Sonnet Technologies has announced the $999 xMac mini Server Thunderbolt 3 Edition, an updated version of its Thunderbolt-to-PCIe card expansion system and rackmount enclosure designed exclusively for Apple Mac mini computers. 

Inside its custom 1U enclosure — designed for use in 19-inch server, equipment, and portable racks — the xMac mini Server Thunderbolt 3 Edition mounts a Mac mini and connects two PCIe card slots to the computer through one of its Thunderbolt 3 ports. These slots support one full-height, full-length, single-width PCIe card, plus one full-height, half-length card (with space for a daughter card). 

One USB-A port and a power button mounted on the front panel enable operation of the system without requiring access to the back of the computer. Additional panel-mount cables (HDMI, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and USB-A) connect ports on the computer to ports on the back of the xMac mini...

Sonnet Technologies has announced the $999 xMac mini Server Thunderbolt 3 Edition, an updated version of its Thunderbolt-to-PCIe card expansion system and rackmount enclosure designed exclusively for Apple Mac mini computers. 

Inside its custom 1U enclosure — designed for use in 19-inch server, equipment, and portable racks — the xMac mini Server Thunderbolt 3 Edition mounts a Mac mini and connects two PCIe card slots to the computer through one of its Thunderbolt 3 ports. These slots support one full-height, full-length, single-width PCIe card, plus one full-height, half-length card (with space for a daughter card). 

One USB-A port and a power button mounted on the front panel enable operation of the system without requiring access to the back of the computer. Additional panel-mount cables (HDMI, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and USB-A) connect ports on the computer to ports on the back of the xMac mini...

Navicat Premium Essentials is a compact version of Navicat which provides basic and necessary features you will need to perform simple administration on a database. It supports the latest features including Trigger, Function, View, and it also comes with an Import/Export tool which allow user to import and export data from plain text file formats including TXT, CSV and XML.

Navicat Essentials is for commercial use. Currently, Navicat Essentials is available for MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle and SQLite databases. If you need to administer all the above database servers at the same time, there is also Navicat Premium Essentials which allows you to access multiple database servers within one single application.

Navicat Essentials is available for three platforms - Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux. It can connect you to local/remote server, providing several utilities such as SQL editors, import/export, dump/execute SQL scripts and Server Monitor...

You can now connect your PlayStation 4 Dualshock 4 controller and Xbox One S controller to iOS13 and tvOS. Here is how it works, and what you can do with it.

Apple accessory maker Catalyst stirred up some brand awareness as its waterproof AirPods case landed in Apple Stores last December. Today the company has announced its latest waterproof case for the 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 40mm Apple Watch Series 4, and some new colors for its AirPods case.

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Sonnet on Wednesday launched the xMac mini Server Thunderbolt 3 Edition, an update of its 1U rackmount enclosure with Thunderbolt-to-PCIe card expansion.

We at iLounge have a special deal on the Window Switcher for Mac, which allows you to keep all your open windows under one clean,

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Apple plans to lease a large office complex in Seattle's booming South Lake Union neighborhood, near Amazon, according to multiple commercial real estate sources cited by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

333 Dexter

The report claims the two-tower development at 333 Dexter Avenue would give Apple around 630,000 square feet of office space, enough for 4,200 employees using the industry standard of 150 square feet per employee. It is unclear whether Apple has signed the lease yet or if negotiations are still ongoing.

In late 2018, Apple announced plans to establish a new site in Seattle, and it may have been alluding to this office. Apple also plans to expand its Seattle workforce to...

Rumors have circulated about an Apple-produced augmented reality headset or smart glasses for quite a few years, but so far the iPhone producer has yet to officially confirm the hardware is in development. The additions made to ARKit in iOS 13 as well as a plethora of patents and other reports indicate Apple is closer to revealing its work than ever before.

Existing antitrust laws are enough to go after tech giants like Apple, Google, and Amazon, says the Department of Justice’s top antitrust official.

Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim cited examples where the DOJ has already done so and pointed to three areas where the companies are going to come under scrutiny …

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Even though standards like USB-C and USB 3.2 are still gaining traction, the first devices with USB4 still using the USB-C connector should arrive towards the end of 2020, according the USB Promoter Group.

SpaceX is about to get your morning started in dramatic fashion (if you're in the Americas, that is). The private spaceflight outfit plans to launch Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission as soon as 10:17AM Eastern, with the satellites deploying in...

In less than a decade, we might finally be able to unravel the mysteries surrounding Psyche, an asteroid that's believed to be composed mostly of iron and nickel. NASA is gearing up to explore the metallic asteroid, giving the Psyche mission the go-a...

The updated ThunderBlade drive from OWC offers absolutely stunning storage speeds alongside a completely fanless design with Thunderbolt 3 while undercutting the price from the previous generation. Check out how we integrated it into our workflow.

