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• Apple shares rise to near 52-week high

  26-05-2023 23:15 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple shares rose $2.44 (+1.41%) to close at $175.43 in Friday trading. The company’s 52-week high of $176.39 was set on May 19th.Earlier this month, Apple reported Q223 earnings of $2.34 per share on revenue of $97.3 billion, beating analyst expectations of $2.18 per share on revenue of $94.1 billion. The company also announced that it would be returning $90 billion to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividends. The strong earnings and buyback announcement have helped to further b
  
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• Apple’s $50 million butterfly keyboard lawsuit gets final approval; payouts to begin soon

  26-05-2023 23:01 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple settled a class-action lawsuit related to its failed butterfly keyboard design back in November. That $50 million settlement has now been given the final go-ahead, and payouts of between $50 and $395 to MacBook users will begin soon.more…
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• Big ‘Ted Lasso’ fan Pep Guardiola happy to appear in cameo role

  26-05-2023 22:38 via macdailynews.com
  
  As a big fan of Apple TV’s popular soccer comedy “Ted Lasso”, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he was happy to appear as himself on the show’s penultimate episode that aired this week.
  Pep Guardiola cameo in “Ted Lasso”
  Jason Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, a small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.
  In the 12-episode third season of “Ted Lasso,&rd
  
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• WWDC 2023: Here’s everything to expect at Apple’s special event this year

  26-05-2023 22:26 via 9to5mac.com
  
  WWDC 2023 is days away, and it could be Apple’s biggest and most important event in a decade. At WWDC this year, Apple is expected to introduce a major update for iPhone users with iOS 17 and a redesigned interface for Apple Watch users with watchOS 10. Most notable of all, however, is the expected announcement of the Reality Pro headset with AR and VR features, plus a new xrOS software platform.more…
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• Get in the WWDC spirit with this slick wallpaper from Basic Apple Guy

  26-05-2023 21:37 via 9to5mac.com
  
  WWDC 2023 is super close and Basic Apple Guy has delivered a wallpaper using Apple’s sharp new logo design for this year’s conference. Read on for more details and how to get the wallpaper for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.more…
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• Dystopian Apple TV+ series ‘Silo’ is America’s No.1 streaming TV show

  26-05-2023 21:36 via macdailynews.com
  
  The Reelgood Top 10 Streaming Chart for May 11 — 17 shows the dystopian Apple TV+ series “Silo” at No.1. Additionally, the hit Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” garbs the No.3 spot as well.
  “Silo” is a new 10-episode Apple Original drama that premiered on May 5, 2023 on Apple TV+.
  “Silo” is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. However, no one knows when or
  
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• Apple has been openly building technology for its new mixed reality headset for years

  26-05-2023 21:02 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple is widely expected to introduce its long rumored mixed reality headset as part of WWDC 2023. This comes as a surprise to few in part because Apple has been singing the praises of augmented reality since at least WWDC 2017. That’s when Apple began laying the groundwork for technology used in the headset through developer tools on the iPhone and iPad.more…
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• Apple shutting down ‘My Photo Stream’ on July 26, 2023

  26-05-2023 20:39 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple’s “My Photo Stream” is shutting down on July 26, 2023. My Photo Stream was Apple’s first attempt at allowing users to sync photos across all of their devices linked to a single iCloud account. Originally named “Photo Stream,” unveiled at WWDC on June 6, 2011 and released to the public with iOS 5 on October 12, 2011 (six days after Steve Jobs’ death on October 5th), the service came along with the basic iCloud service which allows users to store the
  
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• EPA Shares Simple Tips to Protect Your Eyes and Skin While in the Sun - CNET

  26-05-2023 20:28
  
  It's all fun in the sun this holiday weekend -- until those rays are too strong and you get burned.
  
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• Apple shutting down free ‘My Photo Stream’ feature that originally launched with iCloud

  26-05-2023 20:24 via 9to5mac.com
  
  It may be news to many that Apple’s “My Photo Stream” feature was still alive and kicking, but the real news today is that Apple is pulling the plug on the free iCloud feature this summer. more…
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• U.S. judge rejects challenges to Apple’s $50 million ‘butterfly’ keyboard settlement

  26-05-2023 20:23 via macdailynews.com
  
  A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Apple’s $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over defective “butterfly” keyboards in MacBooks, in a ruling that prompted challenges to the settlement deal.
  Apple’s “butterfly” keyboard
  Mike Scarcella for Reuters:U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, federal court in his ruling called the settlement “fair, adequate and reasonable.”
  The plaintiffs’ lawyers announced
  
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• Gentler Streak adds menstrual cycle tracking to its Wellbeing section

  26-05-2023 20:17 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Gentler Streak, a popular fitness and wellness app for iPhone and Apple Watch, is getting a major update today. As part of the celebrations for the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, which takes place on May 28, the team behind the app is introducing menstrual cycle tracking to its Wellbeing section.more…
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• HomeKit Weekly: Is the Homey Bridge the product Apple should have released instead of supporting Matter?

