Developers will be able to take advantage of new Apple Pencil latency upgrades announced at WWDC19 (via Macrumors). Latency Improvements During WWDC19 Craig Federighi announced that in iPadOS, they were able to cut the latency of the Apple Pencil from 20ms down to 9ms. Developers will be able to receive the “latest and greatest” improvements…
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Apple Updates AirPort Base Station Firmware to 7.8.1
Previously, Apple updated the firmware for the AirPort Extreme. Now, the older, 802.11n, AirPort Base Station and its siblings have also been updated.
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Apple Calls for Trump Tariffs Not to Be Introduced
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UK Porn Age Verification Laws Delayed
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After 7 Years, Adobe Lightroom Returns to Mac App Store
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Deirdre O’Brien Changes Apple Stores to be More Direct
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