News & Reviews:   macOS

When Epic Games sued Apple last week over the removal of Fortnite from its App Store, you'd think that things would simmer down before the two companies settle things in court. But Apple isn't going to take things lying down and has banned the former's developer account. And funny enough, it's going to be a fortnight from the date that Fortnite was removed. Oh boy...

At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020, Apple has announced that they will be making the switch from Intel chips to ARM chips for the Macs. By the end of this year, we'll get to see the first Mac with an Apple Silicon. However, few of us know that the Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is actually one of the key contributors to this switch, as they have invested in 300 R&D teams to help Apple in this huge transition.

If you recall, it was recently rumoured that Apple is getting ready to start using ARM-based chips for Mac PCs. This was confirmed at WWDC 2020 earlier today when it was announced that it will be using its A12Z Bionic chipset on Mac PCs. At the same time, Apple also introduced the new macOS Big Sur.

For laptops, you always want them to last as long as possible. We think of all sorts of ways to do this, from reducing the power output to tweaking the software settings. But sometimes the best way is for the manufacturer to optimise the product. And Apple has done just that for its MacBook laptops, with the announcement of a new feature to the macOS.

With the on-going Movement Control Order, Facebook have announced some good news for all the people working at home. If you happen to use Facebook Messenger a lot, the company are launching a Messenger app for both macOS and Windows users. But hold on, what's the difference between this Messenger app and the browser? 

Standard smartphones today are built around the 16:9 screen ratio when rotated to the side (apart from the LG Optimus Vu that had a 4:3 screen ratio). Right now however LG may want to buck the trend, as they just patented a new screen form factor for mobile, dubbed “UltraWide Mobile+”.

The Apple Pencil is currently an iPad Pro-only device, so the desktop Apple products can’t take advantage of the flexibility and creative options that is available with the Pencil. Now however we may just see something for the desktop in the near future, as Apple as just patented a Pencil-like device, but for the desktop.

During the WWDC 2016, Apple has unveiled the next successor to its current Mac operating system the OS X 10.11 El Capitan - the macOS Sierra. Sierra promises new window tab support across multiple apps, copy and paste between devices, Siri integration, and more. It's also noted that macOS is a new naming structure so that it's consistent with the rest of the software platforms like iOS, watchOS and tvOS. Anyway, here's what we found out about Sierra.