Software developer and designer Arun Venkatesan has taken a look at the smart thermal management features of the upcoming 2019 Mac Pro.

He also shows some of the past Mac technology Apple has drawn on in the design of the Mac Pro and its accompanying monitor …

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Apple's new app uses the Microsoft technology behind OneDrive's Files On-Demand.

2Hz, a developer of voice and audio technologies and applications, says its Krisp noise cancellation and voice enhancement application is now available for macOS and Windows systems.

The AI-powered Krisp removes background noises and adapts to each person’s voice. It mutes noises in both directions of the call, plus integrates with conferencing apps such as Skype, WebEx, Zoom, Slack, Hangouts Meet and more, independent of the users microphone or headset.

In advance of product availability in the market, Krisp is being piloted by enterprise-scale and SMB contact centers to improve customer experience and agent productivity during calls, according to 2Hz CEO Davit Baghdasaryan. A demo is available, then users will have monthly and annual subscription options ranging from $20/month...

2Hz, a developer of voice and audio technologies and applications, says its Krisp noise cancellation and voice enhancement application is now available for macOS and Windows systems.

The AI-powered Krisp removes background noises and adapts to each person’s voice. It mutes noises in both directions of the call, plus integrates with conferencing apps such as Skype, WebEx, Zoom, Slack, Hangouts Meet and more, independent of the users microphone or headset.

In advance of product availability in the market, Krisp is being piloted by enterprise-scale and SMB contact centers to improve customer experience and agent productivity during calls, according to 2Hz CEO Davit Baghdasaryan. A demo is available, then users will have monthly and annual subscription options ranging from $20/month...

Targus  is bringing its quad 4K docking station to the display industry with the DOCK570USZ, which delivers 4K to four extended displays.

Using dual DisplayLink DL-6910 chip technology, the DOCK570USZ supports up to four DisplayPort (3840 x 2160 p60) or HDMI (3840 x 2160 p50) displays. This technology means deployment is simple – connect the dock to a host (e.g. laptop), connect the dock to the displays and extend the host screen via monitor settings. No additional software is required.

The DOCK570USZ touts universal compatibility, working with various platforms and operating systems including Mac, PCs, Android, Linux Ubuntu, Thunderbolt 3 and other USB-C hosts. The dock also comes equipped with a USB-C to USB-A adapter to support USB-A hosts, as well as Targus’ exclusive charging solution that uses legacy charging tips to power a variety of major laptops, making this dock truly universal.

The DOCK570USZ is on display at Targus’ booth at InfoComm (Booth: 4887...

Targus  is bringing its quad 4K docking station to the display industry with the DOCK570USZ, which delivers 4K to four extended displays.

Using dual DisplayLink DL-6910 chip technology, the DOCK570USZ supports up to four DisplayPort (3840 x 2160 p60) or HDMI (3840 x 2160 p50) displays. This technology means deployment is simple – connect the dock to a host (e.g. laptop), connect the dock to the displays and extend the host screen via monitor settings. No additional software is required.

The DOCK570USZ touts universal compatibility, working with various platforms and operating systems including Mac, PCs, Android, Linux Ubuntu, Thunderbolt 3 and other USB-C hosts. The dock also comes equipped with a USB-C to USB-A adapter to support USB-A hosts, as well as Targus’ exclusive charging solution that uses legacy charging tips to power a variety of major laptops, making this dock truly universal.

The DOCK570USZ is on display at Targus’ booth at InfoComm (Booth: 4887...

The head of the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust efforts, Makan Delrahim, drew comparisons on Tuesday between past monopolies like AT&T and the state of the modern tech industry, including companies like Apple and Google.

Last year, Amazon unveiled a child-friendly version of its affordable Echo Dot, which came in bright primary colors, offered age-appropriate content and parental controls. Today, the company is announcing a brand new version of the Echo Dot Kids Edit...

Sketch is an innovative and fresh look at vector drawing. Its intentionally minimalist design is based upon a drawing space of unlimited size and layers, free of palettes, panels, menus, windows, and controls. Though simple to use, it offers powerful vector drawing and text tools like perfect Boolean operations, symbols, and powerful rulers, guides, and grids.

Note: price shown in the listing is for a 1-year subscription.

Version 55.2:
Improved:

• Holding Shift and dragging the Smart Distribute handles for a selection of layers on the Canvas will now snap based on your Nudging settings

Fixed:

• Bug where the Data option in the contextual menu was missing when you selected a group
• Crash that could occur when you open the Missing Fonts sheet in certain documents
• Bug where paths opened with the Scissors tool would not render with a Center Border
• Crash that...

