HealthTech Highlights Ochsner Health using Apple Watch to Ke...
In the summer of 2016 patently Apple posted a report titled "Apple's Patent-Pending Invention Highlights Advancing work on a Tele-Medicine Sessions System." In that report we noted that "HealthKit is also behind new hospital systems like the one from Ochsner Health System that uses Apple devices. A new report covers how Ochsner Health is using Apple Watch to keep patients healthy

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Apple reveals new Neural Network Training Modules for TrueDe...
On Thursday the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to advancing Face ID so as to allow for partial face recognition and allowing Face ID to work better under poor lighting situations. All three of Apple's inventors are part of the company's Machine Learning team.

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Actor Sung Kang joins Cast of the Apple TV+ Series ‘Li...
In April Patently Apple posted a report titled "Julianne Moore Signs on to Star and Executive Produce an 8-Episode Drama for Apple TV+." The drama series is, titled "Lisey's Story" based on Steven King's 2006 horror. Actor Sung Kang now joins the cast

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A Class Action against Apple claims that some iPhone models ...
National consumer-rights law firm FeganScott consolidated its two proposed class action suits against Apple and Samsung Electronics after independent testing from a Federal Communications Commission-accredited laboratory confirmed that radio-frequency (RF) radiation levels from popular Apple and Samsung smartphones far exceeded federal limits..

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Apple Investigating 16-Inch MacBook Pro Popping Sound Issue,...
Apple is investigating a popping sound issue with the new 16-inch MacBook Pro and plans to make a fix available in future software updates, the company has indicated in an internal document obtained by MacRumors. The memo shared with Apple Authorized Service Providers reads as follows:If a customer hears a popping sound when playback is stopped on their MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) When using Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, QuickTime Player, Music, Movies, or other applications to play audio, users may hear a pop come from the speakers after playback has ended. Apple is investigating the issue. A fix is planned in future software updates. Do not set up service, or replace the user's computer, as this is a software-related issue.Shortly following the launch of the 16-inch MacBook Pro last month, some customers began to voice concerns about the popping sound issue across the MacRumors forums, Apple Support Communities, Reddit, and elsewhere. The exact cause is unclear, but Apple confirms it is a software issue, not a hardware issue. Apple seeded the fourth beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.2 to developers for testing today. It is unclear when the fix will be implemented.Related Roundups: MacBook Pro, macOS CatalinaBuyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Buy Now)This article, "Apple Investigating 16-Inch MacBook Pro Popping Sound Issue, Fix Planned in Future Software Updates" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Xiaomi just stole Samsung’s Big Thunder for the Galaxy...
Apple's new iPhone 11 Pro Max hit it out of the park with night mode and all-around quality camera upgrades. Apple got it: It's all about the camera stupid and Apple delivered one of the best in the industry by far. Now Samsung wants to beat Apple to the punch and introduce a 108MP backside camera ...

