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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While the newest model 15″ MacBook Air is an amazing machine, and the 16″ M2 Max MacBook Pro is a dream to use, not everyone has the latest and greatest hardware. In fact, many Mac users rely on hardware and operating systems that are considered old by some standards, finding tons of life left in 10+ year old computers. Maybe you’ve got an adored 2015 MacBook Pro running outdated system software. Maybe you’ve got a favorite 2010 iMac that you still use every day. Maybe your 2009 polycarbonate MacBook is still good enough for your computing needs.

It turns out that using an older Mac can still be a very productive experience, and even be just plain enjoyable. If you’ve got an older Mac, or you’re considering getting one, this is for you, so let’s review 12 helpful tips to get the most and best use out of an older Mac.

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Apple has released iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8 for older model iPhone and iPad devices that are not able to run the latest iOS 16.6 & iPadOS 16.6 updates.

The small software updates include security fixes, and are therefore recommended for all eligible users to download and install onto their devices.

Additionally, macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, and macOS Big Sur 11.7.9 are also available as updates.

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Apple has issued MacOS Monterey 12.6.8 and MacOS Big Sur 11.7.9 for eligible Macs that are continuing to run the macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur operating systems. Additionally, Safari 16.6 is available as an update for those operating systems.

The updates include security fixes, and are therefore recommended for all users to install onto their Macs.

Separately, macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, iOS 15.7.8, iPadOS 15.7.8, and updates to watchOS and TvOS are also available.

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Excited about iOS 17 and the fancy new wallpapers available for iPhone? That’s reasonable, given that with every new iOS release comes new default wallpapers, and iOS 17 is no different.

But you don’t have to install the iOS 17 beta to enjoy the new wallpapers right now, because you can download the iOS 17 wallpaper separately to your device and use them on whatever iOS version you’re running currently. You could even use the iOS 17 wallpaper on another device entirely, like an iPad, Mac, or even Android or PC.

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One way to test out MacOS Sonoma beta but without installing it directly on a Mac is to install the Sonoma beta into a virtual machine instead. There are several different ways to do this, but for this particular article we will show you how you can setup and install MacOS Sonoma beta in a virtual machine by using the free UTM software.

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iOS 17 beta 4 has been released by Apple for iPhone users who are participating in the developer beta testing program for iPhone system software.

While the dev beta is the first to get the latest 4th beta update, and it remains to be seen if the public beta will be updated concurrently (which would be public beta 2), any person can install iOS 17 beta on iPhone by joining the free Apple developer program, which makes it available as a software update on their device.

Additionally, Apple has simultaneously released updates for MacOS Sonoma beta 4, iPadOS 17 beta 4, watchOS 10 beta 4, and tvOS 17 beta 4.

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MacOS Sonoma beta 4 has been released by Apple to all Mac users participating in the developer beta testing program for MacOS software.

The fourth beta is currently available for registered developers, but a matching build will likely be released soon for public beta users as well. There’s not really a difference between the public beta and developer beta versions now that the dev beta is also free, meaning that anyone can install MacOS Sonoma beta on a Mac by joining the free Apple developer beta program.

Separately, iOS 17 beta 4, iPadOS 17 beta 4, watchOS 10 beta 4, and tvOS 17 beta 4, are also available as updates to beta testers.

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iPad beta testers can now download and install iPadOS 17 beta 4 on their devices that are actively enrolled in the developer beta testing program for ipadOS system software.

While this updated beta is versioned as beta 4 for developers, presumably an updated beta 2 for public beta testers that matches the same build will also be released soon. Technically speaking, anyone can install iPadOS 17 dev beta right now for free by joining the Apple developer program.

Separately, Apple has also released iOS 17 beta 4 for iPhone, MacOS Sonoma beta 4 for Mac, watchOS 10 beta 4 for Apple Watch, and tvOS 17 beta 4 for Apple TV.

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Apple has released iOS 16.6 for iPhone and iPadOS 16.6 for iPad, to all users who are running the iOS/iPadOS 16 operating systems.

iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 are said to include important bug fixes and security fixes for iPhone and iPad, making them recommended to install for eligible users. No new features are included.

Separately, updates are also available for MacOS Ventura 13.5, tvOS 16.6, watchOS 9.6, along with small point release updates for macOS Big Sur and Monterey, and older iPhone and iPad models.

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Apple has released macOS Ventura 13.5 as an update to Mac users running the Ventura operating system. The update includes important bug fixes and security updates, making it recommended to install. No new features are expected.

Separately, Apple has also released iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, and watchOS 9.6, along with updates to macOS Monterey and Big Sur.

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As many of you likely know, the entire modern Apple operating system suite – from MacOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS – are all based on UNIX, powering the Apple tech we all know and love. But way back in 1973, UNIX was a very different operating system running in a very different environment in Bell Labs (then part of AT&T).

These fun retro computing videos from AT&T offer an amazing look at the earliest days of computers, programmers, and storage. If you’re interested in computing history, or just want to get a glimpse of how far things have come in five decades, don’t miss these videos embedded below, and enjoy the fun music too.

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If you have Fortnite on your Mac, and you no longer want to play it or you simply need some disk space, uninstalling Fortnite will free up a huge amount of storage on the Mac drive.

Downloading and installing Fortnite on the Mac takes up nearly 100 GB of storage, making it one of the most enormously bloated and large games available on the macOS platform. If you’re done playing Fortnite on Mac, you will want to recover all that storage space taken up by the game by uninstalling and removing Fortnite from the Mac completely. There are several ways to do this, but we will show you the proper way to delete Fortnite from a Mac, recovering your precious disk space.

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