James Vincent, The Verge:

Shazam can be an incredibly useful app, able to identify songs and find lyrics for them just by listening to the audio. But one big annoyance has been the software’s inability to ‘hear’ music playing through a device’s headphones. Instead, users have to play the song through internal speakers or find a way to direct the sound to their phone or tablet’s microphone.

Not any more. A new feature called Pop-up Shazam in the latest Android version of the app works with audio played through headphones with Shazam working in the background.

As soon as I read this I thought, cool, been waiting for this. But try as I might, could not get this to work in iOS.

If you are listening to the Music app via headphones in iOS, you can fire up Shazam or ask Siri what’s playing. Works perfectly. But if you are watching YouTube via headphones, or perhaps Netflix, Hulu, etc., there does not appear to be a way for Siri or Shazam to hear what you’re...

The kicker? It’s a swimming record.

AirPods are everywhere.

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Jon Alper:

Minimizing the compromises while maximizing flexibility is a the core design theme of this Mac. It’s a profoundly different direction from the 2013 Mac Pro in all the best an most unexpected ways. Arguably, even if you never buy one, it’s an expensive (for Apple to make, not just for customers to buy) message from Apple practically shouting: ‘’We’re committed to the Mac, we’re listening to our customers and we understand some of them need something wholly unlike an iMac let alone a laptop.”

And:

It’s not a sports car. This is realization of the 2010 Steve Jobs’ quote: “When we were an agrarian nation, all cars were trucks. But as people moved more towards urban centers, people started to get into cars. I think PCs are going to be like trucks. Less people will need them. And this is going to make some people uneasy” .This truck is a thundering, earth mover of a truck.

This is an epic read, full of insight and detail. Even if you have no...

Joe Rossignol, MacRumors, writing about Jeremy Horwitz’ tweet:

Starting in watchOS 6, the Apple Watch has become a trusted device for Apple ID authentication purposes.

And:

When you or someone else signs in to your Apple ID on a new device or browser, the Apple Watch will automatically alert you, complete with an approximate location of the person. If the sign-in attempt is allowed, a six-digit verification code will then appear to be entered on the new device or browser.

Apple, firing on all cylinders.

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Uber has chosen the third test city to join Dallas and Los Angeles for its flying taxi trials: Melbourne, Australia. The third location was supposed to be Dubai, but negotiations fell through and prompted the company to look for another site for tria...

Sometimes you make a rookie mistake, like shutting down a hosted email account before you—well, before I—download all the messages that are stored on the server and synced to my Macs and iOS devices via IMAP. I felt like a dope. I had already contacted the mail hosting company, which retains deleted accounts for seven days for just this reason, when I realized I should have a full backup cached on my iMac.

This Mac is always on and the Mail app is always running. The account I’d just deleted should be fully synced with the cached download in Mail, so long as I didn’t restart my Mac or even quit Mail. If you quit or restart, it’s hard to know exactly what cached content would be temporarily deleted by Mail or macOS.

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The smartphone market has stabilized in EMEA regions despite there being a contraction of sales in the Middle East, claims IDC, with Apple seen to be facing challenges from Chinese competitors as it sees its lowest level of market share in Europe for the first quarter in five years.

Apple has drawn attention to an inspiring example of iPads helping refugee children, some of whom have never before set foot in a school.

In one school, there are 325 students who come from 39 different countries, many of whom have fled war in the Middle East. iPads play a key role in helping the kids overcome a fear of looking foolish in the classroom …

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Personally, I’m dubious that Apple will ever release foldable iPhones. However, as a new patent filing (number 10,318,061) for “flexible electronic devices,” we may see more “bendable” smartphones (and perhaps iPads and Apple Watches) from the tech giant.

The biggest advantage of such devices is that they would be less susceptible to damage. Currently, most gadgets are made of rigid housing structures that are more prone to break. In the patent filing, Apple also notes that bendable displays could be made using flexible, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display tech.

Here’s the summary of the invention: “A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may...

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $160 billion in 2023, up significantly from the $16.8 billion forecast for 2019. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide, the five-year comp

The research group expects much of the growth in AR/VR spending will be driven by accelerating investments from the commercial and public sectors. The strongest spending growth over the 2019-2023 forecast period will come from the financial (133.9% CAGR) and infrastructure (122.8% CAGR) sectors, while the manufacturing and public sectors will follow closely. In comparison, consumer spending on AR/VR is expected to deliver a five-year CAGR of 52.2%.

“A growing number of companies are turning to virtual reality as a way to drive training, collaboration,...

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $160 billion in 2023, up significantly from the $16.8 billion forecast for 2019. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide, the five-year comp

The research group expects much of the growth in AR/VR spending will be driven by accelerating investments from the commercial and public sectors. The strongest spending growth over the 2019-2023 forecast period will come from the financial (133.9% CAGR) and infrastructure (122.8% CAGR) sectors, while the manufacturing and public sectors will follow closely. In comparison, consumer spending on AR/VR is expected to deliver a five-year CAGR of 52.2%.