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Apple’s Most Devoted Fans Once Again Take Center Stage...
Back in 2004, then-Wired editor Leander Kahney published The Cult of Mac, a photo-filled book containing an array of anecdotes about fans, collectors, and others with special connections to Apple and the Mac. While Kahney took the opportunity to add a chapter on the iPod when the book was published as a paperback edition a couple of years later, the book remains an interesting look at a time when Apple had only recently surfaced from its near-death experience of the 1990s. As outlined by Kahney in The Cult of Mac, Apple may even have been saved by those devotees to the Mac, some of whom became an army of essentially unpaid evangelists seeking to convert over to Mac anyone and everyone who would listen. Some even went as far as to stake out CompUSA stores to educate or counteract clueless salespeople who only wanted to sell Windows machines and were uninterested in directing customers to the Mac section of the stores, while others shared their love for the Mac with the world through tattoos, stickers, vanity license plates, and more. "The Cult of Mac" first edition (left) and new second edition (right) Much has changed for Apple in the fifteen years since the original release of The Cult of Mac, with the iPhone launching Apple to its current position as a consumer electronics and lifestyle behemoth. No longer the underdog, Apple has attracted millions upon millions of loyal customers into its ever-expanding ecosystem of devices and services. So now with 2020 right around the corner, Kahney has teamed up with David Pierini, a writer for Kahney's independent Cult of Mac site, to release a second edition of The Cult of Mac, another photo-heavy book that would fit right in on any Apple fan's coffee table. Rather than a revision or update of the original, the second edition of The Cult of Mac is more of a companion book, revisiting some of the same themes but introducing some new ones and sharing new anecdotes about some of Apple's biggest fans. The coffee table nature of the second edition of The Cult of Mac is evident before you even open the cover, as the book itself is cleverly designed to resemble one of Apple's iconic MacBooks, wrapped in a silver plastic jacket with an Apple-shaped title logo on the "lid" of the book. There are even four black "feet" on the rear of the book to match those used on Apple's notebooks. Opening the front cover of the book continues the theme, as it reveals a MacBook Pro keyboard and top case with the inside cover serving as a mock display, complete with an overlaid "macOS" app window on the transparent plastic jacket sharing an introductory description of the book. The next several pages of the book including the Table of Contents gradually shift orientation, encouraging the reader to reorient the book from the landscape mock computer into a traditional portrait orientation. It's all cleverly done and a fun way to dive into the book. The book itself is an easy read, broken up into short chapters and sections with lots of photos and artistic design elements. The book is about 200 pages and I read it cover to cover in just a couple of hours thanks to the emphasis on visuals over text, but the layout makes it easy to just pick up the book and read a few pages here and there. Following a brief introduction, the second edition of The Cult of Mac tackles "The Line Sitters," those who camped out for days ahead of a major product launch, sometimes in an effort to be first to get their hands on Apple's latest devices and other times just for publicity. Subsequent chapters look at the way Apple fans have paid tribute to Steve Jobs, collectors and museums dedicated to Apple's products, those in music and photography who have found inspiration from and utility in Apple's devices, and those who repurpose old Macs for products such as jewelry, aquariums, and more. The book wraps up with a look at those dedicated Apple fans whose obsessions date back even further than the Mac to the Apple II family, as well as a quick trip around the world to look at fandom in several different countries, including an iPad magician in Germany, the Russian and Ukrainian luxury ‌iPhone‌ markets, and users in the Middle East who use special cases to carry multiple iPhones for work and personal use. Overall, the second edition of The Cult of Mac is an enjoyable read which, like the original, treads some different ground compared to the many Apple-related biographies and histories that regularly hit the bookshelves, including Kahney's own biographies of Jony Ive and Tim Cook. It's also a contrasting type of coffee table book compared to product-focused ones like Apple's own "Designed in California." The Cult of Mac, Second Edition debuts December 17, and it's available for pre-order now at Amazon in hardcover for $39.95, or if you don't have a need for the physical book you can pre-order the Kindle edition or Apple Books edition for $23.99.This article, "Apple's Most Devoted Fans Once Again Take Center Stage in a New Edition of 'The Cult of Mac'" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Law Firm Sues Apple and Samsung, Claiming Phones Exceed Radi...
Chicago-based law firm Fegan Scott has levied a lawsuit against both Apple and Samsung, claiming that independent testing suggests the radiofrequency radiation levels in recent smartphones "far exceeded the federal limits" when used "as marketed by the manufacturers." The basis for this lawsuit dates back to August, when The Chicago Tribune launched an investigation into the radiofrequency radiation levels output by popular smartphones. RF Radiation Testing Results from a Chicago Times Investigation in August The paper hired an accredited lab to test several smartphones according to federal guidelines, and found that some of Apple's iPhones are allegedly emitting radiofrequency radiation that exceeds safety limits. Apple disputed the results and in a statement, said that the testing was inaccurate "due to the test setup not being in accordance with procedures necessary to properly assess the ‌iPhone‌ models.""All ‌‌iPhone‌‌ models, including ‌‌iPhone‌‌ 7, are fully certified by the FCC and in every other country where ‌‌iPhone‌‌ is sold," the statement said. "After careful review and subsequent validation of all ‌‌iPhone‌‌ models tested in the (Tribune) report, we confirmed we are in compliance and meet all applicable ... exposure guidelines and limits."At the time, the FCC said that it would launch its own investigation into the results, and a day after The Chicago Tribune published its findings, the Fegan Scott law firm pledged to launch its own investigation into the claims. Fegan Scott enlisted an FCC-accredited laboratory to do its own testing of six smartphone models at distances ranging from zero to 10 millimeters to measure the radiofrequency radiation emitted when touching or in close proximity to the body. The lab that did the testing claims that at two millimeters, the iPhone 8 and Galaxy S8 were "more than twice the federal exposure limit" and at zero millimeters, the ‌iPhone 8‌ was "five times more than the federal exposure limit." After receiving the results, Fegan Scott has decided to launch an official lawsuit against both Apple and Samsung covering the ‌iPhone‌ 7 Plus, the ‌iPhone 8‌, the iPhone XR, the Galaxy S8, the Galaxy S9, and the Galaxy S10. From attorney Beth Fegan:"Apple and Samsung smartphones have changed the way we live. Adults, teenagers and children wake up to check their email or play games and do work or school exercises on their smartphones. They carry these devices in their pockets throughout the day and literally fall asleep with them in their beds." "The manufacturers told consumers this was safe, so we knew it was important to test the RF radiation exposure and see if this was true. It is not true. The independent results confirm that RF radiation levels are well over the federal exposure limit, sometimes exceeding it by 500 percent, when phones are used in the way Apple and Samsung encourage us to. Consumers deserve to know the truth."According to Fegan Scott, the testing conducted by the lab reflects "actual use conditions" rather than the "conditions set by manufacturers," which means the testing was likely not done in the same way that Apple does its own internal testing. Apple, for example, tests at 5mm, not 0mm and 2mm. The Chicago Tribune's original testing was done in a manner to simulate the worst possible scenario, with the phone operating in low signal and full power to create the maximum radiofrequency radiation level. It's not clear how the law firm's testing was carried out. There is no evidence that radiofrequency radiation levels above the federal limits have the potential to cause harm, so consumers should not be alarmed at this time. The FCC is doing its own independent testing and those results should provide more insight into the safety of smartphones. Apple tells its customers worried about radiofrequency radiation exposure to use a hands-free option, and some past ‌iPhone‌ models have included recommended carrying distances. With the ‌iPhone‌ 4 and 4s, for example, Apple said the smartphones should be held at least 10mm away from the body, and there was a similar suggestion made for the ‌iPhone‌ 7. The lawsuit is seeking damages from Apple as well as funds to pay for medical monitoring.Tag: lawsuitThis article, "Law Firm Sues Apple and Samsung, Claiming Phones Exceed Radiofrequency Radiation Safety Levels" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Holding Apple Park Open House for Cupertino Residents,...
Apple on December 14 is holding an open house event at Apple Park for Cupertino residents who live near the campus, and has been sending out invites via email to those who are eligible to attend. The open house takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and requires attendees to RSVP by December 11. Apple says that it is supporting Toys for Tots, and asks those interested in participating to bring along a toy. Image via Eddie Kuo Potential attendees need to fill out a registration form and attendance is confirmed on a first come, first serve basis until capacity is reached. Each household that receives an invitation can register up to four people in total, and households will be assigned a specific arrival time. Apple says that light snacks and beverages will be served, and the company recommends comfortable outdoor shoes. Attendees will be able to take photos of exterior spaces at ‌Apple Park‌, but not interior spaces or inside buildings. Apple has previously invited nearby Cupertino residents to visit its ‌Apple Park‌ campus when the ‌Apple Park‌ Visitor Center opened up in November 2017.Tag: Apple ParkThis article, "Apple Holding Apple Park Open House for Cupertino Residents, Collecting Toys for Kids" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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iPhone SE 2 Might Actually Be Called the iPhone 9
The widely rumored iPhone SE 2 might actually be named the iPhone 9, according to Japanese blog Mac Otakara. The report, citing an "informed source," reiterates that the device will have a similar form factor as the iPhone 8, including a 4.7-inch display with bezels and a Touch ID home button, but with a faster A13 Bionic chip and 3GB of RAM. Like the original iPhone SE, the device is not expected to support 3D Touch. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said the device could start around $399 in the United States and launch in the first quarter of 2020. The original iPhone SE was released in March 2016.Related Roundup: iPhone SE 2Tag: macotakara.jpThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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The new Series ‘Truth be Told’ is now Available ...
Truth Be Told, a new fictional drama from Apple TV+ is now available and it explores this morbid fascination through the eyes of journalist Poppy Parnell, played by Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer.

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Apple Shares Reach New All-Time High, But Saudi Aramco to Ov...
Apple shares crossed the $269 mark in intraday trading today, setting a new all-time high for the company. However, oil giant Saudi Aramco is set to overtake Apple as the world's most valuable company based on market cap after raising $25.6 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering ever, according to Reuters. The shares are expected to begin trading on the Saudi stock market on December 11. Saudi Aramco only offered a 1.5 percent stake in the company to public shareholders, so the $25.6 billion raised gives it an overall valuation of around $1.7 trillion, topping Apple's market cap of around $1.1 trillion.Tag: AAPLThis article, "Apple Shares Reach New All-Time High, But Saudi Aramco to Overtake as World's Most Valuable Company" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Xiaomi Sent out an Update this Week that adds iOS Support fo...
A competitor to Apple, Xiaomi, that in many ways copied the Apple Watch design, sent out an update covering iOS

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The Hearables Market is Expected to Grow 90% in 2020 with Ap...
A new analytical report claims that the size of the global market for true wireless hearables is expected to grow by 90% with Apple in the lead

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‘Truth Be Told’ Starring Octavia Spencer and Bre...
The first three episodes of true-crime drama series "Truth Be Told" are now available to stream on Apple TV+. New evidence compels true-crime podcaster Poppy Parnell, played by Octavia Spencer, to reopen a murder case that made her a media sensation. "Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul plays the man she may have wrongfully put behind bars. The series is based on the novel "Are You Sleeping" by Kathleen Barber. "Hala" was also released on Apple TV+ today. Written and directed by Minhal Baig, Apple says the film follows a high school senior struggling to balance being a suburban teenager with her traditional Muslim upbringing. Apple has also released the eighth episodes of "The Morning Show," "See," and "For All Mankind," as well as the fourth episode of "Servant." Apple TV+ is available through the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and select smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, and Vizio, as well as online at tv.apple.com. The streaming service costs $4.99 per month in the United States, with a seven-day free trial available.Related Roundups: Apple TV, tvOS 13Tags: Apple TV Shows, Apple TV PlusBuyer's Guide: Apple TV (Don't Buy)This article, "'Truth Be Told' Starring Octavia Spencer and Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul Now Streaming on Apple TV+" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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TSMC’S Senior VP of Fab Operations continues to Talk-U...
In January 2019 Patently Apple posted a report titled "Apple is already Engaged with TSMC's 5nm Processor Team to Prepare for a 5nm iPhone in 2020." It's expected that only Apple and Huawei will offer the next-gen processor in 2020. As TSMC prepares to ramp up production of 5nm early in 2020, the company is getting the word out on the progress of their new frontier, 3nm processors.

