Highly popular (and expensive) calendar app Fantastical has launched a Windows version of its app, finally bringing it out of just the Apple ecosystem 13 years after its initial release.
The calendar has been rebuilt as a native Windows app with all of the features included on Mac, though it doesn’t yet have an Arm-native version for Copilot+ PC owners.
The Verge reports that an Arm-native app should be coming soon as well, but Windows on Arm users will have to use an emulator for now. Still, having one of the best Mac apps join the ranks of the best Windows apps is reason to celebrate.
Developer Flexibits first launched Fantastical in 2011 and it’s available on every Apple platform — even the Vision Pro. Despite pleas from its users, however, its creators showed zero interest in making the jump to Windows for many years.
Now that the company has changed its mind about Windows, the question is whether it will do the same for Android as well. It would be a bit of an oversight not to since many Windows PC users are also Android smartphone owners, and a calendar app that can’t send notifications to your phone or wearable probably isn’t worth the $7-a-month price tag.
Windows users can use the free version for now and see what they think of it, but Flexibits probably shouldn’t expect too many paid subscribers until it provides support for Android phones and wearables. One of the most popular things about the calendar is its natural language processing abilities, which let you create events just by writing a prompt about what you’re doing and when. The design of the app is also well-loved, with multiple views, widgets, and color themes to choose from.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.