If you’re still using Adobe’s Flash Player, you’ve got 55 more days until Mozilla fully banishes it from Firefox. Firefox 83, released Tuesday, is the penultimate version of the web browser that will run Flash software, and Firefox 85 will completely disable it when it arrives on Jan. 12, 2021. Flash expanded browser abilities with …
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Apple says it’ll change how it collects data on the MacOS apps you launch
Apple said Monday it’ll change the way it logs data from your Mac about the apps you launch. Cybersecurity experts pointed out Thursday that a security feature was sending the information to Apple along with your IP address, which effectively ties data about the apps you use to your location. The data was also transmitted to Apple over the internet …
Read More »Apple’s MacOS Big Sur updates are crashing and failing for some users
If you’re trying to update your MacOS software to Big Sur, you may have encountered installation delays of hours or even days. People have been reporting problems on Twitter, with Apple now confirming a download issue starting at 10 a.m. PT Thursday. Servers seem to be very slow, with the update failing completely for some customers. After saying it had …
Read More »New emoji for bubble tea, transgender flag and more coming to iOS 14.2
The latest iOS beta includes several new emoji, including bubble tea, a transgender flag and roller skates, according to a Tuesday blog post by Emojipedia. iOS 14.2 is currently in beta for developer testing, so iOS users should have access to the new emoji sometime next month, the site estimates. The latest additions are also included in the most recent …
Read More »MacOS Big Sur: Cool new features and borrowed tricks in the public beta
Now that Apple has released the public beta of MacOS 11 Big Sur — with the iOS 14 and Watch OS 7 public betas already in the wild — anyone with a compatible Mac can try out the new software that offers a fresh coat of paint and new ways of working on MacBooks, iMacs, Mac Minis and Mac Pros. …
Read More »You can try iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 early if you don’t mind the bugs
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is releasing major new software updates in the fall for iPhones and iPads, and now you can download prerelease versions of them for a test-drive. Apple’s new iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 public betas can be installed for free on any recent …
Read More »Apple’s ‘walled garden’ walls will get even higher with iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and MacOS Big Sur
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The tech industry often refers to Apple’s ecosystem of devices as a “walled garden,” an idyllic world of tech where each of the company’s devices work together because Apple controls intricate details of how they work. In a few months, that wall will …
Read More »Everything Apple just announced at WWDC 2020: iOS 14, MacOS Big Sur, new Mac chips
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple‘s opening keynote Monday for WWDC 2020, its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, started with Tim Cook addressing the empty auditorium about Black Lives Matter and coronavirus before it launched into the announcement of iOS 14 and its home-screen redesign and new widgets. Thus …
Read More »Apple says the new MacOS Big Sur update is its biggest design change in almost 20 years
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple on Monday introduced the new Big Sur version of its MacOS operating system for its laptops and desktops, with a big focus on updating the Safari web browser. The announcement came during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which for the first time took place …
Read More »I’m starting to think the ultimate iPad may be a Mac
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. What’s Apple’s computer of the future? I’ve wondered about this for a while. MacBooks have bored me, and I use them less and less. I mean, I’m writing this article on a MacBook. I’ll publish it on a MacBook. But I’d rather use …
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