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Apple TV+ Content No Longer Playing in Dolby Vision HDR for ...
We're hearing multiple reports worldwide from subscribers to Apple TV+, Apple's video streaming service, about the loss of support for watching shows in Dolby Vision HDR on ‌Apple TV‌ 4K set-top boxes connected to compatible 4K TVs. Over the past two weeks, more and more users have taken to the MacRumors forums, Twitter, Reddit and Apple's discussion pages to highlight the problem, which appears to be affecting not only new show episodes as they're made available, but existing episodes hosted on the service that previously worked in Dolby Vision HDR. For example, early episodes of "See," "The Morning Show" and "For All Mankind" are no longer being streamed in dynamic Dolby Vision HDR, but revert back to static HDR in HDR10 format on TVs that officially support Dolby Vision. The same goes for brand new episodes of these shows that were released today, despite the fact that they still carry the Dolby Vision HDR support label on the summary screens. Compared to static HDR10 which works uniformly across content, Dolby Vision HDR use dynamic image metadata that enables Dolby Vision-capable TVs to adapt the extended color gamut and increased contrast range of HDR on a scene-by-scene and even frame-by-frame basis. Losing the DV HDR support can result in scenes that look too dark, appear like a negative image, or have an odd tint to them. @UHD4k I don’t know if it’s just me but today on my ‌Apple TV‌ 4K when I watch an ‌Apple TV‌+ show (See and Morning show) it’s in HDR instead of Dolby vision. Used to work fine.Weird.— Djems (@Djems94) December 6, 2019 Some users have suggested that the affected episodes may still be encoded in Dolby Vision and it's actually a bug in ‌Apple TV‌'s Match Dynamic Range feature that's preventing the set-top box from outputting the source content correctly. However, it seems more likely that Apple has removed support from the source content while it resolves a problem streaming shows in Dolby Vision. It's worth noting that the problem doesn't currently seem to affect all shows on ‌Apple TV‌+ for at least some users. There are scattered reports that "The Elephant Mother" documentary and Apple's "Dickinson" show still appear to be streaming in full Dolby Vision HDR, as do some kids shows like "Snoopy in Space." We've contacted Apple for comment on the issue and will update this article if we learn anything more.Related Roundups: Apple TV, tvOS 13Tags: Apple TV Plus, Dolby VisionBuyer's Guide: Apple TV (Don't Buy)This article, "Apple TV+ Content No Longer Playing in Dolby Vision HDR for Apple TV 4K Owners" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 to Deve...
Apple today seeded the fourth betas of upcoming iOS and iPadOS 13.3 updates to developers and public beta testers, two weeks after seeding third betas and over a month after the release of iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2 with new emoji, Siri privacy controls, Deep Fusion for iPhone 11, and more. iOS and ‌‌‌iPadOS‌‌‌ 13.3 can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or over the air after the proper developer profile has been installed. iOS 13.3 introduces Communication Limits for Screen Time, a feature that Apple promised would be coming in an iOS 13 update. Communication Limits allow parents to control who their children are able to contact both during downtime and during Screen Time. Communication Limits include FaceTime, Phone, and Messages, along with iCloud contacts. Calls to emergency numbers are always allowed and will turn off communication limits for 24 hours when placed. The update features support for NFC, USB, and Lightning FIDO2-compliant security keys in Safari. That means physical security keys like the Lightning-equipped YubiKey can be used for more secure two-factor authentication in place of a software-based two-factor authentication option. In the Keyboards section of the Settings app (under General), there's a new toggle that prevents Animoji and Memoji stickers from being displayed as an option on the Emoji Keyboard, and when editing a video, there's an option to save the edited version as a new clip rather than saving over the original. Apple has also tweaked the Apple Watch app icon, changing the color of the Digital Crown from black to gray.Related Roundups: iOS 13, iPadOSThis article, "Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 to Developers and Public Beta Testers" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Rumor Claims that starting in 2021 Apple may Drop the ...
What's the latest rumor by Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF Securities? The latest is that Apple could be preparing to ditch the Lightning port on their highest-end versions of the 2021 iPhone and ...

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Apple Rumor Claims that starting in 2021 Apple may Drop the ...
What's the latest rumor by Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF Securities? The latest is that Apple could be preparing to ditch the Lightning port on their highest-end versions of the 2021 iPhone and ...

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Apple Purchases the World’s First Commercial Batch of ...
Earlier today Apple announced that it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminum suppliers.

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Apple attending NeurIPS 2019 in Canada on Sunday and Deliver...
The purpose of the Neural Information Processing Systems annual meeting is to foster the exchange of research on neural information processing systems in their biological, technological, mathematical, and theoretical aspects. On Sunday, Apple will be delivering a presentation titled 'Private Federated Learning'

