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Apple Studio Display 15.5 firmware reviewed, appears to offer moderate improvements in webcam image quality

The good news is that the Studio Display 15.5 firmware appears to have improved the Studio Display’s webcam performance a bit. The bad news is that there’s apparently still some work to be done. The firmware update, which arrived as part of macOS Monterey 12.4. During the beta phase, Apple continued to iterate on updates […]

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Initial reviews criticize Apple Studio Display’s built-in webcam, Apple says fixes are on the way

As nifty as Apple’s new Studio Display is, initial reviews have indicated that the built-in webcam apparently leaves much to be desired and Apple has stated that some updates are en route to address this issue. The reviews have cited the webcam’s image quality as ranging from an “old BlackBerry” to downright “awful” in their […]

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WWDC: Flash, older plug-ins to be turned off by default in macOS Sierra, push towards HTML5 continues

In another sign that Flash is pretty much on its way out, Apple engineer Ricky Mondello announced that Safari 10, which will arrive in the upcoming macOS Sierra operating system, will arrive with legacy plug-ins like Flash turned off by default. The Mac maker is planning similar measures with other plug-ins like Java, Silverlight and […]

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Force Touch trackpad analyzed, first hands-on experiences posted

The Force Touch trackpad is apparently the trackpad that clicks back at you. That’s the way it’s being described, as the new trackpad isn’t the usual button that’s pressed during use, but a set of electromagnets that move enough to feel like there’s a click happening. The end result feels like a regular click, which […]

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Cocktail updated to 6.7

On Tuesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.7 of CocktailCocktail (Mountain Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Improvements on the “Clear System caches” procedure. Added clearing of CVMS and Core symbolication […]