“A growing number of companies are turning to virtual reality as a way to drive training, collaboration,...

Project Soli is one of Google's many hardware experiments, one in which a tiny radar is used to track hand gestures. The rumor mill is churning, suggesting that Soli may find itself a home inside the search giant's next phone.

Escape Motions has released Flame Painter 4, an update of the software that allows you to paint and enhance designs and photographs with life-like organic brushes. New features include:

° New particle systems for creating an unlimited spectrum of particle brushes, ranging from classic light effects to structured patterns, textured shapes or even natural painting brushes;

° A new Brush Creator that consists of a set of settings and sliders to help enhance the appearance and behavior of a brush;

° SVG import, which allows importing any vector image in .SVG file format with the possibility to convert it to bitmap or vector path;

° Editable vector layers that allow modifying already painted strokes to an artist’s specific needs;

° A Photoshop plugin, Symmetry tool, and more. 

Flame Painter 4 is available for Mac and Windows systems for $89.99. Existing users can upgrade...

Escape Motions has released Flame Painter 4, an update of the software that allows you to paint and enhance designs and photographs with life-like organic brushes. New features include:

° New particle systems for creating an unlimited spectrum of particle brushes, ranging from classic light effects to structured patterns, textured shapes or even natural painting brushes;

° A new Brush Creator that consists of a set of settings and sliders to help enhance the appearance and behavior of a brush;

° SVG import, which allows importing any vector image in .SVG file format with the possibility to convert it to bitmap or vector path;

° Editable vector layers that allow modifying already painted strokes to an artist’s specific needs;

° A Photoshop plugin, Symmetry tool, and more. 

Flame Painter 4 is available for Mac and Windows systems for $89.99. Existing users can upgrade...

In iOS 13, integrated into the Apple Maps app on your iPhone, you can you share your journey status with personal contacts in a feature called Share ETA.

The recipient receives the address of your destination and your expected arrival time. What’s really cool about this feature is that the estimated time of arrival (ETA) will update automatically, so you can see if they hit traffic or otherwise get delayed.

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We’ve now heard most of the big announcements coming out of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, and—as usual—the lion’s share of the attention went to games for consoles and Windows PCs.

But there’s a decent amount of love here for the iOS and Mac crowds, too, particularly from Bethesda Softworks and Square Enix. This year’s show also introduced us to xCloud—Microsoft’s Xbox-centered alternative to Google’s upcoming Stadia streaming service—as well as Bethesda’s new technology for making all these new streaming services run more efficiently. We didn’t see many truly new game announcements for Mac and iOS, but there are plenty of updates for existing games.

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Some updates are pretty substantial.

Apple’s iMovie 2.2.7 adds the following mega list of updates, changes, and new features to the app:

• Transform your video with the new green screen effect that lets you instantly remove the background of clips shot in front of a green or blue screen.

• Adjust the green screen effect with a 4-point mask and strength slider.

• Choose from 80 new soundtracks in genres including pop, chill, and sentimental that automatically adjust to match the length of your movie.

•Drop in still images with transparent backgrounds to use as logos or custom graphics on top of your video.

• Add photos as overlays to create picture-in-picture and split-screen effects.

• Choose to hide the border that surrounds picture-in-picture and split-screen effects.

• Instantly return to the edit screen of your project when switching back to iMovie from other applications.

• ClassKit support lets students deliver...

A boom in wireless security cameras is inspiring a movement in DIY home surveillance. Follow our buying guide and read our reviews to find the best option for you.

It's no secret Spotify wants to know more about what you do in your car, and today the company is officially debuting a new playlist for your commute. "Your Daily Drive" is the first playlist on the service to combine podcasts and music, with the goa...

LG has unveiled its latest gaming offering: two new monitors with a blazing one-millisecond response time. The monitors are part of LG's UltraGear family and are the first in the world to offer such a fast IPS display, which helps bring IPS (In-Plane...

Teachers across Europe are using iPads to help them work with students who are having to learn a new language as well as their regular lessons, including some who have never been in a classroom before.

Volkswagen is cutting ties with Silicon Valley self-driving startup Aurora after only a year, amidst talks of working with Ford's Argo AI instead. Financial Times reported the news of the split, adding that VW expects to reach a deal with Argo AI thi...

With an all-new design, Apple iMovie lets you enjoy your videos like never before. Browse your clips more easily, instantly share your favorite moments, and create beautiful HD movies and Hollywood-style trailers. And when you're ready to premiere on all your devices, iMovie Theater rolls out the red carpet.

