The 15th annual faceoff between flagship TVs from LG, Samsung, and Sony revealed that picture quality continues to improve while performance differences continue to dwindle.

As of July 2012, Thunderbird has transitioned to a new governance model, with new features being developed by the broader free software and open source community, and security fixes and improvements handled by Mozilla.

Thunderbird is a free, open-source, cross-platform e-mail and news (NNTP) client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox, a project aimed at creating a Web browser.

Version 60.7.2:

• Various security fixes
• Complete list of changes can be found here

• OS X 10.9 or later

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We at iLounge have a special deal on Mondly with Lifetime Subscription, which allows you to learn a new language of your choosing. There’s no

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Craig Federighi, software chief for Apple has revealed that Mac apps such as Stocks, Home, Voice Memos, and News will be getting significant upgrades to

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The Tor Browser Bundle is an easy-to-use portable package of Tor, Vidalia, Torbutton, and a Firefox fork preconfigured to work together out of the box. It contains a modified copy of Firefox that aims to resolve the privacy and security issues in mainline version.

Tor was originally designed, implemented, and deployed as a third-generation onion-routing project of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. It was originally developed with the U.S. Navy in mind, for the primary purpose of protecting government communications. Today, it is used every day for a wide variety of purposes by normal people, the military, journalists, law-enforcement officers, activists, and many others.

Version 8.5.2:

• Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

• OS X 10.9 or later

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Alfred is an award-winning productivity application for OS X. Alfred saves you time when you search for files online or on your Mac. Be more productive with hotkeys, keywords, and file actions at your fingertips.

Loads of app-launching, file-searching goodness - free for you to download and use with no strings attached. Alfred is the ultimate productivity tool for your Mac. Get it and see for yourself.

Get the Powerpack. Discover the Powerpack, a set of incredibly powerful features, built on top of the robust core of Alfred and integrated with OS X.

• Single license: 19 pounds (GBP) for single user
• Family license: 29 pounds (GBP) for 5 users under one roof
• Mega Supporter: 35 pounds (GBP) Single User with Free Lifetime Upgrades

Note: This application contains in-app and/or external module purchases.

Version 4.0.2:

Fixed:

• ...

Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at anytime, from anywhere.

• Create notes containing text and audio
• Find printed and handwritten text within images
• Clip application and web content directly into Evernote
• Synchronize with the Evernote Service and access all notes, even ones taken using other clients

Note: while Evernote is listed as free, there are subscription pricing plans that can be viewed here.

Version 7.11:
Fixed:

• Migration error that some users encountered after upgrading to 7.10
• Evernote helper displayed null as keyboard shortcut
• Audio note recorded in Mac client and shared via email did not play in Mac Mail application...

Transmit is an excellent FTP (file transfer protocol), SFTP, S3 (Amazon.com file hosting) and iDisk/WebDAV client that allows you to upload, download, and delete files over the internet. With the most Mac-like interface available, Transmit makes FTP as simple, fun, and easy as it can possibly be.

Version 5.5.1:
New

• Support for generating 8192-bit RSA keys

Improved

• Remaining transfer time is now more consistent

Fixed

• Automator actions now work as expected
• Resolved a crash that could occur when editing remote files on some FTP servers
• Renaming a symlink now works as expected if the directory isn’t cached
• Fixed a crash when editing documents in an external editor
• Improved S3 with IAM authentication error format
• Fixed scroll bar color in disconnected remote server view
• Resolved an issue where multiple errors could block...

NTFS breaks down the barriers between Windows and macOS. Paragon NTFS effectively solves the communication problems between the Mac system and NTFS. Write, edit, copy, move, delete files on NTFS volumes from your Mac. Access all your NTFS drives and perform the most common volume operations like mount, unmount, and verify. Quickly restart your Mac in Windows from the menubar if it is installed on your mounted NTFS drive. Excellent solution for end users, SOHO, and enterprise, supports all NTFS versions from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows 8 (NTFS versions 1.2, 3.0, and 3.1), and mounts the NTFS volumes as native ones.

Features

• Unprecedented high NTFS performance. The transfer rate is the same as with the native HFS file system.
• Familiar interface that is similar to Apple’s Disk Utility.
• Menu Bar add-on that gives you 1-click
• Enable ownership and specify which users are allowed to access each newly-created file or folder,...

iMazing (was DiskAid) is the ultimate iOS device manager with capabilities far beyond what iTunes offers.

