Juli Clover
Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
Juli Clover's Articles
AirPods Max Battery Drains Only Slightly Faster Outside of Case
Apple did not include a power button on the AirPods Max, so there's no definitive way to turn them off, but Apple says that putting the headphones inside the included Smart Case puts them into an ultra low power mode. That's left a lot of questions about what happens to the AirPods Max when they're not inside the case yet not being actively used, so we've done some testing to attempt to...
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Parallels 16 for M1 Macs Now Available Through Technical Preview Program
Parallels today began informing customers about the launch of a new Parallels Desktop 16 for M1 Mac Technical Preview Program, which is available today. The software cannot run an Intel x86-based OS, and requires an Arm-based operating system installation image. Microsoft is offering a version of Arm-based Windows that's available through the Windows Insider program that will run on M1 Macs ...
Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 to Public Beta Testers
Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 updates to public beta testers, one day after providing the beta to developers. Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program can download the iOS and iPadOS 14.4 updates over the air after installing the proper certificate from the Public Beta website on an iOS device. Paired with the...
Samuel L. Jackson Starring in Apple TV+ Series 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'
Apple has picked up "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey" starring Samuel L. Jackson for Apple TV+, reports Variety. The six-episode limited series is based on the novel of the same name written by Walter Mosley. Mosley is adapting the book for the television screen, with Jackson set to play titular character Ptolemy Grey. Grey is a 91-year-old recluse who has been all but forgotten and abandoned...
Review: Belkin's Car Vent Mount PRO Offers Easy MagSafe Mounting
Belkin, known for the accessories that it makes for Apple's devices, recently announced its first MagSafe products, the Boost Charge Pro MagSafe 3-in-1 Wireless Charger and the Car Vent PRO. The wireless charger isn't out just yet, but the Belkin Car Vent Mount PRO with MagSafe has launched. The Car Vent PRO is, as the name suggests, a mount that's been created for use in the car with a...
Upcoming HomePod 14.4 Software Update to Add New HomePod Mini U1 Features
The iOS 14.4 beta that was introduced today didn’t appear to include any new features, but an accompanying HomePod 14.4 beta will introduce new HomePod mini functionality that takes advantage of the U1 ultra wideband chip in the device. The HomePod beta software is not made available to developers like iOS and macOS software and is instead provided to a limited number of Apple-selected...
Apple Maps Look Around Feature Expands to Denver, Detroit, Miami and More
Apple this week expanded its Look Around feature in Apple Maps to several new U.S. cities, including Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; and Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Look Around, which was first introduced in iOS 13, provides 3D street-level imagery in cities where it is available, and it is similar to Google's Street View. At launch, Look Around was limited to a handful of...
Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Big Sur 11.2 to Developers
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Big Sur 11.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two days launch of macOS Big Sur 11.1, the first major update to he operating system first launched in November. Developers can download the macOS Big Sur 11.2 beta using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper...
Apple in Talks to Pick Up Two Animated Films Produced by John Lasseter
Apple is in talks to acquire the rights to two animated films from Skydance Animation, which is headed up by John Lasseter, reports Variety. Lasseter is the former chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, but he departed the company in 2018 following allegations of sexual misconduct and has been at Skydance Animation since 2019. Prior to joining Skydance Animation,...
iOS 14 Now Installed on 81% of iPhones From the Last Four Years
Apple today finally updated its iOS adoption numbers, giving us our first look at official iOS 14 adoption rates. According to Apple's data, iOS 14 is installed on 81 percent of iPhones that were introduced in the last four years. 17 percent of these devices continue to run iOS 13, and two percent run an earlier version of iOS. 72 percent of all iPhones out in the wild run iOS 14, and this...
Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 to Developers
Apple today seeded the first betas of new iOS and iPadOS 14.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, two days after releasing the iOS 14.3 update that brought support for Apple Fitness+, AirPods Max, ProRAW for iPhone 12 models, and more. iOS and iPadOS 14.4 can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or over the air after the proper profile has been installed on an iPhone or...
Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 7.3 to Developers
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming watchOS 7.3 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two days after the launch of watchOS 7.2 with support for Fitness+, cardio fitness notifications, ECG updates, and more. To install the watchOS 7.3 beta, developers need to download the proper configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once the profile...
Apple Seeds First Beta of tvOS 14.4 to Developers
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming tvOS 14.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new software coming two days after the launch of the tvOS 14.3 update that brought a new Fitness app and support for Apple Fitness+. Designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models, the tvOS 14.4 developer beta can be downloaded onto the Apple...
Google Stadia Cloud Gaming Platform Now Available on iPhone and iPad Through Safari
Google's Stadia cloud gaming service is now available on iOS through a dedicated web app, which means that it is playable on the iPhone and the iPad for the first time. For those unfamiliar with Stadia, it is a gaming platform that lets you play your favorite video games on any device. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Google was not able to bring Stadia to iOS...
Hands-On With the AirPods Max
Today is the official launch day for the AirPods Max, Apple's newest headphones in the AirPods family. AirPods Max are a little bit controversial because of the high price, so we picked up a pair to see what you're getting for that $549 price tag. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. AirPods Max have aluminum ear cups that are cool to the touch with mesh padded ear...
Apple TV+ Series 'Servant' Renewed for Season 3
Apple today announced that it has renewed Apple TV+ series "Servant" for a third season ahead of its second season premiere on January 15, 2021. "Servant" was one of the first shows on Apple TV+, and it was popular with Apple TV+ subscribers. Apple renewed it for a second season not long after the first season debuted. "Servant" is a horror thriller produced by M. Night Shyamalan, who has ...
Periscope App Shutting Down in March as Most Functionality Has Transitioned to Twitter
Twitter-owned app Periscope today announced that the dedicated app for the live video service will be shut down by March 2021 now that most of the Periscope functionality has transitioned into the Twitter app. The Periscope app in its current state is in an "unsustainable maintenance-mode state" with declining usage and rising costs. The Periscope team says that leaving the app as is "isn't...
Halide Developer Explains How Apple's ProRAW Option Works on iPhone 12 Pro
Apple yesterday introduced a new ProRAW format that's available on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, allowing pro photographers to have more control over their images without losing the benefits of Apple's computational photography software. An image with ProRAW and without, from Halide Ben Sandofsky, one of the developers behind popular camera app Halide, did a deep dive into ProRAW...
Photographer Austin Mann Demos iPhone 12 Pro ProRAW Capabilities
Photographer Austin Mann, who is known for his camera-focused reviews of Apple's iPhones, today shared details on ProRAW, the new format that Apple enabled for the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max with the iOS 14.3 update yesterday. ProRAW is a RAW format for iPhone that also takes advantage of all of the computational photography features that Apple builds into the iPhone. As Mann explains, it...
Apple Releases 14.3 Software for HomePod and HomePod Mini
Following yesterday's release of iOS 14.3, Apple today released new 14.3 software for the HomePod. The update comes a little over a month after the release of the 14.2 update that brought support for new Siri and Intercom features. The HomePod 14.3 is available for the HomePod and the HomePod mini, and according to Apple's release notes, the update includes general performance and stability...
