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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 rolls major Safari redesign out to Macs ahead of Monterey release

Enlarge / Safari’s new look (and some light fixtures? ) (credit: Apple) This week, Apple released Safari 15 for macOS Big Sur and Catalina. Among other things, the new update includes a major design overhaul—plus the ability to roll back to the old layout and look if you’re not a fan. Apple company released major […]

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Apple fixes security vulnerabilities in new versions of iOS, macOS, and watchOS

Enlarge / The iPhone 12 mini. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple released new versions of its iOS and iPadOS 14 , macOS Big Sur , plus watchOS 7 operating systems. The updates hit just one day before Apple is expected to reveal its new iPhone and Apple Watch models and the release dates for iOS […]

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macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 is here, but it doesn’t seem to do much

Enlarge / The front of the 24-inch iMac with Apple’s M1 chip. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple released a new version of its Mac operating system, macOS Big Sur. The new update is labeled macOS Big Sur 11.5.2, but there aren’t any new features or major security updates. Rather, macOS 11.5.2 focuses on “bug fixes.” […]

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iPadOS 14. 7 and macOS Big Sur 11. 5 come with plenty of bug fixes and security updates

Enlarge / The front of the 2019 iPad Air, which has since been replaced with a more modern design. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has released new versions of its iPadOS and macOS operating systems just a couple of days after the company updated iOS, watchOS, and tvOS . The iPadOS update adds some new features […]

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iOS 14.6 and macOS Big Sur 11.4 arrive with new audio features and more

Enlarge / The 2020 iPhone lineup. From left to right: iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone SE, and iPhone 12 mini. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple released a plethora of operating system updates today, including iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, tvOS 14.6, watchOS 7.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.4. Generally, today’s software updates […]

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macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 addresses MacBook Pro charging issues

Enlarge / The update is available on supported Macs today. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple released a small update to macOS Big Sur, numbered 11.2.1. Primarily, it fixes a problem affecting some MacBook Pro models that prevented their batteries from charging properly. It also fixed a sudo bug that could in some cases play a […]

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Apple rolls out macOS Big Sur 11.2 with bug fixes and Bluetooth tweaks

Enlarge / The update prompt for macOS Big Sur 11.2. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple pushed out a small update to its macOS 11 Big Sur operating system for supported Mac laptops and desktops. Labeled Big Sur 11.2, the update “improves Bluetooth reliability” and fixes a number of bugs. Those bugs include one widely reported […]

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Some Big Sur Consumers Cannot Upgrade macOS Because of an MDM Insect

Expand (charge: Apple) Before this week, many macOS sysadmins started reporting that several Apple apparatus were neglecting to update to Big Sur variant 11.1. Affected users can temporarily observe the 11.1 update, but it disappears from your upgrade UI and in the control line softwareupdate tool although not been installed. Erroneous update ask Developer Victor […]

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Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 Inspection: Maybe Not Too Mad with

The 2020, M1-equipped Mac mini. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple is insane, right? The Mac only had its very best year of earnings, also Cupertino is hitting on the stage with a jolt like it has not had in almost 15 years–ago at a period when the Mac has been not with such a great […]