All Articles by Rene Ritchie

How to fix the 'Black Dot' Unicode bug on iPhone or iPad

'Black Dot' — so-called because it's hidden inside '<⚫> 👈🏻' — is the latest Unicode-crashing text string being sent around iMessage.

Cohen: iMac has lost its sense of whimsy, fun, and wonder

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 4

'Unfortunately, that lampshade iMac was the last of the iMacs with a personality.'

Mastering Pokémon Go

Best Pokémon Go tips and tricks for May 2018

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 3

This is what YOU need to know to win Raid Battles, get Gym Badges, catch rare Pokémon, and more! All our best tips and tricks!

Super Retina-ized

Apple to developers: Get your interfaces updated for iPhone X by July

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago

If you work for a company that's been dragging its feet on going all in on iOS 11 and iPhone X, send them Apple's link and advise them to get on it. (And, yeah, that includes Apple apps.)

Gassée: Apple unhinging the fragile minds of journalists and analysts

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 8

Analysts got iPhone X wrong in Q2 2018 — but any error sufficiently repeated is indistinguishable from complicity.

Buyers Guide

Find the best MacBook for back to school season

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago

The 13-inch MacBook Air is the best MacBook college students can buy today. It's inexpensive for a Mac, has plenty of ports, and is light enough to carry with you all day.

Happy Apple-versary

iMac at 20: How the all-new all-in-one ignited the modern Apple

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 6

iMac brought together Steve Jobs and Jonny Ive and set Apple on its course towards powerful, beautiful, accessible personal computing.

Mastering Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go: How to get the most XP and level up the fastest

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago

Lucky Eggs, Legendary Raids, grinding, mass-evolving, and all the other tricks you need to gain XP and level up fast!

Help Wanted

Want to work with Apple's marketing team? Meet Orchard!

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago

Wanted: Bold, creative thinkers who are passionate about collaboration, their craft, and the potential of all things Apple.

Mastering Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go Event Guide: Fighter-type Special Battle Showdown

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 3

From May 1 to May 14, 2018, find more Fighter-types, 2x XP for Gym and Raid battles, 3K Stardust for Raids, and 2x badge rewards at Gyms!

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Tim Cook dunks on iPhone X FUD: Still the best-seller

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 14

Prior to Apple's Q2 2018 results, a narrative ran like wildfire through the industry: iPhone X wasn't selling well. It was failing and it would make Apple fail with it. Hard.

Buyers Guide

Best iPhone 2018: This is the perfect iPhone for you

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago

The 256GB iPhone X is the best iPhone you can buy today. It fits a Plus-sized screen into a regular-sized iPhone with an almost bezel-free design and the best display and camera technology on the market.

Rumor roundup

Rumored MacBook Air update rumored to be pushed back until the fall

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 10

The updated, lower cost MacBook Air is only a rumor, but if it exists, we might not see it at WWDC 2018 but at the September 2018 event instead.

Act Fast

Where to buy an AirPort Wi-Fi Router — While supplies last!

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago

While Apple had discontinued the AirPort Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Express Base Stations, they'll still be available for sale while supplies last. Here's where!

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RIP AirPort Base Stations: Why Apple is exiting the Wi-Fi router business

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 29

AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule will continue to be sold while supplies last but then Apple is done with the router business... at least for now.

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Making better bacon: The Apple and Maple Leaf Foods story

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago 2

With Apple and SAP, Maple Leaf Foods brings iPads to its plant floors, saving time and money, and greatly improving user-experience for its supervisors.

Trade War Worries

Tim Cook to meet with Donald Trump over China, tariffs

Rene Ritchie 1 month ago

Apple’s CEO will be meeting with the U.S. President today to discuss the concerns Apple and other tech companies have over the potential of a trade war with China.