Version 10.1.12:

• Sharing to iMovie Theater is no longer supported; save your movies and trailers to iCloud Photos to watch them them on other devices including Apple TV
• For users with videos in iMovie Theater, the Theater window is now accessible by choosing Window > Go to Theater
• Improves quality of conversion for incompatible media files with very low resolution
• Improves compatibility when importing iMovie for iOS projects
• Improves overall stability

• OS X 10.13.6 or later

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ffWorks, focused on simplicity, brings a fresh approach to the use of FFmpeg, allowing you to create ultra-high-quality movies without the need to write a single line of code on the command-line.

• High Quality and Control - Convert and processes many media files with high level quality using FFmpeg with no knowledge. Advanced users are not left out in the cold with lots of options to work with.
• Media Formats - Support for many codecs and containers like MPEG4, H264, H265 HEVC, Matroska, PRORES, DNxHD, DVVideo, MPEG TS, MPEG PS, XAVS, FLV, Theora, AVI, OGG, VP8 and VP9 (.webm), Animated GIF, VOB, MXF, GFX, and many more.
• Merging Media Files - Stitch unlimited files to one file using either of two methods: concat pass-thru (blistering fast) and Complex Filter.
• Subtitles Support - Both hard-burned and soft subtitles are supported (external or embedded).
...

Adobe 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 Safari or Firefox recommended

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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:

New

• Google Drive: Team Drives
• AWS IAM Role support
• S3 Multi Factor Authentication (2FA)
• Support for anonymous S3 connections
• Copy signed URLs for S3 files
• Access public S3 buckets without login
• Support transfer-encoding: gzip on s3 keys
• Western Digital ActiveScale X100 System support
• Direct download of files without list/read access

Improved

• Updated Google Drive API
• S3: Added Hong Kong and Stockholm regions
• S3: Added support for multi-object delete
• Improved changing bandwidth limit with active...

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...

Paula Kerger, Public Broadcasting Company president and CEO, warns that the popular "PBS Kids" streaming app may be pulled from the App Store due to Apple's new privacy policies covering apps marketed to children.

Spanish soccer league La Liga has been fined for inappropriately using its app to catch illegal streaming. The Spanish data protection agency charged La Liga with a fine of 250 thousand euros for violating several EU laws on transparency and data pri...

Back on April 26th, Patently Apple posted a report titled "Prior to the Apple-Qualcomm Deal, Apple was rumored to be in talks to Acquire Intel's 5G Modem Division." At the time CNBC had learned that Apple may have been in talks with Intel to acquire their 5G modem division so that they would be able to control the direction of their future 5G modem architecture, and more importantly, its scheduling. Today we're learning that Apple is reportedly still interested in Intel's smartphone modem division

Need a sign that the retro gaming console market just won't come to an end? At E3 Konami just announced the TurboGrafx-16 mini, marking a return for the console that debuted in the US alongside the Sega Genesis in 1989, but never quite enjoyed the su...

This year at Tesla's annual shareholders meeting the conversation went pretty much as we'd expect, with teases of some upcoming products, muttering about negative media coverage and plenty of confidence from CEO Elon Musk. Specifically, he responded...

At an event yesterday, a Goldman Sachs executive explained why the bank isn’t worried about the profitability of Apple Card, despite other banks reportedly backing out of the deal over such concerns. Today, Goldman CEO David Solomon confirmed that Goldman employees and Apple employees are testing Apple Card ahead of its summer launch.

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Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filed for the figurative trademark 'Apple Arcade' in the form shown in our cover graphic in two separate applications in the U.S. and one in Hong Kong China. Apple also filed for iPadOS in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Lastly, Apple has filed for the figurative trademark representing 'Classroom' in Europe.

Apple is reportedly in talks to buy a key section of Intel's smartphone modem business, a division that effectively shut down after Apple and Qualcomm settled their worldwide legal dispute in April.

Apple is in talks to buy Intel's German modem unit, which could help Apple develop its own modem chips more quickly, reports The Information.

Intel is considering selling its modem business in pieces, and this is not the first time we've heard word that Apple's interested in a purchase. Back in April, The Wall Street Journal said that Apple had held discussions with Intel about acquiring parts of the Intel modem chip business, and apparently, those talks are ongoing.

Any deal between Apple and Intel would likely include Intel patents and products, said one person briefed on the discussions. Such an arrangement would resemble the deal Apple reached with Dialog Semiconductor, a U.K.-based company that designs chips that handle power...

We at iLounge have a special deal on the Aluminum Monitor Stand by ProBASE, which can prop up your Mac computer, monitor or laptop for

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 59 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today.

Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.

Omer Ismail, who leads Goldman Sachs's Marcus division, said the online bank is using the unique customer-first features of the upcoming Apple Card to gain a toehold in a new market. Coming this summer, Apple’s credit card will be built into the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone, allowing customers to manage their card right on the smartphone. Apple is partnering with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard to provide the support of an issuing bank and global payments network.

