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macOS Catalina Announced By Apple At WWDC19

Apple offered a wealth of announcement during the recent Worldwide Developer Conference, the WWDC19. The announcement of macOS Catalina, the upcoming update for the popular operating system has made lots of fans happy since a variety of changes will be implemented to make the user experience even better than it already is.

Bye-bye, iTunes

One of the biggest changes implies the removal of the iTunes app. The useful but rather lackluster app will be replaced with three standalone apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple TV. iTunes was released in 2001 as a program which aimed to help users to save and manage their music. In 18 years, several updates brought a variety of new features, including the ability purchase music and videos, a library which included an assortment of media content ranging from music and movies to podcasts and e-books and the ability to synchronize content across several Apple devices.

Since the app incorporated and provided most of the digital entertainment assets users were forced to use it even if they didn’t like. The decision to create standalone apps will be appreciated by users who favor a specific type of media content and don’t wish to mingle with something else.

iPad apps on macOS Catalina

During the even, a new developer feature was announced in the form of the Project Catalyst development tool. App developers will have to option to use the new tool to port native iPad apps to macOS without facing annoying issues. The main goal is to support developers who wish to develop apps for both platforms. Mac users will have the chance to gain access to an increased selection of macOS apps, which has he potential to increase productivity and while also offering the convenience of using the same apps across several devices.

Also, new Sidecar feature will allow users to use an iPad as a secondary screen and drawing tablet for their macOS device. The upcoming macOS Catalina update will be released in the fall.

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Apple WWDC Conference To Come With Big Announcement On Next iOS 13, MacOS, and WatchOS

Approaching the second part of the year, rumors about Apple start to make the rounds of the internet with incredible speed. Mark Gurman, Bloomberg’s broadcaster predictions of Apple’s annual event, WWDC, made a report which suggests what the event’s announcements will be. Apple is always following a routine when it comes to unveiling their new devices and it goes as it follows: iOS 13, MacOS, and WatchOS are revealed in the exact order.

According to Gruman’s report, Apple would be revealing the next series of iOS, and also state changes concerning MacOS and WatchOS.

iOS 13

Over the years, iOS has grown into a rather strong platform, but there is always a need for improvement, and Gruman brings forth the possibility of such an enhancement – the dark mode. Apple started to implement this option in their MacOS Mojave and it became a success, and because most of the iPhones come with an OLED display, users will love it, especially since it will enhance the battery’s life for these devices.

Besides that, the messages application would be remodeled to look much pleasant, probably concurring with Messenger and WhatsApp in terms of aesthetic.

Regarding iPads, Apple will probably endow them with visual adjustments for specific options so it would look more of a laptop/PC than a tablet.

MacOS

Two important features will be added to an existing incredible operating system: Marzipan and a screentime feature. Marzipan is a service SDK which enables Macs to power iOS apps, Apple finally seeing a later Mac generation which will include the feature. Chromebooks have already been utilizing the option for some time now.

The company will also put forth a screentime feature which will show the battery time left on your MacBooks, and it proved to be loved by users as it helped them reduce phone utilization.

WatchOS

Apple has gained lots of customers through WatchOS. The company’s developed device has been previously sneered as it had lots of bugs and flaws. It still doesn’t have a separate app store, something its opponents using Android already have. However, Apple will now launch an app store for the platform, specially made for it.

Mark Gurman’s list of predictions might happen or not. Apple might have something else on mind, but until then, all we can do is wait.

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​iTunes To Be Separated Into Three Different Apps in the Next macOS Versions

The news that Apple will break iTunes functionalities into three different parts in next macOS versions: Music, TV, and Podcasts in its next version of macOS​ are welcomed with thrills by the Apple devices users.

The not so good news is that iTunes still won’t completely go away. But there is time and this is a step forward Apple is making towards winning more fans and cutting this not-so-amazing and practical functionality in their devices.

Guilherme Rambo and Steve Troughton-Smith​, Apple’s famous developers have separately confirmed Apple’s plans to divide iTunes into three different apps. The Books app will get a substantial redesign besides the standalone ​Music, TV and Podcast apps.

