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Apple releases macOS Ventura 13.2.1 update

Late Monday, Apple released macOS Ventura, a minor update to its macOS operating system. The update expands on the macOS Ventura 13.2 update, which released three weeks ago, and features bug fixes and security updates. The ‌‌macOS Ventura‌‌ 13.2.1 update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of […]

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SigmaOS, a Mac-only web browser, embraces Slack/workspace approach to the Internet

This could turn into something extremely cool. Following roughly a decade of web browsers consisting of horizontal tab lists, current web browsers are almost miniature operating systems of their own. In the cases of Microsoft and Google, the companies have added tab groups and vertical tabs as features. In the case of SigmaOS, a fast, […]

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Apple Watch, iPhone 14 users complain about unnecessary calls to emergency services during skiing, other sports activities

As nifty as they may be, a number of Apple Watch units have apparently been making calls to emergency services claiming the user’s life is in danger. According to an excellent New York Times article, the smartwatch has been dialing 911. In the case of Eric Betts, an emergency dispatcher, a person called in that […]

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Nostr’s Twitter alternative app, Damus, now available on the App Store

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has begun celebrating the arrival of the first Nostr iPhone app, Damus, in Apple’s App Store. Nostr (an acronym of “Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays,”) functions as a decentralized network based on cryptographic keypairs and that is not peer-to-peer. It also allows anyone to create their own social network […]

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Apple drops COVID-19 testing requirement, changes overall policy

While the COVID-19 pandemic may not be over, Apple is apparently making changes to its COVID-19 policy. Zoë Schiffer has offered the following about the situation in a recent tweet: Apple is making changes to its Covid-19 policy, and will stop mandating employees test before coming into the office. It’s also rolling back its special […]