Dave James (via Slashdot, MacRumors): The “bad quality assurance of Skylake” was responsible for Apple finally making the decision to ditch Intel and focus on its own ARM-based processors for high-performance machines. That’s the claim made by outsp…
Lees meerBrian D Foy (via Hacker News): Perl 7.0 is going to be v5.32 but with different, saner, more modern defaults. You won’t have to enable most of the things you are already doing because they are enabled for you. The major version jump sets the boundar…
Lees meerApple (also: Hacker News): App clips are a great way for users to quickly access and experience what your app has to offer. An app clip is a small part of your app that’s discoverable at the moment it’s needed. App clips are fast and lightweight so …
Lees meerDavid Farrier (via Hacker News): “Nine rejections, on the basis of their guideline “4.3 Design - Spam.” Offensively, this guideline groups astrology (“fortune telling” in their words) alongside “burp and fart apps” under the umbrella of “spam.” And …
Lees meerApple (also: MacRumors): Additionally, two changes are coming to the app review process and will be implemented this summer. First, developers will not only be able to appeal decisions about whether an app violates a given guideline of the App Store…
Lees meerApple (also: TidBITS, MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple today announced it will transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful new technologies. Developers can now get started updating their ap…
Lees meerApple (also: TidBITS, MacRumors, MacStories): iPadOS 14 introduces an all-new compact design for incoming FaceTime and phone calls, Siri interactions, and Search to help users stay focused on the task at hand. Apps have new sidebars and toolbars tha…
Lees meerApple: And for the first time, developers can make their iOS and iPadOS apps available on the Mac without any modifications. The apps will be available in the Mac App Store by default, except where developers opt out. There will be lot more apps, bu…
Lees meerApple (also: TidBITS, MacRumors, MacStories, Mr. Macintosh, Hacker News): macOS Big Sur introduces a beautiful redesign that is entirely new yet instantly familiar. Safari is packed with new features, including a customizable start page, elegantly d…
Lees meerApple: If macOS Big Sur 11 beta is installed into the same APFS container as previous versions of macOS, system software updates can no longer be installed on the previous versions of macOS. Jared Jones: If you install Big Sur to a new partition you…
Lees meerMy thanks to Parcel for sponsoring the blog this week. Parcel is a package tracker for iOS and Mac that supports over 300 carriers around the world. It has been on the App Store since 2010 and was featured by Apple multiple times, including the “Edi…
Lees meerGeneral: Keynote Beta Downloads Videos Downloader and Unofficial App What’s New: Apple Platform SDK API Differences Other: Where are the AppKit Release Notes for macOS 10.15? How to Report Bugs to Apple So They Get Fixed This post will be updated as…
Lees meerBrent Simmons (tweet): Otherwise, App Store review is looking for basic functionality and making sure the app follows the guidelines […] the guidelines are about protecting Apple’s interests and not about consumers. […] I’d feel secure knowing that …
Lees meerJohn Siracusa (tweet, 2): Today, Apple’s stance seems to be that if they just hold the line on a few key provisions of the App Store rules, companies will build their business models around the Apple’s revenue cut in the same way companies built the…
Lees meerHoudah Software: Use CustomShortcuts to add keyboard shortcuts to menu items in most Mac applications.Assign custom keyboard shortcuts to Mac menu itemsAuto-completion helps you navigate menu hierarchiesIt makes sure you get menu titles exactly righ…
Lees meerFlexibits: Calendar sets have been a very cool way to automatically toggle multiple calendars on and off based on your device’s location. When you left the house for work, maybe you had set up your “Work” or “Daytime” calendar set to activate, so th…
Lees meerApp Review Board (also: Hacker News, 9to5Mac): Thank you for being an iOS app developer. We understand that Basecamp has developed a number of apps and many subsequent versions for the App Store for many years, and that the App Store has distributed…
Lees meerMatthew Panzarino (also: MacRumors, Hacker News): “You download the app and it doesn’t work, that’s not what we want on the store,” says Schiller. This, he says, is why Apple requires in-app purchases to offer the same purchasing functionality as th…
Lees meerNilay Patel (tweet, MacRumors, Hacker News, David Heinemeier Hansson): Apple is acting like a monopolist and a bully, according to the chairman of the House antitrust subcommittee. […] “Because of the market power that Apple has, it is charging exor…
Lees meerSummerFest: Many of us need to reimagine our workplaces and our workflow. We have kids to raise, degrees to pursue, new jobs to find. Summer is the time for new plans and fresh projects and great new ideas. Whether you’re mapping out your next novel…
Lees meerBrendan Shanks: On May 7-11, 1990, Apple Computer held the second-ever [or fourth?] Worldwide Developers Conference at the (then-new) San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. A newsgroup post indicates that the attendance fee was $195 per day, an…
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