Apple (Hacker News, Slashdot): With M4, iMac is up to 1.7x faster for daily productivity, and up to 2.1x faster for demanding workflows like photo editing and gaming, compared to iMac with M1. With the Neural Engine in M4, iMac is the world’s best a…
Lees meerJoe Rossignol: Alongside the new iMac, Apple announced updated versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad. The accessories are now equipped with USB-C charging ports, whereas the previous models used Lightning. Apple includes th…
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, no enterprise, developer, full installer, IPSW): macOS Sequoia 15.1 introduces the first Apple Intelligence features for Macs that are equipped with an M-series chip. Not all Apple Intelligence features are avai…
Lees meerApple (release notes, full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.7.1. Apple (release notes, full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.7.1. See also: Howard Oakley. Previou…
Lees meerJuli CLover (no iOS or iPadOS release notes, security, no enterprise, developer): Apple Intelligence is the main draw in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, and some of the first Apple Intelligence features are available on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Ma…
Lees meerJuli Clover (no release notes, security, developer): According to Apple’s release notes, watchOS 11.1 adds improvements and bug fixes, including a fix for an issue with writing breathing disturbances data to HealthKit for some users. Previously: wat…
Lees meerJuli Clover (no release notes, security, developer): tvOS updates are often minor in scale, and tvOS 18.1 doesn’t seem to be an exception.Apple still hasn’t added the 21:9 aspect ratio for projectors or the new Snoopy screensavers that it promised a…
Lees meerJuli Clover (no release notes, developer, security, no enterprise): According to Apple’s release notes, visionOS 2.1 includes bug fixes and security updates, and the software is recommended for all users. Previously: visionOS 2.0.1
Lees meerMy HomePod is reporting this update as available with the following amazing release notes: This update includes performance and stability improvements. It’s not yet listed on Apple’s page, and I haven’t seen any press coverage yet. Here’s a Reddit t…
Lees meerApple (tweet, Hacker News, MacRumors): In the weeks after we announced Apple Intelligence and PCC, we provided third-party auditors and select security researchers early access to the resources we created to enable this inspection, including the PCC…
Lees meerApple: As previewed earlier this year, changes to the browser choice screen, default apps, and app deletion for EU users, as well as support in Safari for exporting user data and for web browsers to import that data, are now available in the beta ve…
Lees meerJuli Clover: The change was noted on Reddit over the weekend, and there are details on the Disney+ and Hulu websites. Both the Disney+ and Hulu websites say that new and returning subscribers cannot sign up for and pay through Apple, but existing Ap…
Lees meerSix Colors: On Wednesday, Apple rolled out developer betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2, which run Apple Intelligence features previously seen only in Apple’s own marketing materials and product announcements: Three different kinds of im…
Lees meerJoanna Stern: Apple will launch iOS 18.1 next week, bringing its much anticipated generative-AI tools to the iPhone 15 Pro models and the new iPhone 16 lineup. It will be available for most newer iPads and Macs, too.If you’re expecting AI fireworks,…
Lees meerAdam Engst (Hacker News, MacRumors Forum): Sad news. The longstanding email client Postbox has been acquired and shut down by eM Client, described by the announcement as “a leading email platform for Windows and macOS that combines email, calendars,…
Lees meerJared Nelson (Hacker News): Many of you who have followed TouchArcade for a long time are well aware that we’ve had financial troubles for many years now, and to be frank I think it’s a miracle that we’ve been able to last as long as we have. The tr…
Lees meerAppleScript support with popular Mac calendar apps is surprisingly limited. With Apple Mail, it’s easy to write a script that operates on the selected e-mail messages, and I’ve written many such scripts. I’d like to do this same with calendar events…
Lees meerA reader shared a story about the confusing and unfortunate situation with Qbix’s calendar apps on the Mac App Store. There are two separate apps: Calendars (which used to be called Calendar 2, previously discussed) and Calendar Plus. Calendar Plus …
Lees meerJeremy Gray (Hacker News, Reddit): Apple and its various software iterations have supported JPEG XL for at least a year, including in Finder, Preview, Final Cut Pro, Pages, Photos, Mail, Safari, and more. Adobe has also supported the format for a wh…
Lees meerAgen Schmitz (release notes): Adobe has issued Lightroom Classic 14.0, a big update with several new features. The release enhances the Generative Remove feature with improved selection and object detection for easier removal of unwanted objects and…
Lees meerDer Teilweise: Backing up to a NAS currently says 3 days (!) left, after having backed up ~160GB. Was using WiFi with TX rate 133MBit. Now I connected using Gigabit Ethernet, does not seem to be faster. Plus: CPU usage is ridiculously high, fans spi…
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