Following news that iPhone shipments came in below expectations last quarter, now comes a report from Gartner that reveals Mac shipments were also down. The preliminary PC shipping estimates by Gartner revealed that Apple’s Mac shipments declined from year to year. In the Q4 of 2018, Mac shipments came in at 4.9 million, down from the 5.1 million Apple shipped in Q4 of 2017....
Apple rolled out macOS 10.12.4 on Monday with its usual minor performance enhancements, but the highlight of the update is the arrival of Night Shift. The feature has been available for iPhones since Apple released the iOS 9.3 update last year. It turns the hue of the display a soft warm color at night, which is strenuous on your eyes. Users can schedule when they want Night Shift to...
Keyboards can be tricky gadgets. They need to have the right design while fitting the needs of users, which can be far-ranging. Some prefer Apple's flatter keyboards while others like mechanical keyboards because they provide satisfying feedback. The Lofree Mechanical Keyboard doesn't really follow the path of either approach. Instead, it was inspired by typewriters of a bygone era. It...
The functionality of a Mac is far ranging. From keyboard shortcuts to terminal customizations, you can pretty much adjust a Mac to flow seamlessly with your setup. One of the easier steps to morph the Mac into a jack of all trades is through apps, and we've found four that will take your Mac game to the next level. Parallels 12 – $49.99 – $79.99 Running Windows on a Mac is not a...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you’ve probably heard Apple announced four new software upgrades at its WWDC keynote last month: iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS all got some cool upgrades. Sure, iOS is usually the star of the show while tvOS is often overlooked by its more robust and honed brethren, but today were checking out what’s new with the other two...
Some Mac users are having trouble signing into iMessage and FaceTime after installing the latest OS X 10.11.4 update that was rolled out this week. Apple is said to be aware of the issue and investigating a fix. The problem occurs soon after signing in following the installation of OS X 10.11.4. Users are asked to log back in to iMessage and FaceTime to authenticate them, but according...
Yes. Yes you can. More? Ok. This is actually two questions. Can you game on OSX? Sure, you can. You can get Steam, Battle.net, and so much more all on Mac now. The other question is can you game, for real on a Mac? And by that I mean, installing Wndows, and running serious games at decent frame rates at high resolution. You shouldn’t expect industry leading performance, but the answer...
When you buy a new console or home theater system, wouldn't it be nice if someone delivered it to your door and set it up for you? That's exactly what you get from Enjoy, the new gadget store and delivery service from former Apple retail chief Ron Johnson. Enjoy is different to other online gadget stores in lots of ways. Every product if offers has been hand-picked by an Enjoy Expert,...
Devolver Digital continues to have one of the strongest collections of games to show at PAX East this year. 2015’s crop continues to impress us as we work our way through the indie booths. I was able to corner creator Tomasz Waclawek for a chance to see his game, Ronin. Like other games we saw from the Devolver booth, Ronin started out as freeware, with a playable demo of the original...
For a game that’s only been in development for five months, I was really impressed with what Masquerada had to show. There’s a lot to look forward to in this 2.5D isometric RPG. Developer Witching Hour Studios wants to create a compelling game, drawing on influence from classic RPGs and story-telling heavyweights like Bioware. Throughout the demo, the developers and I were frequently...