Apple could implement their CSAM Detection Solution to be in compliance with a new Amendment to the UK’s Online Safety Bill
Last year, Apple Inc. announced, then halted, plans to detect child abuse imagery in its users’ photo libraries after widespread concern voiced by privacy advocates. Apple published two documents titled “CSAM Detection – A Technical Summary” and “Expanded Protections for Children – Frequently Asked Questions.” The program’s implementation was delayed but not cancelled. It's now being reported that “The UK will compel technology companies to implement such programs on smartphones or be heavily fined.

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Apple Releases New Beta Firmware for AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
Following the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote in June, Apple provided developers with a beta firmware for several AirPods models, including the second-generation AirPods, third-generation AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max. Apple today updated that firmware, with the version number going from 5A5282d to 5A5304a. The updated AirPods firmware is limited to developers, who can download the software from the More Downloads page on the Apple developer website. Installing the beta requires an iPhone running the iOS 16 beta, a Mac running the macOS Ventura beta, Xcode 14 beta, and supported AirPods. Developers are required to pair the AirPods with an ‌iPhone‌, connect the ‌iPhone‌ to a Mac with a Lightning cable, launch Xcode 14 beta on the Mac, navigate to Settings → Developer, and choose Pre-Release Beta Firmware under the AirPods Testing section. Subsequent updates are delivered over the air once the pre-release testing option is enabled. According to Apple, the beta firmware includes improvements to Automatic Switching as well as bug and stability fixes. The software will eventually come to all AirPods after testing is finished, and it could see a release this fall alongside ‌iOS 16‌, iPadOS 16, ‌macOS Ventura‌, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9.Related Roundups: AirPods 3, AirPods Max, AirPods ProBuyer's Guide: AirPods (Buy Now), AirPods Max (Neutral), AirPods Pro (Caution)Related Forum: AirPodsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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A Rumor of a new Ruggedized Apple Watch aimed at Extreme Sports Enthusiasts Resurfaces with new details
A year ago, Patently Apple posted a report titled “Rumor claims that Apple is considering an Apple Watch aimed at the Extreme Sports market in 2022.” The rumor covered Apple Watch with a body temperature feature, which resurfaced this past weekend. This afternoon a new report expands on a past rumor with new details

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'Extreme Sports' Apple Watch With Larger Display, Metal Casing, and Longer Battery Life Coming in 2022
Apple is working on an "extreme sports" version of the Apple Watch that will feature a larger screen and a metal casing that's better able to stand up to abuse, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Aimed at athletes, hikers, and others who experience more extreme conditions when wearing their Apple Watches, the new device will be Apple's biggest to date. The display will measure in at almost two inches diagonally, which is larger than the 1.9-inch diagonal screen size of the current Apple Watch Series 7 and the planned Apple Watch Series 8. It will have approximately 7 percent more screen area than the 45mm ‌Apple Watch Series 7‌, and a display resolution of 410 x 502 pixels. Gurman speculates that Apple may use the extra display area to provide more fitness metrics on the Apple Watch face at one time. There is no word on what Apple will call this new watch, but it will include improved impact resistance and protection in the form of a metal material that is stronger than aluminum. It will include a more shatter-resistant screen and it's also going to have a larger battery to accommodate longer workout times. The sport-focused version of the Apple Watch will be sold alongside the standard ‌Apple Watch Series 8‌ planned for later this year and the Apple Watch SE, which is also expected to see a refresh in 2022. Aside from a larger body and more durable casing, the Apple Watch sport edition will function the same as other Apple Watches and will get the same features coming to the Series 8. Rumors suggest the ‌Apple Watch Series 8‌ will feature an S8 chip that's similar to the S7 and the S6 before that, along with an updated low power mode and new health features that would let it monitor temperature. For more on everything coming to the ‌Apple Watch Series 8‌, we have a dedicated Apple Watch Series 8 guide.Related Roundup: Apple Watch Series 7Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Caution)Related Forum: Apple WatchThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple to Introduce ‘Lockdown Mode,’ a new Extreme Dimension of Security coming to iPhone, iPad & Mac Operating Systems this Fall
In April 2022 The New Yorker posted an article titled “How Democracies Spy on their Citizens” detailing how an iPhone 8 Plus phone owned by Jordi Solé, a pro-independence member of the European Parliament, was hacked by an attacker using NSO’s Pegasus spyware. Other similar cases were published in 2021 and 2022 and today, Apple introduced 'Lockdown Mode' coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac Operating Systems to address high-level spyware.