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Apple’s Clips App Gains Support for Memoji and Animoji...
Apple today updated its Clips app designed for the iPhone and the iPad, introducing Animoji and Memoji support for the first time. With the Animoji and Memoji addition, video recordings can be made with the Animoji and Memoji characters. Users can share personal video messages, slideshows, school projects and more, with Animoji and Memoji able to follow the movement of a user's face for "fun selfie videos" using the front-facing camera. Prior to now, Animoji and Memoji were limited to FaceTime and Messages. Memoji created and customized in the Messages app will be integrated automatically into clips, and Animoji and Memoji video clips can be layered with existing Clips features like filters, animated text, and music. For those unfamiliar with the Clips app, it's a video editing app that lets users combine video clips, images, and photos with voice-based titles, stickers, music, filters, and graphics to create unique videos that can be shared on social media. Today's update also introduces new stickers featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, along with a new winter-themed poster. Using Animoji and Memoji in Clips requires a device with a TrueDepth camera. Clips was last updated in April 2019 before today's major Animoji and Memoji addition. The app can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]Tag: ClipsThis article, "Apple's Clips App Gains Support for Memoji and Animoji, Plus New Stickers" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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New iPhones Access Location Info When Settings are Disabled ...
Earlier this week, security researcher Brian Krebs found that the new iPhone 11 Pro models access user location data even when all apps and system services on the iPhone are set to not request the data. Krebs told Apple that he had found a possible privacy bug as this presumably should not happen, but Apple told him that there were no concerns and the ‌iPhone‌ was operating as designed. "It is expected behavior that the Location Services icon appears in the status bar when Location Services is enabled. The icon appears for system services that do not have a switch in Settings," Apple said. Krebs came to the conclusion that Apple has certain system services that check for location regardless of whether the setting has been disabled individually for apps and system services, which, as it turns out, is accurate. Apple today provided more context in a statement to TechCrunch, explaining that the new ‌iPhone‌ models that have a U1 ultra wideband chip are using location data to make sure they're not in restricted areas. As Apple explains, there are some areas where ultra wideband technology is not allowed because of international regulations, so the ‌iPhone‌ must make sure it is not in these locations. Ultra wideband technology is an industry standard technology and is subject to international regulatory requirements that require it to be turned off in certain locations. iOS uses Location Services to help determine if ‌iPhone‌ is in these prohibited locations in order to disable ultra wideband and comply with regulations. The management of ultra wideband compliance and its use of location data is done entirely on the device and Apple is not collecting user location data.Apple says that the location checks are done on device and no data about location is being sent to Apple's servers. In the future, Apple plans to provide a dedicated toggle that will turn off the ultra wideband technology and thus disallow the background location tracking that's currently going on.This article, "New iPhones Access Location Info When Settings are Disabled Due to Ultra Wideband, Toggle Coming in Future Update" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Future iPhones will use Blazingly Fast Line-of-Sight Device-...
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple reveals that future iPhones will likely use a next-gen device-to-device line-of-sight optical communication system instead of offering AirDrop for sharing documents and photos with friends and colleagues nearby in your home or in a conference room.

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Research: A concrete way to measure IT’s impact on an emp...
When workers have a modern workplace experience that is connected, flexible, and empowering, it sends a clear signal that they’re valued and they work for a forward-leaning organization. Learn how data from Qualtrics helped a few organizations quantify employee sentiment and demonstrate the value of the modern workplace. The post Research: A concrete way to measure IT’s impact on an employee’s at-work experience appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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HP announces Education Edition laptops—built for schools, ...
New HP devices—running on Windows 10 Pro—are designed for education. The post HP announces Education Edition laptops—built for schools, designed for learning appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Customize Excel and track notes in Outlook—here’s what�...
We’ll continue to innovate across the Microsoft 365 experience, so our customers always have the best tools to navigate an increasingly distributed and fast-paced world. The post Customize Excel and track notes in Outlook—here’s what’s new to Microsoft 365 in November appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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3 small business stories to celebrate National Entrepreneurs...
How three inspiring entrepreneurs found success in today’s marketplace—plus helpful tips from their teams. The post 3 small business stories to celebrate National Entrepreneurship Month appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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5 attributes of successful teams
Microsoft announces the “Art of Teamwork” digital curriculum to teach teams how to practice the five key attributes of successful teamwork and shares success stories from Microsoft Teams customers. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Math Calculator 20.5 – Supports multiple hex conversio...
Math Calculator (was Hex Converter) supports binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal, duotricemary conversions. Features Support binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal, duotricemary conversion Support copy data to the clipboard Support save and view history Version 20.5: Fixed bugs OS X 10.10 or later Download Now

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Prism 5.33 – Convert video files into the formats you ...
Prism converts video files into the formats you need to watch on TV, load to a cell phone, put on a website, create a presentation, watch on your portable device and much more. In fact, the possibilities are endless using this powerful video file converter. Formats supported: AVI, MPEG, WMV, 3GP, DIVX, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MP4, MOV, ASF, VOB, H.264, Xvid, and many more. Features Load multiple formats and convert to a single output format Add video files directly from DVDs Set compression/encoder rates of output files Set resolution and frame rate of output files Set a specific size of output files Version 5.33: Added Catalina Support Updated UI Minor Bug Fixes OS X 10.7 or later Download Now]] >

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iPulse 3.0.5 – Monitor system activity, CPU, memory, n...
iPulse is a system monitoring application that lets you peek at the inner workings of OS X through a clever and visually compact user interface. Using iPulse's customizable gauges, users can monitor system activity such as CPU and memory usage, free disk space, network activity and more. However, unlike other OS X monitoring apps, iPulse takes up minimal screen real estate, and does so with a unique, informative and visually pleasing user interface.Version 3.0.5: Fixed display problems of a startup disk using Catalina's new partition layout Disk space warning is now shown when disk space falls below 10 GB Improved disk usage reporting (especially with drives using APFS) Removed Wi-Fi BSSID because of Apple security limitations Fixed a problem with window positioning during first-run setup OS X 10.10 or later Download Now]] >

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TechTool Pro 12.0 – Hard drive and system repair-and-m...
TechTool Pro has long been one of the foremost utilities for keeping your Mac running smoothly and efficiently. With the release of version 11, it has become more proficient than ever. Main features: TechTool Protection - TechTool Pro 11 includes the option of installing a system preference pane to keep watch over your Mac. New features include check for I/O errors, Power On Self-Test errors, Mac notebook internal battery condition, and RAID status (if applicable). It also includes the same improvements to the SMART check in TechTool Pro. All of that, wrapped in an entirely new interface. Check Computer - Check Computer is a handy way to tell TechTool Pro to run the entire suite of tests to give you the best possible snapshot of your Mac's health. Sometimes, though, it's nice to be able to leave tests out, or to skip certain drives. Using the new configuration panel, you have total control of the Check Computer suite. Power to the people. Partition Map - TechTool Pro has long been known for testing your Mac's file system. It is important also to test the data structures that contain the Mac's file system: the Partition Map. The new Partition Map test checks the partition map of a given drive for errors. Partition map errors can cause entire volumes to go missing, or prevent a Mac from booting. If errors are found, they can be repaired usin the Partition Repair tool. Partition Repair - Along with Volume Rebuild, which repairs Mac file systems, the Partition Repair tool repairs the remaining portions of the drive which keeps track of the volumes on your hard drive. This includes hidden partitions which keep track of your Mac's startup process. The Partition Repair tool does just what it says, repairing the partition maps or drives where needed. SMART Check - Hard drives include a technology called SMART (Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) which can inform a computer about the health of its hard drives. In most utilities, just the overall results - passed or failed - are reported to the user. In the failed state, often there is little or no time to back up data before the drive fails entirely. Previous versions of TechTool Pro reported the overall status of each attribute, but some attributes don't contribute to the failure of a drive. Now, the SMART Check has gotten smarter. TechTool Pro now knows which attributes contribute to drive failure, and will report a failing result before the drive fails completely. Giving you time to rescue your data. Memory Test - TechTool Pro 7 took a revolutionary step in testing memory, making TechTool Pro's memory testing suite the most comprehensive test available for the Mac. In TechTool Pro 10, we've taken some of the additional advancements used by ATOMIC, our dedicated Memory Tester, and integrated them into TechTool Pro. Now, memory is 'cleaned' before testing, reclaimed from macOS, maximizing the amount of RAM that can be tested. Processor Benchmark - Get an objective measurement of your Mac's processor performance. The Processor Benchmark too uses industry-standard measurement algorithms to test processor performance. Using this tool, you can get metrics that can be used to compare processor speeds apples-to-apples. Avoids the confusion of comparison using Megahertz. Bluetooth - Most Macs depend on Bluetooth to connect to the tools we use to interact with our computers: the keyboard and mouse. Bluetooth problems can result in dropped connections with those devices, which can be very frustrating. Verify the proper operation of your Mac's Bluetooth hardware. Make sure that not only your input devices, but also your audio and fitness devices can connect to your Mac by checking the Bluetooth hardware on your Mac. Network Interfaces - Most Macs spend the majority of their lives connected to the internet. If the ethernet or wifi adapters in your Mac aren't working, the valuable connection to the internet can fail. The new Network Interfaces test can test any connected network interface for errors. It not only tests ethernet and wifi, but also any other supported internet connection, ethernet over USB, VPN connections, even a FireWire network conneciton. Ensure the reilability of your internet and intranet connections by testing your Mac's network interfaces. Note: to read all the features that are available in this app visit this page.Version 12.0: Catalina Compatibility Techtool Pro 12 now works with macOS 10.15, Catalina, and takes advantage of the new technology made available through Apple's latest OS. SMART Check supports USB drives Techtool Pro 12 now includes an option to install a driver which provides access to the SMART Data available on USB drives, but previously inaccessible to the system. More Customizable Techtool Pro 12 introduces Check Computer Suites. Quickly switch between either built-in suites or suites that you make yourself. Want to start a group of tests, but don't have time for the Full Suite, choose either the Intermediate or Quick Suites, or build your own exactly the way you want it. Internal Improvements Techtool Pro 12 continues to improve internally. We continue to update many of the tests and tools to use newer technologies to keep your Mac running smoothly. You may experience some of these improvements in the Cloning tool, the SMART Check test and every test or tool that lists drives available for test or repair. OS X 10.10 or later. Download Now]] >

