Apple has released macOS Monterey today, with the latest version of its Mac software arriving just in time to coincide with the new MacBook Pro models. Officially announced back at WWDC 2021, Monterey builds out FaceTime features, and makes connecting different Apple devices more straightforward with Continuity upgrades, though some of the initially-promised features won’t be available on day one. … Continue reading
Today we’re taking a peek at the calendar for the month of November, 2021. It begins on November 1, 2021 with two events and one launch. There’s GO Battle Day starting at 12AM local time (that’s right as the day switches from October 31 to November 1). There’ll also be a Dia de Muertos on November 1 that’ll start at … Continue reading
Today Apple released iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 with a collection of feature upgrades and bug fixes aplenty. Apple’s list of fixes with this free update included subject matter like lockscreen pausing, WiFi detection, Wallet closure, Photos app storage, and Weather app reporting. This update also brought a set of security updates for all devices able to run iOS 15.1 … Continue reading
Apple has at long last released the latest major version of its Mac operating system, macOS Monterey. While it’s perhaps a more modest update than in previous years, there are some significant changes in some areas of the OS.
The redesigned Safari might be the most obvious transformation for many users. Apple initially planned to remove the tabs bar before it thankfully saw sense and decided to leave it as is in a later developer preview. The bar will match the color of the web page you’re viewing, and there are some new features, such as Tab Groups.
Apple has overhauled FaceTime in macOS Monterey too. It works a little more like other conference calling software, in that you can start a call and then invite other people. This includes folks using Android or Windows devices through the new FaceTime web app. M1 Macs will also support spatial audio for FaceTime and other features through AirPods and AirPods Max.
Elsewhere, macOS Monterey adds the Focus Modes seen in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Quick Notes, Shortcuts and a new-look Maps app. Live Text, Apple’s answer to Google Lens, is another new tool at macOS users’ disposal.
SharePlay, the feature that lets people sync streaming videos and music with friends, isn’t available just yet. You’ll also need to wait a little longer for Universal Control, which brings Mac and iPad together. You can move your cursor from one to the other and drag files between devices. SharePlay and Universal Control will arrive on macOS later this fall.
Zoom’s live transcription feature is now widely available to all free users. Previously it was a feature you had to pay to access, but toward the start of the year, Zoom said it would roll it out to everyone. Now that it’s here, free users don’t need to request access from the company if they need the tool for their meetings. If you’re in a call and want to request the host turn on live transcription, you can do so by using the meeting toolbar.
At the moment, the feature only works in English, but support for more languages is on the way. In September, Zoom said it would offer automated closed captioning in a total of 30 languages over the next year. The company is also working on adding live translation for 12 languages over that same time frame.
Archaeologists created 3D maps of more than 30,000 square miles of precolonial settlements in what is today Mexico, revealing never-before-seen details of how sites were designed and their apparent connections to the ancient Mesoamerican calendar.
Although the new season of Doctor Who is less than a week away, we still have very little idea about what’s coming other than it’s called Flux, it’s going to be a single, ongoing story, and it’s going to band together some of the Doctor’s most terrifying foes, including the Weeping Angels, the Ood, and more. Now the…
macOS Monterey (also known as macOS 12) is now rolling out to everyone with a compatible Mac. If you have an early 2016 or newer MacBook, early 2015 or newer MacBook Air, early 2015 or newer MacBook Pro, late 2014 or newer Mac Mini, late 2015 or newer iMac, the late 2017 iMac Pro, or late 2013 or newer Mac Pro, you…
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