Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
Today, Marcus co-hosts several tech-focused shows at Gigahertz FM, a Brazilian podcast network he co-founded in 2022 with 9to5Mac’s own Guilherme Rambo. Outside of Gigahertz FM, he also hosts IA Sob Controle, a podcast featuring in-depth interviews and news about artificial intelligence.
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macOS 27 includes several additions and improvements in Safari, including optional AI-powered features that help organize tabs and keep users up to date on changes to the websites they’re watching. Here’s everything new.
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Despite not getting much airtime during today’s WWDC keynote, visionOS 27 is bringing several new features to Apple Vision Pro, including a new Environment from the Icelandic highlands. Here are the details.
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In iOS 27, users will be able to clear the Now Playing widget on their lock screens, just like notifications. Here are the details.
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Among the new features in macOS 27 Golden Gate is the ability to resize the iPhone Mirroring window using additional aspect ratios. Here are the details.
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And even though macOS 27 Golden Gate won’t launch for a few more months, you can already get the new light and dark wallpapers from the gallery below.
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With iOS 27, users will be able to add new extra-large widgets to their Today View and Home Screen. Here are the details.
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Today, Apple unveiled the new Siri AI, with a dedicated app and powerful capabilities. Among Siri’s new features is a more customizable voice, but you’ll need one of Apple’s newest iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Vision Pro models to use it. Here are the details.
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Although watchOS 27 drops support for several older Apple Watch models, Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that one compatible model was mistakenly left out of its official list. Here are the details.
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With iOS 27, users will no longer have to rely on a single volume setting for ringtones, alerts, alarms, and system sounds. Here are the details.
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Following the announcement of visionOS 27 earlier today during the WWDC26 keynote, Apple has released the first developer beta of the system. Here are the details.
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Apple is now rolling out macOS Golden Gate 27 beta 1 for developers. Here’s how to install it.
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Update, 5:11 p.m. ET: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that watchOS 27 will run on Apple Watch Series 9. The original story follows below.
Apple announced watchOS 27 today, alongside iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, iPadOS 27, and its counterparts. watchOS 27 drops support for several older Apple Watch models. Check out below whether your Apple Watch will run the new system.
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During the WWDC keynote today, Apple announced macOS Golden Gate 27, the next major OS version for the Mac. Here are the details.
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With the WWDC 26 keynote just hours away, the main story this year is expected to be Siri and its Gemini-powered revamp. But if the rumors hold up, Apple will have more than that in store across iOS 27 and its other operating systems. Here’s what to expect.
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The Broadway adaptation of Apple TV’s Schmigadoon! won 4 Tony Awards tonight, officially making Apple TV an EGOT winner. Here’s what that means.
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A new post on Google’s Chromium blog shares the results of the latest Chrome performance benchmarks, including record scores on tests running on an M5 MacBook Pro. Here are the details.
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iFixit recently visited the Huaqiangbei district of Shenzhen, China, where they bought Apple Watch Ultra 3, AirPods Max 2, and AirPods Pro 3 knockoffs, took them back to the studio, and immediately disassembled them. Here’s what they found.
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Epic Games is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Apple’s latest attempt to challenge two rulings in its long-running legal fight over off-App-Store purchases. Here are the details.
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Soccer sensation Lamine Yamal has published a second photo featuring a pair of unreleased Beats headphones. Here are the details.
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Smart access company Salto has announced that its hospitality platform now supports Room Keys in Apple Wallet. Here are the details.
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The Apple Park Visitor Center store got a fresh batch of merch today ahead of next week’s WWDC, when Apple is expected to welcome more than 1,000 developers, students, journalists, and other guests to its campus.
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Perplexity subscribers who work in design can now add a Canva connector to the Computer platform, allowing Perplexity’s desktop agent to autonomously turn data and prompts into editable Canva assets. Here are the details.
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Following the news that Michelle Monaghan (True Detective, Gone Baby Gone) will join Your Friends & Neighbors season 3 as a series regular, Deadline has exclusively reported another addition to the show’s cast. Here are the details.
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LM Studio’s Locally app is being updated today with LM Link, a feature that lets users talk to LLMs running on their Macs right from their iPhones. Here are the details.
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