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Everything New in iOS 16 Beta 3: AFib History, Clownfish Wallpaper, Lockdown Mode, Lock Screen Updates and More
Apple today seeded the third betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to developers for testing purposes, and as expected, the betas refine some of the features that Apple has added in ‌iOS 16‌, and there are also some new additions. Everything new in the third beta of ‌iOS 16‌ is outlined below. AFib History Apple in ‌iOS 16‌ and watchOS 9 is adding an AFib History feature for those who have atrial fibrillation, with the aim of tracking how long a person is in atrial fibrillation and how often. In ‌iOS 16‌ beta 3, the AFib History section has been added to the Health app, and the AFib feature is activated in ‌watchOS 9‌ beta 3. For now, AFib History is limited to those in the United States. iCloud Shared Photo Library The third beta of ‌iOS 16‌ introduces support for iCloud Shared Photo Library, which is designed to make it easier for you to share photos with friends and family members. You can invite up to five people to share a photo library with you, and all participants can add, delete, and edit images. Lockdown Mode Added as an extreme security measure, Lockdown Mode is available in ‌iOS 16‌, ‌iPadOS 16‌, and macOS Ventura. It is an optional security feature that is aimed at protecting a small number of high-profile users who are at risk of targeted cyberattacks from state-sponsored spyware. Lockdown Mode is aimed at journalists, activists, government employees, and others who might be targeted by sophisticated cyberattacks. It is not for the everyday user, and it restricts many iPhone features. In Messages, for example, attachments other than images are blocked, and in FaceTime, calls from people you have not previously contacted are blocked. Complex web technologies and browsing features are blocked in web browsers, shared albums are removed from the Photos app, wired connections are blocked, and configuration profiles cannot be installed. More on Lockdown Mode can be found in our article outlining the feature. Lock Screen Time Font There are now 12 fonts to choose from for the time on the customizable ‌iOS 16‌ Lock Screen, including one option that is thinner than prior fonts, and another that is a thicker version of the previously available serif font. Calendar Lock Screen Widget For privacy purposes, the Calendar Lock Screen widget no longer provides details on the next upcoming event while the ‌iPhone‌ is locked. It blurs out the information until the ‌iPhone‌ is unlocked by its owner. Reminders Theres a new "Include Due Today" option in the Settings section of the Reminders app. It is designed to include both overdue and due today items in the badge count, rather than just due today items. Earth Lock Screen Wallpaper With the Earth Lock Screen wallpaper, widgets will no longer block the view of the earth. The earth image moves down when widgets are used, and up if there are no widgets placed. In prior versions of the beta, widgets overlapped. iOS Version Interface Update In the Settings app under About > iOS Version, if you tap on the version number, the interface has been updated. It's simpler and is no longer a pop-up card, plus it no longer links to Apple's security website. Clownfish Wallpaper Some ‌iOS 16‌ users who installed the third beta are seeing a Clownfish wallpaper option. This wallpaper was on the original ‌iPhone‌ when it was introduced by Steve Jobs in 2007, but it has never officially launched. It is not showing up for everyone, but it could be added as a wallpaper option in a future beta. Some users appear to be seeing a new Clownfish wallpaper in iOS 16 beta 3. This is the wallpaper Steve Jobs used when the original iPhone was announced in 2007 — but it never actually ever shipped with any iPhone. Here we are 15 years later. https://t.co/OLTvb1KVJG— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) July 6, 2022 Stage Manager On the iPad, there is a new splash screen for the Stage Manager feature. There are also new tutorials for walking you through how to use it, along with an updated multitasking menu with improved labeling. Other New Features Know of a new feature in ‌iOS 16‌ beta 3 that we left out? Let us know in the comments below.Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Deals: Get 30% Off a Wide Variety of Apple Accessories With ZAGG and Nomad's New Sitewide Sales
Today we're tracking a pair of sitewide sales that you can find on Nomad and ZAGG, offering up to 30 percent off popular accessories like wireless chargers, Siri Remote cases, MagSafe-compatible car vent mounts, and much more. Nomad Nomad today kicked off a sale in celebration of its ten year anniversary, offering shoppers a chance to save 30 percent sitewide through July 15. You won't need any code for this sale as all markdowns will be automatically applied at the checkout screen. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. 30% OFFNomad Anniversary Sale Nomad sells a wide variety of accessories for Apple products, including a new Leather Cover for the Siri Remote, which has a spot to secure an AirTag. You'll also find MagSafe-compatible wireless chargers, waterproof Apple Watch bands, USB-C power adapters, and more. Leather Cover for Siri Remote and AirTag - $27.95, down from $39.95 Base One MagSafe-Compatible Charger - $69.95, down from $99.95 Modern Leather Case for iPhone 13 - $34.95, down from $49.95 30W USB-C Power Adapter - $20.95, down from $29.95 Apple Watch Sport Band - $41.95, down from $59.95 Modern Leather Case for AirPods 3 - $20.95, down from $29.95 ZAGG At ZAGG, you can still get 25 percent off sitewide during its Fourth of July sale event, which the company has extended until tonight at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. During this sale, you can get 25 percent off up to three products sitewide on ZAGG's website. 25% OFFZAGG Sitewide Sale This excludes any products that have already been discounted. You won't need any coupon codes for this sale as all discounts will be automatically applied at the checkout screen. Under this sale, you can save across Mophie's brand of popular charging accessories. This includes its best wireless chargers, portable chargers, and battery cases for iPhone and other smartphones. Snap Car Vent Mount - $22.46, down from $29.95 Snap+ Wireless Car Vent Mount - $37.46, down from $49.95 Snap+ Wireless Stand - $44.96, down from $59.95 3-in-1 Wireless Stand for MagSafe Charger - $67.46, down from $89.95 Powerstation With PD (Fabric) - $37.46, down from $49.95 Powerstation Plus XL Wireless - $74.96, down from $99.95 Be sure to visit our full Deals Roundup to shop for even more Apple-related products and accessories.Related Roundup: Apple DealsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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iCloud Shared Photo Library Support Added in Latest iOS 16 and macOS Ventura Betas
With the third betas of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura that went out to developers this morning, Apple has added support for iCloud Shared Photo Library, a new feature that was not in the initial betas. ‌iCloud‌ Shared Photo Library is designed to make it easier for you to share photos with your family members, and after installing ‌iOS 16‌, ‌iPadOS 16‌, or ‌macOS Ventura‌, it can be set up in the Settings app. Under Photos, scroll down to "Shared Library" and tap it. From there, tap on "Start Setup" to add participants you want to share with. You can invite up to five other people, and all participants can add, edit, or delete content from the shared library. You can add any five people, including people who you do not have a Family Sharing setup with. After selecting people to share with, you can opt to move your photos to the Shared Library. You can move all your photos and videos, photos that include select people or that are from a select date, or you can choose photos manually. Once your photos are added, you can preview the library before it's shared, and then officially invite participants using the Messages app or a shared link. All participants will have access to all photos that are uploaded to the shared library. To prevent accidentally shared photos, there are smart setup rules that can be implemented. You can opt to share all past photos or just photos from a specific start date. You can also choose to share photos that have only specific people, such as your family members. ‌Photos‌ can be added to the Shared Library automatically, but there are also options to share based on Bluetooth proximity. Sharing suggestions will continue to pop up in For You as well. With a new toggle in the Camera app you can upload all photos you take to the Shared Library automatically, so if you're out on vacation with your family, everyone can see vacation photos as soon as they're snapped. Shared photos will show up in Memories, Featured ‌‌Photos‌‌, and the ‌‌Photos‌‌ widget, similar to standard ‌‌iCloud‌‌ Library images.Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS VenturaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS 13 Ventura to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of macOS 13 Ventura, the next-generation version of the Mac operating system that's set to launch this fall. The third beta comes two weeks after Apple provided the second beta to developers. Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and once the appropriate profile is installed, betas will be available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences. macOS Ventura introduces Stage Manager, a new feature that lets Mac users focus on a task while keeping other apps at the ready for easy swapping between tasks. The update adds Continuity Camera, which is designed to let you use the iPhone as a webcam for your Mac. It supports Center Stage, Desk View (for showing off your desk), and Studio Light. Handoff is now available for FaceTime so you can transfer calls between ‌iPhone‌, iPad, and Mac at will, and Messages supports features for marking an iMessage as unread, unsending an iMessage, and marking as unread. SharePlay also now works in the Messages app. The Mail app supports scheduling and undoing emails for up to 10 seconds after they're sent, and there are now Weather and Clock apps that are available on the Mac. System Preferences has been renamed System Settings, and it features an iOS-like design. Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working on Passkeys, a next-generation credential that replaces the password. There are updates to Spotlight, Photo Library has new features, and Metal 3 is included in ‌macOS Ventura‌ for better graphics in games. For everything new in ‌macOS Ventura‌, we have a dedicated roundup that goes through all of the features. ‌macOS Ventura‌ is limited to developers at the current time, but Apple plans to make a public beta available in July. Related Roundup: macOS VenturaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS 13 Ventura to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of macOS 13 Ventura, the next-generation version of the Mac operating system that's set to launch this fall. The third beta comes two weeks after Apple provided the second beta to developers. Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and once the appropriate profile is installed, betas will be available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences. macOS Ventura introduces Stage Manager, a new feature that lets Mac users focus on a task while keeping other apps at the ready for easy swapping between tasks. The update adds Continuity Camera, which is designed to let you use the iPhone as a webcam for your Mac. It supports Center Stage, Desk View (for showing off your desk), and Studio Light. Handoff is now available for FaceTime so you can transfer calls between ‌iPhone‌, iPad, and Mac at will, and Messages supports features for marking an iMessage as unread, unsending an iMessage, and marking as unread. SharePlay also now works in the Messages app. The Mail app supports scheduling and undoing emails for up to 10 seconds after they're sent, and there are now Weather and Clock apps that are available on the Mac. System Preferences has been renamed System Settings, and it features an iOS-like design. Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working on Passkeys, a next-generation credential that replaces the password. There are updates to Spotlight, Photo Library has new features, and Metal 3 is included in ‌macOS Ventura‌ for better graphics in games. For everything new in ‌macOS Ventura‌, we have a dedicated roundup that goes through all of the features. ‌macOS Ventura‌ is limited to developers at the current time, but Apple plans to make a public beta available in July. Related Roundup: macOS VenturaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS 13 Ventura to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of macOS 13 Ventura, the next-generation version of the Mac operating system that's set to launch this fall. The third beta comes two weeks after Apple provided the second beta to developers. Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and once the appropriate profile is installed, betas will be available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences. macOS Ventura introduces Stage Manager, a new feature that lets Mac users focus on a task while keeping other apps at the ready for easy swapping between tasks. The update adds Continuity Camera, which is designed to let you use the iPhone as a webcam for your Mac. It supports Center Stage, Desk View (for showing off your desk), and Studio Light. Handoff is now available for FaceTime so you can transfer calls between ‌iPhone‌, iPad, and Mac at will, and Messages supports features for marking an iMessage as unread, unsending an iMessage, and marking as unread. SharePlay also now works in the Messages app. The Mail app supports scheduling and undoing emails for up to 10 seconds after they're sent, and there are now Weather and Clock apps that are available on the Mac. System Preferences has been renamed System Settings, and it features an iOS-like design. Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working on Passkeys, a next-generation credential that replaces the password. There are updates to Spotlight, Photo Library has new features, and Metal 3 is included in ‌macOS Ventura‌ for better graphics in games. For everything new in ‌macOS Ventura‌, we have a dedicated roundup that goes through all of the features. ‌macOS Ventura‌ is limited to developers at the current time, but Apple plans to make a public beta available in July. Related Roundup: macOS VenturaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the updates coming two weeks after Apple released the second developer beta. Registered developers can download the iOS and ‌iPadOS 16‌ profiles from the Apple Developer Center, and once installed, the betas will be available over the air. Given that this is an early beta that could have bugs, it is best to install ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌ on a secondary device. ‌iOS 16‌ introduces a revamped Lock Screen that offers a new level of personalization and customization through widgets, a notification redesign, and adjustable fonts and colors for the time. Multiple Lock Screens are supported, similar to watch faces, and can be associated with Focus modes. Focus is easier to set up than before and more customizable, with Focus filters available to cut out distracting content within apps. The Messages app now features tools for editing a iMessage, unsending an iMessage, and marking messages as unread, plus it supports SharePlay, much like FaceTime. The Mail app has improved search and tools that include undo send, schedule send, and follow up so you can get a reminder to check up on an email if you haven't gotten a response. Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working to replace passwords with Passkeys, a more biometrically secure way to log in to accounts. iCloud Photo Library allows users to more easily share photos with family members, and Live Text is supported in video. There's a neat new feature for lifting the subject from a background with a tap, which is part of Visual Lookup. Dictation has improved, Maps now supports multi-stop routing, Apple Pay Later lets you split up purchase payments, and the Home app has been entirely overhauled with a new look. On the iPad, the update adds a new Stage Manager feature for more Mac-like multitasking, but it's limited to M1 iPads. There are tons of other new features in ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌, with a full rundown on everything available in our dedicated roundup. Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the updates coming two weeks after Apple released the second developer beta. Registered developers can download the iOS and ‌iPadOS 16‌ profiles from the Apple Developer Center, and once installed, the betas will be available over the air. Given that this is an early beta that could have bugs, it is best to install ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌ on a secondary device. ‌iOS 16‌ introduces a revamped Lock Screen that offers a new level of personalization and customization through widgets, a notification redesign, and adjustable fonts and colors for the time. Multiple Lock Screens are supported, similar to watch faces, and can be associated with Focus modes. Focus is easier to set up than before and more customizable, with Focus filters available to cut out distracting content within apps. The Messages app now features tools for editing a iMessage, unsending an iMessage, and marking messages as unread, plus it supports SharePlay, much like FaceTime. The Mail app has improved search and tools that include undo send, schedule send, and follow up so you can get a reminder to check up on an email if you haven't gotten a response. Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working to replace passwords with Passkeys, a more biometrically secure way to log in to accounts. iCloud Photo Library allows users to more easily share photos with family members, and Live Text is supported in video. There's a neat new feature for lifting the subject from a background with a tap, which is part of Visual Lookup. Dictation has improved, Maps now supports multi-stop routing, Apple Pay Later lets you split up purchase payments, and the Home app has been entirely overhauled with a new look. On the iPad, the update adds a new Stage Manager feature for more Mac-like multitasking, but it's limited to M1 iPads. There are tons of other new features in ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌, with a full rundown on everything available in our dedicated roundup. Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the updates coming two weeks after Apple released the second developer beta. Registered developers can download the iOS and ‌iPadOS 16‌ profiles from the Apple Developer Center, and once installed, the betas will be available over the air. Given that this is an early beta that could have bugs, it is best to install ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌ on a secondary device. ‌iOS 16‌ introduces a revamped Lock Screen that offers a new level of personalization and customization through widgets, a notification redesign, and adjustable fonts and colors for the time. Multiple Lock Screens are supported, similar to watch faces, and can be associated with Focus modes. Focus is easier to set up than before and more customizable, with Focus filters available to cut out distracting content within apps. The Messages app now features tools for editing a iMessage, unsending an iMessage, and marking messages as unread, plus it supports SharePlay, much like FaceTime. The Mail app has improved search and tools that include undo send, schedule send, and follow up so you can get a reminder to check up on an email if you haven't gotten a response. Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working to replace passwords with Passkeys, a more biometrically secure way to log in to accounts. iCloud Photo Library allows users to more easily share photos with family members, and Live Text is supported in video. There's a neat new feature for lifting the subject from a background with a tap, which is part of Visual Lookup. Dictation has improved, Maps now supports multi-stop routing, Apple Pay Later lets you split up purchase payments, and the Home app has been entirely overhauled with a new look. On the iPad, the update adds a new Stage Manager feature for more Mac-like multitasking, but it's limited to M1 iPads. There are tons of other new features in ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌, with a full rundown on everything available in our dedicated roundup. Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of watchOS 9 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming watchOS 9 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks after Apple unveiled the update at WWDC and provided the second beta to developers. To install ‌‌watchOS 9‌, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once installed, ‌watchOS 8‌ can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software update. To update to new software, an Apple Watch needs to have 50 percent battery life, it must be placed on the charger, and it needs to be in range of the ‌‌iPhone‌‌. ‌watchOS 9‌ introduces four new watch faces, including Lunar, Playtime, Metropolitan, and Astronomy, plus it includes updates to some existing watch faces and complications. The ECG app now supports AFib History for tracking how long a person has been in atrial fibrillation. The sleep tracking feature now includes sleep stages, letting the Apple Watch track when users are in REM, Core, or Deep sleep, and Apple has added a Medications app. The Medications app lets users manage and track their medications, vitamins, and supplements, with reminders when it's time to take them. Updates to the Workout app add custom workouts and improvements for runners, triathletes, and swimmers. Fitness+ workouts now support streaming to certain third-party TVs for those who don't have an Apple TV, and notifications have been redesigned to be less obtrusive when the watch's screen is active. Other new features include a CallKit API that allows VOIP calls to be answered on Apple Watch, Apple Watch Mirroring for controlling the Apple Watch with an ‌iPhone‌, Quick Actions for doing more with a double pinch gesture, and updates to the Reminders and Calendar apps. ‌‌watchOS 9‌ is limited to developers at the current time, but Apple plans to provide a public beta later this summer ahead of the software's fall launch alongside new Apple Watch models. Related Roundups: watchOS 8 , watchOS 9Related Forum: iOS, Mac, tvOS, watchOS ProgrammingThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of watchOS 9 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming watchOS 9 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks after Apple unveiled the update at WWDC and provided the second beta to developers. To install ‌‌watchOS 9‌, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once installed, ‌watchOS 8‌ can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software update. To update to new software, an Apple Watch needs to have 50 percent battery life, it must be placed on the charger, and it needs to be in range of the ‌‌iPhone‌‌. ‌watchOS 9‌ introduces four new watch faces, including Lunar, Playtime, Metropolitan, and Astronomy, plus it includes updates to some existing watch faces and complications. The ECG app now supports AFib History for tracking how long a person has been in atrial fibrillation. The sleep tracking feature now includes sleep stages, letting the Apple Watch track when users are in REM, Core, or Deep sleep, and Apple has added a Medications app. The Medications app lets users manage and track their medications, vitamins, and supplements, with reminders when it's time to take them. Updates to the Workout app add custom workouts and improvements for runners, triathletes, and swimmers. Fitness+ workouts now support streaming to certain third-party TVs for those who don't have an Apple TV, and notifications have been redesigned to be less obtrusive when the watch's screen is active. Other new features include a CallKit API that allows VOIP calls to be answered on Apple Watch, Apple Watch Mirroring for controlling the Apple Watch with an ‌iPhone‌, Quick Actions for doing more with a double pinch gesture, and updates to the Reminders and Calendar apps. ‌‌watchOS 9‌ is limited to developers at the current time, but Apple plans to provide a public beta later this summer ahead of the software's fall launch alongside new Apple Watch models. Related Roundups: watchOS 8 , watchOS 9Related Forum: iOS, Mac, tvOS, watchOS ProgrammingThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of watchOS 9 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming watchOS 9 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks after Apple unveiled the update at WWDC and provided the second beta to developers. To install ‌‌watchOS 9‌, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once installed, ‌watchOS 8‌ can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software update. To update to new software, an Apple Watch needs to have 50 percent battery life, it must be placed on the charger, and it needs to be in range of the ‌‌iPhone‌‌. ‌watchOS 9‌ introduces four new watch faces, including Lunar, Playtime, Metropolitan, and Astronomy, plus it includes updates to some existing watch faces and complications. The ECG app now supports AFib History for tracking how long a person has been in atrial fibrillation. The sleep tracking feature now includes sleep stages, letting the Apple Watch track when users are in REM, Core, or Deep sleep, and Apple has added a Medications app. The Medications app lets users manage and track their medications, vitamins, and supplements, with reminders when it's time to take them. Updates to the Workout app add custom workouts and improvements for runners, triathletes, and swimmers. Fitness+ workouts now support streaming to certain third-party TVs for those who don't have an Apple TV, and notifications have been redesigned to be less obtrusive when the watch's screen is active. Other new features include a CallKit API that allows VOIP calls to be answered on Apple Watch, Apple Watch Mirroring for controlling the Apple Watch with an ‌iPhone‌, Quick Actions for doing more with a double pinch gesture, and updates to the Reminders and Calendar apps. ‌‌watchOS 9‌ is limited to developers at the current time, but Apple plans to provide a public beta later this summer ahead of the software's fall launch alongside new Apple Watch models. Related Roundups: watchOS 8 , watchOS 9Related Forum: iOS, Mac, tvOS, watchOS ProgrammingThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of tvOS 16 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 16 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after Apple seeded the second beta of tvOS 16 to developers. Developers can download the new tvOS 16 beta by downloading a profile onto the Apple TV using Xcode. tvOS 16 enables cross-device connectivity, a feature that allows developers to integrate ‌Apple TV‌ apps with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch apps to unlock new experiences on the TV. Apple has also improved how multiple user profiles work in tvOS 16 by adding a shared keychain, so users won't need to sign in and choose their profile when launching an ‌Apple TV‌ app. Game controller support has been expanded to the Nintendo Joy-Cons and Pro Controller, and HDR10+ support is available in the tvOS 16 ‌Apple TV‌ app. With tvOS 16, the ‌Apple TV‌ will support Matter, an upcoming standard that will improve interoperability between smart home accessories from different companies. tvOS 16 is limited to developers right now, but Apple will provide a public beta of the software to public beta testers in July.Related Roundup: Apple TVBuyer's Guide: Apple TV (Neutral)Related Forum: Apple TV and Home TheaterThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of tvOS 16 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 16 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after Apple seeded the second beta of tvOS 16 to developers. Developers can download the new tvOS 16 beta by downloading a profile onto the Apple TV using Xcode. tvOS 16 enables cross-device connectivity, a feature that allows developers to integrate ‌Apple TV‌ apps with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch apps to unlock new experiences on the TV. Apple has also improved how multiple user profiles work in tvOS 16 by adding a shared keychain, so users won't need to sign in and choose their profile when launching an ‌Apple TV‌ app. Game controller support has been expanded to the Nintendo Joy-Cons and Pro Controller, and HDR10+ support is available in the tvOS 16 ‌Apple TV‌ app. With tvOS 16, the ‌Apple TV‌ will support Matter, an upcoming standard that will improve interoperability between smart home accessories from different companies. tvOS 16 is limited to developers right now, but Apple will provide a public beta of the software to public beta testers in July.Related Roundup: Apple TVBuyer's Guide: Apple TV (Neutral)Related Forum: Apple TV and Home TheaterThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Third Beta of tvOS 16 to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 16 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after Apple seeded the second beta of tvOS 16 to developers. Developers can download the new tvOS 16 beta by downloading a profile onto the Apple TV using Xcode. tvOS 16 enables cross-device connectivity, a feature that allows developers to integrate ‌Apple TV‌ apps with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch apps to unlock new experiences on the TV. Apple has also improved how multiple user profiles work in tvOS 16 by adding a shared keychain, so users won't need to sign in and choose their profile when launching an ‌Apple TV‌ app. Game controller support has been expanded to the Nintendo Joy-Cons and Pro Controller, and HDR10+ support is available in the tvOS 16 ‌Apple TV‌ app. With tvOS 16, the ‌Apple TV‌ will support Matter, an upcoming standard that will improve interoperability between smart home accessories from different companies. tvOS 16 is limited to developers right now, but Apple will provide a public beta of the software to public beta testers in July.Related Roundup: Apple TVBuyer's Guide: Apple TV (Neutral)Related Forum: Apple TV and Home TheaterThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode on iOS 16 With 'Extreme' Level of Security
Apple today announced a new Lockdown Mode coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. Apple says the optional security feature is designed to protect the "very small number" of users who may be at risk of "highly targeted cyberattacks" from private companies developing state-sponsored spyware, such as journalists, activists, and government employees. Apple says Lockdown Mode will be enabled in the third beta versions of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura seeded today, and the feature will be available to all users when the software updates are released later this year. While the feature is aimed at users who are targets of cyberattacks, it appears that it can be enabled by any user. Lockdown Mode can be found in the Privacy & Security section of the Settings app on iPhone and iPad and the System Settings app on Mac. When enabled, Apple says Lockdown Mode provides an "extreme" level of security by strictly limiting or disabling the functionality of features, apps, and websites. At launch, Lockdown Mode will include the following protections:In the Messages app, most message attachment types other than images are blocked, and some features like link previews are unavailable. Incoming FaceTime calls from people you have not previously called are blocked. Incoming invitations for other Apple services from people you have not previously invited are also blocked. Some complex web technologies and browsing features, including just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled unless the user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown Mode. This protection applies to Safari and all other web browsers using WebKit across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Shared albums will be removed from the Photos app, and new shared album invitations will be blocked. When a device is locked, wired connections with other devices/accessories are blocked. Configuration profiles cannot be installed, and the device cannot enroll into mobile device management (MDM), while Lockdown Mode is turned on.Apple said it will continue to add new protections to Lockdown Mode over time. Apple has added a new category to its Security Bounty program to reward researchers who find Lockdown Mode bypasses and help improve its protections, with bounties to be doubled for qualifying findings in Lockdown Mode, up to a maximum of $2 million. "Lockdown Mode is a groundbreaking capability that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting users from even the rarest, most sophisticated attacks," said Ivan Krstić, Apple's head of security engineering, in a press release shared today. "While the vast majority of users will never be the victims of highly targeted cyberattacks, we will work tirelessly to protect the small number of users who are." Apple also announced it is making a $10 million grant to the Ford Foundation's Dignity and Justice Fund to support organizations that investigate, expose, and prevent highly targeted cyberattacks. Apple said it will also be donating any damages awarded from its lawsuit filed against NSO Group, creator of the spyware Pegasus. Last year, Apple began notifying users who may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers via email and iMessage notifications.Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode on iOS 16 With 'Extreme' Level of Security
Apple today announced a new Lockdown Mode coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. Apple says the optional security feature is designed to protect the "very small number" of users who may be at risk of "highly targeted cyberattacks" from private companies developing state-sponsored spyware, such as journalists, activists, and government employees. Apple says Lockdown Mode will be enabled in the third beta versions of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura seeded today, and the feature will be available to all users when the software updates are released later this year. While the feature is aimed at users who are targets of cyberattacks, it appears that it can be enabled by any user. Lockdown Mode can be found in the Privacy & Security section of the Settings app on iPhone and iPad and the System Settings app on Mac. When enabled, Apple says Lockdown Mode provides an "extreme" level of security by strictly limiting or disabling the functionality of features, apps, and websites. At launch, Lockdown Mode will include the following protections:In the Messages app, most message attachment types other than images are blocked, and some features like link previews are unavailable. Incoming FaceTime calls from people you have not previously called are blocked. Incoming invitations for other Apple services from people you have not previously invited are also blocked. Some complex web technologies and browsing features, including just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled unless the user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown Mode. This protection applies to Safari and all other web browsers using WebKit across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Shared albums will be removed from the Photos app, and new shared album invitations will be blocked. When a device is locked, wired connections with other devices/accessories are blocked. Configuration profiles cannot be installed, and the device cannot enroll into mobile device management (MDM), while Lockdown Mode is turned on.Apple said it will continue to add new protections to Lockdown Mode over time. Apple has added a new category to its Security Bounty program to reward researchers who find Lockdown Mode bypasses and help improve its protections, with bounties to be doubled for qualifying findings in Lockdown Mode, up to a maximum of $2 million. "Lockdown Mode is a groundbreaking capability that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting users from even the rarest, most sophisticated attacks," said Ivan Krstić, Apple's head of security engineering, in a press release shared today. "While the vast majority of users will never be the victims of highly targeted cyberattacks, we will work tirelessly to protect the small number of users who are." Apple also announced it is making a $10 million grant to the Ford Foundation's Dignity and Justice Fund to support organizations that investigate, expose, and prevent highly targeted cyberattacks. Apple said it will also be donating any damages awarded from its lawsuit filed against NSO Group, creator of the spyware Pegasus. Last year, Apple began notifying users who may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers via email and iMessage notifications.Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode on iOS 16 With 'Extreme' Level of Security
Apple today announced a new Lockdown Mode coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. Apple says the optional security feature is designed to protect the "very small number" of users who may be at risk of "highly targeted cyberattacks" from private companies developing state-sponsored spyware, such as journalists, activists, and government employees. Apple says Lockdown Mode will be enabled in the third beta versions of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura seeded today, and the feature will be available to all users when the software updates are released later this year. While the feature is aimed at users who are targets of cyberattacks, it appears that it can be enabled by any user. Lockdown Mode can be found in the Privacy & Security section of the Settings app on iPhone and iPad and the System Settings app on Mac. When enabled, Apple says Lockdown Mode provides an "extreme" level of security by strictly limiting or disabling the functionality of features, apps, and websites. At launch, Lockdown Mode will include the following protections:In the Messages app, most message attachment types other than images are blocked, and some features like link previews are unavailable. Incoming FaceTime calls from people you have not previously called are blocked. Incoming invitations for other Apple services from people you have not previously invited are also blocked. Some complex web technologies and browsing features, including just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled unless the user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown Mode. This protection applies to Safari and all other web browsers using WebKit across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Shared albums will be removed from the Photos app, and new shared album invitations will be blocked. When a device is locked, wired connections with other devices/accessories are blocked. Configuration profiles cannot be installed, and the device cannot enroll into mobile device management (MDM), while Lockdown Mode is turned on.Apple said it will continue to add new protections to Lockdown Mode over time. Apple has added a new category to its Security Bounty program to reward researchers who find Lockdown Mode bypasses and help improve its protections, with bounties to be doubled for qualifying findings in Lockdown Mode, up to a maximum of $2 million. "Lockdown Mode is a groundbreaking capability that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting users from even the rarest, most sophisticated attacks," said Ivan Krstić, Apple's head of security engineering, in a press release shared today. "While the vast majority of users will never be the victims of highly targeted cyberattacks, we will work tirelessly to protect the small number of users who are." Apple also announced it is making a $10 million grant to the Ford Foundation's Dignity and Justice Fund to support organizations that investigate, expose, and prevent highly targeted cyberattacks. Apple said it will also be donating any damages awarded from its lawsuit filed against NSO Group, creator of the spyware Pegasus. Last year, Apple began notifying users who may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers via email and iMessage notifications.Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Refurbished Mac Studio With M1 Max Chip Back in Stock With Fast Delivery
Apple began selling refurbished Mac Studio models last week, but inventory quickly sold out in the United States. For customers who missed out, the base model Mac Studio with the M1 Max chip has been restocked on Apple's refurbished store while supplies last. The configuration available is equipped with the M1 Max chip with a 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and a 512GB SSD. Pricing is set at $1,799, with delivery available in 1-2 days in many areas, whereas the equivalent brand new model is priced at $1,999 and is estimated for delivery in around 1-2 weeks. In our view, refurbished Macs sold by Apple are virtually indistinguishable from brand new models, so this is a decent opportunity to secure a Mac Studio with a discount and faster delivery. Apple says every certified refurbished Mac is thoroughly cleaned, tested, and repackaged in a new box with a power cord and manuals. Apple's refurbished products are covered by Apple's standard one-year warranty and 14-day return policy, and are eligible for AppleCare+ coverage. AppleCare+ for the Mac Studio is priced at $169 or $59.99 per year on a rolling basis. Apple first released the Mac Studio in March 2022. On the back of the computer, connectivity options include four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, one 10-Gigabit Ethernet port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack with support for high-impedance headphones. On the front, there is an SD card slot, along with two USB-C ports for M1 Max models or two Thunderbolt 4 ports for M1 Ultra models.Related Roundup: Mac StudioTag: Apple Refurbished ProductsBuyer's Guide: Mac Studio (Buy Now)This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Deals: Take Up to $250 Off Apple's 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pros on Amazon
Amazon has introduced a few markdowns on Apple's 2021 MacBook Pro family this week, including an all-time low price on the 1TB 16-inch MacBook Pro. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. 14-inch MacBook Pro Starting with the 14-inch MacBook Pro, you can get the 8-Core M1 Pro/512GB model for $1,799.00 in Silver, down from $1,999.00. This is a solid second-best price on the 14-inch MacBook Pro, and there's a slight shipping delay with estimated delivery of around July 22. $200 OFF14-inch MacBook Pro (512GB) for $1,799.00 For a higher-end model, the 10-Core M1 Pro/1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro is on sale for $2,299.00, down from $2,499.00. This is another second-best price on the MacBook Pro, and stock is available in both colors at this price. 16-inch MacBook Pro For the larger 16-inch MacBook Pro, we're tracking an all-time low price on the 10-Core M1 Pro/1TB model, priced at $2,449.00, down from $2,699.00. At $250 off, this is the best price you'll find online for this version of the 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro. $250 OFF16-inch MacBook Pro (1TB) for $2,449.00 On the lower end, the 10-Core M1 Pro/512GB 16-inch MacBook Pro is on sale for $2,299.00, down from $2,499.00. This one is available in both colors, with Silver running low on stock as of writing. You can find even more discounts on other MacBooks by visiting our Best Deals guide for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. In this guide we track the steepest discounts for the newest MacBook models every week, so be sure to bookmark it and check back often if you're shopping for a new Apple notebook.Related Roundup: Apple DealsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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From Viva Sales to new Office experiences—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365
The ways we work have changed dramatically over the past several years, and those changes go so much further than whether work happens at home, in an office, or somewhere in between. In this collaboration-first world, every organization needs a digital fabric that binds people together—from the C-suite to the frontline, and across every role and function. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Introducing Microsoft Defender: A new Microsoft 365 online security app for you and your family
We are excited to announce the general availability of Microsoft Defender for individuals—a new security app designed to keep individuals and families safer online. Available for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers starting today, Microsoft Defender helps simplify your online security through one, unified view into your family’s protections, across your personal phones and computers. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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How Microsoft Teams uses AI and machine learning to improve calls and meetings
Disruptive echo effects, poor room acoustics, and choppy videos are some common issues that can detract from the effectiveness of online calls and meetings. Through AI and machine learning, which have become fundamental to our strategy for continual improvement, we’ve delivered innovative enhancements in Microsoft Teams to address audio and video challenges in ways that are both user-friendly and scalable across environments. Today, we’re excited to cover some common meeting scenarios and the AI and machine learning audio and video improvements enabled in Teams. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Sign up now for WWDC22 labs and lounges
Register for labs and Digital Lounges to connect with Apple engineers, designers, and experts online all week long.Digital LoungesA wide variety of exciting activities are happening daily on Slack. Ask questions at engineering and design Q&As. Join or follow real-time text-based conversations while watching a session video together, and stay for a short Q&A at Meet the Presenter activities. Get to know other developers and teams from Apple in a casual setting during icebreakers. Experiment with the latest frameworks, try out design concepts, participate in challenges, and share your creations in study halls. Test your trivia expertise against the best in the business on June 9. LabsReceive one-on-one guidance about development basics, complex concepts, and everything in between. Learn how to implement new Apple technologies, explore UI design principles, improve your App Store product page, and much more.Lounges and labs are open to all members of the Apple Developer Program and Apple Developer Enterprise Program, as well as 2022 Swift Student Challenge winners.Register for labs Register for lounges