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DeepMP3 1.0 – Put your secrets inside mp3 audio files.
With DeepMP3 you able to put your secrets inside mp3 audio files! Never again worry about where to hide your secrets. How it works: DeepMP3 receives a normal mp3 audio file; and a message. DeepMP3 hides this message file inside the Audio, thus creating a new .mp3 file. Of course, DeepMP3 can also scan mp3 music and Retrieve hidden information. Version 1.0: Initial release macOS 10.13 or later Download Now

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Xloc 1.0 – Count up the number of lines of code.
Xloc makes it easy to count up the number of lines of code in your software projects. Simply drag a folder of source files to get started. Xloc will show you a breakdown of the number of lines of code by language, as well as a total sum. You can even customize whether you want to ignore trivial lines of code, including blank lines and comments.Version 1.0: Initial release macOS 10.12 or later Download Now

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Greenfoot 3.6.1 – Teach and learn Java through games a...
Greenfoot is an integrated development environment that makes it easy to write games and simulations in the Java programming language. It comes with a broad range of demo scenarios and documentation that gets newcomers started very quickly. Greenfoot may be used to learn or teach programming, or just to put a cool game up on a website. (Yes, Greenfoot can export the game to a Web page!) Originally developed for school age learners, but now used by all age groups.Version 3.6.1: Fixed: A bug during reset which could cause Greenfoot to freeze or no longer reset Issue where some scenarios could see a "tearing" or flickering effect during repaint A bug where lots of small calls to Greenfoot.delay would trigger too many repaints, making the delays slower Layout of inspector windows Glitch in Stride editor An issue with the world not creating automatically on startup on Mac An issue with scenarios loaded from an empty window not compiling all classes properly Improved: The "Instantiate a new world" message OS X 10.10 or later Download Now]] >

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Tor Browser 9.0.2 – Anonymize Web browsing and more.
The Tor Browser Bundle is an easy-to-use portable package of Tor, Vidalia, Torbutton, and a Firefox fork preconfigured to work together out of the box. It contains a modified copy of Firefox that aims to resolve the privacy and security issues in mainline version. Tor was originally designed, implemented, and deployed as a third-generation onion-routing project of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. It was originally developed with the U.S. Navy in mind, for the primary purpose of protecting government communications. Today, it is used every day for a wide variety of purposes by normal people, the military, journalists, law-enforcement officers, activists, and many others.Version 9.0.2: All Platforms: Update Firefox to 68.3.0esr Bump NoScript to 11.0.9 NoScript TRUSTED setting doesn't work Issues with about:blank and NoScript on .onion sites Bump HTTPS Everywhere to 2019.11.7 Preferences clean-up in Torbutton code Translations update Windows + OS X + Linux Fix circuit display for bridge without a fingerprint Backport enhanced letterboxing support Windows: Backport backout of old mingw-gcc patch Disable GetSecureOutputDirectoryPath() functionality Android: Localization is broken in Tor Browser 9 on Android Build System: All Platforms - Bump Go version to 1.12.13 OS X 10.9 or later Download Now]] >

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G.Projector 2.4.1 – Transform global map projections i...
G.Projector transforms an input equirectangular map image using any of 90-plus global and regional map projections. Longitude-latitude gridlines and continental outlines may be added. Output map images may be saved in GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PS, or TIFF format.Version 2.4.1: Bugfix: Wagner VIII unresponsive to change of variant choice. Typo in a Patterson Cylindrical coefficient. Other: Code cleaning in several quad-symmetric projections. (macOS) Notarized in order to pass new Gatekeeper security test. OS X 10.7 or later Java 8 or later Download Now]] >

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Postbox 7.0.9 – Powerful and flexible email client.
Postbox is a new email application that helps you organize your work life and get stuff done. It has all the elegance and simplicity of Apple Mail, but with more power and flexibility to manage even the most demanding workloads. Features: Ultra-Fast Search - Instantly find messages, attachments, images, links, and contacts. Conversation Views - Make sense of email threads through chronological message views. Better Organization - Tabs, Topics, and To-Dos help you stay organized with less effort. Works Great with OS X - Postbox integrates with the Address Book, iCal, iPhoto, Spotlight, and Quick Look. Postbox even works with OmniFocus and Things! Quick and Easy Setup - Postbox will automatically determine your connection settings for you! Postbox is available in English, German, French, Spanish (Spain), English (British), Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Swedish. Version 7.0.9: Updated: The anti-tracking database with new image URLs to flag Fixed: The appearance of notification bar buttons in certain themes Styling of drag and drop actions in the Favorites Bar OS X 10.9 or later Download Now]] >

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Notion 2.0.5 – A unified workspace for modern teams.
Notion is the unified workspace for modern teams. Notion Features: Integration with Slack Documents Wikis Tasks Note: This application contains in-app and/or external module purchases.Version 2.0.5: Fixed: Asana importer to use the latest version of their API. A bug where closing a database page would sometimes navigate to the wrong database view. A bug with the date picker text input on the Android app. OS X 10.10 or later Download Now]] >

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uTalk 3.4.4 – Language learning on all devices.
uTalk allows you to learn 134 languages from any language. Whether it’s Spanish from Swahili, or Afrikaans from Arabic, uTalk gives you the tools you need to start speaking right away. Install uTalk on any device and access your account from any of them. So if you have to leave the laptop and catch a bus, you can pick up right where you left off and keep learning on your phone. With an account you can begin using the service with free Starter Words giving you the first essential words and phrases you need in all 134 languages.Version 3.4.4: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated. OS X 10.9 or later Download Now