Apple’s Project Marzipan aims to give the developers the possibility to port iOS apps to macOS by permitting the two platforms to use the same codebase, and the new apps are based on it.

​iTunes To Be Separated Into Three Different Apps in the Next macOS Versions

Apple made it big last year with the News app for macOS and the three previously mentioned apps to be released this year.

The Books app which is already out for macOS will be redesigned utilizing Marzipan Project to match it with the iOS app. The new face of the model will show a sidebar very much alike the News app that will keep a list of the owned books, audiobooks, PDFs, and other collections. The title bar will have labels for Library, Book Store, and Audiobook Store.

Although all this sounds great, people who still use older iOS devices, along with iPods, will have to keep using iTunes to sync music because the iPod Shuffle and Nano were still sold on the market until the year 2017.

Apple will reveal more about its upcoming version of macOS in June, at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference.

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Microsoft Edge Will Finally Arrive On MacOS

With the arrival of Windows 10, the Microsoft team announced the arrival of Microsoft Edge, a much faster web browser that, at first, came to replace the classic Internet Explorer, but has gradually been reaching more and more platforms with a multitude of new features. Now, Microsoft Edge will finally arrive on macOS, too.

Recently, Apple decided to make a series of changes with the macOS, while Microsoft has planned to take their Internet browser to more operating systems. In the first place, Microsoft has implemented Edge on their latest operating system, Windows 10, by default. However, to improve security and user experience on their older operating systems, Microsoft released Edge versions for Windows 7 and 8, too.

However, the most exciting piece of information came recently from TechCrunch which announced that Microsoft Edge would officially arrive on macOS, but they did not reveal when is that going to happen.

Microsoft Edge to finally arrive on macOS

On the one hand, the date when Microsoft Edge will reach macOS is unknown, for the time being, since Microsoft has not yet revealed any official information in this regard. Thus, it seems that it would go for a long time and that until next 2019 we would not see anything new on this topic.

On the other hand, we also do not know the functions or the design that Microsoft Edge for macOS would incorporate, although we expect to see something similar to what is the Microsoft Edge browser is currently offering on Windows and other platforms. Of course, we also assume that Edge would incorporate the required elements to fit into the Apple ecosystem correctly.

Although as we said there are still no dates or official confirmation by any of the two companies, Microsoft or Apple, it would be quite logical to see an official Microsoft Edge version for macOS because, after all, there are many people who use other Microsoft applications on their Mac every day.

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Telegram 4.7.1 For MacOS Comes With Support For Video Streaming and Other Improvements

Telegram is an application that receives updates on a regular basis and, although it is true that sometimes the new versions do not bring anything special, the latest Telegram update for MacOS brings support for video streaming. On the other hand, Telegram is on the right track to compete with WhatsApp, currently the best instant messaging application for Android, iOS, Windows, and MacOS.

Telegram 4.7.1 For MacOS Comes With Support For Video Streaming and Other Improvements

Evidently, the new Telegram update for MacOS came out with the typical improvements in stability, enhancements in the general performance of the application, and several bug fixes. The main novelty, however, is the one mentioned above, namely, the support for video streaming.

Accordingly, the new Telegram 4.7.1 we allow users of MacOS to watch videos without waiting for them to be downloaded. Logically each of the new versions brings some new features that make the app work better and, in this case, Telegram also boasted a new function.

Telegram Is Getting Constant Updates, And It Is On The Right Track To Compete With WhatsApp

Telegram is one of the best messaging applications for many users but, apparently, is not at the same level as WhatsApp, at least regarding popularity and downloads. Also, WhatsApp is more appreciated by users than Telegram thanks to its more useful features. On the other hand, it is noteworthy that both Telegram and WhatsApp are updated continuously by their devs with bug fixes and new functions.

In particular, in the case of Telegram for MacOS, for some time now, the app receives constant improvements, and its performance is regularly enhanced so that users experience a flawless instant messaging application. In the new Telegram 4.7.1 version for MacOS, the devs added support for video streaming, along with several other stability and performance improvements, so the app is on the right track to compete with WhatsApp which is currently the most popular instant messaging application.

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