On a related note, Dutch bank ING has introduced support for Apple Pay in the Netherlands. 

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which “sustains...

Amazon is currently offering the Apple Magic Keyboard at a discounted price of $89, down from its regular price of $99. The Apple Magic Keyboard

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Dropbox has released an all-new Mac app today and updated its web and iOS apps to unify and enhance the user experience across all platforms. The update also brings new integrations with third-party software like Slack and improved collaboration features like pinning files, to-dos in folders, and much more.

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Apple has updated iMovie, its video creation tool for the iPhone and iPad. It’s available for free at the Apple App Store.

According to Apple, version 2.2.7 offers the following enhancements:

• Transform your video with the new green screen effect that lets you instantly remove the background of clips shot in front of a green or blue screen

• Adjust the green screen effect with a 4-point mask and strength slider

• Choose from 80 new soundtracks in genres including pop, chill, and sentimental that automatically adjust to match the length of your movie

•Drop in still images with transparent backgrounds to use as logos or custom graphics on top of your video

• Add photos as overlays to create picture-in-picture and split-screen effects

• Choose to hide the border that...

Mary Meeker has presented her 2019 Internet Trends Report today during Recode’s Code Conference. The annual report offers a comprehensive look at trends including smartphone shipments, new Internet users and usage, e-commerce, and much more.

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Apple’s iMovie app for iOS just got updated to version 2.2.7, and it's one of the app's most interesting updates in a while. It includes support for a green screen effect, 80 new soundtracks, support for images with transparent backgrounds, and some noteworthy smaller changes.

The green screen effect is by far the most interesting as it lets you replace any green or blue background in your videos with imported imagery. It does a lot to make iMovie more like the real movies.

You’ll also get 80 new soundtracks that run the gamut from pop to chill, and each one adjusts to fit the length of your projects. Today’s update also introduces the ability to drop images with transparent backgrounds into your videos, which will come in handy if you’d like to keep your logo on the screen for a YouTube project.

...

Apple has released a new iCloud for Windows app that makes iCloud function closer to Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service in Windows 10, with the app now available to download from the Microsoft Store.

Today Apple sent a message to Wall Street through their leading manufacturer Apple supplier Foxconn that they have contingency plans in place should the China-US trade war escalate. Foxconn warned of a deepening technology divide due to the bitter trade battle between Washington and Beijing, and signaled ...

Apple on Tuesday updated iMovie for iOS with several enhancements, most notably a green screen effect for stripping out backgrounds.

The attorney generals of 10 U.S. states are launching a civil antitrust lawsuit to halt a proposed $26.5 billion merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, intensifying the carriers' uphill battle.

Last year Apple opened its CarPlay feature up to third-party navigation apps including Google Maps and Waze. Now TomTom has overhauled its iPhone navigation map with CarPlay support including offline maps. TomTom GO Navigation for iPhone is out this month with improved lane guidance, downloadable maps for navigating without relying on cellular data, and CarPlay …

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Apple has posted four new developer betas: the fourth one of iOS 12.4, the third one of tvOS 12.4, the third one of watchOS 5.3, and the second one of macOS 10.14.6.

Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal (https://developer.apple.com/account/#/welcome). Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. 

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Apple has posted four new developer betas: the fourth one of iOS 12.4, the third one of tvOS 12.4, the third one of watchOS 5.3, and the second one of macOS 10.14.6.

Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal (https://developer.apple.com/account/#/welcome). Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. 

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Apple has quietly pushed out an iOS 12.3.2 update for the iPhone 8 Plus to fix a depth effect bug in Portrait mode. Owners of other iOS devices need not worry about it.

Apple has been working on allowing users to control their devices without ever touching the display with 'Hover' capabilities going back to 2008. Apple's patent filing turned into a granted patent in 2011. I covered it in a report titled "Apple Wins a Multi-Touch Patent Relating to Hover & Gesture Detection." Today, Apple was granted a major hover technology patent that now shows that they're thinking of extending hover controls to Apple Pencil for iPad Pro as presented in our cover graphic.  Gestures that Apple fans are already used to such as a pinch gesture or swipe gesture are just a few that could be converted and used as hover gestures without the need of touching the display.

Apple has provided participants of its developer beta program the fourth test build of iOS 12.4, along with the second build of macOS Mojave 10.14.6, and third builds of watchOS 5.3 and tvOS 12.4.

Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming iOS 12.4 update to developers, two weeks after seeding the third iOS 12.4 beta, and a month after releasing iOS 12.3, a major update that introduced a revamped TV app.

Registered developers can download the new iOS 12.4 beta from Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center.

There were no new features discovered in the first three iOS 12.4 betas, so it's not entirely clear what's coming in the update. As a more significant 12.x update, it's possible that the update is focusing on a feature that's not yet available -- the Apple Card.

