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Amazon’s new Prime Video app for Mac enables local downloads on desktop

Enlarge / The Amazon Prime Video app for macOS. (credit: Samuel Axon) Amazon has released a Prime Video app that runs natively on the Mac. The app offers many of the same features as the mobile app but is available in the Mac App Store. The app is free to download but requires an Amazon […]

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Apple patent fights lookie-loos with glasses-activated screen blur

Enlarge / For your eyes only. (credit: Apple ) Apple is giving new meaning to the phrase “for your eyes only. ” A patent filed by Apple and published Thursday by the US Patent and Trademark Office details the tech giant’s interest in creating “privacy eyewear” that blurs content on a device’s screen unless someone […]

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Judge rejects Apple’s arguments for delaying ordered iOS App Store changes

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) In September, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple must allow iOS developers to direct users to external content-purchasing mechanisms outside of the App Store’s built-in In-App Purchases. Tuesday night, Rogers refused Apple’s request to stay that ruling, setting the stage for it to go into […]

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Leaked Apple silicon roadmap reveals plans for Mac Pro, MacBook Air

Enlarge / The M1 SoC die compared to M1 Pro and M1 Max. (credit: Apple) Apple has already finalized the second generation of Mac processors, and the third generation is expected to be made with a new 3-nanometer process, according to a report in The Information citing people with direct knowledge of the plans. The […]

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Apple’s Federighi delivers dramatic speech on dangers of sideloading

Enlarge / Apple’s Software Engineering SVP Craig Federighi speaks at Web Summit 2021. (credit: Web Summit) Apple executive Craig Federighi, who is responsible for the company’s iOS software for iPhones, delivered a lengthy speech intended to alarm listeners about what might happen if Apple is forced to allow users to sideload apps. The speech was […]