Apple has used a variety of names to help spruce up its desktop operating system's naming scheme over the years. We've seen animals like Snow Leopard in the past, but, more recently, Apple has stuck to natural landscapes located in California. The last release, macOS Mojave, followed right along with that idea, and we may see it continue this year.
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This Safari extension helps you identify and watch 4K YouTube videos on your Mac
You've probably noticed that YouTube won't render 4K videos in the Safari browser even though modern Macs support native display resolutions higher than 1080p and have the processing power required for smooth 4K video playback.
Apple updates Music Memos app with notch support
In January of 2016, Apple launched an app called Music Memos. It allowed musicians and other creatives to capture song ideas quickly. But, since the app's launch the company has not updated the app on any kind of regular basis. Here we are in May of 2019 and the app finally officially supports the notch.
New report sheds light on apps sending information back to tracking services
Allowing applications on devices to collect some data is a standard expectation these days. Permissions are meant to let users know what they are collecting, why they need it, and should give the user the power to say no if they so choose. However, some apps use a built-in feature within iOS to take advantage of data collection and send that information to tracking services.
Apple seeds second beta of tvOS 12.4 and watchOS 5.3 to developers
While iOS gets the lion's share of attention when it comes to betas, Apple is not sleeping on its other big operating systems, too. The company is moving forward with developer betas for tvOS and watchOS.
Apple seeds third beta of iOS 12.4 to developers
Apple is looking to launch iOS 12.4 soon. Before it does that, though, the company has its typical developer beta routine to finish. Ahead of the public launch later this year, Apple is seeding another beta of iOS 12.4 to developers.
Pwn20wnd updates unc0ver jailbreak to version 3.1.3 with several more bug fixes
Pwn20wnd released an updated version of the unc0ver jailbreak tool on Tuesday with a plethora of bug fixes and improvements that are intended to make the jailbreak more functional and stable with day-to-day usage. The latest version of the unc0ver jailbreak is now v3.1.3.
Pwn20wnd announced the new update just this morning via Twitter, linking to the GitHub page where it can be downloaded:
Citigroup pulled out of Apple Card over fear it couldn’t earn an ‘acceptable profit’
Apple sees the Apple Card, its own-branded credit card, as a way for owners to reach a path to positive "financial health". The card has many specific customer-centric features, most of which go against the standard credit card -- which angle more towards a bank's wellbeing, rather than the customer. Turns out those aggressive terms on Apple's part led at least one bank to bank out.
Check out the first screenshots of iOS 13’s Dark Mode, a revamped Reminders app & more
iOS 13 is widely expected to bring a new system-wide Dark Mode which debuted on the Mac last year in macOS Mojave, and now we have our first screenshots showing it in action.
Twelve South brings its BookBook leather case to 2018 iPad Pro with some thoughtful touches
Apple accessory maker Twelve South today brought BookBook, its hand-crated leather cases that resemble Harry Potter spell books, to the latest iPad Pro models released in 2018.
Apple unveils the new iPod touch with 2016’s A10 Fusion chip and more
Apple today announced a seventh-generation iPod touch media player featuring the in-house designed A10 Fusion processor that made its debut in the iPhone 7 range back in 2017.
Hidden Cam snaps a selfie when someone enters your passcode incorrectly
If you’re like me, then you probably don’t appreciate it when someone grabs your iPhone and tries to guess your passcode. Fortunately, a free jailbreak tweak called Hidden Cam by iOS developer Baw Apple can help you determine who’s doing this when you aren’t looking.
Hidden Cam works by snapping a selfie every time your passcode gets entered incorrectly. This method is incredibly efficient because it won’t use any system resources if your passcode or biometric authentication succeeds.