Zac Hall is a Senior Editor, covering Apple, AI, and the modern technology landscape.
He joined 9to5Mac in April 2013, originally as a writer and copy editor.
He later served as Lead Editor from May 2016 through December 2020, before shifting focus to creating the Space Explored website.
In 2015, Zac began co-hosting 9to5Mac Happy Hour, establishing the format of the site’s premier podcast, which he hosted for eight years.
In 2018, he created 9to5Mac Daily, providing audio recaps of Apple and technology news each weekday. He also created and hosted multiple seasons of the 9to5Mac Watch Time podcast, a health and fitness-focused interview series.
Zac currently focuses on writing for 9to5Mac. He is based in the lovely Gulf Coast town of Ocean Springs, MS, where he lives with his brilliant kids and Nova, his adventurous Cavachon rescue pup.
Contact: zac@9to5mac.com
What’s the fastest way to lose Bob Iger’s attention? Try asking him if Apple is buying Disney.
The Disney CEO will sooner tell you the roadmap for Apple Vision Pro than he is to entertain this never-ending story that analysts keep trying to sell.
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Apple has released new public beta versions of iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. The updates come one day after new developer beta versions were released. That’s a much quicker turnaround than the gap between public beta 1 and 2.
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Apple is still awaiting the fate of whether or not the Supreme Court will take up its appeal in the Epic Games trial. However, Apple has walked away with a small victory today.
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Meta still has a ton of basic features to build for Threads. This week the team is checking off a few from list.
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Apple is expected to unveil the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 next month. A new rumor adds that an all-new Apple Watch band design could also launch with the new watches.
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Apple Business Essentials launched in 2022 as a subscription service for companies using iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. CDW, an IT solutions firm that serves business across various industries, is now offering Apple Business Essentials to its customers.
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In addition to iOS 17 developer beta 5, Apple has issued a new round of AirPods developer beta firmware.
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Apple TV+ is home to a growing catalog of basketball dramas and documentaries. In the future, Apple could potentially add live NBA games to the mix, according to Bloomberg.
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Fire up those software updates, folks, iOS 17 beta 5 is now available. The fifth developer beta versions of iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma are also out today.
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Netflix used to mail out movies on DVDs. Now it makes a phone app for playing video games on your TV.
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WhatsApp is becoming more like your standard video calling service thanks to a new feature rolling out now.
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Apple Pay’s global expansion continues today with a stop in South America. Starting today, people in Chile can start adding debit and credit cards to Apple Pay on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
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Apple Music subscribers are discovering a new station today called, er, Discovery Station. Apple has also updated the animated artwork for [Your name’s] Station in Apple Music to match.
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Is now a good time to buy a new phone or should you wait for the next iPhone to upgrade? That’s a question that consumers face all year round. The answer, of course, is that it depends. The best time to buy a new iPhone is based on your budget, needs, and early adopter preference. Our forecasting can help you make an informed decision.
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Zoom may be the driving force behind remote work and virtual meetings, but the company is telling employees to leave home and return to the office. Meanwhile, users are taking issue with Zoom’s approach to building generative AI features.
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Major League Baseball and Apple are in their second year of streaming select games exclusively on Apple TV+. As MLB heads toward the end of the 2023 regular season, Apple has published the schedule for games it will carry in September.
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Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro is expected to be the first and only smartphone powered by a 3 nanometer processor for a while. A new report by The Information explains how a previously undisclosed sweetheart deal between Apple and TSMC is helping bring the state-of-the-art A17 chip to market.
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When Apple unveils the iPhone 15 Pro in a few weeks, we fully expect the traditional mute switch to be replaced with a customizable button instead. The new button will work similar to the Action button on the Apple Watch Ultra (even if Apple calls it something else).
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There’s no bad time to buy an iPhone if you really need a new one. However, anyone who cares about having the best camera should consider what’s coming next month.
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Apple packed watchOS 9 with advanced run tracking features for Apple Watch runners. watchOS 10 brings that same level of emphasis to cycling workouts on Apple Watch.
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It’s been an eventful week for the letter X on the internet. Elon Musk’s Twitter started replacing the bird logo and service name with X on Monday, and now the iOS app has caught up.
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Instapaper has been on a tear this summer after a major update in May brought CarPlay support. Updates to the iOS and macOS apps this week continue the trend with better ways to manage articles and improved integration with Shortcuts.
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Apple Maps started rolling out an awesome interactive feature called “detailed city experience” as part of iOS 15 in 2021. After launching in just four cities, the feature has reached more than 20 locations around the globe.
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Epic is taking its legal fight with Apple to the Supreme Court, and the company behind the game Fortnite isn’t happily standing by for results.
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