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Recent Apple documentation suggests that third-party eGPU hardware may not be supported under Apple Silicon hardware

Some Apple support documentation indicates that Apple might drop support for non-Apple GPUs in its transition to Apple Silicon processors. In a recent WWDC 2020 developer session focused on porting Metal apps to the new architecture, the company made it clear that Apple Silicon Macs will feature customer Apple GPUs. “Apple Silicon Mac contains an […]

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Apple said to be considering allowing third-party apps to become default apps for iOS devices, HomePod units,

Apple is considering allowing rival apps more prominence on its iOS-based devices as well as opening its HomePod speaker to third-party services following criticism that the company provides an unfair advantage to its in-house products. The company is said to be discussing whether to let users choose third-parts web browser and mail applications as defaults […]

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iPhones to be able to scan Japanese ID cards’ NFC chips under iOS 13

This should be nifty if you’re living in Japan. iPhones running iOS 13 will be able to scan NFC chips in Japanese identity cards thanks to Apple’s inclusion of broader access to NFC chips via third-party apps. As a result, Japanese citizens will be able to scan their identity cards, storing the information on their […]

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1Password for Mac updated to 7.3, includes hefty changes to Mini feature set

The Mac version of AgileBits’ 1Password has been updated to version 7.3 and received some hefty changes in the process. The new version’s 1Password Mini feature, which resides in the menu bar, has been redesigned from the group up to make information and options more accessible. An example of this is when you drag-and-drop your […]

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Apple may have killed an assortment of third party extensions in Safari 12

Every time Apple overhauls its Safari web browser, there’s always a few days, weeks, or months of kerfuffle as developers catch up. In the case of Safari 12, it appears that a number of third party extensions within Safari may be disabled for the time being. A series of reports on Reddit and GitHub have […]