With iMazing and your iOS device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod), you can:

• Copy music to and from any iOS device (even from one iOS device to another!), regardless of what Mac or PC the device is already synced to. Music transfer done right, without limitations or restrictions.
• Backup & restore individual iOS apps along with your custom saved data, perfect for freeing up space on your iOS device without losing your files, great for installing apps including your data on another iOS device you own.
• Transfer files to and from an iOS device, and browse the iOS file system.
• Use your iOS device like a USB key.
• Browse and save messages (SMS, MMS, iMessage), voicemails, and call logs, none of which iTunes can do.
• Browse, save, and add contacts to your iPhone, without automatically adding them to your...

Vivaldi is a browser for our friends.

We live in our browsers. Choose one that has the features you need, a style that fits and values you can stand by. From the look and feel, to how you interact with your browser, every aspect of Vivaldi can be tweaked and customized. You’re in control. Online privacy is more important than ever and how your browser handles sensitive data is crucial. Vivaldi doesn’t track or store any of your data. Managing hundreds of tabs is a breeze, and built-in tools like Notes and screen Capture mean there’s no need to hunt for add-ons.

Version 2.6.1566.40:
New:

• Add support for blocking ‘abusive’ Ads

Accessibility:

• Allow to open “Find in Page” result with keyboard via Ctrl+Enter if it is a link

Profiles:

• Update the avatars
• Add support for adding and deleting in the popup
• Allow editing of avatar within the popup

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Back in May, the FTC won its antitrust suit against Qualcomm, but Qualcomm unsurprisingly appealed the ruling. Today, the FTC objected to Qualcomm attempting to introduce internal Apple documents as part of its efforts to appeal that antitrust ruling.

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Pokémon Go thrived on the joys of simple discovery and exploration. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, as befits a game inspired by the goings-on at an imaginary elite school, requires learning so many extra features that it sometimes feels more like taking a class.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It does probably mean that its extra dose of complexity will keep developer Niantic’s game from achieving the same pinnacle of popularity as its 2016 blockbuster, but its appeal lies in offering the best bits of Pokémon Go’s experience for a different sort of crowd. After spending some time with Wizards Unite, I’m fairly certain I number among them.

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Previously, Apple updated the firmware for the AirPort Extreme. Now, the older, 802.11n, AirPort Base Station and its siblings have also been updated.

Firmware update 7.8.1 improves the security of your base station and is recommended for all Apple 802.11n Wi-Fi base stations including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule.

Gizmodo writes:

…if you really want a reminder of just how dumb everything is in 2019, check out this video from GE, which recently went viral on Twitter. GE even had the audacity to call it a “smart” light bulb.

A video from GE demonstrates some really bad design decisions. Really bad.

There are two product lines I wish Apple would revive: computer monitors for us normal folks (sorry, Pro Display XDR, that’s not you) and its AirPort line. But the former is at least on life support as the tech giant has posted a security update of its AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule Base Stations dating back to 2007.

In a support document, Apple says firmware update 7.8.1 improves the security of your base station and is recommended for all Apple 802.11n Wi-Fi base stations including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule. You can use the AirPort Utility app in macOS or iOS to install the firmware update.

Apple discontinued its AirPort line of products — which included the AirPort Express ($99), the AirPort Extreme ($199), and the AirPort Time Capsule ($299) — in April 2018. This came ass no surprise. Apple hadn’t refreshed...

Apple has announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units which contain a battery that may overheat and pose a safety risk. 

The units were sold primarily between September 2015 and February 2017 and can be identified by their product serial number. The recall doesn’t affect any other 15-inch MacBook Pro units or other Mac notebooks.

Apple is asking customers to stop using affected 15-inch MacBook Pro units. Customers should visit apple.com/support/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall for details on product eligibility and how to have a battery replaced, free of charge.

To confirm which model you have, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu () in the upper-left corner of your screen. If you have “MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015),” enter your computer’s serial number on the program page to see if it is eligible for a battery...

Apple has announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units which contain a battery that may overheat and pose a safety risk. 

The units were sold primarily between September 2015 and February 2017 and can be identified by their product serial number. The recall doesn’t affect any other 15-inch MacBook Pro units or other Mac notebooks.

Apple is asking customers to stop using affected 15-inch MacBook Pro units. Customers should visit apple.com/support/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall for details on product eligibility and how to have a battery replaced, free of charge.

To confirm which model you have, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu () in the upper-left corner of your screen. If you have “MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015),” enter your computer’s serial number on the program page to see if it is eligible for a battery...

Apple on Thursday launched a voluntary recall and replacement program on Thursday for the 15-inch 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina Display, saying that batteries on some of these devices could overheat and "may pose a fire safety risk." From a report: The current generation is not impacted thankfully; if you have a 2016-2018 MacBook Pro you can breathe a sigh of relief. Actually, the only model covered by the recall is the "Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015." If you own that model, don't panic -- it is not all of them. To see if your computer has the faulty battery, you need to enter your serial number on Apple's website.

