The Week’s Apple News Debris • Okay, we now know Apple is switching its Macs to Apple Silicon (ARM). The implications are enormous. So if you're looking for a sweeping overview of the ARM technology, I found it. Here's everything you need to know. …
Lees meerOn Broadway, London’s West End and other places around the world, Hamilton has long been a big deal. With its arrival on Disney+, a whole new set of people have been able to see it. In a new video, the cast and crew, including writer Lin Manuel Mira…
Lees meerYale economist Professor Fiona Scott Morton has written papers about bringing antitrust cases against Google and Facebook. She’s also been hired by Apple and Amazon to help them navigate such probes (although that was not revealed in the recent pape…
Lees meer“Sky: Children of the Light” is an iOS game with some beautiful visuals. Apple shared the story behind the design in its latest developer update. Early on, it was clear that Sky would be an ambitious title for Chen and the creative team. This would …
Lees meerMusician Sarah Bareilles wrote all the songs in Apple TV+ newcomer, Little Voice. She explained to the South China Morning Post how fellow executive producer J.J. Abrams got her to sign-up to the project. Bareilles was a huge fan of Felicity, the Ke…
Lees meerApple has announced it is going to update the terminology it uses within its developer ecosystem. It updated its style guide as part of this effort to make it more inclusive. Apple Update Style Guid A news update on the developer website said…
Lees meerMulti-finger gestures have been on the iPad for a while; I remember using this gesture with my iPad 2 running iOS 5. I refer to it as the five finger death pinch. You can do it with four fingers but pinching that way is kind of awkward. Closing App…
Lees meeriOS 13.6 brings symptom tracking to the Health app, letting you manually add symptoms and share them with third-party apps. The feature is also included in the iOS 14 betas. Here’s how to get started with symptom tracking. iOS 13.6 Symptom Tracking…
Lees meerDr. Mac's Rants & Raves Episode #382 Six years ago, in July 2014, Apple did something it had never done before—introduced a public beta program for its next-generation operating system (OS X 10.10 a.k.a. Yosemite). Apple just released public betas…
Lees meerWe have a deal on the MOGICS Power Bagel, a power strip in the shape of a bagel designed to be portable. It features five international AC outlets (UK, EU, AU, 2x US), and two USB charging ports. The power chord rolls up onto the device, too. It's $…
Lees meerAndrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Security Friday news tidbits, tips for security on iOS 14, and how to share passwords safely.
Lees meerApple is always keen to emphasize its values. The company's commitment to privacy, as well as support for LGBT rights, racial equality, and other civil and human rights issues are amongst the reasons why many of us, myself included, are pleased to u…
Lees meerJuly 17 is World Emoji Day and Apple shared a preview of upcoming emojis coming to iOS this year with Emojipedia. World Emoji Day 2020 These emojis were approved by Unicode as part of Emoji 13.0 announced in January. Here are some of them arriving…
Lees meerThere a variety of podcasts apps, particularly on iPhone, but for many Apple's own app is the main way they access shows. Using that app, you can subscribe to shows and download episodes on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Subscribe to and Download Po…
Lees meerFrom the creator of popular Shortcuts app “LaunchCuts” comes a new tool called MFC Deck. It turns your shortcuts into widgets displayed on a dynamic control deck. These widgets can display different information depending on context, just like a real…
Lees meerThe European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has taken the closest-ever pictures of the Sun. A whole host of amazing shots have been shared in a gallery. The images revealed 'campfires' on the Sun. The image below was produced by the high resolution im…
Lees meerDespite its court defeat vs Apple earlier in the week, the European Commission doesn't seem to be changing its approach when it comes to taxing tech firms. EU Observer reported comments from top EU officials. "We do not consider it normal that the l…
Lees meerHere’s something cool that Google has created: A web tool called “Fabricius” that uses machine learning to decrypt hieroglyphs. So far, experts had to dig manually through books upon books to translate and decipher the ancient language--a process th…
Lees meerWe have a deal on Poser Pro, 3D modeling software designed specifically for the human body. It can help digital artists produce 3D animations and digital images. The deal is for a license for one device, and you can choose between Mac and Windows. I…
Lees meerSomething I like about VSCO is its curation of photos from its community of users. There are categories like summer, monochrome, abstract, and more. Its latest initiative is #BlackJoyMatters, a summon-long series to share photos from Black creatives…
Lees meerAppleCare+ monthly payment options are being expanded to Canada, Australia, and Japan. Twenty-four-month plans will be available for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, with 36-month plans available for Apple Watch Edition and Hermes. While not actua…
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