OS X El Capitan Available as Free Update Tomorrow
CUPERTINO, California — September 29, 2015 — Apple® today announced that OS X® El Capitan, the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac® users. El Capitan builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design of OS X Yosemite, refining the Mac experience with updates to window management, built-in apps and Spotlight® search,...
Apple Advances Health Apps with CareKit
Creating a clearer picture of Parkinson’s disease. Since its launch in 2015, the mPower app has enrolled over 10,000 participants, making it the largest Parkinson’s study in history — with 93 percent of participants never having taken part in any kind of research before. The app helps researchers better understand Parkinson’s disease by using the gyroscope and other iPhone features to measure dexterity, balance, gait, and memory....
‘Psychonauts’ in VR is a story Tim Schafer never planned to tell
It’s almost poetic. Just as Psychonauts was Double Fine’s first game as a new development studio, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is the company’s first game made exclusively for virtual reality — and it picks up the story exactly where the original game left it. Rasputin (or “Raz” for short) has officially been inducted into a group of psychic secret agents and is heading out on his first...
Final Cut Pro X helps small company delight world’s biggest clients
From beginning to end, the editing process is dramatically streamlined by the powerful features built into Final Cut Pro X. Its skimmer tool makes it faster for editors to view and evaluate incoming footage. “Final Cut Pro X offers you a quicker way for that third pass on your rushes,” says Lindsay. “You can scrub to the point of action and get the part you want.” Sophisticated keywording for clips allows editors to mark clips by...
Pixel’s fingerprint gestures come to the Nexus 5X
Google’s Pixel has an Android feature that enables you to swipe down on your phone’s fingerprint sensor to open your notifications. The option made its debut with the Pixel, leaving Nexus owners wondering when they’d be able to join the party. Now, 9to5Google is reporting that the latest version of Android 7.1.2 OTA brings the feature to the Nexus 5X. As the build has yet to make it to the Nexus 6P, it’s...