  26-05-2023 20:00 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Matter is the new solution to all our smart home compatibility problems, right? That’s what we’ve been told, and that’s what we want to happen, right? Open stands on everything related to technology are preferable, but sometimes, new standards take years to mature. That’s what we’re seeing with Matter. We’re even seeing brands likeback away from Matter support as well. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been testing a product called , and it’s one of t
  
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• iOS 16.5: The New Features to Land on Your iPhone - CNET

  26-05-2023 19:33
  
  Download the update now for these features and more.
  
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• Astropad Darkboard for iPad upgraded with handy foldable stand

  26-05-2023 19:19 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Last fall Astropad, the makers of Astropad Studio and Luna Display launched a handy tool for artists and creators using iPad called Darkboard. Now the ultra-lightweight ergonomic drawing surface has been enhanced with a foldable stand.more…
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• Apple Watch widgets sound great, but hopefully Live Activities come, too

  26-05-2023 19:02 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Glancing at notifications has always been a big part of the , but there’s a new kind of notification that isn’t really on the Apple Watch. Live Activities, the new notification type designed for frequent updates, debuted on iOS 16 for all iPhone lock screens and iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island. Live Activity alerts are fantastic on the phone, but they amplify just how out of date data can be on the watch.more…
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• You’re probably not going to buy Apple’s mixed-reality headset

  26-05-2023 19:01 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple on June 5th is widely expected to unveil its first mixed-reality headset. It is expected to cost $3,000 which will put it out of reach for all but the most enthusiastic early adopters.
  Designer Marcus Kane’s conception Apple’s mixed reality headset (via Yanko Design)
  Eric J. Savitz for Barron’s:TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar weighed in Friday with a research note laying out his forecast for sales, and pointing out some potential issues for the new Apple device.
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• What’s on Apple TV+ this week: ‘Platonic’ and season 2 of ‘Prehistoric Planet’

  26-05-2023 19:01 via macworld.com
  
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  Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies.This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and movies. There’s also a ton of new content in the works for Apple’s $6.99-a-month service. If you want to know what’s on the way, check out our lis
  
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• Is Your iPhone Good Enough to Be a 3D Scanner? - CNET

  26-05-2023 19:00
  
  For creating 3D printer files, your options include smartphone apps or expensive standalone scanners.
  
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• iOS 17 feature request: Take me to this photo

  26-05-2023 18:39 via 9to5mac.com
  
  This week we heard about a new way Apple plans to let us use the iPhone 14 Pro always-on display in iOS 17. If you’ve ever wanted your iPhone to present more info panels in landscape, well, you’re in luck.
  I hope there are more updates to customizing the standard Lock Screen as well. Specifically, there’s one thing about the Photo Shuffle version of the Lock Screen in iOS 16 that I hope changes in iOS 17.more…
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• Which version of iOS can my iPhone run?

  26-05-2023 18:30 via macworld.com
  
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  Unsure which version of iOS your iPhone can run? Here’s a quick guide so you can find out if your iPhone is compatible with the most recent iterations of the iPhone operating system, and, if it isn’t, which version you can install on your iPhone.Apple gives iOS a major update each year, usually introducing new features and some stability upgrades to the previous version, plus numerous smaller updates in between. Although the company is better than most at keeping older model
  
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• Best MacBook Deals: Save $150 on M2 MacBook Air, $250 on M2 MacBook Pro - CNET

  26-05-2023 18:12
  
  Big discounts are available right now on Apple's newest M2-based MacBooks. The latest MacBook Pro models are at all-time low prices, and you can save big on the M2 MacBook Air.
  
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• Apple TV+ post-apocalyptic ‘Silo’ becomes the number one streaming show/movie

  26-05-2023 17:59 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Last week, we saw the Apple TV+ adaptation of the popular  land as the second-most-watched streaming show/movie on Reelgood’s chart. A week later and Silo has become the most popular streaming show/movie with Apple’s Ted Lasso close behind.more…
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• Best Memorial Day weekend deals: M2 iPad Pro from $850, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Max $99 off, more

  26-05-2023 17:52 via 9to5mac.com
  
  All of the best Memorial Day Apple deals are now live heading into the holiday weekend courtesy of 9to5Toys. On tap today, Apple’s 11-inch M2 iPad Pro starts off the savings from $850 to pair with one of the first chances to save this year on AirPods Max at $99 off. Not to mention all-time lows across Apple Watch Ultra styles from $702. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.more…
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• Don't Sleep on These 3 Memorial Day Mattress Deals - CNET

  26-05-2023 17:20
  
  Upgrade your mattress at a great price with these deep discounts and get better rest without breaking the bank.
  