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How Microsoft is equipping manufacturing workers with the tools of the future  
Across the manufacturing industry, pressure continues to rise as organizations and their workforces balance unpredictable supply chains, complex regulatory and compliance requirements, advanced security threats, and heightened competition. At Microsoft, we are working to empower all manufacturing workers, from the factory floor to the customer’s door, with the solutions they need for sustainable growth and increased productivity. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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From Viva Goals to Defender for small businesses—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365
One of the challenges of hybrid work is enabling teams to remain connected, engaged, and in sync. Ensuring everyone is on the same page may have felt easier when we were all in the office together, but we're continuing to deliver updates to Microsoft 365 that bridge the digital and physical divide to bring employees closer to each other and to their organization’s mission and goals. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Account deletion requirement starts June 30
As a reminder, apps that support account creation must let users initiate deletion of their account within the app starting June 30, 2022, as described in App Store Review Guideline 5.1.1(v). This deadline was extended to provide additional time for implementation of this requirement.Please keep these requirements in mind when updating your app: The account deletion option should be easy to find in your app. If your app offers Sign in with Apple, you’ll need to use the Sign in with Apple REST API to revoke user tokens when deleting an account. It’s insufficient to only provide the ability to temporarily disable or deactivate an account. People should be able to delete the account along with their personal data. Apps in highly-regulated industries may provide additional customer service flows to confirm and facilitate the account deletion process. Follow applicable legal requirements for storing and retaining user account information, and for handling account deletion. This includes complying with local laws in different countries or regions. As always, check with your legal counsel. Learn about offering account deletion