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Ticket to Ride 2.6.8 – Train simulation and strategy g...
Ticket to Ride is elegantly simple... 3 minutes to learn... tension building at every turn - definitely not your father's train game! Features Alan R. Moon's official Ticket to Ride maps with original artwork, in glorious full-screen mode on Lion Days of Wonder Online support for Online Play against other iPad, Mac and PC gamers An unparalleled online player community with tens of thousands of live opponents willing and ready to play 24/7! Solo play against up to 4 AI players and Hot Seat play against other players on the same Mac Additional maps of Europe, Switzerland and USA 1910 available as in-game purchases Terrific video tutorial with voice acting for quick and easy learning Detailed, interactive turn-by-turn, in-game tutorial Contextual in-game Conductor's Notes (web-based rules) to help you master all the maps Grand Central Station, a fully-animated and colorful experience to discover the world of Ticket to Ride Online and offline Hall of Fame Note: This application contains in-app and/or external module purchases.Version 2.6.8: Fixed: Crash issues with Catalina OS Issue that prevent from playing while on airplane mode Crash issues Changed: Card drawing sound OS X 10.11 or later Download Now]] >

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Disk Analyzer Pro 1.14.3 – Easy way to free up disk sp...
Disk Analyzer Pro helps you identify large files and folders, delete obsolete ones, and de-clutter your data to recover precious disk space and keep your storage organized! Disk analysis shows the usage statistics of the storage in terms of file count, size, and percentage of the storage being used by various file types. It gives you both detailed and graphical overviews of the storage. Double-clicking a file category in the overview section opens file viewer window where you can delete, copy, move, and Zip files and apply further search filters.Version 1.14.3: Scan Engine Improvements for faster scanning Minor bug fixes OS X 10.9 or later Download Now]] >

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Cosmic Brush 4.0 – Doodle on a photo or paint a piece ...
Comic Brush Pro allows you to doodle on a photo or paint a piece of art from scratch. Be as creative as you want with painting tools like 3D-Shaded Brush, Halo Brush, Plasma Chain Brush, and Translucent Brush. You will also find more down-to-earth tools, including a standard brush and an eraser. Features Full-Screen Painting: Full-screen mode is fully supported. In addition, you can press the Tab key to hide the toolbar. Zooming and Panning: Pinch (trackpad) or use keyboard shortcuts to zoom in/out. To pan, drag with two fingers (trackpad), slide with one finger (Magic Mouse), or use arrow keys. Double-tap with two fingers (trackpad) or press Space to reset the zoom/pan. Layers: The image consists of 3 transparent layers on top of each other. To switch between the different layers, use the button that has what looks like a stack of papers in addition to a small symbol (e.g., a flower) of the currently selected layer. Color Sets: Click once on a color to select it. Click a second time to bring up a menu where you can change or adjust the color in a number of ways (this menu also features an Eyedropper tool). Adjacent to the colors you will find buttons to switch between the different color sets. Press a second time if you want to replace the color set with one of the default ones. Popup Help: For information on what a specific button does, just hover the mouse pointer above it for a few seconds and a short explanation will appear. General: Pinch to zoom Full screen support Multiple undo/redo steps Seamless-pattern editing Layers Customizable color sets Version 4.0: Note: While the software is classified as free, it offers in-App Purchases. Improved: Completely new painting engine with paper/canvas textures. The size of the toolbar can now be adjusted with a slider (Settings button - > Toolbar - > Toolbar Size). Some new and improved features in the color palette. Lots of other improvements. Website links in the app are now using secure connections. New: The toolbar automatically hides (or optionally, moves to the other side) when you paint near it. Some new painting tools. A Settings button next to the Layers button. Some added customizations and settings. Help/Tip messages will appear from time to time. Various other things. Fixed: Improved stability. A number of minor and major issues. macOS 10.14 or later Download Now

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CD-DVD Label Maker 2.5.3 – CD/DVD cover designer.
CD/DVD Label Maker is a professional-standard CD/DVD cover designer. If you want to make your own CD, DVD cover, double cover labels, jewel cases, case inserts, spines, and more, or you need custom video and MP3 collections, have a lot of family photos and data for backups, or you would like to create unique gifts, then you have entered the right place. With our software you'll forget about the tip pen for quick labeling your CDs. The Mac CD/DVD Label Maker is a CD/DVD disc cover designer and dvd label maker that helps you to create mac CD, DVD labels etc., using various built-in disc label formats, clipart, background images, and ready made templates provided. Features Intuitive interface: - Text, graphics, images, backgrounds and templates, can be easily added to your disc label design, as well as various shapes containing color gradients and mac images. Link text between multiple text objects, wrap text around overlapping objects. Import playlists from iTunes, Finder, or text files. Image libraries and pre-made templates - Hundreds of disc, cover, inserts, double cover templates are supplied with the Mac CD/DVD Label Maker. More then a thousand images for backgrounds and clipart in a variety of formats, including JPEG, TIFF, PDF, GIF, etc., are in the product image libraries. Paper formats - You can print your disc covers, etc., on papers from Avery, APLI, A-One, Canon, Data Becker, Decadry, Epson, Fellowes, Herma, Memorex, Neato, etc. Powerful printing features - Print any number of labels starting at any position on the sheet, exclude certain labels from printing, control bleeds, printing offsets, crop and trim marks. Print your disc cover on mac printers and achieve excellent results, or export your design as JPEG, TIFF, PDF, BMP, PNG, etc. image files for outside printing. These files can be sent to a printing company or used as a labels preview. Version 2.5.3: Functionality improved OS X 10.9 or later Download Now]] >

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Head Soccer 6.7 – A soccer game with easy controls tha...
Head Soccer is a soccer game with easy controls that everyone can learn in 1 second. Beat the opponent with fancy lethal shots such as dragon shoot, ice shoot and lightening shoot and win the tournament. You can also matchup with friends or global users through the gamecenter. Head Soccer Features: Various 69 Avatars & Unique Special Shot!! 6 Game mode (Arcade, Tournament, Survival, League, Head Cup, Death Mode) Online Multiplayer via GameCenter (at least OS X 10.8) Player VS Player Physics based gameplay (Box2d) GameCenter Leader boards Submit Facebook Note: This application contains in-app and/or external module purchases.Version 6.7: Note: While the software is classified as free, it offers in-App Purchases. Added new character Fixed bug (text problem on Catalina) OS X 10.7 or later Download Now

