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No Man’s Sky launches on Mac starting today
British video game company Hello Games announced today that No Man’s Sky is launching on Macs starting today. The action-adventure survival game is available for Mac users on Steam now and will be c
Former Apple engineer’s Mimestream app is a nifty Gmail client for Mac
Former Apple engineer Neil Jhaveri has been working on an email app for Mac called Mimestream. It is now out of beta after a long test phase of more than two years. The app uses Gmail’s API —
Dockhunt is a new way to discover Mac apps by looking at other people’s docks
The App Store might suggest a useful app from time to time, but you can’t always rely on it to discover new apps. Meanwhile, places like Reddit communities or Product Hunt could be very broad fo
Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac
Apple’s M series chips were incredibly well telegraphed when they arrived in late 2020. Apple had been designing its own silicon since the A4 appeared in the iPhone 4 just over a decade earlier.
WhatsApp releases its native macOS client in public beta
WhatsApp has released its native macOS app compatible with Apple Silicon in a public beta. Users running Mac with Apple’s own chip with macOS 11 Big Sur or newer version will be able to download
Now that it’s thoroughly spoiled, here’s Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro ‘event’ video
One of two things likely happened here. Either Apple made a proper video before deciding this wasn’t quite enough to justify a proper “event,” or this is just how the company is going to treat s
Apple’s M2 Mac Mini arrives January 24, starting at $599
Apple just dropped a refresh to the Mac Mini. The new version of the compact desktop arrives with a choice of last year’s M2 chip, or the freshly arrived M2 Pro. The system received a major refresh
Balance is a Mac timekeeper app that requires you to manually clock in your hours
There are plenty of time-tracking apps for Mac that automatically log the hours you’ve spent signed in. Some even offer granular data, telling you how much time you spent on a particular app. A
PayPal rolls out support for passkeys on Apple devices
PayPal is making it easier to log in to its services — if you’re an Apple device user, that is. The payments giant today announced that it’s adding passkeys as a log in method for Pa
DuckDuckGo’s beta Mac app is open to public with new features
DuckDuckGo’s web browser for Mac is now available as an open beta test, the Internet privacy company announced today. Six months after the web browsing app rolled out as a closed beta, DuckDuckGo ad
Apple’s GarageBand update adds new remixes with Katy Perry and SEVENTEEN
The popular iOS and iPadOS app GarageBand will now include new remix sessions featuring songs from Katy Perry and the Korean boy band SEVENTEEN. Users will be able to download the remixes as soon as
iPhone revenue up slightly for Q3, as other hardware categories lose steam
It was a mixed bag in hardware land as Apple reports its third-quarter profits today. In spite of lowered expectations, iPhone revenue was up slightly year over year, from $39.5 billion to $40.7 billi
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Apple unveils new redesigned MacBook Air
Apple surprised WWDC keynote watchers with the release of a new, fully redesigned MacBook Air. The MacBook Air, Apple’s most popular notebook computer, last got a significant physical overhaul i
Live from Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote
Happy first Monday in June. It’s time to sit back and let some ecosystem updates wash over you for the next few hours. This morning at 10AM PT, Apple is kicking off day one of WWDC with its customar
Watch Apple’s WWDC keynote live right here
The official kick off to summer is right around the corner, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to hole up in a dark room and watch Apple talk about the future of its operating ecosystems for a
Epic Games points to Mac’s openness and security in its latest filing in App Store antitrust case
In a new court filing, Epic Games challenges Apple’s position that third-party app stores would compromise the iPhone’s security. And it points to Apple’s macOS as an example of how
Apple sold a lot of iPhones last quarter. And Macs. And also Watches. And other stuff, too.
Apple earnings today found the company busting all sorts of records for hardware sales. In a release, the firm notes that it hit March quarter revenue records for iPhone, Mac and the combined Wearable
Apple opens Self Service Repair to US iPhone users
I’ve been covering Apple in various capacities for a long time now. Over the years, I don’t know that I’ve seen an announcement from the company as unexpected and warmly received as Self Service
Mac Studio review: emerging from the Mac’s midlife crisis
The rumor mill nailed most of the announcements in the lead up to last week’s event. But in an era when so much of consumer hardware has grown samey, Apple still managed to surprise. In the grand sc