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iOS 14.7.1 arrives with fix for Apple Watch unlocking bug
If you use an older Touch ID iPhone with your Apple Watch, you'll want to download iOS 14.7.1 as soon as you can.
Apple releases iOS 14.4.1 and macOS 11.2.3 to address a WebKit vulnerability
Apple recommends downloading the updates as soon as possible.
Razer just had to put RGB lighting in this $330 Thunderbolt 4 dock
Razer's new 10-port Thunderbolt 4 hub features about all the connections you could want, but comes with a hefty price tag.
How is the M1 so much faster than other chips?
Apple's M1 is seriously fast, but how did they do it? Processor performance isn't witchcraft, it's physics and design. We compare the M1 to Microsoft's similar SQ2 and dig into just how Apple managed this feat.
ICYMI: We take a deep dive into macOS Big Sur
A wrap up of this week's reviews, including those for macOS Big Sur, the HP EliteBook x360 1040 and the Elgato Wave:3 microphone.
'EVE Online' will finally get a native Mac app early next year
CCP is releasing a truly native Mac version of 'EVE Online' in 2021, 18 years after the space MMO's debut.
macOS Big Sur review: A mix of new and familiar
Wrap-up As with other recent macOS updates, I have little hesitation recommending you install Big Sur. Fortunately, with Big Sur, the Messages experience is nearly identical across platforms.
1Password Mac update delivers Apple Watch unlocks and more
The latest version of 1Password comes with a new method to access the password manager on a Mac: Apple Watch Unlock. To open the app on the OS, you could either type in your password or use your computer’s Touch ID. Now, 1Password 7.7 also lets you access your log-in credentials by double clicking on the Watch’s side button — so long as your Mac is running macOS Catalina 10.15 or later and has Touch ID and a Secure Enclave.
Apple assures Mac users its anti-malware feature isn't spying on them
Gatekeeper is a MacOS component designed to stop you running malware. A server outage, however, made security researchers look at what it does more closely.
macOS Big Sur update is bricking some older MacBook Pros
The macOS Big Sur update appears to be bricking some 2013- and 2014-era 13-inch MacBook Pro systems, but it's not clear why.
macOS Big Sur is out now
Expect a new look, along with changes to Safari, Messages and Maps.
Apple's M1-optimized macOS Big Sur arrives November 12th
“For the first time ever, we’ve been able to design macOS for our own silicon,” Apple’s software engineering lead Craig Federighi said during today’s presentation. Today, Apple said the software is also tuned to work well on the company’s new M1 chip.
Microsoft gives Outlook for Mac a facelift for Big Sur
Microsoft’s big changes to Outlook don’t end with an updated iOS app — Outlook’s Mac version will also get a major facelift in October, just in time for Apple’s macOS Big Sur release. Announced as part of Microsoft’s Ignite developer conference, the new Outlook features new icons that more closely tie-in to the rest of the company’s apps, along with lots of rounded corners and semi-translucent panels to let whatever’s behind the app shine through slightly. In other words, it’s all clean, friendly and flat, much like the redesigned Big Sur apps Apple first showed off over the summer.
Safari in macOS Big Sur will stream Netflix in 4K HDR
When macOS Big Sur arrives, you'll get to watch Netflix in 4K HDR using Apple's Safari browser.
Here's everything Apple announced at its WWDC 2020 keynote
Here's everything you need to know from Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference today.
