Apple is officially rolling out the macOS 10.12.5 software update for all Mac users. macOS 10.12.5 is available as a free update through the Mac App Store. macOS 10.12.5 primarily focuses on delivering bug fixes and performance and security improvements to macOS Sierra. Apple last added new features through macOS 10.12.4 in March which includes Night Shift for Mac for the first time. We likely won’t see any new features introduced to the Mac until macOS 10....

Mac app developer MacPaw who develops a number of standalone Mac apps alongside the Setapp app subscription service, today announced that it has acquired The Unarchiver, a free file-extraction utility that has long been popular among Mac users for around 10 years. Oleksandr Kosovan, the CEO and the Founder of MacPaw: “We’re happy to welcome one of the most popular Mac utilities to the family of MacPaw products. It’s a big honor for us to keep the product alive for the users....

Mailbox, the highly anticipated third-party Gmail client for the iPhone from Orchestra, is now available in the App Store. Here’s the essence of why Mailbox is meant to be a better mobile email client: Mailbox is light, fast, and mobile-friendly. Swipes make checking mail from your phone a delight. Snoozes let you put off an email until later and remind you when the time has come. Mailbox makes getting to inbox zero, and staying there, a breeze....

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDU-JFl61E”] A new and free iOS app called Action Movie FX lets users create Hollywood special effects on top of a video by using their iPhone’s camera. Action Movie FX is pretty simple in that you record a target and then the app will do the rest. Besides a visual effect, the app also adds realistic sound that gives a very real sense to what you are seeing. As you can see above, the car explosion looks very real....

Disney’s Maleficent sequel receives an official title - Maleficent: Mistress of Evil - and release date in October 2019. The upcoming fantasy film began filming last May and wrapped production in August. Directed by Joachim Rønning, the sequel stars Angelina Jolie in a reprisal role, along with Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty. In 2014, Walt Disney Pictures released Maleficent, a dark fantasy film told from the antagonist’s point of view....

A major Google Cloud outage this afternoon has brought down numerous websites and services, including many of Google’s own products and platforms like Snapchat and Discord. Apple is also affected by the outage, according to its System Status webpage. According to Apple, many of its iCloud products are experiencing problems this afternoon. Apple says that features such as iCloud Mail, iCloud Drive, iMessage, Photos, and Documents in the Cloud are running slower than excepted for users....

Director Peter Strickland, known for his comically dark and richly stylized films, delivers another surreal thriller with In Fabric. This tale of a haunted dress and all that befalls those who wear it is grounded early on by acclaimed actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who brings an incredible pathos to her role as a lonely banker named Sheila. The performer shared her experience on set in an interview with Screen Rant, explaining why she was drawn to the film in the first place and how the visual feast came together in under a month....

Not sure if you have a firewall in place? Well, newer Windows and Mac systems all have built-in software firewalls for configuring your outgoing and incoming internet ports. Although useful for certain applications, you have to be careful when tweaking your firewall port settings. A wrong port setting can leave your computer vulnerable to port scanners, giving hackers an opportunity to slip past. Also, if your computer has been exposed to a virus, it might have changed your port settings without you knowing....

WARNING: There are SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ahead. The Mandalorian actor Jake Cannavale slams Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, saying it’s the worst film in the Star Wars franchise. Directed by J.J. Abrams, The Rise of Skywalker is the final chapter of Disney and Lucasfilm’s sequel trilogy that launched in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Much has been said about each entry of the sequel trilogy, which additionally includes Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with each movie receiving both criticism and praise for various aspects....

Choose your favorite Desktop Environment for Manjaro ​The flagship desktop is the XFCE Edition alongside KDE & GNOME flavors. There are also community editions or spins available. They include Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, i3, LXDE, LXQT, and MATE. It is available in both 64-bit and 32-bit versions (Gellivara will be the last edition of Manjaro Linux supporting 32-bit architecture.). ​You can also go for a Manjaro-Architect ISO which allows you to install any of Manjaro’s official or Community maintained editions or alternatively configure freely, your the custom-built system....

