macOS Mojave developer beta 6 for Mac now available
macOS Mojave developer beta 6 is now available for testing. As always, we’ll dig through the latest beta version and highlight all the changes between the first beta and the latest beta below.
tvOS 12 developer beta 6 for Apple TV 4 and Apple TV 4K now available
tvOS 12 developer beta 6 is now available for Apple TV 4 and Apple TV 4K. tvOS 12 includes expanded audio format support, app sign-on improvements, updates to Aerial screensavers, and more.
watchOS 5 developer beta 6 for Apple Watch now available
watchOS 5 developer beta 6 for Apple Watch is now available for testing. As always, we’ll dig through the latest beta version and highlight all the changes between the previous beta and the latest beta below.
Apple partners with Akamai, Etsy, and Swiss Re to push renewable energy efforts in Illinois and Virginia
Apple is partnering with Akamai, Etsy, and Swiss Re to develop two new wind and solar energy farms in Illinois and Virginia. The new project is planned to produce 290 megawatts to the PJM electric grid, serving major parts of the Eastern United States.
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iOS 12 developer beta 6 for iPhone and iPad coming today
Prepare your iPhones and iPads for iOS 12 beta 6! iOS 12 betas have been released roughly every two weeks so far this summer, but today we expect to see the sixth developer beta version of iOS 12 released just one week after the previous version. We’ll update as soon as the new beta version is live and start digging in for changes.
Renovations set to begin September 2nd at Apple’s retail store in Naples, FL
Apple quietly announced this morning that their retail location in Naples, Florida will be closed temporarily for renovations starting September 2nd. The store is located in The Waterside Shops, an open-air shopping mall just under 40 miles south of Fort Myers, FL.
Review: SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD – fast enough for 4K workflows [Video]
As a MacBook Pro user, having access to external SSD storage is important given the price of build-to-order SSD upgrades. For example, a 4TB SSD upgrade alone on the 2018 MacBook Pro can set you back $3400, more than the price of the laptop itself.
With this in mind, such upgrades can’t be reasonably justified for many users, which means relying on external storage where necessary. Thankfully, there is no shortage of external storage solutions for the MacBook Pro, with many of them featuring bus-powered USB-C connectivity for plug and play functionality.
SanDisk’s Extreme Portable SSD, available in various storage capacities, is one such product. Watch our video hands-on for the details. more…
