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Orico Thunderbolt 5 Desktop Workstation - excellent price for a storage dock open_in_new

1 Apple Insider • 21h ago

At about $330, the Orico Thunderbolt 5 Desktop Workstation adds fast storage, multiple display support, and 140W charging to your new Mac. It's pretty nice, but not perfect.

Compact rectangular USB docking station on a white surface, showing front ports including SD card slot, two blue USB ports, USB-C ports, audio jack, and power button

Orico Thunderbolt 5 Desktop Workstation

It was Apple's choice to switch to (almost) all USB-C in 2016. They really haven't reversed course on this, other than conceding that MagSafe was pretty good, and so is native HDMI.

So, if you're a regular AppleInsider reader, you know there's a dock for everybody. Orico is relatively new to this game, but to date, what we've seen from them in the Thunderbolt 5 Dock is pretty solid, with a good price point to boot.

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By Mike Wuerthele <mike@appleinsider.com>

Apple Invites update leans on iOS 27's new features open_in_new

2 Apple Insider • 1d ago

An update for Apple Invites is making it better for users to create invitations and to relive their events in high resolution, with the iPhone app tapping into some of the features of iOS 27.

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Apple Invites

The introduction of a new operating system version usually is accompanied by updates to Apple's apps to best take advantage of any new features it includes. With iOS 27 now out on iPhones, Apple Invites has undergone the same treatment.

The update to version 1.12.0 released on September 30 includes three main feature changes, alongside the usual bug fixes and performance improvements.

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By Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>

iPhone 18 Pro Max cameras are Apple's best yet, but only when you squint open_in_new

3 Apple Insider • 1d ago

I'm in the bag for iPhone Duo, but I wanted to test out an iPhone 18 Pro Max camera system before going all in on Apple's foldable. Here's what I learned as I prepare for a potential camera downgrade.

A blue iPhone 17 Pro Max and a burgundy iPhone 18 Pro Max, shown from the back, highlighting their triple camera modules with raised circular lenses against a softly blurred green outdoor background

iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's most advanced camera system

I would love nothing more than to travel to some remote part of the planet and detail exactly how iPhone 18 Pro Max performs while showing off incredible one-of-a-kind photos. That isn't what I'm here to do today.

My simple goal is to explain exactly what I have observed about Apple's latest camera system, coming from the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and what buying an iPhone Duo might mean losing out on.

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By Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>

The most repairable AirPods ever are still a frustrating mess to get into open_in_new

4 Apple Insider • 1d ago

Apple's AirPods 5 have replaceable batteries in the earbuds, but the charging case remains inaccessible even with the best tools available. Here's how iFixit fared in its latest teardown.

AirPods 5 earbuds lying next to their charging case, showing the charging port and indicator lights, with a soft blurred background

AirPods 5 are more repairable, barely

The AirPods line has always been a thorn in Apple's side, at least when it comes to environmental responsibility. These earbuds and charging case have always been irreparable hunks of plastic destined for a garbage dump at the end of their short life.

However, iFixit has discovered a small glimmer of hope in the AirPods 5. The long-running repairability score for AirPods has been zero, until the latest model received a slight bump to two.

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By Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>

Highlights from Git 2.56 open_in_new

5 GitHub Blog • 3d ago

The open source Git project just released Git 2.56. Here is GitHub's look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.

The post Highlights from Git 2.56 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

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Performance Improvements in .NET 11 open_in_new

6 .NET Blog • 2w ago

Take a tour through hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 11.

The post Performance Improvements in .NET 11 appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Use C# unions and closed hierarchies in ASP.NET Core open_in_new

7 .NET Blog • 3w ago

Learn how C# unions and closed hierarchies work with System.Text.Json across ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs, MVC, SignalR, Blazor, and OpenAPI.

The post Use C# unions and closed hierarchies in ASP.NET Core appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Announcing .NET 11 Release Candidate 1 open_in_new

8 .NET Blog • 3w ago

.NET 11 Release Candidate 1 is available with improvements across libraries, runtime, SDK, MSBuild, NuGet, C#, F#, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, and Windows Forms.