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If you've ever tried to find a locksmith on Google in a pinch, this may not surprise you. Turns out Google Maps is filled with millions of scam operations that are impersonating real businesses, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal....

Apple has issued a recall for certain 15-inch MacBook Pros sold between 2015 and 2017 due to a fire hazard caused by overheating batteries, and Apple even says to not use affected computers until they’re repaired.

Looking to start practicing yoga? Or maybe you’re an experienced yogi but want to start enhancing your sessions with your Apple devices? Follow along for the best yoga apps for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

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Apple has expanded its repair partnership with technology superstore Best Buy to include every Best Buy store in the United States. But if you have a choice, is Best Buy the best place to go for Apple repairs?

Google has no future plans to release additional tablet devices and has even canceled two models that were in development, the company confirmed to Computerworld today.

Google has not released a tablet in 2019, but did come out with the Pixel Slate in 2018. Google was working on two smaller tablets, but ultimately decided to stop focusing on the tablet form factor in favor of laptops.

The Pixel Slate was Google's first Pixel-branded tablet offering, and as Computerworld clarifies, Google considers a tablet to be a device that detaches completely from a keyboard base or has no physical keyboard at all. Google considers its two-in-one convertible devices like the Pixelbook to be laptops, not tablets.

Google announced its plans to discontinue work on tablets to employees...

Microsoft is bringing its Immersive Reader to Minecraft: Education Edition. The tool will let users expand the text in character dialogue, settings and boards. Immersive Reader will dictate each word as it is highlighted, so users can follow along, a...

You'll soon be able to don Jason Voorhees' iconic hockey mask and try to wipe out a group of campers (or flee from the masked menace) on Switch, as there's at last a release date for Friday the 13th: The Game on Nintendo's console. It emerged back in...

Jamf, a company that makes software exclusively to Mac products, commissioned a survey that found enterprise Mac users felt more productive after switching from Windows. I think my claim of “bias” is pretty obvious. This totally won’t help Jamf sell more enterprise software.

When workers were asked to identify the reasons why they chose a Mac, 1 respondents cited Apple product preference, perceived reliability of the brand and Mac’s strong support for applications and resources needed to do job-related activities.

The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee have introduced a new compromise bill, the "Stopping Bad Robocalls Act," joining other government efforts to halt the tide of unwanted spam calls.

The US Senate has shown bipartisan support for a bill to crack down on robocalls, and now it's the House's turn. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and Ranking Member Greg Walden have introduced a bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls A...

While Apple’s AirPort lineup has long been discontinued, the company is still supporting the devices with software updates. AirPort Express, Extreme, and Time Capsule Base Stations have received a new firmware security update today.

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There's no one right way to build a robot, just as there's no singular means of imparting it with intelligence. Last month, Engadget spoke with Carnegie Mellon University associate research professor and the director of the Resilient Intelligent Syst...

Amazon Music might be coming to a TV near you soon. Comcast is bringing the music streaming service to Xfinity X1 over the next few weeks. It says it's the first time you'll be able to access Amazon Music on a TV via a pay-TV provider. You can say "A...

John Sundell has secured yet another notable guest for his informative “Swift by Sundell” podcast. This time around, Chris Lattner has joined the show. Lattner created Apple’s Swift programming language before briefly joining Tesla and eventually ending up at Google.

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Grado is a well-known brand in audiophile circles, and one of the few companies to specialize in open-back headphones. Believe it or not, the GW100 is only their first Bluetooth model.

Netflix's Hack Days tend to produce at least one or two genuinely practical ideas, and that's certainly true for its 2019 efforts. One of the biggest experiments from the in-house event, Project Rumble Pak, syncs its namesake haptic feedback effects...

In May Apple decided to expand keyboard repairs because of the growing anger over the butterfly keyboard failing. Today Apple has posted an important notice for batteries in certain MacBook Pro units.

The page details how to check if your MacBook Pro is affected and what to do next.

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They are not yet in the developer betas but Federighi said they’ll be updated for the public beta.

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Apple will continue to lead the field in smartwatches, with new research indicating it will have over a quarter of the market in 2023.

Apple on Thursday announced a voluntary recall for owners of the 15-inch MacBook Pro. If you bought such a laptop between September 2015 and February 2017, it could have a battery that is at risk of overheating. Apple will replace the battery in these laptops for free.

To see if your laptop is part of the recall, click on the Apple () menu and select About This Mac. In the overview section of the About This Mac window that appears, you should see the operating system as the main header. Just underneath that is the listing for your Mac. If it says, “MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015),” take note of the serial number. Then go to Apple’s website and submit the serial number to see if your 15-inch MacBook Pro is part of the recall.

