Tag: iPadOS 26

iPhone and OS 26 Reviews Off The Beaten Track

Looking for some new voices.

New iPhones have been released, are being delivered, and I assume being used. Some of the usual sources have already reviewed the devices and the new operating systems and I’m guessing you’ve seen many of those.

Insider explains who the iPhone 17 Air is for.

I’m enjoying reading reviews that are sort of off of the beaten track, assuming the Internet has one of those, and thought I’d link to a few of them.

First up Jason McFadden of Jason Journals talks about his experiences and impressions after installing OS 26 on several older devices. Good read.

Next up is Sebastian de With’s look at the iPhone 17 Pro cameras. Sebastian is one of the developers of the team Lux that developed the Halide camera app for the iPhone.

Olivia Lipski writing for Good HouseKeeping says I’m a Tech Reporter and a Mom. Here’s My Honest Review of the iPhone Air.

And finally Rakhim Davlekali has written a review of macOS in reverse starting with the now current Tahoe and going backwards through time. Benjamin Button Reviews macOS is worth a read for a few laughs.

I still think it’s early for any real judgements to be made about the new devices and new operating systems. But the links above are worth a look.

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Two Interesting Takes on iPadOS 26

iPadOS 26 beta reactions are making me think twice about installing

As I continue to live vicariously, watching from the sidelines through this summer’s Apple beta season, two interesting takes on iPadOS 26 have crossed my radar and are worth sharing.

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First up, Harry McCracken says what most using iPadOS 26 are saying that Apple has made the iPad more Mac-like. But he also wonders where that might lead?  Check out his post here.

Follow that up with M.G. Seigler’s post. He thinks Apple might have created sort of a Mac, Jr. His post is from prior to the release of the public beta.

Both gentlemen delve deeper than the “what’s a computer?” discussion into other facets of the betas and both posts are worth your time, if iPads are your thing.  That “what’s a computer?” question is going to probably be with us through most of the next year.

FYI. I’m adding an iPad category to this little corner of the web. I have a feeling we’re going to be talking quite a bit about iPads in the months to come.

You can find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above.