As rumored, Apple included a new Night Shift mode — borrowed from iOS — in the recently released macOS Sierra 10.12.4 beta, promising a low blue light viewing experience for nighttime computer work. Check out what the feature looks like and how to activate it in AppleInsider’s latest video installment.
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Google on Wednesday updated its Google Maps iOS app with live “Popular Times” integration, a tool that lets users see how crowded a particular location is in real time, and automatic recognition of addresses in clipboard.
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Amid a withering barrage of lawsuits from Apple, Qualcomm during a quarterly conference call on Wednesday reaffirmed it believes the basis of the Cupertino tech giant’s legal complaints improperly conflate a commercial dispute with regulatory issues.
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The experimental Apple browser Safari Technology Preview has been given an update – release 22 – to fix bugs and update CSS, Form Validation, JavaScript, Media, Web API, Web Inspector and more. It’s available for users with macOS Sierra.
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The co-founder and former CEO of the network-connected security camera producer Dropcam, Greg Duffy, has reportedly been hired by Apple for an undisclosed position, with added speculation he could be heading up an unannounced project within the company
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With the News Feed largely full, Facebook will soon start testing ads in its Messenger app for mobile devices including the iPhone and iPad, the company revealed on Wednesday.
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The lead singer of ’70s a capella group The Persuasions is suing Apple for using a song by Jamie xx in an iPhone 6 TV commercial, claiming the ad violates his “right of publicity” due to the track containing a sample of his voice.
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Apple and NV Energy on Wednesday announced a deal to build an extra 200 megawatts of solar power in Nevada, aimed at supporting the former’s Reno data center, with a target completion date of early 2019.
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MacPaw is offering Mac users an alternative to the Mac App Store to acquire new software, with the launch of the subscription-based Setapp providing access to a collection of more than 60 downloadable apps, for $9.99 per month.
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Apple has expanded its legal actions against Qualcomm’s broadband modem chip licensing tactics in China’s Intellectual Property Courts, and is seeking 1 billion yuan ($145.3 million) in damages based on iPhone sales in China alone.
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