Apple has released MacOS Sonoma beta 5 to users who are enrolled in the developer beta testing program for Mac system software. Typically a developer beta version rolls out first and is soon followed by the same build available to public beta testers. MacOS Sonoma beta 5 carries the build number of 23A5312d.

From a technical standpoint, any Mac user can join the free Apple developer beta program and install MacOS Sonoma beta, similar to how any user can join the public beta.

Separately, Apple has also released iOS 17 beta 5 for iPhone, iPadOS 17 beta 5 for iPad, watchOS 10 beta 5 for Apple Watch, and tvOS 17 beta 5 for Apple TV.

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Apple has released iPadOS 17 beta 5 to users participating in the iPad developer beta program. Typically the new dev beta build is released first, and is followed soon after by the same build as a public beta.

Technically speaking, any adventurous user can install iPadOS 17 developer beta onto their iPad right now by joining the free Apple Developer program. Similarly, any user can join the public beta program as well.

Separately, new betas are also available for iOS 17 beta 5, MacOS Sonoma beta 5, watchOS 10 beta 5, and tvOS 17 beta 5.

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MacOS Sonoma is the upcoming new Mac operating system that features a return of desktop widgets, new screen savers, new video conferencing features for FaceTime, Safari Profiles support, privacy locked Private Browsing mode in Safari, new Messages capabilities, autofill support for PDFs, improved autocorrect with text completion prediction, Game Mode, and much more.

If you’re excited about MacOS Sonoma 14, you may be wondering if you can run the new operating system on your Mac, and if your Mac is compatible with MacOS Sonoma. Let’s check out the official list of supported Macs for MacOS Sonoma, so you can determine if your computer will run the new operating system.

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Amazon has done it again, offering a record low price for the brand new 15″ MacBook Air M2 by taking $200 off the retail price, with the base model starting at just $1099. You can also get the upgraded 512GB SSD model at a $200 discount in select colors too. What a deal!

The base model MacBook Air 15″ features the excellent M2 chip, 15.3″ Liquid Retina display, 1080p camera, MagSafe Charger, two USB-C / Thunderbolt ports, Touch ID, backlit keyboard, and fantastic battery life.

M2 MacBook Air 15″ base model with 256 GB storage and 8 GB RAM:

• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Starlight – $1099 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Midnight – $1099 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Space Gray – $1099 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Silver – $1099 (Reduced from $1299)

The upgraded model with 512 GB storage and 8 GB RAM is also available for $200 off in select colors:

• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Starlight – $1299 (from $1499)

As is typical with Amazon, stock on hand changes quickly, so if you’re looking to get a great deal on a MacBook Air 15″ model, move quickly.

Separately, Amazon is also offering a fantastic deal on AirPods Pro 2nd generation wireless earbuds, taking $50 off the retail price:

• AirPods Pro 2nd generation for $199 (down from $249)

AirPods Pro 2nd gen are water resistant, have active noise cancelling, personalized spatial audio, a MagSafe charging case, custom fit, and so much more. These are fantastic wireless Bluetooth headphones for your iPhone, Mac, iPad, Android, or nearly any other device you’re interested in using them with.

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If you’re new to the Mac, or new to Zoom, you may want to know how you can download and install Zoom on the Mac. Like many things, the process is pretty easy once you learn how, but you’d be forgiven for being confused if you go to the Zoom homepage and don’t find it to be obvious.

Zoom is an ultra popular virtual meeting platform used around the globe for everything from work, government, education, social, personal, and so much more, so let’s get to it and learn how you can download and install Zoom to get Zoom running on your Mac.

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If you’re an iPhone user you may have received a message at some point in time and noticed that underneath the message content, a little note says “Sent with Siri”. You might be wondering what that means, and why the Sent with Siri message appears, and perhaps you’re wondering if your messages have the same notice too.

Let’s explain what “Sent with Siri” messages mean, and how you can send messages yourself with that badge attached as well.

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Amazon is again offering the M2 MacBook Air 15″ at a nice discount, taking $100 off the retail price. The M2 MacBook Air 15″ features a 15.3″ Liquid Retina display, 1080P FaceTime camera, MagSafe charger, two USB-C / Thunderbolt ports, Touch ID, and the fantastic powerful and energy efficient M2 chip.

The base model MacBook Air 15″ is equipped with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, and is available at the discounted price in each color option:

• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Midnight – $1199 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Space Gray – $1199 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Starlight – $1199 (from $1299)

You can also grab the 512GB model at a $100 discount too, if you’d like a little more storage space.

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If you have ever been using Spotlight to search for stuff on your iPhone or iPad, and found a situation where photos are showing up in search, and you’d rather them not at all, then you can make a settings change to make sure this does not happen.

Whether you’re wanting images to stop showing up for photos keyword matches, you’re looking to avoid an awkward situation by accidentally showing some personal photos, or you simply have no interest in photos appearing in your device searches, we’ve got you covered.

