Tag: MacOS

Apple Will Permanently Remove Dashboard In macOS Catalina

“Apple’s Dashboard is getting quietly removed from the company’s upcoming macOS Catalina update,” reports The Verge, citing Appleosophy and MacRumors. “The Dashboard first launched seven years ago with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger in 2005 and saw its final update in 2011 with the launch of OS X 10.7 Lion.” From the report: The app first introduced the concept of widgets…

Apple Debuts SwiftUI and New Xcode Interactive Development Experience

Apple today announced SwiftUI, a framework that complements its open source compiled programming language for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, Linux, and other platforms alongside a reimagined development experience in Xcode 11. VentureBeat reports: SwiftUI lets developers specify UI with simple declarations. In practice, it reduces hundreds of lines of code to just a few, and it provides default support for common…

Apple’s MacOS Catalina Will Open Up To iPad Apps, Be Available In the Fall

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: Apple on Monday announced the next version of MacOS. Called Catalina, the next major revision of the MacOS will replace the iTunes app with three dedicated media apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. The update coming this fall will also let Mac users run iPad apps they can download through the…

Apple Introduces Privacy-Focused ‘Sign in With Apple’ Button For Sites and Apps

Apple today announced a “Sign in with Apple” button — that is similar to sign-in buttons from Twitter, Facebook or Google that allow users to quickly login to a range of services using their social media account. But unlike any existing solution, Apple is focusing on privacy. From a report: More importantly, you can choose to hide your email address, and…

iTunes Expected To Be Retired After Over 18 Years

While it was initially reported that iTunes would live on in macOS 10.15, it now looks like the app will be retired, over 18 years after it was introduced by the late Steve Jobs at Macworld on January 9, 2001. MacRumors reports: Apple will be replacing iTunes with standalone Music, TV, and Podcasts apps in the next major version of macOS,…

Apple Poised To Bring Mac and iPad Closer Than Ever

It’s pretty much a given that next week’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference will bring new versions of MacOS and iOS. The real question is just how much convergence there will be between the 2 operating systems. From a report: The Mac remains popular even as the bulk of Apple’s business is now selling phones and tablets, both of which have been…

The Dark Side of Dark Mode

Apple, which has already introduced “dark mode” in macOS, is widely expected to replicate this in its mobile operating system iOS this year. The move comes as a number of technology companies introduce dark mode in their apps and operating systems. But is it something everyone wants? TidBITS: When text is white on a black background as it would be in…

Microsoft Launches First Edge Preview Builds For Mac Users

Microsoft today announced the launch of a preview or canary build of its Microsoft Edge browser designed for the macOS operating system. Microsoft Edge for macOS can be installed from the Microsoft Edge Insider site on compatible Macs. MacRumors reports: Microsoft says that the initial build available today includes several interface changes to meld the Microsoft design language with the design…

Can You Build Your Own Mac?

“If you’re sick of MacBooks but love MacOS, be brave and convert a new laptop into a Hackintosh with our exhaustive guide,” writes Motherboard, in an article shared by eatmorekix: Perhaps it’s the fact that Apple solders on all of its main parts on its laptops. Perhaps it’s the inability for users to repair or upgrade their own machines. Maybe it’s…