Apple has released the first round of new developer betas for its operating systems. They include macOS Tahoe 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer...
Apple’s Irish subsidiary has been fined £390,000 (about US $516,110) by the UK government for making payments to Okka, a sanctioned Russian streaming platform in 2022, reports MacRumors. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) said it imposed the...
Apple has been celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary by hosting surprise performances and other events around the world over the past few weeks, and those celebrations will conclude this week with a big finale, says Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. “Apple’s 50th...
By Weldon Dodd, SVP of Product Strategy, Kandji The introduction of the Mac in 1984 was a momentous occasion in my life. My career in tech started with running a Mac lab at the university I was attending. It’s astonishing to compare the original 9-inch black and...
Apple has been granted a patent (number 11561621 B2) for a “multimedia computing or entertainment system for responding to user presence and activity.” It hints at future Macs, iPads, and a HomePod with a built-in display that respond to gestures, as well as a user’s...
My 16-inch MacBook is space grey, and I want a Magic Keyboard to match — or at least available in black. Apple makes the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Number Keypad. But it’s US$199 and takes up too much desktop real estate for those of us who don’t need the...
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Apple has been granted a patent (number 11468275 B1) for “computer vision using a prior probability distribution selected based on an image capture condition.” It’s for improving the iPad’s ability to scan and capture images. About the patent In the patent Apple says...
Wow. Talk about differing stats. IDC has reported that Apple’s Mac now has 13.5% of the global personal computer market as sales rise 40.2% year-over-year. Canalys says Apple has 11.5% of the global PC market with year-over-year gains of 1.7%. Now, a third research...
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman tweets that iPadOS 16.1 will launch in the final week of October, likely along with new iPad Pros. From his tweet: iPadOS 16.1 is on track to be released the week of Oct. 24th — barring any new bugs or issues. Apple has historically held...
I know that Apple has repeatedly said that there are no plans for a touch screen Mac and that macOS will never come to the iPad. However, it’s time for the iPadOS to become much more like the macOS or else bring macOS to at least the iPad Pro line. Overall, I like the...
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Satechi’s US$99.99 Aluminum Stand & Hub for iPad is a fantastic accessory for Apple’s tablet when you’re using it like a desktop computer. It’s less convenient if you, like me, use it as a laptop alternative. Features of the Aluminum Stand & Hub Admittedly,...
Satechi’s US$99.99 Aluminum Stand & Hub for iPad is a fantastic accessory for Apple’s tablet when you’re using it like a desktop computer. It’s less convenient if you, like me, use it as a laptop alternative. Features of the Aluminum Stand & Hub Admittedly,...
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