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iOS 17 includes some fun new features that are compelling to many iPhone users, including custom phone cards, Live Voicemail, FaceTime video voicemail support, new Messages features, support for FaceTime with Apple TV, a really cool digital clock mode for iPhone called StandBy, interactive widgets, NameDrop to easily swap contact information, a new Journal app, predictive inline typing autocomplete, autofill for PDFs, Safari Profiles support, improvements to Siri and Spotlight, and much more.

If you’re excited about iOS 17 for iPhone, you’re probably wondering if your iPhone is able to run iOS 17, and which iPhone models support iOS 17. Let’s take a look at the official supported list of iOS 17 devices.

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The Terminal application on Mac provides a powerful command-line interface that allows users to interact with their computer using text-based commands. It offers advanced control, customization, and automation options, making it beneficial for developers, system administrators, and power users who prefer a more efficient and flexible way to execute tasks, manage files, navigate the file system, install software, run scripts, and access various system utilities and tools.

The Terminal may be generally for more advanced Mac users, but that doesn’t mean that opening the Terminal and getting started with it is. Here are five ways to open the Terminal on Mac, and they’re all simple enough that you can choose whichever works best for your workflow.

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Amazon is offering a $250 discount on the 2023 MacBook Pro 16″ with M2 Pro chip, 16GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD drive.

The M2 Pro has 12 CPU cores and 19 GPU cores, making it an absolute powerhouse workstation, and the MacBook Pro comes with three ThunderBolt 4 / USB-C ports, a MagSafe charging port, headphone jack, HDMI port, an SDXC card slot.

• Get the 2023 MacBook Pro 16″ 16/1TB for 2,449 (down from $2699)

The MacBook Pro 16″ is available at the discounted price in both space gray and silver colors. As is typical with Amazon, stock changes quickly.

Another great deal that every Apple user may be interested in is getting a set of 4 AirTags trackers for $84.99 discounted $15 from the retail price.

• AirTags 4 pack for $84.99 (down from $99)

If the M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16″ or AirTags aren’t what you’re looking for, don’t forget to browse the other great Apple deals at Amazon.com, who routinely discounts Apple products below their MSRP.

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iPadOS 17 includes some great new features like a customizable Lock Screen, interactive widgets, Live Activities on the Lock Screen, support for FaceTime video voicemail, new Messages features and capabilities, support for Safari Profiles, the inclusion of the Health app on iPad, improvements to Spotlight, autofill support for PDFs, Safari Private Browsing locking, and much more. With all these new features, it’s no wonder you may be curious if your iPad is able to run iPadOS 17.

Let’s check out the official list of iPadOS 17 supported iPad models, so you can help determine of your iPad is able to run iPadOS 17 or not.

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Apple has released iOS 17 public beta 2 for iPhone, and iPadOS 17 public beta 2 for iPad, along with revised and updated developer beta versions for iPhone and iPad users running the developer beta release.

The second public beta of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 took a little while to arrive, but now that it’s here, along with an update to the developer beta, the two builds numbers match as 21A5291j.

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Apple has released MacOS Sonoma public beta 2, along with a revised beta 4 update for MacOS Sonoma developer beta. The updated builds should match, bringing the two updates to the same build number of 23A5301h.

Any user can install the MacOS Sonoma public beta (or developer beta for that matter), but generally speaking this only recommend for advanced users due to the buggy nature of system software.

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All modern iPhone’s include excellent video recording capabilities and cameras, and while you can certainly simply hit the record button and you’ll get great video right away, there are some additional tips to maximize your video capturing experience.

Read along and you’ll be able to master record the best possible videos on your iPhone. Technically these tricks will apply to iPad too, so if you have an iPad these tips will also help you record better videos with iPad as well.

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Amazon is offering a nice deal on Apple Watch SE 2nd generation models today, cutting $30 off to bring the price down to $219 from $249.

If you’re in the market for an Apple Watch, the SE 2nd gen offers a lot of great features at a good price, including crash detection, heart rate monitor, fitness and sleep tracking, water resistance, GPS, all within an aluminum enclosure and with a Retina display.

Get the Apple Watch SE 2nd gen for $219

Available colors include silver, midnight, and starlight, and you can get the watch for S/M or M/L sizes.

If you’re not interested in the Apple Watch, or you’re shopping for other Apple products, don’t miss out on other Apple deals at Amazon here.

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No matter what device you are reading this article on, it would not be possible without the invention of the transistor nearly 70 years ago. Transistors are basically just mini-semiconductors that regulate voltage flow, and when many transistors are combined in large numbers, they create microprocessors (the Apple M1 chip has 16 billion transistors, for example).

Now, imagine being back in the early 1950s, where the mere concept of microprocessors, talking watches, and portable electronics were nothing more than imaginations of science fiction, and that’s the setting of this short fun 1953 documentary from AT&T’s Tech Archives about the transistor.

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If you are excited about MacOS Sonoma and it’s new features like the return of desktop widgets or new screen savers, you likely want to know when the release date of MacOS Sonoma will be.

If you’re wondering when the final version of MacOS Sonoma will be released, you’re certainly not alone. Let’s discuss some of the knowns and unknowns regarding the official release date of MacOS Sonoma 14, the upcoming macOS system software version.

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