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We ranked macOS Mojave’s new features from best to worst

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 12:11 pm
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Apple has released the latest version of its desktop operating system, macOS Mojave, to the public. Woo. It was named in, uh, honor(?) of California’s Mojave Desert and is part of the tech giant’s landmark-monikered series of updates, something that started with OS X Mavericks. While there is nothing earth-shattering about this update – which is pretty much what we expect from Apple’s macOS updates these days – there are a few nice features in there. Also, there are some really, really boring ones too. This means one thing: we need to rank (some) of these features. Why? Because I enjoy ranking things and…

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We ranked macOS Mojave’s new features from best to worst

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 12:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Apple has released the latest version of its desktop operating system, macOS Mojave, to the public. Woo. It was named in, uh, honor(?) of California’s Mojave Desert and is part of the tech giant’s landmark-monikered series of updates, something that started with OS X Mavericks. While there is nothing earth-shattering about this update – which is pretty much what we expect from Apple’s macOS updates these days – there are a few nice features in there. Also, there are some really, really boring ones too. This means one thing: we need to rank (some) of these features. Why? Because I enjoy ranking things and…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

We ranked macOS Mojave’s new features from best to worst

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 12:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Apple has released the latest version of its desktop operating system, macOS Mojave, to the public. Woo. It was named in, uh, honor(?) of California’s Mojave Desert and is part of the tech giant’s landmark-monikered series of updates, something that started with OS X Mavericks. While there is nothing earth-shattering about this update – which is pretty much what we expect from Apple’s macOS updates these days – there are a few nice features in there. Also, there are some really, really boring ones too. This means one thing: we need to rank (some) of these features. Why? Because I enjoy ranking things and…

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Voice assistants will probably let us down

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 11:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Since Amazon Echo shipped in late 2014, smart speakers and voice assistants have been advertised as the next big thing. Nearly four years later, despite the millions of devices sold, it’s clear that like many other visions of the tech industry, that perception was an overstatement. Testament to the fact: Most people aren’t using Alexa to make purchases, one of the main advertised use cases of Amazon’s AI-powered voice assistant. Voice assistants have existed before the Echo. Apple released Siri in 2011 for iOS devices. But Echo was the first device where voice was the only user input medium. And the…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Voice assistants will probably let us down

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 11:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Since Amazon Echo shipped in late 2014, smart speakers and voice assistants have been advertised as the next big thing. Nearly four years later, despite the millions of devices sold, it’s clear that like many other visions of the tech industry, that perception was an overstatement. Testament to the fact: Most people aren’t using Alexa to make purchases, one of the main advertised use cases of Amazon’s AI-powered voice assistant. Voice assistants have existed before the Echo. Apple released Siri in 2011 for iOS devices. But Echo was the first device where voice was the only user input medium. And the…

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