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Later this year, organization GLSEN will award Tim Cook with the Champion Award for his efforts in fighting for LGBT rights and equality.

Apple warned that President Trump’s proposed trade tariffs would hit many of its products and ’tilt the playing field’ in favor of others.

Apple today announced the launch of a voluntary recall and replacement program for 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Retina display sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to battery failure issues. Affected batteries may overheat and pose a fire safety risk.

Customers are being asked to stop using affected MacBook Pro units until they can take steps to have their batteries replaced following Apple's instructions. Apple says affected units in need of replacement can be identified by entering a Mac's serial number in the recall program page.

The recall affects just the 15-inch MacBook Pro from 2015 and does not impact later models...

Apple today announced a voluntary recall of some 15-inch MacBook Pro units that have a battery that may overheat and potentially pose a safety risk, and is asking affected users to stop using the machines if they are impacted.

Niantic has decided to surprise us. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is available to download now, with the original launch date being tomorrow, June 21. I’ve spent a couple of minutes playing and reached level 2. Certain aspects of the game are slow, like UI-wise, like when you level up. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is set in J.K. Rowling’s fictional universe where players help protect the wizarding world from exposure to muggles. Players will use their smartphones to capture magical creatures running loose, hunt potion ingredients, and use portkeys to travel to popular locations in the wizarding world. Download it here: App Store: Free

Apple just published a new Press Release:

• Important notice for batteries in certain MacBook Pro units

Latest Apple AirPods hit a new Amazon all-time low price, today’s Logitech Gold Box has deals from $15, and Apple Watch Series 4 is $80 off. Head below for more in this episode of the 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Meteorologist is a simple interface to weather provided by weather.com. It provides the ability to show the weather in the main menu bar, displaying more detail in a pop-up menu, whose contents are customizeable from the preferences. The source code is available.

Version 3.1.8:

• Added translation of German special characters (umlauts) to ASCII.
• Added detection of wake from sleep to avoid some wifi problems.
• Detect and report (but can't auto-resolve) Yahoo! OAuth errors in the Console log (along with other possible validation errors).
• Updated Yahoo! authentication, again. This time for X-Yahoo-App-Id.
• Added support for Yahoo! location to be either city,state or lat,long.
• Allow for unknown weather icons for APIXU (after wake from sleep)
• Correct a recurring 9999 for...

Back in 2017, Facebook and Respawn Entertainment revealed the developer was working on a virtual reality AAA shooter. While things have been fairly secretive since (so much so that it might have fallen off your radar), we'll hear more about it at thi...

The same day Thom Yorke's upcoming album ANIMA comes out, he'll release a short musical film directed by frequent collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson. The one-reeler will be set to three ANIMA tracks, and Yorke is expected to both score and star in the...

GLSEN, an organization promoting LBGTQ-friendly spaces in K-12 schools, announced on Thursday that Apple CEO Tim Cook is receiving a "Champion" award for his efforts in promoting likeminded causes.

Apple has urged the Trump administration not to proceed with tariffs of up to 25 percent on a fourth set of goods imported from China, which would impact nearly all of its products, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, Beats, HomePod, batteries, repair parts, and more.

In a letter sent to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer [PDF] this week, Apple warned that the tariffs would reduce the company's contributions to the U.S. economy and weigh on its...

As someone who won't turn down an invite to a barbecue, the one thing missing in my life is a grill. That's the part about living in New York City that saddens me. So, when McCormick invited me to check out its new concept grill, the SUMR HITS 5000,...

Apple has formally requested that the U.S. not impose tariffs upon its imported products in a letter, saying that it would greatly impact Apple's business, and unfairly benefit competitors.

Amid trade tensions between the United States and China, Apple this week sent a letter to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. In the letter, Apple says that proposed tariffs would hit all of its major products, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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For some, chasing the neighborhood ice cream truck is a favorite summer tradition. But many ice cream trucks have diesel engines, and older models keep those engines running to power the freezers. That means you get a hefty side of CO2 emissions with...

Gatorade is releasing its first-ever augmented reality Snapchat lens today with inspiration from soccer legends Mia Hamm and Mallory Pugh and a special tie-in from Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss.

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Continuing on with its mantra “Tech for Good,” Nimble has released its latest product: Bottle Case. Available for modern iPhones, the new case is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles and the company makes a donation to protect the world’s oceans with each purchase.

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Adobe has brought Lightroom, its flagship photo editing and management app, to the Mac App Store a year after Apple announced its big revamp coinciding with the release of macOS Mojave. The move is Adobe's first major app to make the leap.

