Enlarge / This… isn’t supposed to happen in Ocarina of Time. Here’s the story of how some fans made it happen anyway—all on a stock N64 with an unmodified Ocarina cartridge. (credit: Summer Games Done Quick) Shortly after our guide to Summer Games Done Quick 2022 went live, the event hosted an astounding demonstration of a…
Enlarge (credit: Apple) CUPERTINO, Calif.—As expected, Apple has used the stage at its WWDC 2022 keynote to reveal the features and changes coming to macOS in the next major software update for the platform, macOS 13 Ventura. Ventura’s headlining feature is a new multitasking interface called Stage Manager. It’s being billed as a way to…
Enlarge / MetalFX Upscaling, as visually described by Apple at WWDC 2022. (credit: Apple) CUPERTINO, Calif.—At this year’s WWDC, Apple announced a surprising new system coming to its Metal 3 gaming API that may sound familiar to PC gamers: MetalFX Upscaling. The system will leverage Apple’s custom silicon to reconstruct video game graphics using lower-resolution…
Enlarge / True external display support is coming to M1-powered iPads in iPadOS 16. (credit: Apple) CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple formally announced the latest update to its iPad operating system, iPadOS 16, during the keynote presentation of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday. As usual, the tablet operating system will share many of the features and…
Enlarge (credit: Tony Webster / Flickr) The European Union (EU) has reached an agreement that will make USB-C charging no longer just a convenience but a requirement for iPhones and all other mobile phones by the fall of 2024. The plan extends to additional consumer electronics using wired charging, including digital cameras, tablets, and, at…
A “sneak peek” of the new CarPlay experience, as showcased by Apple during its WWDC 2022 keynote on June 6. [credit: Apple ] Apple detailed significant updates to its CarPlay platform at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday. During its keynote presentation, Apple gave what it termed a “sneak peek” of the “next generation”…
Enlarge / Apple’s new MacBook Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) CUPERTINO, Calif.—Today, Apple unveiled the first major redesign in a long while to its most popular laptop, the MacBook Air. After a few minutes with the device, we can confirm that it feels quite different to hold compared to its predecessor. The new laptop drops the…
Enlarge / A Mac laptop running Xcode. (credit: Apple) CUPERTINO, Calif.—Xcode Cloud, Apple’s continuous integration and delivery service (CI/CD), is exiting beta and will now be available to all developers, the company announced during its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Monday. Xcode Cloud was first announced during WWDC in June 2021. Since then, Apple…
Enlarge / Pay Later was announced during the WWDC keynote on June 8. (credit: Apple) Apple is making its biggest move into finance by offering loans directly to consumers for its new buy now, pay later product, taking on a role played in its other lending services by banking partners such as Goldman Sachs. Short-term…
Enlarge / An Apple-made image of the 13.6-inch MacBook Air that was revealed earlier this week. (credit: Apple) Apple is working on a 15-inch MacBook Air and a new 12-inch MacBook, according to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with Apple’s plans. The sources also revealed details about the M2-family chips coming to Apple’s high-performance MacBook Pro computers….