mac's Terminal session into the Claude app on iPhone, iPad, and other Macs.

www.macstories.net/stories/hand...

I'll have more in MacStories Weekly on Friday for Club members: www.macstories.net/plans/.

Comfort Zone, Episode 89: Pizza is an American Invention, and it Involves Pineapple YouTube video by MacStories

Comfort Zone, Ep 89: Pizza is an American Invention, and it Involves Pineapple

@chrislawley.me has a confession to make, @birchtree.me admits something about his watch, and @nileane.fr challenged the boys to take their phones off silent.

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