Stephen Hackett

Amazon and Google have set up a new category: smart home speakers complete with screens. Is the market ready for Apple to stroll in and raise the bar?

The cost of iPhones and Apple Watches has increased over time, and that can be annoying for consumers, but the reasons for it are complicated.

Rumors are swirling that Apple is on the edge of entering a major transition with the Mac. But what should that transition look like?

Ever wondered about iCloud's lineage? This week on Apple History, Stephen Hackett digs deep into the company's early Internet ventures to talk about iTools.

The iTunes Store has changed a lot in the last 12 years. Let's take a Mac Classic time machine back to 2003 and travel through the Store's ups, downs, and revolutionary moves.

If you're like me, you find yourself typing the same things pretty often. From addresses to bits of code, any time I notice that I am keying something on a regular basis, I work to automate it.

Like many people, the iPhone has replaced many consumer electronics in my home.

The MacBook Pro of today owes a lot to the machines that came before it. In particular, 2001's Titanium PowerBook G4.

Love your iPad, or your current MacBook Pro? These Mac notebooks helped pave the way.

Apple's used the all-in-one design for Mac models from day one, but the concept has evolved heavily since 1984.

While the Apple TV may be making headlines this month, even the original box previewed in 2006 wasn't Apple's first major foray into television. For that, we need to take a trip to 1993.

The eMac G4 was a unique — but mostly forgettable — 2000s-era Macintosh, designed for the classroom.

While the Apple of today sells more accessories than ever, the company has been in the business of add-ons for decades. Here a few of my strange and obscure favorites.

After completing the move from OS 9 to OS X, Steve Jobs announced another transition for the Mac: the switch to Intel

MECC is responsible for some of my fondest early memories of the Mac.

This month on Apple History, Stephen Hackett looks back at the computer with an attitude: The iMac G4.

Sold with a $200 premium, the "BlackBook" ushered in the use of darker materials in Apple's Mac line.

After a misadventure with Apple's top-of-the-line 5K iMac, the iMac Pro is proving to be the perfect studio machine for podcasters.

The iMac Pro promises power at a level not seen before in a Mac, but who should be willing to pay for it?

Special guest Stephen Hackett joins us to write about his experience using the Series 3 GPS + Cellular Apple Watch as his sole device after an untimely iPhone screen crack.

For numerous years, Apple hosted special events in the fall to unveil new iPods, iTunes features and more.