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goPanel 2.8.0 – Manage Web servers.
goPanel is an incredibly intuitive OS X app for the management of web servers, an alternative to existing control-panel apps you install on Unix-based servers for web hosting. Easy-to-install and configure Apache or Nginx webserver, PHP, MySQL, FTP, domains, free SSL certs and emails on your server. goPanel lets you easily connect and manage unlimited Linux servers. Features Add and manage unlimited servers (VPS or dedicated) Install, configure and manage: Apache or Nginx, PHP, FTP (Pure-FTPd), MySQL or MariaDB, Mail Server to get each of your servers ready to host domains PHP and Apache on/off from selection of modules Unlimited MySQL/MariaDB users and databases, domains, ftp accounts and emails Unlimited free SSL** certs issued by Let’s Encrypt certificate authority Fail2Ban intrusion prevention software Install and Configure Setup scheduled cron jobs Setup backup for your files or databases View server logs and block IP's Rollback up to 50 earlier versions of your config files in case you need to System updates - keep your linux server up to date 3rd-party scripts: WP-CLI + One-click Wordpress installer Composer (application-level package manager) PHPMyAdmin(database manager) Webmailer (roundcube) goPanel works perfect with Amazon instances and Digital Ocean droplets as long as you use a Linux distribution we support. Make sure your Linux server does not have any of the services installed and you install all services from the goPanel app: migration from servers with existing services is not yet possible.Version 2.8.0: Bug fixes OS X 10.10 or later Download Now]] >

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Rainbow 1.22 – Set wonderful effects in a fast and eas...
Rainbow is a graphic application that allow you to set wonderful effects in a fast and easy way. It’s possible to apply the effects in sequence, getting amazing results. Available Effects: Reflection Shadow Border Glass Miniature Spotlight Bloom Sketch Splash Zoom Curl Perspective Distort Stretch Pinch Bump Rotation Resize Crop Trim Blend Convolution Flip Transparency Color Background Screenshot Version 1.22: Added localization in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Turkish macOS 10.14 or later Download Now

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Praat 6.1.08 – Analyze, synthesize, and manipulate spe...
Praat is an application with which phoneticians can analyze, synthesize, and manipulate speech, and can create high-quality images for their articles and doctoral theses. The source code may be downloaded here.Version 6.1.08: Repaired a bug with automatic alignment for TextGrids (introduced in 6.1.07) OS X 10.7 or later Download Now]] >

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GrandTotal 6.0.2 – Create invoices and estimates.
GrandTotal is an application to create invoices and estimates based on your own templates. The built-in template editor allows you to adjust your layout to fit your company's corporate design. GrandTotal works great in conjunction with TimeLog.Version 6.0.2: Fixed: SEPA XML Mailing statements Display of note items Known issues OS X 10.10 or later Download Now]] >

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QuickPlan 5.1 – Project management with Gantt charts.
QuickPlan sets ease and efficiency as the primary goals in originating your profession projects, plans, efforts, goal, and life on Apple devices, which deliveries the most efficient planning practice to the users. Features Gestures Reporting Sharing Synchorization Integration Team Tree and list Today Version 5.1: This release brings a new method to help planning even more efficient. Split task by click with option to link created tasks. Edit boxes in outline list animation option macOS 10.12 or later Download Now]] >

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SQLPro Studio 2019.64 – Powerful database manager.
SQLPro Studio is the premium database management tool for Postgres, MySQL, Microsoft Management Studio, and Oracle databases. Features: Intellisense/SQL auto-completion Syntax highlighting with customizable themes (including dark) Tab-based interface for an optimal user experience Context-aware database tree navigation, including quick access to tables, views, columns, indices, and much more SQL beautifier/formatter Database-wide searching NTLMv2 supported (but not required) Netbios support Master password support for additional security Supports the following database servers: MySQL and MariaDB PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server (2005 and above) Oracle (8i and above) Version 2019.64: Fixed an issue with the 'Disable' option of 'Execute query in cursor range' where the current query would still be highlighted when modifying a query. OS X 10.11 or later Download Now

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Remember That 1.3.3 – Note-taking app.
Remember That is a simple note-taking app. Our note app offers the combination of simplicity and user friendliness we were aiming for. Remember That is not a to-do list or a calendar. The main focus is on taking notes and checking those notes at a later time. It does support notifications, reminders, and collaboration, but only in a basic form to keep the app simple and accessible. Features Automatically sync notes across multiple devices Create multiple lists to organize notes Undelete previously and/or accidentally deleted notes Search notes Set a day/time to remind you of notes Version 1.3.3: Added: The inevitable option of marking notes as 'checked'. The option to include bullet lists in notes. macOS 10.12 or later Download Now]] >

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Wild Media Server 4.02 – Digital media server (UPnP, D...
Wild Media Server is a UPnP/DLNA/HTTP media server that allows users to stream media resources (photographs, audio, and video files) from a computer to other UPnP (DLNA) devices on a home network (for example, LG TV/BDP, Philips TV/BDP, Sony TV/BDP, Samsung TV/BDP, Sony Playstation 3, ToshibaTV, XBOX 360, WD TV Live, Popcorn Hour, Dune, Boxee Box, iPad/iPhone/iPod, Apple TV (AirPlay), Chromecast (Google Cast), mobile, and PDA devices). Features The app contains audio and video transcoders, allowing you to convert media resources to a format supported by the playback device. You can also convert the aspect ratio of video files to a screen format suitable for your playback device (color additions specified by the user), and to choose audio tracks and subtitles. You can change transcoders, starting from any time position. It supports loading music data from Gracenote.com (by song title, album, artist, and fingerprint). It supports DMR (Digital Media Renderer) device control, allowing you to "Play to" a single device or multiple devices. It supports scripts to load the data from Internet movie databases (IMDb, TheMovieDB, TheTVDB.com included). It supports Digital Video Broadcasting (C, S, T), so you can send DVB streams from your PC to your media devices. It supports customization of the structure of media resources for each device, using dynamic folders (the items in the folder are created with a script). It supports automatic translation system for interface of program, using Microsoft Translate. It contains a transcoding profiles for VLC Media Player, so you can send streams of Internet radio or Internet TV to your media devices. It supports Web-navigation with HTML5 player on devices without DLNA (UPnP) support. It supports Digital Media Renderer (DMR) emulation for Airplay and Google Cast devices. Version 4.02: Added: Setting "Server control icon" (modes "In System tray", "On Desktop"). In the mode "On Desktop", icon can be positioned anywhere on Desktop, available control of icon size, opacity and mode "Stay on top". The mode "On Desktop" default on for Linux and MAC OS X, icon in the bottom right corner of Desktop; Setting "Scrollbars" (modes "Default", "Touch", "Classic", "Hybrid"). OS X 10.11 or later Download Now

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RESOLVED: Incident 19012 – Issues with PD-SSD in us-ea...
The issue with SSD Persistent Disk has been resolved for all affected volumes as of Saturday, 2019-12-07 13:51 US/Pacific. We thank you for your patience while we've worked on resolving the issue.

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RESOLVED: Incident 19006 – We’ve received a repo...
The issue with Cloud SQL instance unavailability in the us-east region has been resolved for all affected Cloud SQL instances as of Saturday, 2019-12-07 12:45 US/Pacific. We thank you for your patience while we've worked on resolving the issue.

