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Alfred 5 now available, offers extensive array of new features and changes

Software developer Running With Crayons has announced the release of Alfred 5, the newest version of its popular app launcher. The new version, which is available now, offers the following extensive list of fixes, changes, and new features: New WorkFlow Editor: The Workflow Editor has been rewritten from the ground up to be higher performance, […]

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“In Search of Excellence” documentary highlights creation of the original Macintosh

In what is a just plain spiffy documentary, we present a clip from “In Search of Excellence,” a documentary produced by John Nathan based on Tom Peter’s book that profiled six unique companies. The following segment was filmed in the summer of 1984 and highlighted Apple Computer and the original Macintosh team, complete with its […]

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Apple acquires/hires Init.ai staff to help guide new Siri functions, iOS 11 Business Chat

Apple has apparently acquired/hired the staff of Init.ai, a small, six person startup known for its customer service automation software. Init.ai’s product is described as the following: …a smart assistant for customer representatives to parse and get better insights from their interactions with users, as well as automate some of the interactions…

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Rumor: Apple could announce home automation technologies at WWDC

It may not be a complete “Jetsons” future, but it might be Apple automating parts of your home. And it might be announced as early as next week at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Per The Mac Observer and Financial Times, anonymous sources have told the Financial Times that Apple will unveil its […]