Apple is planning to release the Apple Card in the summer, so iOS 12.4 could...

According to BankMyCell, a site for comparing trade-in items for tech devices, Galaxy S10’s lost more value inone month than the iPhone XS lost in nine months.

The report says the iPhone XS/XR range lost 42.40% in nine months of release, while the Samsung Galaxy S10 range lost 46.69% in the first month of release. Even the budget versions of the flagship phones followed a similar pattern, with the Galaxy S10e losing 11.1% more of its value in 30 days than the iPhone XR did in over half a year.

However, when reviewing the depreciation data, even though the iPhone XS range is outperforming the Galaxy S10 range in terms of resale value, it wasn’t a cause for celebration for Apple owners. In the nine months since its release, the iPhone XS is losing value much faster than the iPhone X did (13.85% more, in fact).

Barron’s notes that a new report from Evercore ISI (that Apple Music could be worth more than half of Spotify if Apple is forced to divest it to comply with antitrust-related actions, according to Evercore ISI, a financial institution based in London, England.

Apple stock was recently up 1.4% to $195.20 as the S&P 500 was up less than 1%. Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani—who earlier this month started coverage of the tech giant with an Outperform rating and a $205 price target—explored the way litigation or other antitrust actions could affect the company’s services business, the article adds. Evercore ISI thinks Apple’s streaming music service would be worth $20 billion as a standalone company.

In April, it...

AMD has launched three new cards in its Radeon RX 5000 range that all use 7-nanometer processes for the GPU, with the Radeon RX5700, XT, and 50th Anniversary Edition providing over 10 teraflops of performance as a more value-oriented alternative to the Vega cards.

Following the release of iOS 12.3.2 to iPhone 8 Plus users yesterday, Apple today will release the fourth developer beta of iOS 12.4. The update doesn’t yet include any visible changes for users, but it’s likely laying the groundwork for future changes. Apple is also expected to release the third beta of watchOS 5.3 to …

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Today's best deals include fresh price drops on Apple Watches, with Series 4 devices on sale for as low as $339 at Amazon and the Nike Apple Watch Series 3 discounted to $199 at Best Buy. Meanwhile, B&H has issued another $100 price drop on Apple's 2017 iMac 4K, bringing the price down to a record low $899, with 27-inch iMac 5K models falling to $1,499.

[VIDEO] Watch the trailer embedded in the main Loop post, then read on.

This was revealed at E3, in a spot typically reserved for games, not TV shows. The star, front and center, was Rob McElhenney, best known for his role in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And that voice? That’s the great F Murray Abraham, perhaps best known for playing Salieri in the movie Amadeus.

This is a trailer for a new Apple TV+ show, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. From the Wikipedia page:

The series is set in “a video game development studio and will explore the intricacies of the human condition through hilarious and innovative ways.”

On my short list. Please, please, please be good.

I sincerely hope that nobody else’s has a workspace as messy as mine. Around my trusty 27-inch iMac are numerous USB drives, hubs, and other connectors, so finding things (like one of those little micro-SD cards) can be an exercise in futility. I need to get one of today’s deals — a ProBase C Aluminum Monitor Stand — so that I have space below that iMac to organize a lot of the clutter. Our deal gets you the stand for $89, which is a cool $50 off of the usual price.

Available in silver and space gray, the ProBase C Aluminum Monitor Stand has these great features:

• Connect USB Type-A & Type-C devices easily to a convenient location underneath...

Chipmaker Broadcom has confirmed plans to extend its supply deal with Apple for another two years, suggesting that it won't be replaced by first-party wireless chips anytime soon.

Ina Fried, Axios:

Apple pitches itself as the most privacy-minded of the big tech companies, and indeed it goes to great lengths to collect less data than its rivals. Nonetheless, the iPhone maker will still know plenty about you if you use many of its services: In particular, Apple knows your billing information and all the digital and physical goods you have bought from it, including music, movie and app purchases.

But:

Apple uses a number of techniques to either minimize how much data it has or encrypt it so that Apple doesn’t have access to iMessages and similar personal communications.

And:

Apple is able to do this, in part, because it makes its money from selling hardware, and increasingly from selling services, rather than through advertising. (It does have some advertising business, and it also gets billions of dollars per year from Google in exchange for being Apple’s default search provider.)

This is the setup. The article itself...

Spotify is a streaming music service that gives you on-demand access to millions of songs. Whether you like driving rock, silky R&B, or grandiose classical music, Spotify's massive catalogue puts all your favorites within your reach. No streaming service offers a larger, more varied catalogue.

The music you love, whenever you want it

• You're the DJ. Add stars to your favorite tracks, and create playlists. Spotify lets you keep your favorites close at hand.
• Endless discovery. With built-in Related Artist suggestions, Spotify will help you discover your new favorite artists, albums, and tracks.
• Make it social. Follow your favorite artists, share musical recommendations with friends, and more.

