The Duet Display app that turns an iPad into a fast and customizable wireless second display for your Mac or Windows PC is bringing new features to anyone with a Duet Air subscription.
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Saurik says Cydia Impactor “Xcode 7.3” error fix could come mid-December
Saurik made a rare public appearance on Twitter Tuesday afternoon to discuss the future of Cydia Impactor and a particularly frustrating error that users have been experiencing since Apple pushed some of its latest software updates for Mac and iOS.
More specifically, Saurik talked about an error in which Cydia Impactor would tell users that they needed to upgrade to Xcode 7.3 when they were trying to side-load a pertinent jailbreak app, such as Chimera, Electra, or unc0ver. That message looked something like this:
IBM says Mac users are more productive at work compared to PC users
IBM has new research out before the end of 2019 that states Mac users are having a heyday for the company, while PC users appear to be trailing behind pretty significantly.
Satechi’s Bluetooth Extended Keypad works with Macs and iOS
Accessory vendor Satechi yesterday released a new product: Bluetooth Extended Keypad.
Windows is getting the Internet Recovery feature that Macs have had since 2011
Among all the ways you can start up your Mac, the Internet Recovery option is perhaps the most useful troubleshooting feature. First debuted as part of the OS X Lion update eight years ago in July 2011, Internet Recovery is now coming to Windows 10 PCs courtesy of Microsoft.
Switched from Windows to Mac: Get used to new keys, keyboard shortcuts, and apps
Here are several common differences you should be aware of and get used to if you’re switching from a Windows computer to a Mac.
5 reasons that make VideoProc a great 4K Mac video editor for beginners [sponsor]
Avoiding compatibility issues is crucial to enjoying your 4K, high frame rate and slow-motion footage across a myriad of devices. VideoProc can help with that. Rather than pile up a bunch of complex features you’ll never use, VideoProc is a focused app that's very easy to use and includes a plethora of powerful features like hardware acceleration to ensure that your converted videos play back without a hiccup no matter the platform.
All-new iCloud for Windows app now available in the Microsoft Store
Apple has been working on a new iCloud app for Windows for a bit of time now. Today, that app is finally available to download for Windows users.
iTunes in Windows will keep ‘the same experience’ it has now
iTunes is dead. Long live iTunes (in Windows). While Apple was happy to ring the death knell for iTunes in macOS, there was still some speculation swirling around as to what it all meant for Windows users out there using iTunes. Had Apple just killed syncing in Windows? Turns out that, no, Apple did not do that.
5KPlayer is a powerful UHD player that turns your Mac into an AirPlay receiver [sponsor]
If you need a more capable, hardware-accelerated 4K video player for your Ultra HD videos, one capable of streaming your media from iOS devices or even mirroring the screen of an iOS device to your Mac via AirPlay, 5KPlayer is it. With this comprehensive media player, you can watch 4K and UHD movies on your Mac without stuttering, manage your media with ease, open all common video and audio formats without conversions and more.
Watch this: an internal Apple music video that parodies Windows 95
Shortly following Steve Jobs' exile from Apple in 1985, the company went into a downturn with Mac sales under increasing pressure from commodity PCs running Microsoft software. The desktop wars of the '90s were pretty much over when the software giant released Windows 95, the first good-enough version of its operating system for the masses.
Ventana brings a Windows 10-inspired Lock screen to jailbroken iPhones and iPads
If you like how the Windows 10 Lock screen looks and feels, then you’ll probably enjoy using a jailbreak tweak called Ventana by iOS developers CoolStar and Jeremy Goulet. This tweak redesigns your iPhone or iPad’s Lock screen to make interface elements appear more as they would on a Windows 10 device.
Right out of the box, Ventana themes the Now Playing interface, any incoming notification banners you might have waiting for your attention, and the date and time display. Ventana also provides you with a Siri shortcut akin to the Cortana shortcut that you might find on Windows 10.