DigiDNA has released iMazing Mini (https://imazing.com), an update to their free macOS utility designed to automatically backup iOS devices over any local Wi-Fi network.

The app offers users the ability to backup their iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch whenever the device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as their Mac.It also offers a battery health tool, as well as drag ’n drop workflows to copy music, photos and documents from a computer to mobile devices.

iMazing Mini works with macOS 10.9 or higher and Windows 7 or later. It’s compatible with all iOS versions.

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DigiDNA has released iMazing Mini (https://imazing.com), an update to their free macOS utility designed to automatically backup iOS devices over any local Wi-Fi network.

The app offers users the ability to backup their iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch whenever the device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as their Mac.It also offers a battery health tool, as well as drag ’n drop workflows to copy music, photos and documents from a computer to mobile devices.

iMazing Mini works with macOS 10.9 or higher and Windows 7 or later. It’s compatible with all iOS versions.

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Eco-friendly battery maker Nimble is out with its latest product -- a line of iPhone cases made from entirely recycled plastic bottles.

iMazing (was DiskAid) is the ultimate iOS device manager with capabilities far beyond what iTunes offers.

With iMazing and your iOS device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod), you can:

• Copy music to and from any iOS device (even from one iOS device to another!), regardless of what Mac or PC the device is already synced to. Music transfer done right, without limitations or restrictions.
• Backup & restore individual iOS apps along with your custom saved data, perfect for freeing up space on your iOS device without losing your files, great for installing apps including your data on another iOS device you own.
• Transfer files to and from an iOS device, and browse the iOS file system.
• Use your iOS device like a USB key.
• Browse and save messages (SMS, MMS, iMessage), voicemails, and call logs, none of which iTunes can do.
• Browse, save, and add contacts to your iPhone, without automatically adding them to your...

iRobot, the company behind the Roomba, is about to do more than vacuum your house, mop your floors and mow the lawn. Today the company announced that it's acquired Root Robotics, and it will add the Root educational coding robot to its lineup.

Patently Apple only covers those that are part of higher profile inventions that have a chance of coming to market over time. Today's report covers continuation patents for smart fabrics and Augmented Reality that will be used on AR Glasses

Neil Cybart, laying out Apple’s pre-2018 “pull” strategy:

One way of conceptualizing this product strategy is to think of every major Apple product category being attached to a rope. The order in which these products were attached to the rope was determined by the degree to which technology was made more personal via new workflows and processes for getting work done. Accordingly, Apple Watch and iPhone were located on the end of the rope held by Apple management. Meanwhile, Mac desktops were located at the other end of the rope while iPads and Mac portables were somewhere in the middle.

As Apple management pulled on the rope, the Apple Watch and iPhone received much of the attention while the Mac increasingly resembled dead weight.

And:

The quicker Apple pulled on the rope, the more chaotic the end of the rope moved.

But that seems to be changing:

Over the past two years, we received clues that a major change was beginning to take hold in...

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of people using digital wallets will increase from 2.3 billion this year to nearly 4 billion, or 50% of the world’s population, by 2024. This in turn will push wallet transaction values up by more than 80% to more than $9 trillion per annum.

The research group says that the strongest growth is expected to come through online payments for remote purchases. Juniper’s study argues that increases here would be driven by a greater volume of transactions conducted via stored credentials. For example, in the U.S., annual spend per digital wallet is expected to increase from around $3,350 this year to more than $6,400 by 2024.

What’s more, Juniper says usage will be...

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of people using digital wallets will increase from 2.3 billion this year to nearly 4 billion, or 50% of the world’s population, by 2024. This in turn will push wallet transaction values up by more than 80% to more than $9 trillion per annum.

The research group says that the strongest growth is expected to come through online payments for remote purchases. Juniper’s study argues that increases here would be driven by a greater volume of transactions conducted via stored credentials. For example, in the U.S., annual spend per digital wallet is expected to increase from around $3,350 this year to more than $6,400 by 2024.

What’s more, Juniper says usage will be...

Adobe Pepper Flash Player is a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems. Pepper Flash plugin is built for Chromium-based browsers, i.e. Chrome, Opera, Chromium etc.

Version 32.0.0.207:

• Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

• OS X 10.10 or later
• Latest versions of Google Chrome or Opera recommended

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Adobe Lightroom users now have a new way to subscribe to and install the pro software: Apple’s Mac App Store. Apple named Lightroom among the apps that were set to launch or return on the redesigned Mac App Store on macOS Mojave last summer at WWDC 2018, and today Adobe has fulfilled that promise.

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Adorama is making way for 2019 inventory with killer closeout deals on MacBook Pros and Apple's Smart Keyboard Folio. Save up to $1,300 on the computers and iPad accessory while supplies last with our exclusive Apple promo code.

