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Apple macOS Big Sur public beta is now available

TechSpot

Apple unveiled the macOS "Big Sur" at its virtual WWDC keynote in late June. The update is promised to be the biggest yet for Apple's desktop OS with a complete redesign and now anyone with a compatible Mac can download the public beta. Of course, the usual caveats of installing.

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Report: Apple Won't Join the Metaverse Hype With Its Headset

Gizmodo

Apple apparently doesn’t want anything to do with tech’s most obnoxious buzzword—I’m referring, of course, to metaverse (a pass for guessing NFT). Read more.

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The Apple Watch Series 7 officially ditches the hidden diagnostic port

The Verge

The Apple Watch’s diagnostic port has been a mysterious part of the wearable lineup since its first model, but the new Series 7 officially ditches the six-pin port entirely. Intended for internal use for diagnostics, the port wasn’t officially acknowledged on Apple’s website or documentation. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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Apple critics Epic, Spotify, and others form coalition to fight for App Store changes

TechSpot

Virtually all 13 founding app developers have butted heads with Apple. Epic, of course, is currently suing Apple over antitrust claims after Fortnite was removed from the App Store following the introduction of Epic’s own in-app payment platform.

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What wearing Apple’s Vision Pro headset does to our brains

Vox

The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale February 2, but it will take some time before people figure out what to do with it. Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple’s mixed reality headset heralds a new era of “spatial computing.” It’s not clear what Apple thinks you should do with its mixed reality headset right now.

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A short history of every time Apple CEO Tim Cook praised augmented reality

The Verge

Cook has been singing the praises of AR for five years Tim Cook has just marked 10 years as Apple’s CEO , and while he’s grown Apple into the most valuable company in the world, it’s reasonable to argue he hasn’t yet introduced a signature, industry shaking product like Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did with the iPhone, iPad, Mac and more.

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What we learned from the unusual final day of the Apple-Epic trial

Vox

Apple CEO Tim Cook gives cameras a peace sign on his way to court. The great Apple versus Epic Games trial is over — except for the verdict. The final day was no different, and it provided a good summary of the previous three weeks of arguments — as well as a preview of what Apple’s antitrust woes might be in the future.

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