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Build collaborative apps with Microsoft Teams
This year at Microsoft Build 2022, we are sharing several enhancements and new capabilities for developers building collaborative apps for Teams and Microsoft 365. Read on to get a full recap of our Build announcements. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Microsoft: A Leader in hybrid work solutions across 22 analyst reports
The last two years have proven that every organization needs a digital fabric that connects the entire organization—from the boardroom to the frontline, and from internal teams to customers and partners. No company is better positioned to help organizations meet the demands of hybrid work than Microsoft. As the future of work unfolds, industry analysts… The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Microsoft Viva Goals brings purpose and alignment to the employee experience
Today, we are excited to announce Microsoft Viva Goals, a new module for business goal setting and management, is now available in private preview. Viva Goals brings purpose and alignment to Viva customers—alongside culture and communications, wellbeing and engagement, growth and development, as well as knowledge and expertise. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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TeaCode 1.1 – $24.99
TeaCode speeds up your code writing with a powerful variable-based language. The app comes with over 80 built-in expanders. Creating new ones is extremely easy, and it works with almost any editor. No matter what programming language do we use, we always write lots of code. TeaCode writes it with you. Quickly. Focus on your code: Just write your code pattern, press TeaCode shortcut and keep writing your code. Any text editor: TeaCode works with probably all the native macOS text editors. For non-native ones, we’ve already made some plugins. 80+ built-in expanders: TeaCode comes with 70+ built-in expanders. For Swift, PHP, and HTML. Create your own expanders: t's very easy. Create them once and write your code faster. Export: You can export your bundle of expanders and share with others. Quick browser: Need to access expander syntax quickly? Or to quickly find one? Press ⌘+⇧+space and start typing. New license system Apple Silicon support Updated app icon Download Now

