Daniel Eran Dilger

I have worked as a journalist covering the tech industry, and in particular Apple, for the last 15 years. I've contributed to AppleInsider since 2005. Prior to that, I managed Information Technology teams and handled technical operations ranging from startups to enterprise organizations including U.S. government, higher education, and healthcare research organizations.

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WWDC showcases Apple's Xcode 13, Xcode Cloud, TestFlight for Mac, SwiftUI

1 year ago

WWDC showcases Apple's Xcode 13, Xcode Cloud, TestFlight for Mac, SwiftUI

Apple's wide spectrum of developer tools are getting a series of major upgrades to help coders build better, faster code more quickly, in addition to providing collaborative features to help development teams work together more effectively. The result: more, better apps for end users.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 1 year ago

Lunar details a 'very exciting time' for high end Mac Pro, Apple Silicon

2 years ago

Lunar details a 'very exciting time' for high end Mac Pro, Apple Silicon

Lunar Animation, the UK-based digital production firm behind the last "Jumanji" film, was an early and enthusiastic adopter of Apple's all-new 2019 Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR that debuted alongside it. A year later, the firm has detailed more of its Mac Pro experiences while anticipating the Mac's high-end migration to Apple Silicon.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple's new M1 graphics work makes resolution shifts instantaneous

2 years ago

Apple's new M1 graphics work makes resolution shifts instantaneous

New Mac models powered by M1 Apple Silicon are not just fast in the conventional sense. They're also much more sophisticated, right down to making settings to their display resolution happen instantly.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

M1 Macs deliver Apple's first support for USB4

2 years ago

M1 Macs deliver Apple's first support for USB4

The first Apple Silicon chip used in a Mac, the M1, implements Apple's first custom controller for USB4 and Thunderbolt 3 and delivers the platform's first systems meeting the new USB4 specification. Notably, Apple has brought USB4 to market about a month after Intel's own 11th Gen Tiger Lake processors for PC notebooks.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon M1 review: Unprecedented power and battery for the money

2 years ago

13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon M1 review: Unprecedented power and battery for the money

Apple's new M1 powered 13-inch MacBook Pro is so outrageously fast and stunningly power efficient that it feels like it's visiting from the future. But can it run your apps?

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

What the Apple Silicon M1 means for the future of Apple's Macs

2 years ago

What the Apple Silicon M1 means for the future of Apple's Macs

Now that more details about Apple Silicon have been revealed, it's clear that even the giddiest expectations fell far short of Apple's real ambitions in building its System-on-a-Chip brains for a new generation of Macs.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

How Apple Silicon Macs can supercharge computing in the 2020s

2 years ago

How Apple Silicon Macs can supercharge computing in the 2020s

Before this year ends and the decade of the 2020s gets underway, Apple is poised to unveil a dramatic new architecture for its venerable Macintosh computing platform. Here's why new Apple Silicon hardware is an important step in the future of the Mac.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

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Is Apple's COVID-19 exposure tracking technology working?

2 years ago

Is Apple's COVID-19 exposure tracking technology working?

Back in April, Apple announced that it was partnering with Google build a technology framework to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security central to the design. I got COVID-19, and here's how it worked.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple's ARKit 4 anchors 3D reality into real-world Maps locations

2 years ago

Apple's ARKit 4 anchors 3D reality into real-world Maps locations

With ARKit 4, Apple is building the foundation for a virtual world of animated, interactive 3D "reality" explorable by anyone with a newer iPhone in their pocket.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple's macOS 11 Big Sur marks the end of OS X, not the Mac

2 years ago

Apple's macOS 11 Big Sur marks the end of OS X, not the Mac

Apple's slickly produced WWDC20 keynote didn't directly emphasize it, but the new macOS Big Sur that will ship to the public this fall is officially "macOS 11," marking an end to the twenty-year progression of "Mac OS X" branding. But don't worry, it's not the end of the Mac.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple Silicon Macs ditch startup key combos, alter Target Disk Mode

2 years ago

Apple Silicon Macs ditch startup key combos, alter Target Disk Mode

Apple Silicon Macs are changing some long-time user interface methods, and startup key combinations for restore or Target Disk Mode have been significantly changed.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple Silicon Mac mini dev kit looks like a desktop iPad Pro

2 years ago

Apple Silicon Mac mini dev kit looks like a desktop iPad Pro

To support the Apple Silicon Macs shipping by the end of 2020, the company is sending developers a transition kit to help them prepare code to run on the new architecture. The new box effectively shoehorns an upgraded iPad Pro into a Mac mini box. Here's why.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Why the Mac's migration to Apple Silicon is bigger than ARM

