Month: September 2021

A majority of companies shifted to remote work once the pandemic struck. The change was quick, and the workforce quickly adapted to using collaborative tools like Slack, Zoom, and Dropbox. Now Dropbox has announced three new features aimed at helping distributed teams. It includes a screen recording feature for both Mac and Windows Dropbox app….

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Apple today seeded the second beta of iOS 15.1 to developers, and the update includes a fix for an annoying bug that’s been affecting iPhone 13 owners who also have an Apple Watch. With beta 2, the Unlock with Apple Watch feature that was broken has been fixed, and an authenticated Apple Watch can once…

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DisplayMate today awarded the iPhone 13 Pro Max with its “Best Smartphone Display Award.” The device earned the company’s highest-ever display performance grade of A+ and set or matched 12 of its smartphone display performance records. iPhone 13 Pro models feature a new Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion, which is Apple’s branding for a…

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Amazon today held a media event that saw the introduction of a slew of new products, ranging from an in-home Alexa robot to a new fitness service that mimics Apple Fitness+. We’ve rounded up all of Amazon’s most interesting announcements below. Astro Household Robot Astro is an Alexa-integrated home robot that can monitor the home,…

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Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 betas to developers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the first betas and just over a week after releasing iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to the public. iOS and iPadOS 15.1 can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or over…

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Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 8.1 beta to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming one week after the release of the first beta and a week after the release of the watchOS 8 update. To install ???watchOS 8.1???, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the…

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Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming tvOS 15.1 update, one week after seeding the first beta and a week after the release of tvOS 15. Developers can download the new tvOS 15 beta by downloading a profile onto the ?Apple TV? using Xcode. Other than new releases, tvOS updates are often minor…

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Microsoft today announced that it is opening up the Microsoft Store for Windows to third-party storefront apps, including the Epic Games Store and the Amazon Appstore. Epic and Amazon’s stores will be discoverable on the Microsoft Store for Windows and can be downloaded like any other app. As a reason for the change, Microsoft said…

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Apple today announced updates to its iWork suite of apps with new features, including some that are limited to iOS 15 and macOS Monterey. This includes updates to the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Newly redesigned iWork icons on the Mac Apple says Keynote now offers an option to…

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Amazon has unveiled a new slate of smart products, including a home robot named Astro, a TV-sized Amazon Echo Show, and new Halo fitness services and hardware.Credit: AmazonThe retail giant on Tuesday announced a wide range of new hardware and services at a press-only event. Here are some of the things that Amazon showed off….

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Apple is now on its second round of betas for iOS 15.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, and iPadOS 15.1, with developers now able to download the new builds.The latest builds can be downloaded by developers in the beta-testing scheme via the Apple Developer Center, or as an over-the-air update for hardware already using earlier beta…

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It still won’t suit everyone, but iCloud Folder Sharing has improved, and it can now be a solid replacement for Dropbox — in the right circumstances.Now iCloud Folder Sharing can replace Dropbox, in certain circumstancesIt’s not as if there’s anything wrong with using Dropbox. But in any system, especially when you have to share work…

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Apple has released updates for its iWork suite, with version 11.2 of each on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS including a number of changes, with some features limited to devices upgraded to macOS Monterey, iOS 15, or iPadOS 15.Updated on Tuesday, the App Store listings for Keynote, Numbers, and Pages on macOS, iPadOS, and iOS show…

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