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Smultron 13.2.2 – Easy-to-use, powerful text editor.
Smultron 13 is the text editor for all of us. Smultron is powerful and confident without being complicated. Its elegance and simplicity helps everyone being creative and to write and edit all sorts of texts.You can use Smultron to write everything from a web page, a script, a to do list, a novel to a whole app. Smultron is designed for both beginners and experts. It is a joy to use and it has all the text tools one needs. And everyone can use it because it is translated into many languages and has full support for accessibility. Some small bug fixes and improvements Download Now]] >

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Horcrux Email Backup 4.1.36 – Automatically backup your IMAP email.
Horcrux Email Backup lets you automatically backup your mails from any IMAP supported email accounts with great ease. The best part is, you have an option to restore the backup'ed emails to any other email account, retaining all your tags/folder hierarchy. Note: This is a background app, it resides on the Mac menu bar called "H". Click on that to get back to the preferences. Features: Tested with Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Microsoft Exchange. It should work on most email accounts. Incremental backups. Supports multiple email accounts Add the accounts, set the backup frequency and it'll unobtrusively backup emails in the background Native Email Browsing interface where you can undelete specific emails (in case of user error) Independent IMAP Server to Server migration utility Emails can be archived as a ZIP file making your data portable Clever restore process that'll skip already existing emails Stores emails in open format (.eml) which can be opened in clients like Apple Mail Can export emails in open format as .mbox Note: The downloadable demo is version 4.1.35; the version available for purchase on the Mac App Store is version 4.1.36. Avoid high memory allocations Download Now]] >

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Out Now: ‘Chefy-Chef’, ‘Jade Order’, ‘Faty’s Different World’, ‘Galaxy Keeper’, ‘MMA Manager 2: Ultimate Fight’, ‘Piano Dash’, ‘Pet Rock’, ‘Exoracer’ and More
Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a … Continue reading ""

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Season Two of ‘Diablo Immortal’ Arrives Tomorrow with New Battle Passes, New Boss Raid, Balancing and Bug Fixes, and More
It’s been a little over a month since Blizzard launched Diablo Immortal and, well, it’s certainly been the talk of … Continue reading ""

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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Quintus and the Absent Truth’, Plus Today’s Other Releases and the Latest Sales
Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 6th, 2022. It’s a bit of a quiet one … Continue reading ""

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Ubisoft Formally Announces ‘The Division Resurgence’ Free to Play Mobile Game
It was more than a year ago in May of 2021 that Ubisoft laid out their roadmap for their Tom … Continue reading ""

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PTGui 12.12 – Panoramic photo stitching software; Pro version available.
PTGui is panoramic photo stitching software. Originally developed as a Graphical User Interface for Panorama Tools (hence the name), PTGui now is a full-featured photo stitching application. Use PTGui to stitch any number of photos into a panoramic image. Some benefits of PTGui: PTGui can stitch multiple rows of images Create 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, 'flat' partial panoramas and even spherical 360x180 degree panoramas No need to keep the camera level: PTGui can stitch rotated and tilted images Virtually unlimited output size: create Gigapixel panoramas from hundreds of images! Layered output allows full control over the final stitched result PTGui stitches most panoramas fully automatically, but at the same time provides full manual control over every single parameter. This enables stitching of 'difficult' scenes, where other programs fail. Full 16-bit workflow for best image quality And much more... Fixed: failed to open certain project files created with PTGui 10 or earlier, or exported from AutoPano Fixed: The crosshair cursor in the Control Points panel and the control point markers did not always use a contrasting color and could be difficult to see. Fixed: When switching from 360 x 180 equirectangular to rectilinear projection, the Compression slider would be set to a nonzero value. Fixed: the '+' key didn't work for zooming in in the Detail Viewer Fixed: Linux: Options - Viewers - Browse didn't show any applications Fixed: Linux: PTGui had no icon in the dock or when doing alt+tab Fixed: Linux: the supplied icon file (ptgui_icon.png) was corrupt Linux: changed the keyboard shortcuts for Previous/Next Image and Previous/Next Blend Plane from Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Key to Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Key. This was done because the 'Ctrl+Alt' shortcuts are already in use by the Gnome desktop. Linux: added install and uninstall scripts. To install, extract the downloaded archive and run install.sh. This will add PTGui to the desktop environment and register its file types. Added support for Leica .RWL raw files Added lens profile for Ricoh Theta X Added lens profile for Insta360 ONE RS 1-Inch 360 Edition Added lens profile for Meike MK-7.5mm F2.8 Fisheye Added lens profile for Tokina SZ 8mm F2.8 Fisheye Added sensor size data for newer cameras Download Now

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CopyQ 6.2.0 – Clipboard manager with advanced features.
CopyQ monitors system clipboard and saves its content in customized tabs. Saved clipboard can be later copied and pasted directly into any application. Features: Support for Linux, Windows and OS X 10.9+ Store text, HTML, images or any other custom formats Quickly browse and filter items in clipboard history Sort, create, edit, remove, copy/paste, drag’n’drop items in tabs Add notes or tags to items System-wide shortcuts with customizable commands Paste items with shortcut or from tray or main window Fully customizable appearance Advanced command-line interface and scripting Ignore clipboard copied from some windows or containing some text Support for simple Vim-like editor and shortcuts Many more features You can use Homebrew to install the app. Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development. Tabs can now load at least some items from a partially corrupted data file dropping the rest of the items. Simpler and safer data saving uses Qt framework (QSaveFile). New Settings class in scripts can be used to manage INI configuration files (#1964). Obscure untested Save button has been removed from Action dialog. Fixes restoring window geometry in a loop (#1946). Fixes converting internal byte array representation in scripts in some rare cases. Fixes tray menu appearance to follow the configuration (#1896). The search history popup menu for will be closed if mouse wheel scrolls and mouse pointer is outside the menu (#1980). macOS: Fixes pasting (#2012). Windows: Fixes exiting the app on logout (#1249). Windows: Workaround to treat native path separators properly and not as special escape characters. Download Now

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ExpanDrive 2022.7.1 – Access cloud storage just like a USB drive.
ExpanDrive builds cloud storage in every application, acts just like a USB drive plugged into your Mac. With ExpanDrive, you can securely access any remote file server directly from the Finder or even the terminal. ExpanDrive supports: SFTP/FTP/FTPS Amazon S3 Dropbox WebDAV Rackspace Cloud Files Openstack Swift Dreamhost DreamObjects Google Drive OneDrive Box.com Copy.com HP Helion hubiC Added support for iDrive e2 cloud storage Improvements to Sharepoint site reliability Download Now]] >

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ScreenFocus 1.1 – $8.00
ScreenFocus dims your screens. You don't have to click any button to dim a screen. It's dimmed automatically when you move the cursor away. By default, only the side screens are dimmed. Of course, you can change it within the app menu. Customizations: Dim level (how dark a screen gets) Which monitors are dimmed Fade-in duration Fade-out duration Dimming delay time New license system Apple Silicon support New Icon Download Now