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• The Mac was shamefully left out of Bungie’s Marathon revival

  26-05-2023 17:15 via macworld.com
  
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  Game developer Bungie announced on Wednesday that it is reviving Marathon, a video game that the company first released on the Mac nearly 30 years ago. The game won’t have a single-player story like the original; instead, its focus is as a PvP shooter where “players inhabit the bodies of Runners, cybernetic mercenaries who have been designed to survive [Tau Ceti’s] harsh environments, exploring the lost colony that once inhabited Tau Ceti’s surface.”The new
  
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• Apple likely to unveil significantly more hardware than usual at WWDC on June 5th

  26-05-2023 17:07 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) has been focused software for developers since the beginning, but in recent years, hardware announcements slowly but surely crept into the keynote adress.
  Apple’s current rack- mountable Mac Pro
  June Wan for ZDNet:Sources and industry reports point to Apple releasing a new AR/VR headset, the company’s first venture into an untapped product category in years, and naturally, a new operating system to follow. Updates to various Mac mod
  
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• Best Gifts Available From Amazon: 21 Gifts From $5 to $200 - CNET

  26-05-2023 17:00
  
  We've got you covered for gifts for every occasion, priced up to $200.
  
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• 9to5Mac Happy Hour 435: iOS 17 smart display features, Apple headset price expectations, WWDC schedule hints

  26-05-2023 16:45 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Benjamin and Chance talk about the released WWDC schedule, and how they expect the conference will play out in light of a new platform launch. Apple headset price expectations continue to be set with a supposed bill of materials analysis topping $1600 in component costs. Final Cut and Logic launch on iPad, and there’s rumors of brand new ‘smart display’-esque features coming in iOS 17.
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• Apple TV+ hit ‘Ted Lasso’ reaches series high viewership with 795 million minutes in single week

  26-05-2023 16:41 via macdailynews.com
  
  The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso,” currently in its third and, perhaps, final season, has achieved its highest weekly viewership as measured by Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings with 795 million minutes viewed from April 24 – 30, landing in the No. 6 position in Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10.
  “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis
  Selome Hailu for Variety:It should be noted that this series high comes in comparison to previous weeks of Season 3 alone, as Apple TV
  
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• Save $250 on an M2 Pro MacBook Pro on Amazon

  26-05-2023 16:34 via macworld.com
  
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  Amazon has a really good deal right now on a silver 16-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro for $2,449. How good a deal is it? The model that’s on sale is Apple’s mid-tier configuration which usually sells for $2,699, so you save $250. But even better: The $2,449 sale price is lower than the price of the low-end 16-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro (which is at its regular price on Amazon). So you get more MacBook for a lower price!The mid-tier model has an M2 Pro chip with a 12-core CPU, 19-core
  
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• Best iPhone VPN of 2023 - CNET

  26-05-2023 16:32
  
  These virtual private networks are the top performers we've tested for Apple users looking to boost browsing privacy.
  
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• Get Deep Discounts at Samsung for Memorial Day - CNET

  26-05-2023 16:29
  
  Snag significant savings on laptops, smartwatches, TVs, appliances and more.
  
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• How to overhaul your iPhone, iPad, and Mac setup using this clever magnetic ecosystem

  26-05-2023 16:04 via 9to5mac.com
  Every once and a while, a new product comes around, and I think, “How has this not been thought about before?” Since Apple introduced MagSafe in the iPhone 12 lineup, companies have been attempting to leverage that hardware to create unique and versatile accessories. We have seen everything from MagSafe batteries to chargers, car mounts, wallets, and so much more. But Rolling Square, with its new Edge Pro product, took modularity, function, and design to the next level.more…
  
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• How to fix Wi-Fi on Mac

  26-05-2023 15:18 via macworld.com
  
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  Welcome to our Mac Wi-Fi troubleshooting guide, which offers fixes for situations where Wi-Fi isn’t working, your Mac refuses to connect to the internet, you MacBook won’t connect to Wi-Fi but other devices will, or your wireless signal strength is poor.There are three main reasons why Wi-Fi stops working: there’s a problem with your router, your internet provider’s network is down, or there’s an issue with your own Wi-Fi network. Less commonly, there may b
  
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• Apple shareholders heavily dominated by institutional owners

  26-05-2023 15:08 via macdailynews.com
  
  Significantly high institutional ownership implies that Apple’s stock price is sensitive to institutional trading with a total of 25 institutions having a majority stake in the company with ownership of some 40%.Simply Wall St:The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 54% to be precise, is institutions. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
  Since institutional have access to huge amounts of capi
  
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• Impressive Sony Headphones and Earbuds Are Up to 29% Off for Memorial Day - CNET

  26-05-2023 15:03
  
  Grab some of our favorite options from Sony at a discount.
  