Version 1.1.8.439:

• Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated

• OS X 10.10 or later
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Apple has a backup plan if the U.S.-China trade war gets out of hand. From a report: The Cupertino, Calif.-based company's primary manufacturing partner has enough capacity to make all iPhones bound for the U.S. outside of China if necessary, according to a senior executive at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer now makes most of the smartphones in the Chinese mainland. China is a crucial cog in Apple's business, the origin of most of its iPhones and iPads as well as its largest international market. But President Donald Trump has threatened Beijing with new tariffs on about $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, an act that would escalate tensions dramatically while levying a punitive tax on Apple's most profitable product.

Hon Hai, known also as Foxconn, is the American giant's most important manufacturing partner. It will fully support Apple if it needs to adjust its production as the U.S.-Chinese trade spat gets grimmer and more...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 59 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we focus on a single patent that covers a new touch technology. Apple's invention describes light-based touch controls that could be applied to many surface materials from leather to smart fabrics, textiles, ceramics, plastic and aluminum.

As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple has cancelled plans to open a large data center in Aabenraa, Denmark. The news was posted on the local town’s website. Apple is looking to sell off the land and leave the site completely.

The tech giant was expected to invest $921 million in a data center that would power the company’s online services for European customers. Originally due to become operational in the second quarter of 2019, it would have been the tech giant’s second data center in the Nordic country to run entirely on renewable energy.

The municipality said “it is completely unexpected for us that today Apple informed us they want to sell their land.” The local representatives were told this was a...

Democratic Senator and U.S. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is urging the chief of the Justice Department's antitrust division to recuse himself from investigations into Apple and Google, noting that he has lobbied for both corporations in the past.

CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2019 is the latest edition of Corel’s comprehensive graphics suite designed to maximize technical illustration and drafting workflows. 

With it, you can make precise illustrations, including assembly instructions and complex schematics from original designs or existing 3D CAD renderings, according to Klaus Vossen, senior product manager, CorelDRAW. A streamlined interface and boosted performance in the new version accelerate technical communication authoring, while new tools make design creation even more precise with enhancements to callouts, dimensioning, axonometric drawing, and more, he adds.

The main apps in CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2019 are: Corel DESIGNER 2019 (for precision illustration and technical design); CorelDRAW 2019 (vector illustration and page layout), Corel...

CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2019 is the latest edition of Corel’s comprehensive graphics suite designed to maximize technical illustration and drafting workflows. 

With it, you can make precise illustrations, including assembly instructions and complex schematics from original designs or existing 3D CAD renderings, according to Klaus Vossen, senior product manager, CorelDRAW. A streamlined interface and boosted performance in the new version accelerate technical communication authoring, while new tools make design creation even more precise with enhancements to callouts, dimensioning, axonometric drawing, and more, he adds.

The main apps in CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2019 are: Corel DESIGNER 2019 (for precision illustration and technical design); CorelDRAW 2019 (vector illustration and page layout), Corel...

ffWorks, focused on simplicity, brings a fresh approach to the use of FFmpeg, allowing you to create ultra-high-quality movies without the need to write a single line of code on the command-line.

• High Quality and Control - Convert and processes many media files with high level quality using FFmpeg with no knowledge. Advanced users are not left out in the cold with lots of options to work with.
• Media Formats - Support for many codecs and containers like MPEG4, H264, H265 HEVC, Matroska, PRORES, DNxHD, DVVideo, MPEG TS, MPEG PS, XAVS, FLV, Theora, AVI, OGG, VP8 and VP9 (.webm), Animated GIF, VOB, MXF, GFX, and many more.
• Merging Media Files - Stitch unlimited files to one file using either of two methods: concat pass-thru (blistering fast) and Complex Filter.
• Subtitles Support - Both hard-burned and soft subtitles are supported (external or embedded).
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Samsung is bringing the new models under its mid-tier Galaxy A-Series line to the US for those who'd rather not spend big bucks on flagship phones. It's kicking things off by releasing the Galaxy A50, which was previously rolled out in some developin...

Today, Lyft is renaming its Bay Area bike share system. It's now Bay Wheels, no longer Ford GoBike. As part of the transition, the company is introducing new e-bikes with pedal assist for hills and the option to dock the bikes or lock them outside of...

This week’s best iTunes deals are headlined by nearly every Star Wars and James Bond film being discounted. You’ll also find various other bundles, movies from $5 and the usual $1 HD rental of the week. Hit the jump for all of the best offers.

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Future iPhones and iPads could work without the user touching the display, with Apple exploring the possibility of using the proximity of fingers or the Apple Pencil to the screen to enable selections and gestures in situations where touching the device isn't desirable.