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Beta 3 of macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, tvOS 14.6, watchOS 7.5.

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VLC Media Player 3.0.13 Update for Mac

See post for info on fixes and improvements in this update, and download of VLC for Mac.

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VLC Media Player 3.0.13 Update for Mac

See post for info on fixes and improvements in this update, and download of VLC for Mac.

Apple/Products related News, Tips, Updates, PR

- How to Create, Edit, and Delete an Apple Music Playlist in macOS Big Sur. - Apple awards Corning $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. - Clean Up Your Desktop with Mission Control Spaces in macOS Big Sur. - Strange tip on much fast…

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