Malwarebytes is out with a new report in which it states that Mac malware is growing faster than that for Windows. That’s getting a lot of headlines today, but there are three key things that need to be understood… For the first time ever, Macs outpaced Windows PCs in number of threats detected per endpoint […] In total, we saw approximately 24 million Windows adware detections and 30 million Mac detections....

Mailbox for iPhone and iPod touch, the popular Gmail application recently acquired by Dropbox, has been updated with a couple neat enhancements. Adjustments for snooze times are now more specific, swipes are faster, and the UI has been updated with various tweaks. Additionally, bug and performance fixes are also present. What’s New in Version 1.2.0 – smarter snoozes (adjust based on time of day and week) – faster swipes (swipe as many items at one time as you want) – UI improvements (e....

The common practices to date have been to be proactive with security, but now the need has changed to be more reactive than proactive. Companies spend millions of dollars on the traditional security infrastructures such as firewalls and security devices. With the recent developments in data management and security, the users are provided with much advanced and secure systems than firewalls. This is because no one takes any steps to look after the people, who use, administer, and operate the computer systems....

Alongside iOS 11.1, Apple has released the macOS 10.13.1 software update, which includes support for new emoji characters and more. The latest update to High Sierra is available now on the Mac App Store. Apple has also released iTunes 12.7.1 which includes ‘minor app and performance improvements’ as well as the first macOS 10.13.2 developer beta. In addition to new emoji characters, macOS 10.13.1 includes these changes: Fixes a bug where Bluetooth may be unavailable during Apple Pay transactions Improves the reliability of Microsoft Exchange message sync in Mail Fixes an issue where Spotlight may not accept keyboard input For a rundown on what macOS High Sierra includes, check out our coverage here....

Apple unveiled macOS Mojave on Monday, and included in the new desert-themed OS update are three new wallpapers. Mojave Day for light mode, Mojave Night for the brand new dark mode, and a special dynamic version… You can download both Mojave Day and Mojave Night below and use them your on Mac (or other device) without updating your machine to the first developer beta release of macOS 10.14. macOS Mojave also introduces a new dynamic wallpaper format that uses Location Services to update your wallpaper based on time of day....

The successor of last year’s Madden NFL 21, EA Tiburon and EA Sports, is set to release the Madden NFL 22 in August 2021. The new title will bring new crowd animations and dynamic gameplay options as well. According to reports, Madden 22 new Rookie Ratings in a roster will take place for sure. So, if you’re also interested in Madden 22 Rookie Ratings, check out the Release Date and how to Download it....

SwiftKey today is releasing a major update to the iOS keyboard app that offers up some of the biggest changes since its Microsoft acquisition back in 2016. Changes include a new toolbar to replace the old hub, editable stickers, and more new features promised. SwiftKey gained popularity several years ago as one of the early third-party iOS keyboard apps to allow swipe typing. Now, the Microsoft owned app is out today with version 7....

Note: At the end of this tutorial you can download a full collection of 17 presets all in one zip file. Before we begin Don’t own Photoshop? You can grab a copy of Photoshop from Adobe.com for as little as $9.99 a month. If you haven’t done so already, check out my “introduction” tutorials for Photoshop. In the ones I have linked below you will learn the basics and go through all the essential knowledge about Photoshop: All of our Photoshop tutorials Basics Guide Layers – Basics Layers – Advanced Tricks...

The numerous black marketplaces are excellent points of aggregation for malware developers and crooks that intend to pay for malicious code and command and control infrastructures. The use of dark nets represents a design choice for malware developers that use them to hide the command and control servers. Just three years ago I made a rapid analysis to determine the number of malicious codes that were exploiting both the Tor network and the I2P dark net to hide their command and control servers....

Madden NFL 21 now comes up with a new game mode known as The Yard. The Yard is unlike the standard football that you’ve been playing all this time. The Yard that we’re talking about now was made to resemble the backyard football that most of us take part in. The football that friends and families come together and play just for the purpose of having fun. Now that Madden NFL 21 is coming up with ideas that are making the game look and feel more realistic, everyone needs to know how you can play House Rules in the new Yard mode in the game....