You could call today the day of the lesser software updates.
iWork, Apple’s free productivity suite that works on Mac, iPhone and iPad, just bumped up to version 14.0. The marquee features deal with collaboration and HEIC photos, so … not a showstopper.
Still, if you’re one of the legions of people who use Pages, Keynote and Numbers, you’ll want to update the apps for stability tweaks and other new features.
More exciting, but for a far smaller audience, is visionOS 1.1. This update to the software that powers the Vision Pro brings an upgrade called Spatial Personas. Apple headset owners say it makes collaborating — or simply hanging out to watch movies, etc., with other Vision Pro owners — much cooler.
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Elsewhere on the software front, Apple released beta versions of iOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5 and its other operating systems today. It’s a little early to know exactly what’s in them, but we’re looking into it.
The Best of Tech sale over at Woot! offers up some big savings on oddball Apple accessories and other gear.
Ready for some spring cleaning for your Mac? Intego’s Washing Machine X9 is here to help.
A couple of new Apple TV+ trailers offer sneak peeks at Colin Farrell’s upcoming LA-noir series Sugar and season two of Emmy-winning kids’ show Jane.
If you want something to stream on Apple TV+ right now, check out the list of classic movies the service just added.
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