IK Multimedia has previewed MODO DRUM, its first physical modeling drum virtual instrument. 

A sequel to IK’s MODO BASS software, it offers 10 customizable, virtual drum kits with real-time access to every parameter of each drum (kick, snares and toms) — from size and tension, to shell profile and playing style, and more. Cymbals can also be tuned and damping adjusted to ensure realistic music tracks.

MODO DRUM will ship in August and is now available for pre-order from the IK Multimedia online store and from IK authorized dealers worldwide for an introductory price of $299.99. Existing users of any IK product that retails for $99.99 and up are eligible to pre-order MODO DRUM at a further reduced crossgrade price of $199.99.

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IK Multimedia has previewed MODO DRUM, its first physical modeling drum virtual instrument. 

A sequel to IK’s MODO BASS software, it offers 10 customizable, virtual drum kits with real-time access to every parameter of each drum (kick, snares and toms) — from size and tension, to shell profile and playing style, and more. Cymbals can also be tuned and damping adjusted to ensure realistic music tracks.

MODO DRUM will ship in August and is now available for pre-order from the IK Multimedia online store and from IK authorized dealers worldwide for an introductory price of $299.99. Existing users of any IK product that retails for $99.99 and up are eligible to pre-order MODO DRUM at a further reduced crossgrade price of $199.99.

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Jamf, in collaboration with Apple, contracted Vanson Bourne, a third-party market research firm to conduct a study to uncover key drivers of Mac adoption within the enterprise. To gain a global Mac perspective, the study surveyed employees from companies across the world, ranging from small to large enterprises.

The findings reveal high levels of employee satisfaction, productivity, creativity and collaboration for Mac users across all major lines of business: information technology, human resources, sales, and engineering. When asked how their work has improved as a result of using Mac, the answers were telling:

• 97% of respondents claim increased productivity.

• 95% claim increased creativity.

• 94% claim self-sufficiency with technology.

• 91% claim increased collaboration .

• What’s more, the majority of...

Apple and enterprise company Jamf recently teamed up to take a look at the drivers behind Mac adoption in the enterprise and the impact of device choice programs for employees on attracting talent.

For the survey, 1,285 employees from various-sized companies across the world were asked a series of questions about Macs in the workplace, with the results suggesting high levels of employee satisfaction from Mac users.

97 percent of survey respondents said that using a Mac increased their productivity, while 95 percent said their creativity levels were up. 94 percent said they were more self-sufficient, and 91 percent said collaboration was up.

According to the survey, 79 percent of respondents said that they would not be able to do their jobs as effectively without a Mac.

On the topic of self-sufficiency, 40 percent of respondents had no issues with their Mac over...

Planning on traveling abroad this year? Although most people around the world speak at least a wee bit of English, you can increase your enjoyment of your visits by speaking the language of the natives. How can you learn a new language and sound like a true native quickly? Mondly uses state-of-the-art speech recognition and proven methods to get you up to speed fast. We have an amazing deal for you today — get a lifetime subscription to Mondly for up to 5 languages for $59 — that’s an $1,199.75 value for less than $60!

• Choose 5 of 33 languages to learn in your own native tongue

The first major Adobe app to be available on the Mac App Store has finally arrived. Adobe Lightroom, one of the apps in its Creative Cloud suite, is now available for download. It was one of the applications Apple promised would be available through...

Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190190858) for an “operational safety mode” that would allow a smart car to inform others trying to call the driver on say, an iPhone or Apple Watch, that the person they’re trying to contact is behind the wheel.

In the patent filing, Apple notes that electronic devices can receive information, including, merely by way of example, communications from other users' electronic devices and/or applications. Such electronic devices can output notifications indicating the arrival of information. 

However, Apple says that some operational modes involving the output of notifications using electronic devices, are “generally cumbersome and inefficient.” For example, some existing techniques use a complex and time-consuming user interface, which may include multiple key presses or keystrokes. Existing techniques require more time than necessary, wasting user time and device energy...

Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190188915) for a “method and apparatus for representing a virtual object in a real environment.” It involves the company’s continued work in augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), as well as its almost-certainly-coming “Apple Glasses” head-mounted display (HMD).

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for representing a virtual object in a real environment, particularly for merging the virtual object with an image of the real environment generated by a recording device. This is one of many patents filed for and granted to Apple. “Apple Glasses” is the name used to refer to the augmented reality/virtual reality headset the company is expected to debut next year or 2021

Here’s the (very wordy)summary of the patent filing: “The invention relates to a method for representing a virtual object in a real environment, having the following steps: generating a two-dimensional representation of a real...

iPhone rumors—for 2020! Fresh new OS betas! Will your Aspyr games work in the future! And your hot takes! That’s all in this episode of the Macworld Podcast.

