Terrence Gaines from the snobOS podcast joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss the offer of a year of free Apple TV+ coming to an end. Are people actually going to pay for the streaming service?
Pixelmator Pro 2.1 Update Comes With ML Crop, Quick Fill
The Pixelmator team has released its 2.1 “Coral” update for Pixelmator Pro. New features include ML Crop, Quick Fill, Stroke with Brush, and an improved Type tool.
The new Quick Fill feature lets you drag and drop colors from colors wells onto layers to quickly fill them with colors. It’s incredibly fun and so convenient when you want to quickly change the color of a shape, some text, or even an image layer.
As of this writing, Pixelmator Pro is also 50% off.
The First iPhone Went on Sale 14 Years Ago Today
On June 29, 2007 the first iPhone went on sale, with customers in the U.S. finally able to get their hands on it.
Microsoft xCloud Game Streaming Available on iOS and macOS
Microsoft xCloud is now fully available on iOS for iPad and iPhone, as well as on macOS and PCs, following the end of the beta phase.
Glenn Close Joins Cast of Apple TV+ Thriller 'Tehran'
Glenn Close is joining the cast of Apple TV+ Israeli thriller Tehran. She will be a regular in the forthcoming second season, Variety reported
Close, who has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards, will be a series regular in the upcoming second season of the show, which aired on Apple TV Plus last summer and has become a global hit for the platform. The show originally premiered on Israel’s KAN public broadcaster last June. Variety understands that Apple TV Plus picked up the title from distributor Cineflix Rights as an acquisition, but following its success for the streamer, boarded the show as a co-producer. Close is slated to play the role of Marjan Montazeri, a British woman living in Tehran, according to Apple. The first season of the series told the story of Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), a young Mossad agent undercover on a top secret mission in the heart of Tehran.
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Opossums on Parade: Linux 5.13 Adds Support for Apple M1 Silicon
The Linux 5.13 kernel is shipping under the code name “Opossums on Parade” and it adds preliminary support for Apple M1 Silicon.
Linux 5.13 brings initial but still early support for the Apple M1 with basic support but not yet accelerated graphics and a lot more to iron out moving ahead. There are also new Linux 5.13 security features like the Landlock LSM, Clang CFI support, and optionally randomizing the kernel stack offset at each system call.
Smile Inc Sells PDFpen App to Nitro to Focus on TextExpander
Announced in a short blog post, Smile says that it sold its PDFpen app to Nitro. Nitro plans to add the app to its current productivity platform.
YouTube TV Adds 4K, Offline Viewing for Extra $20
YouTube TV has added new features for subscribers that include support for 4K, offline viewing, 5.1 Dolby Audio, and more.
Snapchat Crashing for iPhone Users But Fix on Way
Snapchat users on iPhone have started to notice the popular app crashing repeatedly, 9to5 Mac reported. However, a fix is said to be on its way.
The influx of complaints correlates to the release of version 11.34.0.35 of the Snapchat application, which was pushed out less than one day ago. According to many users, the Snapchat application will immediately crash upon being opened, and no fix is currently available. Snapchat acknowledged the issue in a post on Twitter this morning, saying that it is working on a fix that will be released to the App Store soon.
Apple Seeds macOS Monterey Developer Beta Two
Apple has released the second developer beta of macOS Monterey, fixing a number of issues from the previous release.
