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macintosh.js project allows Mac OS 8 to run as JavaScript app under macOS, Windows, and Linux

If you’re hankering for some old school Mac stuff to run under macOS, you’re going to like this. A group of developers has created macintosh.js, a JavaScript app that allows Mac OS 8 to run on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The code is available on GitHub, and the developers have promised some goodies from an […]

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Apple joins Amazon, Google, and Zigbee Alliance to create new standard for IP-based home devices

Apple, Google, Amazon, and the Zigbee Alliance announced on Wednesday that the companies would be forming a new working group with the intention of developing and promoting the adoption of a new IP-based connectivity standard for smart home products. The products would focus on increased compatibility, security, and simplified development for manufacturers.  Zigbee Alliance, whose […]

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How To: Fix subpixel antialiasing in macOS 10.14 Mojave

If you’ve installed macOS 10.14 Mojave and the font rendering seems a bit off, you’re not alone. Apparently, Apple adjusted the subpixel antialiasing process, makes non-Retina displays appear somewhat blurry. Thankfully, one Alexander Yakusik has come through with a fix that he posted to the mighty GitHub. Simply enter the following command into Terminal and […]

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iBoot source code leak traced back to low-level Apple employee

Last last week, the source code for iBoot, a core component of iOS, was leaked to GitHub. Although the code was older, designed for iOS 9, it was quickly yanked from GitHub following Apple’s issuance of a DCMA takedown notice. Per Motherboard, which contacted unnamed sources involved in the leaks and investigated screenshots, text messages, […]

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iOS’ “iBoot” component leaked to GitHub, quickly pulled by Apple

Apple, and its legal department, do not like it when you leak source code for core components of iOS on GitHub. This is exactly what happened, as a chunk of source code, labeled “iBoot”, which is the part of iOS that is responsible for ensuring a trusted boot of the operating system, found its way […]