Apple's suite of productivity apps, which include Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, has been updated this week with a slate of new features and additions.
Apple updates iWork for iOS and macOS with a variety of new features
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Multiple iTunes Libraries aren’t supported in first public beta of macOS Catalina
Apple seeded the first public beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina earlier this week. As is par for the course, there are some less-than-desirable issues with the pre-release software.
OWC’s external USB-C SSD offers 2TB of storage, Thunderbolt 3 & insane speeds
Canadian Mac specialists Other World Computing (OWC), which has its headquartered in Illinois, today launched what they're calling their fastest USB-C SSD yet, a new version of its standalone Envoy Pro EX with USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 compatibility, up to two terabytes of flash storage and an anodized aluminum housing for the drive featuring IP67-rated water and dust resistance.
Twelve South launches HiRise Wireless desktop charger with a portable charging pad
Twelve South is one of the most popular companies making accessories for Apple products of all kinds, and now the company has yet another wireless charging option.
Video: accessing stuff on an Iomega Zip drive through Apple’s much-improved Files app
iOS 13 and iPadOS's enhanced Files app packs in a bunch of improvements, with support for external storage devices arguably the biggest new feature that opens up new possibilities.
Mophie’s new 6,100mAh battery pack charges 4 devices at once via USB-C, USB-A or wirelessly
Accessory maker Mophie today launched Presentation Hub, its latest 6,100mAh portable battery pack that combines a fast-charging USB-C port, two USB-A ports and Qi wireless charging support, allowing the accessory to juice up a total of four devices simultaneously.
An adware firm takes advantage of Mojave’s unpatched Gatekeeper vulnerability
An unpatched vulnerability, discovered in macOS Mojave last month, permits attackers to completely bypass the Gatekeeper security feature. Unfortunately, it's now been exploited by an adware company in what's been called a test in preparation of new Mac malware.
RecordAnywhere allows screen recordings even when your iPhone is locked
iOS 11 introduced a new Control Center toggle that could be used to video record your iPhone or iPad’s display on demand. The feature is incredibly useful, but it suffers from one substantial flaw: it doesn’t work when your handset is locked.
Enter RecordAnywhere, a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Muirey03 that solves this problem at the source.
Nostalgic for the classic iOS 6 Lock screen? Try this jailbreak tweak
iOS underwent a seriously polarizing redesign as it transitioned from iOS 6 to iOS 7, and for the most part, Apple still maintains the flat UI aesthetic over the older skeuomorphic design to this very day.
But for those who might be nostalgic of the good old days, a free jailbreak tweak dubbed Six (LS) by iOS developer Skitty ports the iOS 6-esque Lock screen with the classic ‘Slide to Unlock’ slider to even the latest iOS devices.
This tweak automatically turns off your iPhone’s LED flashlight if you forget it
Your iPhone’s rear-facing LED camera flash becomes an excellent makeshift flashlight in a pinch, but have you ever glanced at your handset’s battery level after accidentally leaving your LED flash turned on? I have… and it wasn’t pretty.
With a newly-released jailbreak tweak dubbed OhMyFlash by iOS developer NoisyFlake, you can prevent this from happening. The tweak implements a customizable timeout period, after which your iPhone’s rear-facing flash is automatically turned off.
Facebook’s head of global affairs says some tech companies are an ‘exclusive club’, praises Facebook’s free business model
Facebook is built around a free business model for users, letting them access the social network without paying anything to do so. But that also means the company is pretty forthcoming with user data to third parties, too. At least one executive at Facebook doesn't see this as a problem.
Apple sends out AppleSeed invitations for watchOS 6 beta
Earlier today, Apple seeded a variety of different betas, including the first public beta of iOS 13/iPadOS. watchOS 6 was left off the list, however.