Apple today released a Mac Catalyst-based app, Swift Playgrounds for Mac, which was built from the existing iPadOS Swift Playgrounds app…
Tag: macOS
AMD Macs? Apple’s latest macOS beta code references AMD processors and graphics cards
Are AMD Macs on the horizon? References to upcoming AMD processors, graphics cards and APUs have been spotted in code for macOS 10.15.4 beta 1…
Mac usage at SAP doubles as Apple grows in the enterprise
Mac usage at SAP has doubled in just over a year as Apple shows continued enterprise growth. There are almost 26,000 Macs in use across SAP at this point…
2020 could be a big year for the Mac
After some stagnation in product lines and, as a result, sales growth, new Macs expected to come soon foretell that 2020 could be a big year for the Mac…
Apple to kill Flash in Safari once and for all
Apple looks set to kill Flash for good. Safari Technology Preview 99’s release notes state that the update ends support for Adobe’s Flash…
Pixelmator Pro: The perfect Photoshop replacement
Pixelmator Pro is the perfect Photoshop replacement. Pixelmator Pro is faster, more fluid, and more logically-designed than Photoshop…
Cellebrite moves into computers with acquisition of BlackBag Technologies
Cellebrite, a provider of forensic solutions for law enforcement, government, and enterprise agencies, announced today it will acquire BlackBag Technologies…
The case for ‘Low Power Mode’ for Mac notebooks
Low Power Mode on iOS, seems to be a huge hit: by offering a single toggle that chooses a different balance, people are able to greatly extend their battery life…
macOS Catalina beta reveals new ‘Pro Mode’
Apple of late is focusing on professional Mac users, as the new 16-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Pro hardware attest. Now, it looks like macOS is about to get some professional love, too…
How Apple’s iPad went from consumption device to indispensable
Today, the iPad Pro has replaced a fair chunk of my MacBook Pro usage…
Restore classic Mac window behavior with ‘Front and Center’
The new Front and Center utility for macOS Catalina lets you control the window layering policy on your Mac. In “Classic” mode, clicking on a window brings all the windows in that app to the front, just like it did in classic Mac OS…
What happens when you stuff four GPUs into your new Mac Pro?
The 2019 Mac Pro 12-Core with its eight PCIe 3.0 slot (four being 16 lane) has the space and power for up to four high-end GPUs….
Apple’s ‘Macintosh HD’ naming is archaic
It has been a while since the Mac was called a “Macintosh.”
Using Apple’s new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR in high-end computer animation
We recently had the pleasure of getting to know the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR over the last few months…
Dear Apple: Why can’t we stereo-pair HomePods on our Macs?
I can’t believe I actually have to ask Apple to add stereo-paired HomePods to the Mac!
Apple officially launches public bug bounty program with rewards up to $1.5 million
Apple has formally opened its bug bounty program today to all security researchers…
Forbes reviews Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro: Immaculate
The latest 16in MacBook Pro offers big advantages over the 15in model it supersedes…
After Pro surge, Apple’s consumer Macs could use a little love, too
While Apple was focused on the professional market, its consumer-facing options have languished a bit…
The ‘Apple Tax’ died years ago
From the Mac to the iPod to iPhone and iPad to AirPods: Apple products are better designed, with symbiotic, custom, complimentary hardware and software…
Intel significantly delays its entire server roadmap: Something is seriously wrong
It looks like Intel is not just delaying a single server project, their entire roadmap has just slid significantly…
Two weeks with Apple’s behemoth Mac Pro
2 weeks with the cheese grater Mac Pro has been rock solid so far…
Wired reviews Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro: ‘Nearly flawless’
It should be noted that I’m using a model of the MacBook Pro that’s slightly more kitted out than the $2,399 base configuration…
Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan
The Lazarus hacking group has been caught trying to sneak a new ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple macOS computers…
How to install Twitter as a Progressive Web App on Mac
Want the Twitter web experience but in app form? Here’s how to install Twitter as a web app on your Mac…
Mac users: For crying out loud, use the Option key!
It has the power to save your day…
How Apple is already part of Industry 4.0
Apple calling the iPhone “revolutionary” was an epic understatement….
Apple is changing how it develops its software to cut down on bugs
The initial release windows of both iOS 12 and iOS 13 saw users complaining about a plethora of bugs both major and minor…
Apple software chief Federighi is overhauling iOS 14 development and testing for greater reliability
Apple is overhauling how the company’s software is beta tested after another round of buggy initial releases…
Reset and maintain your Mac’s SMC and NVRAM
Most of your Mac is operated by software which is loaded from your startup volume…
No, the Mac and iPad will not merge, nor will there be touchscreen Macs
iPad was created, as you may remember when Steve Jobs announced it just about a decade ago now, to be a new-category product between your iPhone and your Mac…
IBM now has over 290,000 Apple Macs and other devices deployed
With over 90,000 Macs deployed by 2016, IBM saves anywhere from $273-$543 per Mac compared vs. Windows PC over a four-year span…
Apple’s macOS reimagined as ‘macOS Ventura’ on new concept video
The latest version of macOS — 10.15 Catalina — was released just a month ago, and introduced some big changes…
Sal Soghoian reveals macOS’s hidden custom control panels
How to use an accessibility feature hidden deep within macOS that lets you turn an iPad into a completely customizable control panel for a Mac…
When will Apple unveil ARM-based Macs?
Apple uses an ARM-based architecture for its A-series chips in the iPhone and iPad, and each year, those chips get faster and more efficient
Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro appears to finally deliver above and beyond many users’ wildest dreams
After years of frustratedly waiting in the dark and suffering through some painful periods of construction work, the new 2019 Mac Pro…
Apple’s Mac holds 7.6% of worldwide personal computer market
The global PC market, inclusive of desktops, notebooks and workstations, grew 4.7% in Q3 2019 to 70.9 million units..
Apple renames the Mac’s ‘Trash’ to ‘Bin’ in the U.K.
With macOS Catalina out, we’re slowly discovering the little under there radar changes Apple introduced with its newest Mac software…
Apple WebKit bugs on iOS and macOS allowed 1 billion rogue popup ads on websites
More than a billion scam popup ads were served thanks to bugs in Apple’s WebKit and the open-source Blink frameworks…
Get your Mac ready for macOS 10.15 Catalina
Now that iOS 13 and iPadOS has dropped, the next major Apple upgrade will be macOS 10.15 Catalina, which is likely to land this month…
Faulty Google Chrome update makes Mac Pros in Hollywood grind to a halt
A serious data corruption issue that resulted in Mac Pro workstations being rendered unusable at a number of Hollywood studios Monday…
Apple releases Safari 13.0.1
Apple today released Safari 13.0.1 which contains feature improvements as well as privacy, security and compatibility enhancements and is recommended for all users….
Mysterious AVID issue knocks out trash can Mac Pros across Hollywood
Film and TV editors across Los Angeles were sweating Monday evening as their workstations were refusing to reboot…
