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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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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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Rumor: Apple to release new MacBook, iPad Pro, AirPower wireless charging mat in September

Apple’s new gear is en route and the rumor mill has it arriving in September. Per DigiTimes, Apple will release a new entry level MacBook, complete with a 14 nm Kaby Lake processor, that should be priced around $1,200. Apparently Apple originally planned to ship the new MacBook in late 2017 with a 10 nm […]

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Rumor: 2018 model OLED iPhones could feature Apple Pencil support

It’s thought that the two OLED iPhone models due for release this year could support the Apple Pencil. Taiwanese web site Economic Daily News suggests that the move is one of the steps Apple is taking to drive adoption of this year’s flagship iPhones. Neither report indicates that the lower-cost LCD model will support 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. […]