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• Here Are Mortgage Rates for May 26, 2023: Rates Move Up - CNET

  26-05-2023 15:00
  
  This week, a few notable mortgage rates climbed quickly. If you're shopping for a mortgage, see how your payments might be affected by inflation.
  
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• Current Refinance Rates on May 26, 2023: Rates Jump Higher - CNET

  26-05-2023 15:00
  
  Multiple key refinance rates increased quickly this week. See how the Fed's interest rate hikes have affected the refinance market.
  
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• Memorial Day Deals 2023: Best Sales on Tech, Home, Mattresses and More - CNET

  26-05-2023 14:32
  
  Memorial Day weekend is here and so are some of the biggest sales of the year.
  
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• Apple's Mixed Reality Headset: What to Expect From WWDC's Big Reveal - CNET

  26-05-2023 14:15
  
  Long-awaited and still mysterious, Apple's VR headset could be the spark for a whole new wave of hardware and software.
  
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• Pixel 7A vs. Galaxy A54, Pixel 6A: Which Should You Buy? - CNET

  26-05-2023 14:02
  
  These three phones are cheap and offer great all-round performance. But which one is worth your money?
  
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• Buyer Beware: Scam Apps Are Out to Steal Your Money and Personal Info - CNET

  26-05-2023 14:02
  
  Apple and Google say they're doing their best to keep malicious apps out of their stores, but some still find their way in.
  
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• ChatGPT for iPhone now available in 46 countries and counting [U]

  26-05-2023 13:36 via 9to5mac.com
  
  ChatGPT for iPhone launched in the US last week, with OpenAI promising that it would come to more countries “in the coming weeks.”
  The next phase in the rollout has now happened earlier than expected, with 11 more countries added on Wednesday, and a further 35 today …more…
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• No, iOS 16.5 hasn’t killed your iPhone’s battery

  26-05-2023 13:34 via macworld.com
  
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  Multiple iPhone owners have reported a ‘bug’ with iOS 16.5 that has severely diminished their handsets’ battery performance. British news site The Mirror, for example, cites social media complaints about the software update “absolutely decimating the battery on my iPhone 12 Pro” and “iOS 16.5 battery drainage” being “even worse.” A quick search on Twitter reveals one user asking Apple support if there’s “any update regard
  
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• Delete Twitter data, or pay $42K/month, company tells academics

  26-05-2023 13:07 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Academics have been told to delete Twitter data used for research purposes, unless they sign up for API access costing $42,000 per month … more…
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• Enjoy this MS Office on your Mac for life at just $29.99

  26-05-2023 13:00 via macworld.com
  
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  Stop worrying about yet another subscription service with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Home & Business on your Mac — on sale for a one-time payment of $29.99 (Reg. $219).The combination of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint provides a versatile toolset capable of serving a wide range of purposes. From writing books and creating shopping lists to automating complex monthly budgets, these applications offer immense flexibility. Adding Outlook, Teams, and OneNote to
  
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• Enjoy this Microsoft Office on your Mac for life at just $29.99

  26-05-2023 13:00 via macworld.com
  
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  Stop worrying about yet another subscription service with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Home & Business on your Mac — on sale for a one-time payment of $29.99 (Reg. $219).The combination of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint provides a versatile toolset capable of serving a wide range of purposes. From writing books and creating shopping lists to automating complex monthly budgets, these applications offer immense flexibility. Adding Outlook, Teams, and OneNote to
  
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• Five brand new Apple products that could debut at WWDC

  26-05-2023 12:30 via macworld.com
  
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  With less than two weeks to go until WWDC, the rumors are beginning to paint a picture of a jam-packed show, with a major watchOS refresh, some of our “most requested features” in iOS 17, and a customizable Lock Screen in iPadOS 17. But beyond the upgrades and enhancements coming to our older devices, Apple will also use the stage to unveil some products that are completely brand new to Apple’s catalog. Here are five that may make an appearance as we all watch the June
  
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• How to stop Safari’s smooth scrolling using the arrow keys

  26-05-2023 11:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Jeff Johnson is the hero behind StopTheMadness, Link Unshortener, and other must-have browser and social-media utilities that let you override and defeat websites’ attempts to hijack control of your cursors, mouse, and Control-click. (I gave StopTheMadness 5 out of 5 stars in a Mac Gems review last year.)But what has he done for us lately? He’s figured out how to disable smooth scrolling, a surprise feature added by Apple in Safari 16.4 for macOS. If you didn&
  
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