The is episode 656 with Michael Simon, Leif Johnson, and Roman Loyola.

Listen to episode 656

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Second-hand Google Nest Cam Indoor models can send images of your home to the Wink hub of the camera's previous owner, but Google has announced a fix.

It’s hard to believe CarPlay is already five years old. As a system for letting you control your iPhone with your car’s in-dash touchscreen display, it started off a little rough. Not only was Apple’s software lacking, but it wasn’t supported in nearly enough car models.

These days, CarPlay is everywhere. Apple’s polished up the experience, and car makers have figured out that nobody wants their own proprietary software—drivers want to use the maps, music, contacts, and messaging built into their phones.

With iOS 13, Apple is making the first really dramatic change to the CarPlay interface since the beginning. Coupled with a few helpful new features and Siri capabilities, it’s going to make CarPlay support a very important factor in new car purchases for iPhone users. Here are the major changes to CarPlay coming in iOS 13.

To read this article in...

The Tor Browser Bundle is an easy-to-use portable package of Tor, Vidalia, Torbutton, and a Firefox fork preconfigured to work together out of the box. It contains a modified copy of Firefox that aims to resolve the privacy and security issues in mainline version.

Tor was originally designed, implemented, and deployed as a third-generation onion-routing project of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. It was originally developed with the U.S. Navy in mind, for the primary purpose of protecting government communications. Today, it is used every day for a wide variety of purposes by normal people, the military, journalists, law-enforcement officers, activists, and many others.

Version 8.5.2:

• Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

• OS X 10.9 or later

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The global smart smoke detector market is expected to reach more than $2 billion by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 12% during 2018–2024, according to a ReportBuyer (www.reportbuyer.com) report.

The research group says the surge in demand for photoelectric and hardwired with battery detectors will drive the global market during the forecast period. The increasing need for fire safety devices is influencing the adoption of smart smoke detecting systems in the commercial sector. Constant product enhancements and the launch of new features are the keys to achieve high sales growth in the global market, according to ReportBuyer.

The research group adds that application of IoT in smoke detecting devices is opening new avenues for market vendors. APAC, Latin America, and MEA are expected to be the fastest growing markets during the forecast period. Strong initiatives by global regulatory bodies,...

The global smart smoke detector market is expected to reach more than $2 billion by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 12% during 2018–2024, according to a ReportBuyer (www.reportbuyer.com) report.

The research group says the surge in demand for photoelectric and hardwired with battery detectors will drive the global market during the forecast period. The increasing need for fire safety devices is influencing the adoption of smart smoke detecting systems in the commercial sector. Constant product enhancements and the launch of new features are the keys to achieve high sales growth in the global market, according to ReportBuyer.

The research group adds that application of IoT in smoke detecting devices is opening new avenues for market vendors. APAC, Latin America, and MEA are expected to be the fastest growing markets during the forecast period. Strong initiatives by global regulatory bodies,...

If you need tech help with your Apple product, Best Buy might be able to help out.

Apple has announced that it has partnered with Best Buy to offer certified repairs at every one of its nearly 1,000 locations in the United States. According to the release, Best Buy’s Geek Squad now has nearly 7,600 newly Apple-certified technicians that can make same-day iPhone repairs and service other products. Best Buy stores will use official Apple parts and their repair work will be backed by Apple.

Apple has been under pressure to reduce its backlogs, wait times, and reservations for repairs at its Apple Store locations. According to the company, the partnership will make for more than 1,800 third-party Apple Authorized Service Providers in the U.S., thereby amounting to three times the locations three years ago.

Apple has stated that eight out of ten Apple customers will now be within 20 minutes of an authorized service provider.

Stay tuned for additional details...

pacopico writes: There's a very weird trend going on in Silicon Valley right now where tech giants like Apple, Facebook and Twitter are raiding university neuroscience labs. They're hiring people who do pretty esoteric research on animal brains and putting them in their AI divisions. According to this Bloomberg Businessweek story, part of the reason is simply that the scientists tend to be good at dealing with large amounts of data. But the bigger deal is that these researchers specialize in things like auditory and visual function and even brain/machine interfaces and are being tapped to build new products based on the brain.

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Vivaldi is a browser for our friends.

We live in our browsers. Choose one that has the features you need, a style that fits and values you can stand by. From the look and feel, to how you interact with your browser, every aspect of Vivaldi can be tweaked and customized. You’re in control. Online privacy is more important than ever and how your browser handles sensitive data is crucial. Vivaldi doesn’t track or store any of your data. Managing hundreds of tabs is a breeze, and built-in tools like Notes and screen Capture mean there’s no need to hunt for add-ons.