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UPDATE: Incident 19012 – Issues with PD-SSD in us-east...
Description: Mitigation work is still underway by our engineering team. Current data indicates that approximately 0.01% of PD-SSD volumes in us-east1-b are affected by this issue, from a peak of approximately 8.45%. At this time, the issue is contained, and we can confirm that this is only impacting us-east1-b. We will provide more information by Saturday, 2019-12-07 14:02 US/Pacific. Diagnosis: High IO wait times, failed IO operations, or IO Operations taking over 2 seconds to complete Workaround: None at this time

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UPDATE: Incident 19006 – We’ve received a report...
Description: We are experiencing an issue with Cloud SQL instances hosted in the us-east1 region, beginning at Saturday, 2019-12-07 10:00 US/Pacific. Symptoms: Some Cloud SQL instances hosted in this region are unavailable to serve database connections. Self-diagnosis: Connections to the Cloud SQL instance are rejected. Instances may also not be able to failover. Workaround: None at this time Our engineering team continues to mitigate the issue. We will provide an update by Saturday, 2019-12-07 13:04 US/Pacific with current details. Diagnosis: Cloud SQL instances hosted in the us-east region may experience unavailability. Failover operations may fail.

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Some payment services and Shopify apps are experiencing diff...
Dec 7, 14:43 ESTMonitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring for stability at the moment. Thank you for your patience with this brief outage.Dec 7, 14:29 ESTUpdate - We are continuing to investigate this issue.Dec 7, 14:28 ESTInvestigating - Some of our billing services and many of our applications (things like Facebook/Instagram Commerce, Fulfillment) are currently experiencing issues or are down completely at the moment, we are investigating the causes and will update soon.

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UPDATE: Incident 19012 – Issues with PD-SSD in us-east...
Description: We are experiencing an issue with SSD Persistent Disk and SSD Regional Persistent Disks,beginning at Saturday, 2019-12-07 06:45 US/Pacific. Symptoms: High IO wait times, IO operations failing or taking over 2 seconds to complete. Self-diagnosis: Seeing High IO wait times, failed IO operations, or IO Operations taking over 2 seconds to complete Workaround: N/A Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Saturday, 2019-12-07 12:00 US/Pacific with current details. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. Diagnosis: Seeing High IO wait times, failed IO operations, or IO Operations taking over 2 seconds to complete Workaround: None at this time

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Some Shopify apps and services are experiencing difficulties
Dec 7, 14:30 ESTResolved - We are currently experiencing an outage impacting a number of store functions including some payment providers, shipping services and checkout.

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Verizon US SMS Carrier Maintenance
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Dec 10, 11:00 - 16:00 PSTDec 6, 16:44 PSTScheduled - The Verizon network in the US is conducting a planned maintenance from 10 December 2019 11:00 PST - 10 December 2019 16:00 PST. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent delivering status callback SMS to Verizon US handsets via US shortcodes.

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Some customers are experiencing intermittent 500 errors to t...
Dec 6, 14:12 PSTInvestigating - We are currently investigating intermittent 500 errors accessing the OutGoingcallerIds Endpoint. Our engineers are investigating and are working to resolve.

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Cloudflare Dashboard Unable to Add New Domains
Dec 6, 21:08 UTCResolved - Cloudflare is investigating issues with with customer on-boarding of new domains via the Cloudflare Dashboard. A fix has been implemented and the issue have since been resolved.

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Scheduled Infrastructure Maintenance
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Dec 16, 19:00 - 23:00 PSTDec 6, 11:49 PSTScheduled - We will be undergoing maintenance during this period. Any errors returned from our API can be safely retried. Email delivery may be delayed. Email service provider webhooks may be delayed.

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Elevated error rates and latency
Dec 6, 09:27 PSTIdentified - The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.Dec 6, 09:21 PSTInvestigating - We are currently investigating this issue.

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SSL Certificate Provisioning Delays
Dec 6, 11:03 UTCInvestigating - Cloudflare is investigating delays in provisioning SSL certificates. New SSL certificate provisioning is taking up to 40 minutes.SSL certificates already in production remain unaffected and are operating normally.

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Spectrum API availability issues
Dec 6, 01:26 UTCMonitoring - We are currently investigating . Existing traffic and Spectrum applications are unaffected.

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Planned Site Maintenance in Warsaw, Poland (WAW)
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Dec 9, 21:00 - 23:00 UTCDec 5, 19:16 UTCScheduled - On Monday, December 9th, 2019, from 21:00 to 23:00 UTC, we will be performing site maintenance at our Warsaw datacenter. No impact to DynECT Managed DNS Nameserver or Peripheral Infrastructure is expected, although some users in the region may experience additional DNS query latency as traffic is routed to other sites.Customers with questions or concerns are encouraged to reach out to our Product Support Team.

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Planned Site Maintenance in Mumbai, India (BOM)
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Dec 9, 19:00 - 21:00 UTCDec 5, 19:14 UTCScheduled - On Monday, December 9th, 2019, from 19:00 to 21:00 UTC, we will be performing site maintenance at our Mumbai datacenter. No impact to DynECT Managed DNS Nameserver or Peripheral Infrastructure is expected, although some users in the region may experience additional DNS query latency as traffic is routed to other sites.Customers with questions or concerns are encouraged to reach out to our Product Support Team.

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Planned Site Maintenance in Sao Paulo, Brazil (SAO)
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Dec 9, 17:00 - 19:00 UTCDec 5, 19:12 UTCScheduled - On Monday, December 9th, 2019, from 17:00 to 19:00 UTC, we will be performing site maintenance at our Sao Paulo datacenter. No impact to DynECT Managed DNS Nameserver or Peripheral Infrastructure is expected, although some users in the region may experience additional DNS query latency as traffic is routed to other sites.Customers with questions or concerns are encouraged to reach out to our Product Support Team.

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Signups not working
Dec 5, 10:54 PSTInvestigating - We are currently investigating an issue affecting signups.

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All Deployments: SMS Delivery Degradation to some US numbers
Dec 5, 12:37 ESTUpdate - We are continuing to investigate this issue.Dec 5, 12:32 ESTInvestigating - We are currently investigating an issue causing failures with SMS Message Delivery to some US numbers on all of our deployments. Please check back here or subscribe to updates for any changes.

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SC and LC SMS Delivery Degradation to and from US numbers
Dec 5, 08:44 PSTInvestigating - We are currently seeing delivery degradation to and from a portion of US Short Codes and Long Codes. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide an update as soon as we have additional information.

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Dig into our top 4 deals from Cyber Week [Deals]
How time flies. In the blink of an eye, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone. If you’re still looking to scoop up some great deals on gear and gadgets, we’ve got four of the best from Cyber Week for you to review. Mac owners won’t want to miss the awesome bundle of […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

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Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 wi...
Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Retina 4K display – G0TL9LL/A$1,949.00 Originally released June 2017 21.5-inch (diagonal) Retina 4K display; 4096-by-2304 resolution with support for one billion colors 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory 512GB SSD storage FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 560Go to the Apple Store website and view full details…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 4.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with...
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 4.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 5K display – G0TR6LL/A$2,039.00 Originally released June 2017 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors 8GB of 2400MHz DDR4 memory 2TB Fusion Drive FaceTime HD cameraGo to the Apple Store website and view full details…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 with Re...
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 with Retina 5K display – G0VQALL/A$2,209.00 Originally released March 2019 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors 32GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB Fusion Drive FaceTime HD cameraGo to the Apple Store website and view full details…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.1GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 with Re...
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