Maxon Redshift rendering software comes to Mac with M1 support, early testers seeing ‘crazy results’
Maxon is out today with the news that its popular Redshift rendering software is launching for macOS. Along with the debut comes support for Apple Silicon Macs and Apple’s Metal API. Notably, early testers are reporting “crazy results.”
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Flappy Bird, despite being removed from the App Store seven years ago, remains one of the most iconic iPhone games of all time. Now, developer Neil Sardesai has taken to Twitter to showcase how he brought a clone of the game directly to the macOS Big Sur Notification Center.
Expand Expanding CloseFormer Apple VP Scott Forstall celebrates the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X on Twitter
As we shared earlier today, the macOS operating system — formerly called Mac OS X — is turning 20 years old this Wednesday, March 24, 2021. To celebrate the occasion, none other than Scott Forstall decided to use his Twitter account tonight to congratulate Mac OS X.
Expand Expanding CloseTrojanized Xcode project targeting Apple developers found in the wild
A new backdoor threat has been discovered that aims to compromise Apple developers’ Macs with a trojanized Xcode project. This malware can record victims’ microphone, camera, keyboard, and also upload/download files. The first in the wild example of the threat was found within a US organization.
Expand Expanding CloseReport: macOS malware boomed in 2020, but still a fraction of Windows threats
A study looking at new malware found in the wild during 2020 says that threats developed for macOS saw a huge jump – almost 1,100% compared to 2019. But taken into context, that total was less than 1% of the new malware that was discovered for Windows in the same period.
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macOS Big Sur gaining Apple Music Autoplay starting with 11.3 beta 2 update
Apple Music introduced a helpful new feature in iOS 14 that keeps the music going even when an album or playlist ends. Now macOS Big Sur is slated to receive the same treatment in the next software update to the Music app.
Expand Expanding ClosePCalc for Mac gets robust button layout editor to easily build your perfect calculator
The popular PCalc calculator app has received a great update for Mac today. The latest version brings a full-on button layout editor to create the exact calculator you want on your Mac – including customization of the menu bar widget. Other new changes include widget layouts available to use in the main app, the ability to resize button layouts, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseApple patches Sudo bug in macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, supplemental updates for Catalina and Mojave
Apple today released macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 to the public, alongside supplemental updates for macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and macOS Mojave 10.14.6. In addition to a fix for MacBook Pro charging issues, the update also brings a notable security fix for a Sudo bug that was reported last week.
Expand Expanding Close‘Freezeframe’ is a new Mac app coming later this year that lets you intelligently save and share workspaces
Today, a team of designers and developers unveiled an incredible new Mac app dubbed “Freezeframe” that lets you save different workspaces for later. The app essentially takes a snapshot in time of your windows and tabs and lets you return to them through a handy menu bar icon. It’s like Mission Control on steroids.
Expand Expanding CloseHands-on: macOS 11.3 beta 1 changes and features [Video]
Yesterday Apple released a huge new macOS Big Sur 11.3 developer beta to Mac users. The update brings some long-awaited new features to the table, such as the ability to set a HomePod stereo pair as the global default sound output option. In addition, the beta adds changes already implemented in the earlier release of iOS 14.5 beta for iOS devices, such as a new Made For You section in the Music app, and updates to sorting options in the Reminders app. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough as we showcase macOS 11.3 beta 1 changes and features.
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS Big Sur 11.3 beta brings new Support menu with details on warranty coverage and AppleCare
Apple today released the first beta of macOS Big Sur 11.3 to developers, which comes with some of the new features of iOS 14.5 beta and also with general improvements. However, 9to5Mac has found that the upcoming macOS Big Sur update also brings a new Support menu with more details on Apple’s 1-year limited warranty coverage and AppleCare.
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‘Agenda’ date-focused notes app gains support for tables and more on iOS and Mac
Agenda for iPhone, iPad, and Mac is a date-focused notes/productivity app and it has received some new features today in the latest update. Headlining the changes is support for tables, inline styles, and horizontal rules.
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Textcraft app for iOS and Mac offers powerful text conversion tools for HTML stripping, Base64, alt case, emoji, much more
A new app has launched to help with quick text transformations on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Textcraft brings over 50 formats that you can quickly convert your text to which should be useful for everyone from developers to everyday users.
Expand Expanding CloseApple no longer offers delta and combo macOS updates as standalone downloads
While Apple offers macOS updates through the Software Update menu in the System Preferences app, users can also download the same updates as a standalone installation package from Apple’s website. However, the company seems to have discontinued the standalone delta and combo updates with macOS Big Sur.
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JumpCloud releases Conditional Access Policies for macOS to enable zero trust networking
JumpCloud, the popular cloud-based Directory service, has just released Conditional Access Policies to enable organizations to move to zero trust networking.
Expand Expanding CloseApple releases macOS 11.1 beta 2 for developers with bug fixes and new boot options
The latest macOS beta release is now available for developers with a number of bug fixes and performance improvements. Fixes have arrived for VoiceOver, AppKit, full-screen issues, and more while there are several new boot options included in this build.
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Here’s the full list of Macs with macOS Big Sur compatibility
Apple’s next major version of macOS is now available. Here’s a look at all the Macs with macOS Big Sur compatibility.
Instapaper makes Catalyst leap to Mac with Dark Mode, full screen view, keyboard shortcuts
Popular read-it-later service Instapaper expanding from its iPhone and iPad app and starting today is available on Mac thanks to Catalyst. The macOS version comes with all the Instapaper favorite features from iOS like Dark Mode and specific Mac features like full screen view, keyboard shortcuts, and more
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS 11 Big Sur with new design, widgets, and more launching on November 12
macOS gets a major overhaul this year with version 11 that comes with an all-new iOS inspired design and much more. At its November Mac event today, Apple has revealed that the macOS Big Sur launch is set for November 12.
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Fantastical developers discontinue Chatology Mac app as macOS Big Sur overhauls Messages
For many years, Chatology by Flexibits was a go-to solution to fix the problems with searching the Messages app on Mac. Now with the public release of macOS Big Sur approaching, Chatology is being discontinued.
Expand Expanding CloseApple battles Mac malware disguised as Adobe Flash after accidental notarization
While Apple’s devices are typically more secure than the competition, that doesn’t mean they’re immune to flaws. In the case of the Mac, a new report highlights how Apple accidentally approved one of the most common malware threats to run on recent versions of macOS. While the original flaw was quickly fixed, another similar one has popped up.
Read moreAerial app updated with new settings interface and more screensavers
Aerial is a free, open source app that offers Apple TV screensavers for the Mac. Today, Aerial has been updated to version 2.0 with some important enhancements, including a new settings interface, better cache control, and, most importantly, more screensavers.
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS 11 Big Sur adds new option to disable Desktop Tinting to make Dark Mode even darker
The fourth developer beta of macOS 11 Big Sur was released yesterday, and it brings a small but notable change. With the latest beta of macOS Big Sur, there is a new option in System Preferences to disable Desktop Tinting while using Dark Mode.
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Powerful task manager Due gets major Mac update with new UI, bulk editing, Dark Mode support, more
Popular task manager Due is out with a big Mac update today that brings a number of valuable updates to the robust software. Headlining features include an all-new look, fresh themes, Dark Mode support, improved intelligent date parsing, menu bar mode, bulk editing, gesture support, and more.