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String Replacer 1.8.1 – Replace a list of strings inside files or folders.
String Replacer allows to find and replace a list of strings inside text files and folders on your Mac directly or in batch mode. It allows to operate on multiple files using a multiple string couple replacement list. It works with just a single click or using drag and drop. Features: Can operate on TEXT, HTM, HTML, TAB separated, COMMA separated and any other kind of text files with any extension Can replaces strings on files inside folders at any nested levels Can specify for folders, extension of files to work on (skipping the others) Can use an unlimited list of strings to find and replace Can use plain text replacement or complex grep functions Can replace using 'whole word', 'start of word', 'end of word' or 'contained' strings filter Can work in batch mode, replacing on an unlimited number of files with a single click Import of Find/Replace strings with automatic encoding recognition, data preview, field selections, destination selections Export of Find/Replace strings with selection of fields and various format available: TSV, CSV, CSV-S, HTML and even a custom format Order of execution of Find/Replace can be now modified moving rows in the strings substitution list Document based can specify a base sources on disk to work on and use it at successive relaunch of the document without further input Works also in drag and drop mode, it's enough to drop a file on the document to have it processed Popup menu to insert more frequented used regex patterns to match string without having to remember it (and with also explanation of use) PDF User Guide included with the application and accessible via the Help menu Fully sandboxed, ready and optimized for the latest macOS release Works on macOS 10.12 or successive Optimized for macOS 12 Monterey Optimization release Download Now]] >

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Data Extractor 1.9.1 – Parses and extracts data from files.
Data Extractor allows to extract data contained inside text documents or emails or any other text on disk and collect them in an internal organized table with fields and records. It can parse all the text files you specify and analyze them understanding from text tags what to extract and where to put it. Data Extractor transform chaotic data to organized one Al that just in a click. Why use it When you have many text files with data inside and you want to move them in a structured databases with fields and records If you need to extract data recognizable inside various text documents by a start and an end tags of various kind or for position Powerful Data Extractor can extract the data you would requires weeks or months or even years to collect by hand It does it for you in few seconds, it can scan thousands of text, analyze, copy the required data, put them in a table you created with the needed fields Uses various options to let you pull out data from thousands and thousand of files and save it in an organized way Provides all the tools to accomplish these very specific tasks in a smart way inside a beautiful and elegant, Mac only, native application. Data can be exported in various format ready to use Easy to use You specify in 'Sources' which text file to parse or the folders to navigate and parse You specify in 'Accept file rules' how to accept a file content to be parsed You specify in 'Create Record Rules' when insert a new record in data destination You specify in 'Extract Rules' what extract and where to put it You specify in 'DataBase' the table to collect data You can in 'Run' launch and see result summary Features Document based, can use a different set of data sources per document Documents can also be customized for fast batch processing of large amount of data with also specific different rules of extractions and destinations Can transform customer orders or any data set received via email in a database records (Data Extractor can parse directly emails pointing at your mailbox on your Hard Disk) Collect order received as server output when not directly inserted inside a database Extract data from files one by one, also dragging them via Drag & Drop Works perfectly with emails received by Mail.app Can process folders extracting from all the files inside nested to any level Convert data provided in one format to another when the first format uses a recognizable patter with labels to identify data fields Adjustable data columns positions Extract data from files where data are written all in one file with record separated just by a distinctive string Extract data from files where records are separated by newline with fields all in one line identified just by labels Extract data from text document with non unique, ambiguous tags , using special tags usable to instruct Data Extractor where to really start collect data Parse files only if they respond to certain characteristics Extract data only if they respond to certain characteristics Extract data also when it is specified by more then one label (it can put different extraction in the same destination field) Can use 'Case Sensitive' option for data tags Can work in background Always responsive also during extraction from folder with nested thousands of files at any nested level At any moment the user can stop the process Internal database table, fully customizable, to collect extracted data. Data export to various format (CSV, TSV, HTML, Custom) with various options Includes PDF User Guide with 4 practical lessons on how to use the application Supported of features Tabs for managing many documents in a single window Merge all documents in a window Full screen Autosave Resume Versions Automatic resume Tags in finder Optimization release Download Now]] >

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Multistream Studio 1.7.0 – Broadcast to multiple services.
With Multistream Studio you can simultaneously broadcast to multiple live video services while using your favourite app (like OBS or Streamlabs), video camera, hardware encoder or mobile phone. It acts like a middleman copying your stream to multiple destinations. Stream to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch or custom RTMP/RTMPS services. Stream to multiple pages, channels or accounts from the same service - for example, you can broadcast to multiple Facebook pages or groups and to multiple Youtube channels. Multistream Studio is compatible with any broadcasting software (OBS, Streamlabs and many more) from any platform (Mac, Linux or Windows computers) and with any video camera, hardware encoder or mobile phone. Just configure your app or camera to broadcast to Multistream Studio and you are good to go. You can work with any kind of setup, platform and video preferences since Multistream Studio will route your encoder output (video stream) without changes over all your configured RTMP/RTMPS services (Facebook, Youtube, Twitter or cloud services). Key features: Trusted by creators, gamers, musicians or vloggers to stream content to millions of viewers Reliable and stable. Each service connection is independent and isolated from each other. If a connection stops, all other will continue to broadcast Quick setup. To add a service you only need the broadcasting address and key. Nothing more Reach more viewers by streaming to multiple live services in the same time (including to multiple accounts, pages or channels) Grow your audience, get discovered by new audiences, no matter where they are - Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, LinkedIn or any RTMP/RTMPS service out there Supports any video setup and preferences: 720p. 1080p, 4K at 30 FPS or 60 FPS. Multistream Studio will route your video without changes over RTMP/RTMPS Unlimited destinations. Any wireless internet connection can support up to 5 - 10 live connections. Wired connections can support even more simultaneous connections From where can you broadcast: Broadcast with any application - OBS, Wirecast, Streamlabs or any other app. You can launch your application on your Mac, Linux or Windows computer and configure it to broadcast to Multistream Studio Broadcast from mobile phones or tablets (all models and platforms). Launch your app on your phone and configure it to broadcast to Multistream Studio Broadcast with video cameras, including GoPro and any other RTMP/RTMPS compatible camera. Configure your camera to broadcast to Multistream Studio Broadcast from hardware encoders, including TriCaster, TeraDek and any other RTMP/RTMPS compatible encoder. Configure your encoder to broadcast to Multistream Studio Added support for Twitter and updated Twitch servers Better network change monitor Better accessibility Download Now

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‘Gwent: Rogue Mage’ Is a New Singleplayer Deckbuilding Roguelike From CD Projekt Red Releasing Tomorrow
Back in January this year, The Witcher 3’s mini-game Gwent was confirmed to get a new standalone experience codenamed ‘Project … Continue reading ""

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KeyBell 2.3.0 – Keyboard & mouse sound effects.
KeyBell plays a relaxing and nostalgic mechanical sound every time you type something on your keyboard. You can choose from multiple sound profiles, including modern ones and the app stays in the background without ever interrupting you from your workflow. It works on your entire Mac, on all apps, including Mail, Office, Pages, Notes or browsers. It's perfect if you write a lot on your computer because the sound feedback gives you a productivity boost and you will want to type even more. It's designed for journalists, writers, bloggers, programmers or anyone who wants to change the boring and silent keyboards. Features: Receive keyboard typing and mouse clicks feedback (sound effects) in any app from your computer Select from more than 25 sound profiles organised in 5 categories: Mechanical Keyboards, Typewriters, Electronics, Fun and Mouse clicks Custom profiles for applications - deactivate or play different feedbacks for different applications Automatically enable the app when you have the headphones on, only on speakers or anytime Configurable hotkeys for activation, volume and other actions Very effective and addicting productivity tool Small utility, easy to understand and use Fixed some hotkeys issues KeyBell is now ready for macOS Big Sur Download Now

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Bee Invoicing 2.3.3 – Easy-to-use application that simplifies invoicing.
Bee Invoicing lets you print and send invoices and quotes in PDF format, plus track customer payments and view balances still due on invoices. With Bee Invoicing, you'll be able to easily track all customers, projects, invoices, quotes, and time, and can even generate packing lists and customer statements! Best of all, Bee Invoicing lets you get started quickly by importing items from a spreadsheet, and customers from your contacts. All of Bee Invoicing data is stored locally on your computer. Features Print and send invoices and quotes in PDF format. Generate PDF packing lists and customer statements. Track customer payments and view outstanding balances on your invoices. The Dashboard gives a big picture outlook of your company using statistics and charts. Track your customers, projects, invoices, quotes and time. Items: Create them one at a time or import from a spreadsheet. Categorize items by product group. Customers: Create them one at a time, or import directly from your contacts Tag important entries. Data stored locally on your computer. Simple to use and easy access to all of your data. Support for multiple companies Flexibility with currencies, invoice numbering, tax rates, discounts, shipping and much more! Receive all future software updates free. No monthly fees! Expanded the Item Description field when adding Items or adding Items to Invoice. Download Now]] >

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Sonic Atom 2.1.2 – Realtime audio analysis and meters.
Sonic Atom is a multi-instrument, audio-analysis and metering app for post and broadcast engineers, music engineers, video editors, sound designers and composers, and everyone else who works with audio. It gives you the power to comply with industry standards (like the CALM Act), to monitor, visualize and analyze all essential aspects of your audio signal. Furthermore, you can comply with the latest loudness standards like ITU BS.1770-4, EBU R128 (G10), ATSC A/85:2013 and more. Ensure your audio won't clip in the analog domain with the True-Peak meter and that you have a healthy LRA with the Loudness Range Meter. Features Realtime visual intelligence Speed and accuracy Individual metering windows Multichannel support (up to 5.1) Full loudness-metering suite Tools Included Spectrograph - frequency spectrum display Spectrogram - frequency spectrum history Goniometer - stereo image visualizer Phase Correlation - channel relationship meter Level Meter - level history display Level Dynamic Range - level distribution analysis MultiLevel Meter - multichannel level monitor Loudness Meter - loudness history display Loudness Range (LRA) - loudness distribution analysis Programme / Integrated Loudness - loudness history analysis Peak and True-Peak Meter - peak history analysis LEQ Meter - loudness integration analysis Oscilloscope - waveform display Tuner - fundamental tone finder and history display Bug fixes & improvements Download Now

