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Jordan Castor, 22, shows what a blind Apple engineer can do

You’ve got to admit, this is impressive. Jordyn Castor, 22, who was born 15 weeks early, weighed just under two pounds and who has been blind since birth, is now one of the lead engineers for Apple’s VoiceOver technology, codes on a Braille device and is working on Apple’s new Playgrounds project for iOS. Castor, […]

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Apple releases macOS Sierra public beta

And now, for the truly brave of heart, the macOS Sierra public beta has just become available. Late Thursday, Apple released the public beta to macOS Sierra, the successor to OS X EL Capitan. In order to install the beta, you’ll need to go to beta.apple.com, sign in with an Apple ID and then you’ll […]

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Apple releases iOS 10 public beta

If you’re feeling brave, here’s the iOS 10 public beta. After only two developer releases, Apple has released the public beta of iOS 10 into the wild for public testing. Apple started letting the public into its iOS beta tests last year. Before iOS 9, you had to be a developer (and pay $99 for […]

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iOS 10 beta 2 heads out the door, walkthrough video posted

iOS 10 beta 2 is out the door and being tested throughout the developer community. And, in addition to an assortment of bug fixes, the cool cats at MacRumors have thrown together a quick walkthrough that looks at the new changes, including sticker packs from Apple, changes to the Control Center 3D Touch actions, Apple’s […]

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Spotify cites difficulties getting updated app approved by Apple, alleges competition-based motives (Updated)

Apple may be playing its gatekeeper card a little too closely where Spotify is concerned. The audio streaming provider said Apple is making it harder for the streaming music company to compete by blocking a new version of its iPhone app. In a letter sent this week to Appleā€™s top lawyer, Spotify says Apple is […]