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Apple adds special Mac Birthday section to App Store

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh, Apple has added a special “Happy Birthday, Mac” section to its App Store. The section offers quick links to Apple’s App offerings, such as OS X, iPhoto and iLife programs, and its Pro suites like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro X. In addition, it offers …

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iMac 2017 and old iMacs compared: Needed updates, one bummer

If you’ve been champing at the bit waiting to buy a new iMac but waiting for Apple to update the components of the once cutting-edge but now tired old model, then most of the iMac 2017 updates really were worth waiting for: the 27-inch model, at least, is deffinitely a 2017 system inside and out. Here’s a breakout and analysis of the …

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AppleCare+ now protects against Mac accidents

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple announced new MacBooks and its new MacOS High Sierra software at WWDC 2017 on Monday, but neglected to mention it has added AppleCare+ protection for Macs. (There was a lot to get through, to be fair.) Previously, it offered AppleCare (no plus) for Macs …

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Apple MacOS High Sierra 7 best features

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. On Monday, Apple previewed the next version of its software that powers your Mac as part of WWDC, its annual developer conference. Many features include behind-the-scene updates to make your Mac and its apps faster, more secure and more enjoyable. Here are seven …

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HTC Vive will work with Apple’s new OS, High Sierra

High-end virtual reality is making its way to Macs. HTC’s virtual reality headset, Vive, will be compatible with Apple’s latest operating system, High Sierra, the Taiwanese company said Monday in a blog post. This comes in conjunction with Apple’s announcement Monday that it’s working with video game maker Valve’s SteamVR platform to make it compatible with High Sierra. “Through a newly …

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How to sign up for the public betas for iOS 11 and MacOS High Sierra

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday, Apple announced new versions of its mobile and Mac operating systems, iOS 11 and MacOS High Sierra. As with past WWDC announcements, developer betas will be made available today, with public betas and official releases …

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Apple bringing VR, external graphics and game engines to Mac

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Virtual Reality. Steam. Unity. Unreal. External graphics.  They’re not words you’d usually expect Apple to utter during the Mac portion of a press conference — the company has all but ignored desktop gaming for years. But it just announced it will natively support …

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Apple answers iPhone storage woes with smaller photos, videos

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The iPhone’s camera is a massive storage hog. We tested — and found you could fill up an entire 16GB iPhone 6S with just half an hour of 4K video. But with one fell swoop (and a new version of the iPhone’s OS), …

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Are Macs safe from viruses?

Macs were immune to the widespread WannaCry ransomware attack, the huge cyberattack last month that targeted older versions of Windows. Before Mac users become too comfortable or smug, you should know that although Macs are less frequently the target of cyberattacks than Windows PCs, they have been attacked in the past and will undoubtedly be targeted again. Wait, there have …

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Apple’s kid

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. A drone hovers about 3 feet above the long wooden table. A man holding a shiny iPad Pro types something on the screen, and the drone suddenly flips over backward then comes to rest on the table’s surface. Next, a small gray robot …

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