Version 2.6.1566.40:
New:

• Add support for blocking ‘abusive’ Ads

Accessibility:

• Allow to open “Find in Page” result with keyboard via Ctrl+Enter if it is a link

Profiles:

• Update the avatars
• Add support for adding and deleting in the popup
• Allow editing of avatar within the popup

...

NTFS breaks down the barriers between Windows and macOS. Paragon NTFS effectively solves the communication problems between the Mac system and NTFS. Write, edit, copy, move, delete files on NTFS volumes from your Mac. Access all your NTFS drives and perform the most common volume operations like mount, unmount, and verify. Quickly restart your Mac in Windows from the menubar if it is installed on your mounted NTFS drive. Excellent solution for end users, SOHO, and enterprise, supports all NTFS versions from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows 8 (NTFS versions 1.2, 3.0, and 3.1), and mounts the NTFS volumes as native ones.

Features

• Unprecedented high NTFS performance. The transfer rate is the same as with the native HFS file system.
• Familiar interface that is similar to Apple’s Disk Utility.
• Menu Bar add-on that gives you 1-click
• Enable ownership and specify which users are allowed to access each newly-created file or folder,...

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is the next entry in the popular Civilization franchise. Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization is a strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wage war, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head with history’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.

Civilization VI offers new ways to engage with your world: cities now physically expand across the map, active research in technology and culture unlocks new potential, and competing leaders will pursue their own agendas based on their historical traits as you race for one of five ways to achieve victory in the game.

Note: Civilization VI for the Mac App Store is currently a single player experience.

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Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.

Skim includes many features and has a great user interface.

Version 1.5.2

New Features:

• Hidden preference to show the magnification tool only with the mouse pressed
• Allow showing current page on separate screen during presentation
• Show presentation and presentation notes on different displays if possible
• Add next page button in the presentation notes document

Bugs Fixed:

• Fix crasher from tool tip of setup bookmarks
• Fix table row heights
• Make sure tables are cleaned up when closing a document
• Improve layout in some windows
• Fix table for skim notes document
• Improve layout
• Fix crasher when showing next page during presentation
• Hide menu bar on...

WiFiSpoof quickly and easily allows you to change your WiFi MAC address via hot-key or the system menu bar.

Version 3.4.4:

• Updated copyright
• Localization corrections

• OS X 10.11 or later

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SteerMouse is an advanced driver for USB and Bluetooth mice.

SteerMouse can assign various functions to buttons that Apple's software does not allow, including double-clicks, modifier clicks, application switching, assignment of shortcut keys, "snap to" cursor movement, which moves the cursor to target (such as an OK button), and more.

SteerMouse lets you control the cursor's sensitivity on top of the tracking speed. (Apple's software only allows adjustment for the tracking speed.) By adjusting both configurations, you can customize the ideal setting for the cursor to fit the movements of your hand.

Version 5.3.8:

• Supports macOS Catalina 10.15 beta.
• Supports Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED.
• Supports Logitech MX518 (2019).
• Problem solved where the cursor auto snapping would not work in some applications.
• Problem solved where cursor speed settings would not be displayed correctly in...

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for macOS that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac. It is a powerful digital toolset that helps hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world get the most out of their computers every day.

The application serves up a perfect mix of maintenance tools and tweaks, all accessible through a clean and easy to use interface. Cocktail's features are arranged into five categories that helps you manage various aspects of your computer. It also comes with an automatic Pilot-mode that allows you to simply press a button and relax, knowing that Cocktail will take care of the rest.

Version 12.4:

• Addresses an issue in which kernel cache could not be rebuilt, "Can't create kext cache under / - owner not root" error
• Fixed compatibility of the feature to remove localization files with applications that use incorrectly sealed symbolic links to simulate multiple language packages...

BetterTouchTool adds many new, fully customizable gestures to the Magic Mouse, Multi-Touch MacBook trackpad, and Magic Trackpad.

These gestures are customizable:

Magic Mouse:

• Pinch in / out (zoom)
• Single-finger tap left
• Single-finger tap right
• Single-finger tap middle
• Single-finger tap
• Single-finger click middle
• Two-finger tap
• Two-finger click
• Two-finger swipe (up/down/left/right)
• Two-finger tip tap left/right
• Three-finger tap
• Three-finger click
• Three-finger swipe (up/down/left/right)
• Four-finger swipe up/down
• Four-finger click
• TipTap left/right

Touchpad:

• Single-finger tap top-left
• Single-finger tap top-right
• Single-finger tap top-middle
• Single-finger tap bottom-left
• Single-finger tap bottom-right
• Single-finger tap bottom-middle...