Month: June 2020
Big Sur is officially macOS 11.0 as Apple finally leaves OS X behind
Mac OS X is finally finished, with Apple confirming that it’s officially moving to macOS 11 with the newly announced Big Sur update after almost 20 years of OS X (or macOS 10.) That means that this fall, users will finally be upgrading from the 10.X versions that Apple has…
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After outcry, Apple will let developers challenge App Store guidelines
Apple today announced two major changes to how it handles App Store disputes with third-party developers. The first is that Apple will now allow developers to appeal a specific violation of an App Store guideline, and that there will also be a separate process for challenging the guideline itself. Additionally,…
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Google employees demand the company end police contracts
Over 1,650 Google employees have signed an open letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding the company stop selling its technology to police forces across the US. The letter comes as protests against police brutality, spurred by the killing of George Floyd, continue to spread for the fifth straight week. “The…
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Mixer’s death means the Xbox Series X could have Facebook Gaming
Microsoft dropped a bombshell announcement today in the middle of Apple’s WWDC 2020 event: the company will shut down Mixer in July and redirect all traffic to Facebook Gaming. In an interview with The Verge, Xbox Chief Phil Spencer says the move is going to help gamers get more of…
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This little-known malware strain threatens the privacy of Mac users
Sophos Labs has discovered a new software installer for macOS that installs multiple unwanted applications or “bundleware” on users’ systems under the guide of installing one legitimate application. The installer, which is primarily targeting macOS Catalina users, includes a total of seven “potentially unwanted applications” (PUAs) including three that target…
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WatchOS 7 is Apple’s best chance to get me to switch from Android
“Oh shit, all this is making me want to switch to Apple.” I actually Slacked my colleague that as I watched Apple’s WWDC keynote. I first felt the longing when I saw the changes coming to Messages in iOS 14, though as an Android user I was less impre… Source
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