2 years ago

Why the Mac's migration to Apple Silicon is bigger than ARM

Some observers were surprised that Apple's big news in transitioning Macs away from Intel processors didn't refer to the move as a migration to "ARM." Instead, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook introduced it as a move to Apple Silicon. Here's why.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

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Please don't wish for a 'free' App Store

2 years ago

Please don't wish for a 'free' App Store

Prominent third-party developers have long tried to leverage public outrage to reduce their contributions to Apple's App Store. But a world where rich developers get a free ride from Apple is also a terrible deal for the general public, as a brief review of history makes very clear.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple's Neural Engine tapped in new djay Pro to reinvent live mixing

2 years ago

Apple's Neural Engine tapped in new djay Pro to reinvent live mixing

Algoriddim has launched a major update of its djay Pro live music mixing app incorporating new artificial intelligence processing that leverages the Neural Engine on Apple's "Bionic" branded mobile chips.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple will prove it has silicon legs beyond ARM at WWDC 2020

2 years ago

Apple will prove it has silicon legs beyond ARM at WWDC 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Apple to shift its Worldwide Developer Conference into an online-only format, but that isn't stopping the event from being the most anticipated event Apple has ever put together.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple's shift to ARM Mac at WWDC will define a decade of computing

2 years ago

Apple's shift to ARM Mac at WWDC will define a decade of computing

Next week, Apple's 2020 Worldwide Developer Conference is expected to detail a migration away from Intel's x86 chips to new processors of Apple's own design. Here's how that could dramatically affect the next decade of computing.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

New iPhone App Store feature focuses attention on racism & advocacy

2 years ago

New iPhone App Store feature focuses attention on racism & advocacy

Apple is highlighting ways to "make a difference in standing up to racism" in the App Store with a feature promoting "apps to engage and stay informed."

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Editorial: How smartphones have shifted perceptions on police brutality

2 years ago

Editorial: How smartphones have shifted perceptions on police brutality

Few things have drawn more attention to police brutality incidents than the unflinching eye of smartphones — with the iPhone in particular leading the way.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

How Tim Cook's Augmented Reality vision paid off for Apple

2 years ago

How Tim Cook's Augmented Reality vision paid off for Apple

Apple pursued AR as a way to sell premium hardware and to attract developers to iOS. Here's why Apple's AR vision uniquely succeeded despite opposition, naysaying, and competitive ideas — and why Google and its Android partners failed to do the same with smartphone VR.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

How Apple dodged the flop of Android's headset VR

2 years ago

How Apple dodged the flop of Android's headset VR

Between 2014 and 2019, Google and its Android licensees promoted various smartphone-based virtual reality systems. At the same time, Apple remained conspicuously absent from the smartphone VR headset race, which in hindsight appears prescient. Here's a look at why.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

S1: How Apple's custom iPad silicon powered a leap into wearables

2 years ago

S1: How Apple's custom iPad silicon powered a leap into wearables

Apple's wearables business, anchored by Apple Watch and expanding with AirPods, is proving to be both strong and resilient even as rivals struggled to find a footing for their own ultra-mobile products. A key reason backing Apple's success in the segment is its custom silicon work that began a decade ago for the launch of iPad. Here's a look at why.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

A year after media doubting, Apple's Services save a difficult year

2 years ago

A year after media doubting, Apple's Services save a difficult year

Last March, analysts and tech bloggers dumped out arrogant contempt over Apple's latest product introduction. This year, those new offerings helped save Apple's Q2 earnings and are projected to bolster its June quarter performance despite the pandemic.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Apple expects iPad, Mac sales to grow in June Q3 despite COVID-19

2 years ago

Apple expects iPad, Mac sales to grow in June Q3 despite COVID-19

It's not exactly surprising that with all of the uncertainty in the world, Apple decided that it couldn't provide useful revenue guidance for its fiscal Q3 ending in June. It is unexpected, however, that Apple felt confident in announcing a silver lining to the pandemic — it expects to sell more Macs and iPads in the summer of 2020 compared to 2019.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

Dire predictions for Apple's supply chain, retail demand were wrong

2 years ago

Dire predictions for Apple's supply chain, retail demand were wrong

The same sources who were wildly wrong about Apple's inability to sell iPhone X were also way off base earlier this year in fantasizing dire impacts COVID-19 would have on Apple's global supply chain, its presence in China, and the effect that retail closures and an economic downturn would have on the demand for Apple's products.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 2 years ago

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