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Game development diary: Sound, music, and schedule speed bumps

After wrestling with Welsh for my iPhone game "Character Limit," there were two changes of pace in the last month. Both in terms of the work being carried out and when the game will actually ship.

Malcolm Owen 5 months ago 1

First developer betas of iOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3 now available

Apple has restarted the beta-testing process once again, with developer builds of iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, and macOS Tahoe 26.3 now available.

Malcolm Owen 5 months ago 0

Facebook Messenger for macOS departs the desktop

The Facebook Messenger desktop app for macOS is being axed on December 15, forcing Mac users into using the web version, for better or worse.

Malcolm Owen 5 months ago 4

New Edge Light and urgent Reminders come to macOS Tahoe

The latest version macOS Tahoe 26.2 is now available, and alongside performance improvements, brings new features for video calls, Reminders, and dividing AI work across multiple Macs.

William Gallagher 5 months ago 4

Apple's ghost town, new iPads, smart rings, and Snow Leopard on the AppleInsider Podcast

So many people are leaving Apple that it's a wonder it can still function with only 164,000 employees. But it's still bringing out new iPads, while Pebble has a smart ring, and the legend of Snow Leopard is back again on the AppleInsider Podcast.

William Gallagher 5 months ago 0

Inside FileMaker Pro — the massive hit few realize is Apple's

FileMaker Pro is the biggest Windows app that Apple makes, it and its Mac version are a crucial part of businesses large and small — and it was nearly owned by Microsoft. Here's the story of the huge Apple hit you might never have used.

William Gallagher 5 months ago 7

Hackers posed as law enforcement to gain private Apple Account data

Malicious actors are using increasingly sophisticated methods to get users' account data from many companies, including Apple, with a new report detailing the use of fake law enforcement emails for doxxing.

Marko Zivkovic 5 months ago 4

Latest macOS malware uses trusted search & AI to dupe users

A new Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) attack vector weaponizes Google searches and a user's trust in AI chatbots, researchers have found. Once infected, the AMOS can collect data, passwords, and more from the infected Mac with alarming ease.

Oliver Haslam 5 months ago 2

Stop this myth that Snow Leopard was just some tune-up Mac release

Since its release in 2009, it's been a continuing fallacy for pundits to hold up Mac OS X Snow Leopard as the perfect example of how Apple should update the Mac.

William Gallagher 5 months ago 41

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