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OWC’s new driver adds Boot Camp support to all of its aftermarket SSD upgrades

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 19, 2016

In March, Other World Computing (OWC) launched the world's first SSD upgrade for 2013 and later MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina display computers. The storage upgrades came in 480GB and 1TB flavors, and we recently showed you the install process of the 1TB OWC Aura SSD upgrade.

There was unfortunately a caveat that disallowed you to use Apple's Boot Camp feature with the drives, which meant you were limited to installing one operating system on it at a time, or using a virtual machine instead of partitioning the drive and dual-booting your Mac.

As of today, OWC has fixed this problem with a new universal driver that enables Boot Camp on all of OWC's SSD upgrades to date.

Rovio asks movie audiences to turn on their iPhones during the closing credits

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 5, 2018

Rovio and Sony Pictures' heavily promoted 3D animated comedy, “The Angry Birds Movie”, is hitting theaters tomorrow, Friday, May 20.

Working closely with Sony, Rovio created an innovative integration that lets movie-goers unlock a special game level, Piggy Island, along with an exclusive clip simply by turning on the Angry Birds Action mobile game during the closing credits.

Alfred 3 for Mac is here with cool new features to boost your productivity

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Alfred, a productivity app used and loved by millions of people, today received a major update, bringing it to version 3.0. Alfred boosts your efficiency and productivity with time-saving features like hotkeys, keywords, text expansion, search and more.

Workflows in Alfred are now more flexible and come with some additional objects. Built-in clipboard now accepts multimedia files, a new snippet-expanding feature is an instant productivity boost, theming has been improved and the app runs faster thanks to under-the-hood improvements.

Yahoo Esports now has an official iPhone app

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 5, 2018

Esports are the real deal, and with Yahoo's brand new Esports for iPhone app following your favorite teams, keeping track of the scores and watching online events just got easier.

Available for free on the App Store, the official app has many of the features and functionality found on the web and in its Android counterpart, which launched last month.

Chinese government hopes Apple can provide “secure user experience”

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Earlier in the week, Apple's boss Tim Cook embarked on a charm offensive in China in an attempt to appease the government and its agencies, which have already forced the iPhone maker to shut down the iBooks and iTunes Movie stores in the massive 1.35 billion people market.

As noted by Reuters, in meeting with Cook in Beijing, head of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) underscored the importance of strong security of Apple's products for the Chinese consumer.

Tip: measure your Internet download speed with Netflix’s new minimal tool

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Netflix just rolled out a nicely done, simple-to-use way for consumers to estimate what speed their Internet service provider is providing.

Though not a network engineer’s analysis and diagnostic suite, the web-based application is minimal, fast and ad-free, unlike Ookla's ubiquitous Speedtest.net website and the associated mobile app.

Here's how you can quickly measure your download speed with Netflix's new tool.

Readdle’s PDF Expert 5 gains Apple Pencil support and seamless Wi-Fi file transfer

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Now you can take the most from your Apple Pencil and iPad Pro with a new version of Readdle's PDF Expert for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, which was pushed to the App Store this morning.

In addition to swiping with your finger and sketching with Apple Pencil, the application now permits you to transfer PDF documents from your Mac to the iPad, or vice versa, with a single tap, courtesy of Readdle's all-new Transfer technology.

Apple wants to expand iconic 5th Avenue store, but without paying full rent price

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Apple wants to expand its iconic retail store on New York's Fifth Avenue, the city's most-photographed landmark, but doesn't want to pay full price for it.

With its sights set on the nearby 61,000 square foot former FAO Schwarz space in the GM Building, Apple refuses to pay the going rate for rent.

Apple reminds developers that iAd network is shutting down next month

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

After announcing back in January that its iAd App Network will be discontinued as of June 30, 2016, Apple today issued an email blast, a copy of which was obtained by AppleInsider, in which it reminds developers of the impending shutdown that'll bring an end to monetization revenues and app promotion.

Despite the iAd App Network going offline starting July 1, developers will still be able to earn revenue from advertising from their own direct sales or by using other third party monetization services.

Recreating Game of Thrones theme song using Chinese instruments in GarageBand

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Following a recent GarageBand update which brought out traditional Chinese instruments such as the Pipa and Erhu, along with the Chinese drum kit and percussions like wood blocks and cymbals, one Apple fan took it upon himself to prove that anyone can now create the signature Game of Thrones theme song in GarageBand, using the sounds of China.

Future Fitbit devices to gain support for NFC-based contactless payment technology

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Fitbit, which makes fitness accessories, activity trackers and other wearable devices, just acquired payments hardware firm Coin, signaling its intent to enrich its product lineup with contactless payment features. That's right, your next Fitbit fitness tracker may let you pay for in-store purchases.

Apple’s new Touch ID rule requires you to enter passcode more often than before

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 19, 2016

Has your iPhone or iPad been asking you to enter your passcode after you wake up, even though you normally used to unlock it with Touch ID?

You're not alone. As first discovered by MacWorld's Glenn Fleishman, this is the result of a new Touch ID rule which Apple quietly implemented since iOS 9 was released.