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  • Hands-on footage of iPadOS 26 multitasking posted

    Hands-on footage of iPadOS 26 multitasking posted

    Apple touted its multitasking features for iPadOS at WWDC last week, and the cool cats at MacRumors have posted a hands-on video of the current iPadOS 26 beta.

    Take a gander:

    Windows on the ‌iPad‌ now work like Windows on the Mac. You can have multiple app windows open at once, and arrange them in any way that’s convenient for you. Split View and Slide Over are gone, but the new window options work with Stage Manager.

    Other new features for menu bars include the iconic “traffic light” buttons that can be used for adjusting and resizing open windows. Apple also added multiple tiling options that allow for your apps to be displayed in an organized way, and you can view all of your open apps with an Exposé interface.

    The windowing system extends to connected displays, which can offer even more space for viewing open iPad apps. On some older iPads, you’ll be limited to four app windows, but the feature extends to every iPad that can run iPadOS 26, and newer iPads will be able to keep far more app windows open.

    To further the Mac-like experience, folders are now customizable with colors and emoji, and in the Files app, there’s a new list view that’s like working with the Mac files app. Apple even added collapsible folders, so you don’t need to tap into a folder on ‌iPad‌ to see what’s inside in a tiled view.

    Files will be able to be configured to open with a default app of your choosing, and folders can be stored in the Dock for quicker access. Finally, the ‌iPad‌ supports background tasks, so if you’re doing a large file transfer, you’ll see a Live Activity to keep an eye on progress while you do other things on your ‌iPad‌.

    iPadOS 26 is currently in development, and a final version is expected to be released to the public sometime in September.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors

  • iFixit posts their Mac Pro teardown

    RtFlKRIVD1AnbWMo.mediumGadget teardown specialists, iFixit, have completed their full disassembly of the new Mac Pro and have given it an 8 out of 10 on the repairability scale. So what else did they find out? Best to head on over there for the full details (24 steps for the full take-apart), but here are a few of the juicy details (cherry-picked from the iFixit run-down);

    • it has taken some design pointers from the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule bodies: a thin, vertical design with individual boards on separate sides.
    • simply sliding the lock switch allows us to remove the outer casing of the Mac Pro. No stubborn pentalobe screws here!
    • The RAM in the Mac Pro Late 2013 is easily accessible and replaceable.
    • it is vented by a single fan, which pulls air from under the case, through the core, and out the top of the case.
    • it utilizes a giant triangular heat sink (“Thermal Core”), shared by the dual graphics cards and CPU.
    • the new graphics cards may be the key to Apple finally undercutting homebrew systems on a pure power basis.
    •  a CPU upgrade appears entirely possible.
    • The power supply has no dedicated cooling, and relies on the main system fan to keep cool—allowing the Mac Pro to idle at a whisper-quiet 12 dBA.
    • Non-proprietary Torx screws are used throughout, and several components can be replaced independently.

    In spite of the lack of internal, user-upgradeable disk space, the new Mac Pro is a far cry from the iMac which has gotten more and more difficult to do at-home repairs or upgrades upon. Here’s hoping that Apple plans to offer some internal component upgrade paths.