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    Apple macOS High Sierra Live in Mac App Store

    Apple macOS High Sierra Live in Mac App Store


    macOS High Sierra Live in Mac App Store

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 09:57 AM PDT

    Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search results on iOS and Spotlight on Mac

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 09:05 AM PDT

    AirPods case is a bad fidget toy.

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 03:27 PM PDT

    Talking to someone today on the phone with my AirPods in my pocket. I kept noticing the audio was cutting out.

    Took me a couple of minutes to realize I was opening and closing the AirPods case unconsciously during the conversation and that caused the phone to think I wanted to use the AirPods for audio and switch the connection.

    Doh!

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    Federighi Confirms APFS is coming to Fusion Drives in a future update.

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 05:56 PM PDT

    FaceID could eliminate the need for portrait orientation lock

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 12:20 PM PDT

    Not sure if this has been considered, but anytime the phone is rotated, FaceID could check the angle of your face instead of relying on the orientation lock setting. And if no face is detected, just refer back to it.

    This could help in situations where e.g. you want to watch a video in landscape in bed lying on your side (since the phone is "technically" in portrait in that case). Some apps like YouTube already let you use fullscreen without relying on the orientation, but this could help in other apps and the native video player in Safari.

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    Amazon slashes 4K video prices in apparent reaction to iTunes 4K deals

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 12:31 PM PDT

    macOS 10.13 High Sierra: The Ars Technica review

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 10:36 AM PDT

    I didn't expect that: High Sierra made my old late 2009 iMac responsive again.

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 06:14 PM PDT

    It is the first OS upgrade in years that it actually made the system feel responsive. Previous OS versions were increasingly slower (with the only exception of... whichever version introduced in-RAM swap compression) to the point i could barely run more than one application at a time and even then i'd click on things and more often than not get wheel spin.

    It isn't as fast as it was with the out-of-the-box OS version (IIRC it was Leopard), but then it provides way more functionality. I didn't do a fresh install or anything, the only time i did a clean install was with Snow Leopard (i think) years ago and the computer is packed full with files, which also slow it down.

    I don't use Macs anymore these days (i do game and graphics programming and the lack of powerful GPUs - at least without paying the price of a car and even then... -, Apple neglecting OpenGL and ignoring Vulkan makes the platform a dead end for me even though i really like every other aspect of it), but if i did i could see this system becoming perfectly usable with a small RAM upgrade and by replacing the HDD with an SSD. I mainly use this machine for small side tasks, like watching videos, doing some minor editing in iMovie or writing some text in Pages so i don't really need any upgrade (if anything the new OS might push back a RAM upgrade i was considering doing :-P).

    I am impressed.

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    A review for the rest of us: iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s cameras

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 06:00 AM PDT

    I'm writing as a "regular" person who upgrades their phone every two years. The 's' year as it is (was) known has taken me through some great phones, 3GS -> 4S -> 5s -> 6s and now... 8. I'll forgive Apple for ruining the pattern because it's a solid upgrade. But as a regular person the camera is the most important "was it worth it" factor. So, was it?

    Daylight

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s This cloud filled sky is rendered well by both phones but the 8 has better dynamic range. Colour is a little more accurate too.

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s Wow! Look at the reds.

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s The 8 is picking up amazing details in the wood grain.

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s Marginally more accurate colour from the 8.

    Low-light

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s The iPhone 8 show less noise but lacks sharpness too. The 6s' colour reproduction of this Space Grey MBP is much better.

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s Lovely photos 😍 The 8 loves redder skin tones. Here's a crop of each photo -

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s The noise on the 6s is noticeably worse. At first glance it looks like the 8 is compromising details for less noise, but on closer inspection you can see eyelashes on the iPhone 8's photo!

    Video

    Personally I love 60fps for home video, and the 6s (and 7) could only manage 1080p at that frame rate. The 8 blows them out of the water with 4K video at 60fps.

    Here's a really quick pan of both 60fps modes. Not much to say, 4K has more detail, and the 8 has slightly more accurate colour.

    iPhone 8 vs iPhone 6s

    Still

    TL;DR & Summary: The iPhone 8 is a nice jump up from the 6s, especially in terms of colour, noise and video, but there are no bullet points worth repeating at the next family dinner.

    *Both phones were set to automatic HDR.
    *Imgur has compressed the photos.
    *The only edits are crop & rotate.
    *Seems like YouTube can't do 4K 60fps in Safari

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    Hacker discloses Nasty Password-Pilfering Hack during Apple macOS High Sierra Launch

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 10:29 AM PDT

    In High Sierra, you can drag the bottom edge of a notification to expand it

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 08:46 PM PDT

    The App Store’s review section should have a “sort by” feature where you can sort by date, best, and worst reviews.

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 04:10 PM PDT

    PSA: Before updating to High Sierra, you should make a Time Machine backup.

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 04:48 AM PDT

    There are so many things that can go wrong and data loss is not worth the risk if you can easily prevent it.

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    Purchase sound is sooo satisfying

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 10:30 AM PDT

    Is it possible to get the sound from purchasing something off the iTunes Store via iPhone on ios11 as a text tone?

    I just heard it for the first time, and its sooooo satisfying

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    iPhone 8 reportedly supports Enhanced Voice Services, the next generation of HD voice

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 06:01 AM PDT

    With macOS High Sierra, you can finally pull an app window down to the very bottom of the screen

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 05:04 PM PDT

    The damned gap between the app window and the bottom of the screen is finally gone with High Sierra!

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    Do you guys share your analytics with Apple?

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 04:59 PM PDT

    Just installed macOS High Sierra and noticed mine was disabled when the new OS installation prompts (log into Apple account to re-enable cloud etc) process happened.

    I enabled mine, because I figure it will help Apple make the OS better.

    What do you guys normally do when it comes to sharing your analytics with Apple?

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    Post Malone breaks Apple Music’s single week streaming record - The Verge

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 01:37 PM PDT

    iPhone 8 / 8+ was the lowest selling iPhone since 2013, namely iPhone 5S

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 08:19 AM PDT

    http://bgr.com/2017/09/25/iphone-8-vs-iphone-7-launch-weekend-sales/

    iPhone 5S and 5C sold 9 million iPhones combined in 2013 iPhone 6/6+ sold 10 Million in 2014

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    App Store reviews in iOS 11

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 01:22 PM PDT

    Has anyone noticed how the App Store in iOS 11 shows reviews for apps that are months and years old and don't line up with the current version of an app? I don't get the logic here. Reviews for previous versions may not be applicable to the current version. Just wondering how others feel about this change.

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    X-post from /r/Android Great discussion on why/how Apples processors perform so well against others.

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 07:27 AM PDT

    PSA: Apple Earpods stop, play, fast forward, rewind now work with Spotify on MacOS High Sierra

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 03:17 PM PDT

    iFixit Apple Watch Series 3 Teardown

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 03:10 PM PDT

    If you are updating to macOS High Sierra today, you can use this free tool I made to easily create a bootable installer from an external USB device. It's useful for doing a clean install and for keeping the installer around afterwards

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 03:49 AM PDT

    PSA - High Sierra, Adobe and Microsoft. If you plan on upgrading, you may have issues with Illustrator, Photoshop and Office 2011.

    Posted: 25 Sep 2017 09:10 AM PDT

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