With MacOS Mojave, Apple introduces new security features to Safari that make it harder for shady web trackers to follow you and new privacy controls that let you restrict apps from accessing your Mac’s webcam and microphone. Previous iterations of MacOS let you set permissions for apps accessing your location, contacts, photos, calendar and reminders. …
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At WWDC 2018, Apple took the name for its Mac operating system down from Northern California’s majestic mountains and moved southward to the Golden State’s famed desert. After a run of mountain themes — Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra — Apple has named the next version of MacOS (version 10.14) after California’s Mojave Desert. MacOS Mojave (version 10.14) is available now …
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If you want to step back from Chrome, the Vivaldi alternative browser just grew up a notch with the addition of cross-computer sync and other improvements in version 2.0. Vivaldi, with about 1 million people using it each month, doesn’t have anything like the visibility or clout of Google’s Chrome, Mozilla’s Firefox or Apple’s Safari. But if you’re looking for …
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The iPhone XS Max is outselling the smaller XS by three to four times, an analyst says, and the 256GB storage option is proving the most popular. The 6.5-inch iPhone is doing “better than expected,” TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a note reported by MacRumors. But the 512GB option is “subject to a serious shortage” because Samsung …
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With MacOS Mojave, you get Stacks, dark mode, a new screenshot tool and a more fully functional Finder. Let’s have a look inside Finder’s new bag of tricks. Gallery view Gallery view replaces Cover Flow. Like Cover Flow, it gives you a large preview of the file you have selected, but the preview is even larger with Gallery view. Unlike Cover …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Stacks are useful. Dark Mode is fun. The new screenshot tool and the more fully functional Finder are also welcome additions with MacOS Mojave, but my favorite new feature of Mojave is something tiny but hugely important: Safari favicons. I’m not the only …
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Apple on Monday said it’s completed a deal to acquire music recognition app Shazam, and the app will soon become ad-free for all users. “Apple and Shazam have a long history together,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music, in a press release. “Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With the release of iOS 12, iOS devices with Face ID are gaining a fun new feature called Memoji. Currently, the list of supported devices includes the iPhone X, iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon) and iPhone XS Max ($427 at eBay). The Memoji feature …
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This might sound a bit meta, but Microsoft is applying new digital brains to cut down on the difficulties of using artificial intelligence technology. Artificial intelligence, which these days typically refers to technology called neural networks or machine learning modeled loosely on human brains, is moving from the exotic to the mainstream in the computing world. But that doesn’t make …
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Control Center, home to shortcuts for things like Wi-Fi toggles and adjusting display brightness, has a new home on the iPad ($170 at Amazon). Starting with iOS 12, instead of opening the multitasking view via a gesture or double-pressing the home button, iPad users will need to swipe down from the top-right corner. Specifically, a swipe down over the battery …
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