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CryptoEdit 2.5.1 – Create and protect word processing files.
CryptoEdit is an absolutely simple, powerful, and secure application to create and edit documents that are encrypted by default. The ideal solution for managing reserved personal documents. It can handle TEXT, RTF, and RTFD (RTF with images) files. How it works CryptoEdit allows you to edit documents as within a standard word processor. You can mix text and images assigning font and colours. You have rulers to format and adjust text and images. The difference is that you always save a document as encrypted and no one can read it without the proper password. Your reserved content is always safe Features Easy, simple and intuitive. It does things in the way you expect Native for Mac both for Intel and Apple Silicon Adaptive background for Light Mode and Dark Mode Save always as encrypted by default, helping you avoid security problems Stable and solid with many years of development. Can generate secure distributable documents Can add public notes, visible to all without the password, for document general information Text formatting using rulers, styles, and fonts of different sizes and colors. All font selections are available from standard menu dialogs and custom styles may be used. Spell-checking in your native language and includes full text search. Insertion of images with simple drag-and-drop.. Saves a document with images (RTFD) creates a single file with all text and images encrypted. Also embedded images are encrypted Can operate as a service, offering the possibility to create a new encrypted document from a selected text inside any other application. Uses a strong AES-256 algorithms Unbelievably fast. It decrypts and opens super-secure AES-256 files as if they were plain text. Can import from TEXT, RTF and also from RTFD (Rich Text Format + embedded images) Can export documents as standard TEXT, RTF, RTFD (images included) Offers a menu services addition to all the applications to create encrypted text from inside any other application on your Mac Optimized for macOS 11 Big Sur Supported OS features Tabs for managing many documents in a single window Merge all documents in a window Full screen Autosave Resume Versions Automatic resume Tags in finder Native Light Mode and Dark Mode Optimization release Download Now]] >

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SnapGene Viewer 6.1.0 – View richly annotated sequence files.
SnapGene Viewer is a versatile tool for creating and sharing richly annotated sequence files. It opens many common file formats.New Functionality: New Golden Gate Assembly simulation tool, either using existing Type IIS enzymes or through automated primer and overhang design New Secondary Structure view tab for single stranded RNA sequences. Structures calculated using the ViennaRNA package Added support for Dark mode, automatically using the OS settings for macOS and Windows Native support for Apple Silicon machines Enabled customization of content exported to GenBank including LOCUS field identifier and feature export options Enhancements: Added "Synthetic Protein" and "Unknown" options for the Source attribute in the description panel Added DNA ladders from OriGene Ladder fragment lengths are now displayed in the fragment list in agarose gels Added LOBSTR to the list of E. coli strains Improved the detection and simplified the display of primer hybridizations with 3' overhangs Provide a cancel option when a message is shown indicating an unknown or not installed custom feature type must be addressed before proceeding with editing or duplicating one or more features Added links to SnapGene Academy Extensive optimizations Various textual and layout enhancements Fixes: Improved stability Fixed various memory leaks Fixed issues with opening some GenBank files Ensured the fragment list in cloning dialogs continue to refresh when either enzyme is manually cleared Improved text spacing after punctuation characters on macOS Fixed an issue that prevented the Enzymes view "Select Range" context menu command from working Improved mouse pointer shape when over links in Collection windows Fixed or improved various links to SnapGene.com pages Fixed an issue where cloning dialogs could get stuck generating the product Fixed an issue where some windows omitted the title bar on Windows Fixed an issue where selected codons were not always shown using a white foreground in Sequence view Fixed an issue where Ready to Clone was still shown after adding or removing a fragment, even if cloning was no longer possible Use the default file format specified in Preferences when exporting alignments Fixed an issue with Geneious file import where features in protein sequences could erronously be translated Fixed an issue with Geneious file import where introns in nucleotide sequences imported were translated Fixed an issue where the Enter key in the numpad was not responsive when a combo box or line edit had focus on macOS Improved image quality when exporting to EMF format Improved display of checkboxes on Windows Fixed dropdown menus in Windows which sometimes had clipped text Fixed issues with the display and behaviour of default buttons in dialogs Fixed an issue with files appearing disabled in the macOS file explorer when they were able to be chosen Fixed an issue that prevented pasting into the Find control in the Open and Save As dialogs on macOS Fixed an issue that prevented importing AddGene sequences that contain reserved characters in the file name into a Collection on Windows Corrected an issue that resulted in an incredibly wide window when importing a database from CSV format that lacks headers into a Collection Fixed an issue where ancestral sequences that cannot be resurrected were shown as blue links in the text format of History view Fixed an issue where the Add Primer command could add a primer to an open DNA window even if a Collection window was active when the command was triggered Fixed an issue with the display of an amino acid selection highlighting within a translation Fixed an issue on Ubuntu whereby AB1 files in a Collection opened in SnapGene Viewer if installed Fixed some issues with dialogs opening in strange positions, such as on a different monitor Addressed a stability issue when editing a collection description. Fixed an issue with importing mixed content types from NCBI Fixed various issues with the sequence name when importing from NCBI, especially when using the COMPLEMENT operator. Fixed a number of printing issues on Windows when the operating system is set to scale all content to 100% or 150%. Fixed the appreance of the transformation strand menu in the Change Methylation dialog on Windows. Fixed printing the header for multiple sequence alignments on Windows using 100-200% scaling. Improved printing margins on Windows. Improved print quality of mutiple sequence alignments on Windows. Imporved the default height of the Insert Codons dialog. Improved the horizontal alignment of text in the fragmnets list shown in Agarose Gel documents. Improved the display of site feature labels in multiple sequence alignemnts. Fixed an issue where browsed or edited common features are not realible shown with all relevant qualifiers in the Browse Common Features dialog. Repliably respect the "Detect either an exact protein match or approximate DNA match" setting when detecting common features. Improved margins when printing on Windows Fixed horizontal alignment of enzyme names when printing on Windows. Addressed various issues when printing on Windows with the display scaling set to 200% or higher. Improved the width of spinboxes on Windows. Avoid elliding menu commands on Windows Fixed various issues that made it difficult to install software updates on Windows. Improved behavior of progress bar when when installing software updates on macOS. Download Now]] >

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Case Collection 2022.9 – Collect, annotate, present.
Collect, annotate, and present your interesting cases for teaching and future reference. Your best cases, readily available on your desk or in your pocket (with the iOS version). Features: create rich cases with text, images and movies present them full screen on device and on external display iCloud sync for sharing collection between multiple devices The toolbar now features bigger icons. Download Now

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iMazing HEIC Converter 2.0.0 – Convert HEIC to JPEG or PNG.
iMazing HEIC Converter is a tiny, free desktop app which lets you convert Apple's new iOS 11 photos in HEIC format to JPG or PNG. Your pictures are yours Apple's new image format is awesome: same quality, less space hungry. But what about compatibility with older macOS versions or Windows? With iMazing HEIC Converter, you can adopt Apple's brand new format without worrying about compatibility with your older software. Features Convert HEIC to JPG Convert HEIC to PNG Drag & Drop .heic files or folders Fast and easy to use Preserves EXIF metadata Support for color profiles, including wide-gamut 100% Free Version 2 adds the following features: Convert HEVC (x265) videos to MPEG-4 (x264) Customize compression/quality ratio of MPEG-4 (x264) output Customize resolution ratio of MPEG-4 (x264) output Customize resolution ratio of JPEG output Download Now

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DrawPad 8.40 – Computer drawing and graphic editing program.
DrawPad is an easy-to-use image composition and manipulation program, and an essential tool for all types of graphic design projects. Make sketches and paintings on your computer Create logos, banner ads or billboards Draw diagrams, icons and other web graphics Features Pencil and brush tools for drawing, sketching and painting Ability to edit pencil & brush strokes Tablet & touchpad pressure sensitivity Work with both raster and vector images Image layers allow for non-destructive editing User-friendly layers allow you to easily rearrange elements Add effects such as bevels and shadows Fill areas with solid colors, gradients, patterns or textures Editing features including crop, rotate, resize and flip Insert shape objects including circles, rectangles, polygons, stars, word/thought bubbles and more Insert text and edit the font, size, color and weight Save graphics as png, bmp, jpg, gif, pdf, or svg files Choose a logo, business card, flyer, banner, greeting card or letterhead template to get your project started Supports banner ad formats for ad networks such as Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, etc. Supported Input Formats Scalable Vector Graphics (*.svg) Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif) JPEG Image (*.jpg; *.jpeg) Windows Bitmap Image (*.bmp) Microsoft Icon (*.ico) PNG Image (*.png) Tagged Image File Format (*.tif; *.tiff; ) Most major graphic file formats Supported Output Formats PNG Image (*.png) JPEG Image (.jpg; *.jpeg) Windows Bitmap Image (*.bmp) Microsoft Icon (*.ico) Scalable Vector Graphics (*.svg) Portable Document Format (*.pdf) Encapsulated Postscript (*.eps) Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated. Download Now

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Prism 9.4.0 – Scientific graphing and nonlinear curve regression tool.
Prism is a powerful combination of biostatistics, curve fitting (nonlinear regression) and scientific graphing in one comprehensive program. Easily organize, analyze and graph repeated experiments; pick appropriate statistical tests and interpret the results. Prism introduces brand new ways to organize, analyze, and graph your data, all while making the process easier and more intuitive. Powerful new analyses and graph styles provide more ways than ever to process and present your data, while familiar features have received comprehensive improvements to enhance and streamline your work. Despite all the changes, Prism is still Prism so you can be productive right away. Full pricing information can be found here. Bug Fixes Download Now]] >

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Classic Fighter The King of Fighters 96 From SNK and Hamster Is Out Now on iOS and Android As the Newest ACA NeoGeo Series Release
This week’s new ACA NeoGeo classic from SNK and Hamster is the classic fighting game The King of Fighters 96 … Continue reading ""

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Configuration Settings Change Delays
Jul 7, 02:31 UTCInvestigating - Cloudflare is experiencing delays in updating customer settings. This includes general changes to Cloudflare settings, Page Rules, Firewall, DNS, and SSL certificate deployment. This does not impact existing settings already in production. We are working to understand the full impact and mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.

