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Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac out the door, includes macOS Mojave support, smaller file sizes, extended Windows tools

The new Parallels Desktop is out and it includes some fairly useful new features. Parallels Desktop 14 for the Mac was released on Tuesday, the new version featuring virtualization tool includes support for Apple’s macOS Mojave operating system, improves overall performance, and adds in support for more Windows features. The new version also improves storage […]

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Costco announces Apple Pay payment has gone live in all 750 locations across the United States

You can now use Apple Pay at every Costco warehouse in the United States. Per the company, Costco has been equipping its warehouses with contactless payment terminals over the past several months, and as of this week, it has activated contactless payments at all of its 750 locations across the country. Costco is also outfitting […]

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Leaked internal email shows Twitter’s rationale for ending older API support for third-party clients

Following up on Twitter’s shutting down the API (Application Programming Interfaces) for useful third-party applications like Tweetbot and Twitterific, an internal email published by TechCrunch shows the company’s logic behind the decision. While the email likely won’t convince irritated Twitter users who are seeing features removed from their favorite apps, the internal communication is the […]

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Presence of WINE-like wrapper hints at tools that may allow for easier porting between Steam and macOS games

This could turn into something interesting. Albeit Valve has historically loved its own way of doing things, a deep dive into Reddit’s /r/linux_gaming subreddit revealed the presence of Steam Play, which is based around a WINE-like compatibility wrapper. WINE functions as an open-source project that can cajole Windows executables into running on Unix-based systems, i.e. […]

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Verizon to offer choice of Apple TV 4K, YouTube TV subscription, upon launch of 5G network in initial U.S. markets

Verizon is ready to throw some cool things your way to get you on their 5G network. The carrier, in an effort to get ahead with 5G, is looking to include YouTube TV or Apple TV as part of a launch promotion in its initial four markets. Verizon will offer a YouTube TV subscription, or […]