[ad_1] The expanded repair program is a win for right-to-repair advocates, who have long urged Apple to make it easier for third parties to fix its products. The changes should keep Apple products working longer, which is ultimately more sustainable, and it should give customers confidence that they’re getting trustworthy service. It’s probably easier to […]
Category: Mac
The macOS Big Sur public beta is now available
[ad_1] If you’ve been eager to get your hands on the next big macOS update without having to run a developer build, now’s your chance. The public beta of macOS Big Sur is now live. Apple has redesigned many aspects of the OS this time around, and it has described Big Sur as the biggest […]
Apple may be developing Face ID for Macs
[ad_1] You may be able to unlock future Macs with your face, according to 9to5Mac. The publication has uncovered references to the company’s TrueDepth camera, which makes Apple’s Face ID technology possible, in macOS Big Sur. To be precise, the third beta version of Big Sur contains codes supporting “PearlCamera,” the codename Apple used for […]
AppleCare+ monthly plans move abroad to Canada, Japan and Australia
[ad_1] Apple first rolled out monthly payments for Applecare+ last year, but so far the service has been limited to to US. Now, Apple is expanding the program abroad to three additional countries: Japan, Australia and Canada (via MacRumors). AppleCare+ extends your regular warranty and includes accidental damage coverage. As in the US, the lump-sum […]
Superhot’s standalone expansion will be free if you bought the original
[ad_1] Developer Superhot Team originally intended to release Mind Control Delete as DLC for Superhot. However, after hitting Steam Early Access, the expansion started to expand from community feedback. The studio says the resulting game is four times bigger than its predecessor. It features new weapons and enemies. It also expands on Superhot‘s signature time dilation gameplay with […]
Apple is reportedly canceling Arcade games that won’t keep players hooked
[ad_1] A move like this would make sense. Arcade’s business model revolves around people subscribing to get continuous access to (hopefully) quality games free of in-app purchases and ads. If games finish too soon or simply don’t keep people interested after the initial rush, they may not wait to see if there will be more […]
Safari in macOS Big Sur will stream Netflix in 4K HDR
[ad_1] MacOS Big Sur may be a worthwhile upgrade if you love to marathon TV shows. As 9to5Mac reports, users have discovered that Safari in Big Sur will play Netflix videos in 4K with HDR, whether you’re using Dolby Vision or HDR10. You won’t have to switch to another browser just to see more than […]
‘Beyond a Steel Sky’ comes to Apple Arcade tomorrow
[ad_1] Beneath a Steel Sky was one of the first video games to give non-playable characters (NPCs) a schedule. They would wander around a scene. By 2020 standards, that’s a feature you see in almost every game, but in 1994 it was groundbreaking. This time around, Revolution has developed AI the studio claims makes NPCs willful […]
Do Apple’s new Mac chips mean ARM has won?
[ad_1] RISC stands for “Reduced Instruction Set Computing,” and it was developed in the early ‘80s to fix a lot of the problems in early processors. As chips got more complex, they also became harder to program for, more error prone and less efficient. RISC tried to streamline chip design by simplifying the instructions — […]
Apple ditches Intel for its own processors in Macs
[ad_1] Apple is edging closer to having full control over what powers its products. At WWDC, it confirmed long-standing reports that it’s moving away from Intel processors and using its own chips, similar to those that power iPhones and iPads, for some MacBooks and Macs. The project is called Apple Silicon, and it’s all about […]