Apple seeds eighth betas of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.3 to developers
Apple has seeded the eighth betas of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.3 to developers.
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Apple wants its DTK Mac minis returned by March 31
These one-off Mac minis were loaned to Apple developers as part of the company’s Universal App Quick Start Program.
Apple reports Q1 2021 revenue of $111.4 billion
Apple today announced its first fiscal quarterly earnings for 2021, raking in $ billion in revenue.
Linux now has a usable version for M1 Macs
Linux is now “completely usable” on the M1 Mac lineup thanks to work put in by the software virtualization company Corellium.
Microsoft begins testing an Apple silicon version of the Edge browser
Also, VLC media player is now available natively on M1 Macs, but the software has yet to be delivered as a universal binary.
It’s once again possible to side-load unsupported iOS apps on M1 Macs
The server-side change may have been a mistake so it may not last long. Download any unsupported iOS apps to run on your M1 Mac now before Apple changes its mind.
Apple is now blocking M1 Mac users from sideloading iPhone and iPad apps
Apple has now made it so M1 Mac owners cannot sideload iOS or iPad apps onto their machines.
Latest macOS Big Sur beta hints Apple may prevent users from sideloading unsupported iOS apps on M1 Macs
Apple may prevent users from installing unsupported iOS apps on their M1 Mac if code in the latest macOS 11.2 Big Sur beta is any indication.
Apple is working on a fix for Bluetooth issues plaguing some Apple silicon Mac units
Apple is aware of interment disconnects, reliability woes and other Bluetooth hiccups that have been plaguing some of the early M1 Mac adopters, and is working on a fix as we speak.
Apple silicon ports of Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush and Audition available to beta testers
Due to its large codebase, Adobe will introduce native M1 support for features within Premiere Pro in phases.
Zoom now runs natively on Apple silicon Macs
The update also bring support for text messaging to the videoconferencing software whilst including a bunch of other enhancements and under-the-hood fixes.
Mozilla’s Firefox now natively supports M1 Macs which offers ‘dramatic performance improvements’
Mozilla has updated its web browser, Firefox, to version 84.0, which natively supports the M1 processor in the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini.