The post Announcing .NET 11 Release Candidate 1 appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Latest Posts

Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com

1 6 months ago

The MacBook Neo uses an A18 Chip that is in my iPhone Pro Max, and it runs full macOS competently in eight gigs of RAM I want to plug my iPhone into my thunderbolt dock and run macOS X. It doesn’t seem like it’s a technical problem anymore, now it’s organizational willpower

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

2 5 months ago

Just discovered my Aura “Ultimate – Individual” plan quietly crept to $199/yr. The pricing page has “save 50%” at $144/yr, but it doesn't clearly warn that renewals jump. When a security company leans on dark‑pattern subscriptions instead of transparent pricing, that’s enshittification.

AppleInsider @appleinsider.com

3 6 months ago

Without warning, Apple has stopped selling the Mac Studio with its previous maximum configuration of 512GB RAM, perhaps because of worldwide shortages.

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

4 8 months ago

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5 8 months ago

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Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

6 8 months ago

Perplexity on AI’s friction vs time savings (answered macOS app question using other platforms): AI can be both high-friction and net-valuable, but only in certain task types and with the right expectations, and current systems absolutely can mislead people about how reliably time-saving they are.

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

7 9 months ago

Just one of the routine frustrations of using AI tools is asking for results and getting nothing. This morning's was the first (follow-up) prompt in an existing chat.

AppleInsider @appleinsider.com

8 9 months ago

A resurfacing iPhone bug is leaving alarms technically "on" but functionally silent, catching users off guard at the worst possible time. Here's how you can (usually) avoid the same fate.

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

9 9 months ago

AI is more like Augmented Interaction. Or Aggregation Instrument. No intelligence. Definitely artificial at times. Strong with historical review. Strong context required. Can turn into productivity loss. Strong data lookup capabilities. Complex, but no learning, despite appearances.

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

10 9 months ago

Unbelievable that iOS 26 still limits the sleep alarm when Apple Watch is used. The message: When you wear Apple Watch to bed, the alarm will go off on your watch. And only your watch! No option to include phone or just do to phone. Even worse, watch doesn’t always go off! Apple fail. 👎

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

11 9 months ago

Example of AI frustration at times. Claude was asked to update a table with research information. It provided a response that wasn't a table. I indicated it was to be in a table. Its response: You're absolutely right—let me rebuild this into a single comprehensive table. Painful at times.

Visual Studio @visualstudio.com

12 10 months ago

Visual Studio 2026 introduces Copilot Profiler Agent—AI-powered performance tuning without the headache. - Analyze CPU/memory - Suggest actionable fixes - Validate improvements Delegate the analysis, keep the speed! Learn more: msft.it/63328tjUp0 #VisualStudio

Visual Studio @visualstudio.com

13 10 months ago

#dotNETConf session replay: Build better web apps with Blazor in .NET 10 Learn how Blazor makes it easier to build secure web apps with built-in WebAuthN and passkeys support and scaffolding for adding Entra ID authentication. 🎥 msft.it/63321tX30S

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

14 10 months ago

After decades on Visual Studio, including Visual Studio 2026 (and liking it!), the transition to Visual Studio Code (insiders) is almost complete for modern app development (including .NET Core). Multi-platform and Microsoft Ignite Conference 2025 helped push.

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

15 10 months ago

After attending Microsoft Ignite last week, it seems VSCode is cool, and Visual Studio, even the new 2026 version released two weeks ago, isn't at least with AI. 🤭

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

16 10 months ago

Many interesting new AI capabilities were demonstrated at MS Ignite today. Impressive concurrency with coding agents in GitHub. Sadly, not in Azure DevOps. Perhaps even sadder, adding Markdown to OneNote is still absent. 🤣🤔 #msignite #microsoftignite #ignite2026

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

17 10 months ago

Microsoft Ignite 2025 is well underway. This free virtual event shows Microsoft's technical and business trajectory with Artificial Intelligence (😱). Many nice announcements, but the echo of being in a conference hall is less than ideal. #msignite #microsoftignite #ignite2025

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

18 10 months ago

OneDrive for Business can be frustrating. Just today: File uploaded and synchronized to the cloud. The Windows 11 link to the file pasted in OneNote is wrong. Insult to injury, OneDrive Web doesn't show it as a recent file, even 10 minutes after uploading.

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

19 10 months ago

Biggest surprise with .NET Conf Day 2: File-based apps. A potential replacement or supplement for other scripting across platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).

Hans Dickel @geekfog.net

20 10 months ago

This morning's IT Leadership Group at grey-search.com was a valuable discussion on AI with other professional networking leaders, talking about today's limitations and alignment with human values.