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UPDATE: We’re aware of a problem with Google Voice affecting a majority of users. We will provide an update by Jul 7, 2022, 1:00 AM UTC detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. Please note that this resolution time is an estimate and may change.
Incident began at 2022-07-06 23:12 (times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)). We're aware of a problem with Google Voice affecting a majority of users. We will provide an update by Jul 7, 2022, 1:00 AM UTC detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. Please note that this resolution time is an estimate and may change. Customers impacted by this issue may experience calls made through Google Voice to fail. The messaging feature is not affected and will continue to work successfully. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. No workaround available at this time. Affected products: Google Voice

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SMS Delivery Delays to Claro Brazil
Jul 6, 16:10 PDTResolved - We are no longer experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Claro Brazil. This incident has been resolved.Jul 6, 15:52 PDTUpdate - We continue observing recovery in SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Claro Brazil. We will continue monitoring the service to ensure a full recovery. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.Jul 6, 13:53 PDTMonitoring - We are observing recovery in SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Claro Brazil. We will continue monitoring the service to ensure a full recovery. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.Jul 6, 11:59 PDTUpdate - We are experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Claro Brazil. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 4 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.Jul 6, 09:50 PDTUpdate - We are experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Claro Brazil. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.Jul 6, 08:51 PDTInvestigating - We are experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Claro Brazil. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

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Alert Irregularities for US Region
Jul 6, 14:40 PDTInvestigating - We are currently investigating an issue which may impact alert notifications related to NRQL queries for some customers in the US region. We will update this page as we resolve the issue.

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SMS Delivery Failures on Intertelecom Network in Ukraine
Jul 6, 14:37 PDTInvestigating - We are experiencing SMS delivery failures affecting Intertelecom Network in Ukraine. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We expect to provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

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RESOLVED: VMWare Engine portal unavailable.
Incident began at 2022-07-06 13:37 and ended at 2022-07-06 14:03 (all times are US/Pacific).The issue with VMWare engine is believed to be affecting a very small number of customers and our Engineering Team is working on it. If you have questions or are impacted, please open a case with the Support Team and we will work with you until this issue is resolved. We thank you for your patience while we're working on resolving the issue. Affected products: VMWare engine, Google Compute Engine

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EU Infrastracture Update
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 6, 18:30 - 19:30 PDTJul 6, 11:40 PDTScheduled - We will be performing an update on our EU Cluster DataStore to remove an identified performance issue.There may be brief periods of instability while DataStore synchronizes.This only affects customers who our hosted in our EU Data Center. Other customers will see no impact.

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R2 Storage signup delays
Jul 6, 18:09 UTCInvestigating - New customers attempting to sign up for R2 Storage may experience delays after they sign up when attempting to perform R2 operations. We have identified the root cause and are working on a fix.

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Russia SMS Carrier Maintenance – Beeline, Megafon and Tele2
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 6, 14:00 - 17:00 PDTJul 6, 04:57 PDTScheduled - The Beeline, Megafon and Tele2 networks in Russia is conducting an emergency maintenance from 06 July 2022 at 14:00 PDT until 06 July 2022 at 17:00 PDT. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent delays delivering SMS to and from Beeline, Megafon and Tele2 Russia handsets.

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Digest, Storage, Sub-Zap by Zapier steps may return 503/errors
Jul 6, 03:41 PDTInvestigating - Hi everyone,We're currently investigating an issue with our Storage by Zapier app integration, which also affects Digest by Zapier and Sub-Zap by Zapier.You may see:- Zap runs using any of the above app integrations- Testing any of these app integrations in the Zap editor- Returning 503 errors or "internal errors"We have identified these issues to have started at Tuesday 5 July 2022, at 22:00 UTC—and is currently under active investigation by our team of engineers.We apologize for this inconvenience and will keep you up to date as we make progress.Kindest regards,Zapier Support

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Alerts UI Irregularities for US and EU Region
Jul 6, 01:30 PDTResolved - Between 08:20 and 09:20 UTC, some customers experienced irregularities in the Alerts UI. We’ve resolved the issue with the UI for Alerts in the US and EU region. Services have returned to their normal operation.

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Cloudflare Warp and Tunnel Availability Issues
Jul 6, 03:02 UTCInvestigating - Cloudflare is investigating issues with connectivity through the WARP agent to resources hosted behind Cloudflare Tunnel.

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Network connectivity Issues in Singapore
Jul 5, 22:14 UTCMonitoring - Cloudflare is investigating issues with network connectivity in SingaporeWe are working to analyze and mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.

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Russia SMS Carrier Maintenance – Beeline
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 6, 14:00 - 17:00 PDTJul 5, 06:27 PDTScheduled - The Beeline network in Russia is conducting an emergency maintenance from 06 July 2022 at 14:00 PDT until 06 July 2022 at 17:00 PDT. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent delays delivering SMS to and from Beeline Russia handsets.

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Increased HTTP 500 Errors in the Dashboard
Jul 2, 12:39 UTCInvestigating - Cloudflare is investigating an increased level of HTTP 500 errors in the dashboard. We are working to analyse and mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.

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Spain SMS Carrier Partner Maintenance
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 5, 20:00 - 20:30 PDTJul 2, 01:53 PDTScheduled - Our SMS carrier partner in Spain  is conducting a planned maintenance from 05 June 2022 at 20:00 PDT until 05 June 2022 at 20:30 PDT. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent delays delivering SMS from Spain handsets via Alphanumeric Sender ID.

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Dropbox is not available for some users
Jul 1, 15:22 UTCInvestigating - . We’re working to fix the problem as quickly as we can. We’ll share another update shortly.

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UPDATE: [Google BigQuery] Lower throughput from the Read API
Incident began at 2022-07-01 06:37 (all times are US/Pacific).Summary: [Google BigQuery] Lower throughput from the Read API Description: We are experiencing an issue with Google BigQuery. Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Friday, 2022-07-01 07:50 US/Pacific with current details. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. Diagnosis: Customers may be observing lower throughput from the Read API Workaround: None at this time. Affected products: Google BigQueryAffected locations: Taiwan (asia-east1), Hong Kong (asia-east2), Tokyo (asia-northeast1), Osaka (asia-northeast2), Seoul (asia-northeast3), Mumbai (asia-south1), Delhi (asia-south2), Singapore (asia-southeast1), Jakarta (asia-southeast2), Sydney (australia-southeast1), Melbourne (australia-southeast2), Warsaw (europe-central2), Finland (europe-north1), Belgium (europe-west1), London (europe-west2), Frankfurt (europe-west3), Netherlands (europe-west4), Zurich (europe-west6), Montréal (northamerica-northeast1), Toronto (northamerica-northeast2), São Paulo (southamerica-east1), Santiago (southamerica-west1), Iowa (us-central1), South Carolina (us-east1), Northern Virginia (us-east4), Oregon (us-west1), Los Angeles (us-west2), Salt Lake City (us-west3), Las Vegas (us-west4)

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Japan SMS Carrier Maintenance – Rakuten Mobile
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 4, 06:30 - 10:30 PDTJul 1, 06:27 PDTScheduled - The Rakuten Mobile network in Japan is conducting a planned maintenance from 04 July 2022 at 06:30 PDT until 04 July 2022 at 10:30 PDT. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent delays delivering SMS to and from Rakuten Mobile Japan handsets.

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Origin performance issues in WAW (Warsaw, Poland) region.
Jul 1, 12:30 UTCResolved - Cloudflare observed origin performance issues in WAW (Warsaw, Poland) region.This is now resolved and customers shall expect no further impact.

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Certified Refurb iPads at Apple: Up to 15% off + free shipping
Not only are you getting great prices on these iPads, they also come with a full 1-year warranty, which is the same as a brand new model. Shop Now at Apple

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Refurb Apple MacBook Air i5 13.3″ Laptop (2017) for $340 + free shipping
It's a savings of $660 altogether. Buy Now at eBay Tips A 1-year Allstate warranty applies.

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.8GHz 8-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet – G11Q5LL/A – $4,399.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.8GHz 8-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet – G11Q5LL/A $4,399.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 with Retina 4K display and Radeon Pro Vega 20 – G0VYELL/A – $2,079.00
Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 with Retina 4K display and Radeon Pro Vega 20 – G0VYELL/A $2,079.00 Originally released March 2019 21.5-inch (diagonal) Retina 4K display; 4096-by-2304 resolution with support for one billion colors 16GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 1TB SSD storage FaceTime HD camera Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display – G11PDLL/A – $4,189.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display – G11PDLL/A $4,189.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 1TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 with 8GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Open-Box Apple MacBook Pro M1 13.3″ Laptop (2020) for $899 + free shipping
It's $150 less than you'd pay for one at Best Buy. Buy Now at eBay

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Refurb Apple MacBook Pro 15.4″ Laptop w/ 256GB SSD for $285 + free shipping
That's the best price we've seen for a MacBook Pro with an i7 CPU and an SSD. Buy Now at eBay Tips A 1-year Allstate warranty applies.

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Refurb Apple iMac i3 21.5″ Retina 4K All-in-One Desktop (2019) for $600 + free shipping
That is the best we've seen for it in any condition, and $365 less than we saw for a new model elsewhere. Buy Now at UntilGone Tips A 30-day warranty applies.

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Certified Refurb Apple MacBook Air i7 Haswell 13.3″ Laptop (2014) for $499 + free shipping
It's a savings of $700 off the list price. Buy Now at eBay Tips This is a certified refurbished item backed by a 2-year warranty from Allstate.

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UXLL/A – $4,839.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UXLL/A $4,839.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UXLL/A – $4,839.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UXLL/A $4,839.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UXLL/A – $4,839.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UXLL/A $4,839.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G14T8LL/A – $4,549.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G14T8LL/A $4,549.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5500 XT with 8GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurb Apple iPad 10.2″ 32GB WiFi Tablet (2020) for $265 + free shipping
It's $129 under what you'd pay for a new unit elsewhere. Buy Now at eBay Tips In Gold or Silver.

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Refurb Apple Magsafe 1 60W Power Adapter for $35 + free shipping
That's $37 less than you'd pay for a new one. Buy Now at UntilGone Tips A 90-day warranty applies but it's not clear who backs it.

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