Bloomberg Businessweek has explored Tim Cook’s tenure at Apple, with insights on how he’s made the company more profitable and dominant—but also more reliant on China—than ever.
Lees meerPatches “zero-day” vulnerabilities in the PDF creation and reading apps. (Free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.13+)
Lees meerPatches security vulnerabilities in Catalina and Mojave. (Free, various sizes, macOS 10.15.7 and 10.14.6)
Lees meerSynchronization and backup tool addresses several issues with Big Sur. (49.99 new for ChronoSync, $14.99 new for ChronoAgent; free updates; 67.3 MB, 26.7 MB)
Lees meerApple has updated macOS 11 Big Sur to fix a single bug and block three security vulnerabilities. It’s not an urgent install for most people.
Lees meerIf you wear an Apple Watch, do you notice the Breathe notifications popping up when you want them the least? Thankfully, they’re easy to make less intrusive or turn off entirely.
Lees meerCommand-line package manager adds support for M1-based Macs. (Free, macOS 10.14+)
Lees meerIntroduces new Duplicates Monitor feature that notifies you immediately when a new duplicate file appears. ($19.95 new, free update, 47.8 MB, macOS 10.10+)
Lees meerAdds support for the new Google Calendar offline mode. ($29.95 new, free update, 78.2 MB, macOS 10.12+)
Lees meerMaintenance update for the character discovery and font exploration utility. (€29.99 new, free update, 5.1 MB, macOS 10.10+)
Lees meerUpdates the drive-cloning and backup app with improvements and a workaround for Big Sur users. ($27.95 new, free update, 7.0 MB, macOS 10.10+)
Lees meerEnables hosts to play a video file in a meeting as shared content and adds a blurred background option for all users. (Free, 24.1 MB, macOS 10.9+)
Lees meerEver wish you could hear what’s playing on your iPhone through your stereo system? Here’s a step-by-step guide to add AirPlay support to your stereo for less than $20 and about an hour of your time.
Lees meerMaintenance release improves launch speed by around 20% and increases the maximum intensity of the Sharpen adjustment. ($39.99 new, free update, 225 MB, macOS 10.14.4+)
Lees meerAdds support for using natural language input in the Go To Date window. ($49.99 new, free update, 31.9 MB, macOS 10.11+)
Lees meerBrings a smattering of bug fixes and improvements to the drive-cloning and backup utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.4 MB, macOS 10.10+)
Lees meerA class-action lawsuit filed by the same law firm that kicked off the eventual antitrust lawsuit against Apple and major publishers alleges something that was long suspected back then—that Amazon also engaged in collusion with publishers to restrain…
Lees meerAmazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that he’ll be transitioning away from the CEO role to that of Executive Chair of the Amazon Board, with Amazon Web Services head Andy Jassy taking over as CEO. Read original article
Lees meerApple has quietly revised some core elements of its message-handling system in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to make it far less likely that a maliciously formatted text or attachment would succeed in bypassing other protections.
Lees meerPatches security vulnerabilities in Catalina and Mojave. (Free, various sizes, macOS 10.15.7 and 10.14.6)
Lees meerApple has released macOS 11.2 Big Sur to stamp out a handful of miscellaneous bugs and close numerous security holes.
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