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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 Apple’s top lawyer, Spotify says Apple is […]

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Developers begin answering questions about upcoming APFS filing system

It’s deeply technical, but it’s worth the read. An blog posted over on Adam Leventhal’s blog and picked up by the mighty Ars Technica describes a talk about the new Apple Filing System given during a Q&A session over at WWDC. During the session, Dominic Giampaolo and Eric Tamura, two members of the APFS team, […]

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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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WWDC: Apple switching from HFS+ to Apple File System with macOS Sierra

In the midst of new announcements and changes at WWDC, Apple took the wraps off its Apple File System during its Platform State of the Union event after the keynote speech. The change marks the replacement of the HFS+ file system, which has been used by Apple for more than 18 years. According to a […]