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Developer finds workaround to run Nintendo Switch games on M1-based Macs

If you’re a gamer or a coder, this is pretty cool. A developer by the handle of “Sera Tonin Brocious” (or @daeken on Twitter) has managed to get Nintendo Switch games to run on Apple Silicon Macs. While the implementation is not quite perfect yet given the technical limitations of the MoltenVK runtime library, which […]

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Developer Alex Graf successfully uses virtualization to run Windows build on M1-based Macs

It took some tinkering, but it helps answer the question as to whether Windows will run cleanly under virtualization on an M1 Mac. Developer Alexander Graf has successfully virtualized the Arm version of Windows on an M1 Mac, proving that the ‌M1‌ chip is capable of running Microsoft’s operating system. At present, the M1-based Macs don’t support Windows and […]

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Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, focuses on security fixes

Amid last week’s slew of updates, Apple released something you might definitely need in the form of the macOS Catalina 10.15.7 supplemental updates, which includes the following fixes and changes: FontParser Available for: macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of reports that an exploit […]

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Apple to partner with Google on Coronavirus contact tracing project

Apple on Friday announced that it will partner with Google on a contact tracing technology that can be used to slow and contain the spread of diseases. Contact tracing is the process of trying to identify people who may have come into contact with an infected person. By tracing these contacts, testing them for infections, and […]

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Rumor: iPad with Face ID technology in the works

iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith has come through yet again. The developer has leaked an image of a new avatar generation embedded within an iOS 12 developer beta intended for the iPad that requires a TrueDepth camera system, lending credence to rumors that FaceID iPads are coming sooner rather than later. Troughton-Smith noted that AvatarKit, Apple’s […]