Farrago soundboard app for Mac gains MIDI support, accessibility improvements, more
Rogue Amoeba has updated Farrago for Mac today with a handful of useful new features. Farrago 1.2 brings MIDI support, multi-tile editing, and accessibility improvements to the Mac soundboard app.
Pre-orders for new MacBook Pro now available at B&H (Tax NY/NJ only)
This morning Apple introduced new MacBook Pros with a refreshed keyboard, upgraded RAM and processors along with a TrueTone display. B&H is now offering pre-orders on all of today’s new announcements with the added benefit of no tax at the time of purchase for customers outside of New York or New Jersey. Remember, this perk is coming to an end in the near future, so it may be worth avoiding the added tax for a few months until your bill comes in April. You can see all of the listings down below.
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The most expensive MacBook Pro will now cost you a cool $6,699 (or $6,898)
We noted earlier that the upgraded MacBook Pro models announced today not only offer the latest 8th-generation processors, but also allow you to spec them up to a maximum of 32GB DDR4 RAM and a massive 4TB PCIe SSD …
Apple discontinues its own photo printing service, recommends third-party Photos Projects apps instead
Apple is discontinuing its Photo Print Products service, which has been integrated into iPhoto since its launch in 2002. The service expanded from simple prints, to albums, photo books, and calendars. It stayed around on the Mac when iPhoto was replaced with the Photos app a couple of years ago, but the service never made the leap to iOS.
Later this year, Apple will stop offering the service altogether. A new message in macOS 10.13.6 Photos app says that final orders for Apple’s built-in service must be placed by September 30, 2018.
Apple stops selling 2015 MacBook Pro
In the wake of the new 13-inch and 15-inch Touch Bar models today, Apple has stopped selling the much-beloved 2015 MacBook Pro. For people who despised butterfly keys, or mourned the lack of legacy ports on the 2016 and later MacBook Pro, until today Apple Store stocked a 15-inch 2015 model as an alternative. It may not have been as fast or as svelte as the latest models, but for people who had become disenchanted with Apple’s latest direction, it was their favorite computer.
Alongside new models, Apple launches leather sleeves for 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro
Alongside the upgraded MacBook Pro models, Apple is also offering leather sleeves to keep both existing and new models safe …
Apple worked with Blackmagic Design on new Radeon Pro 580-powered eGPU
Apple’s launch of refreshed MacBook Pros is the big news for today, and rightfully so. The update checks off many customers wants, such as DDR4 with up to 32GB of RAM on the 15-inch model, and quad-core CPUs on the 13-inch model.
But graphics are still an area that could use assistance, and Apple recognizes this. Earlier this spring it launched a new version of macOS with official eGPU support in tow. Today, it’s been revealed by The Verge that Apple has worked with Blackmagic Design, known for its DaVinci Resolve NLE, on a brand new all-in-one $699 eGPU. more…
Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar updated with max 32 GB RAM, ‘improved’ third-generation keyboard, True Tone, and new Intel chips
Apple has today updated the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro with a spec bump refresh. The laptops feature Intel’s latest eighth-generation Intel processors, with a six-core option on the 15-inch model. The new MacBook Pros can now be specced with up to 32 GB RAM, with a DDR4 configuration.
The new laptops also bring Apple’s True Tone display technology to the Mac lineup for the first time,, as well as a third-generation butterfly keyboard.
Match-owned Hinge dating app uses ‘stable marriage’ AI algorithm for its matches
If you’re single and tired of swiping on photos or browsing endless profiles in the hope of the perfect match, a dating app is now using an AI algorithm to do the work for you …