How we ship a native macOS client for classic MU Online Season 6 (Zenaria x40)
MU Online is a Windows-only game from the early 2000s. On a Mac people have usually tried CrossOver (CodeWeavers lists MU as "Installs, Will Not Run") or a W...
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My screenshots were smaller as PNG-8 than JPEG, and my photos were 3.8x bigger
For my final-year project I added a small "compress before upload" step, and I gave it exactly one setting: re-encode everything as JPEG at quality 80. Photo...
My upload pipeline turned every screenshot into JPEG. The text got noisy and the files were bigger than PNG-8
My small tool site gets more screenshots than photos. For a long time the upload handler treated them all the same way: decode, re-encode as JPEG, store. The...
I Stopped Telling Users to "Just Convert It" — Now the Browser Does It
Every developer who has ever built an upload form knows this support ticket: "I uploaded my photo but your site says it's broken." Nine times out of ten, the...
My image compressor picked PNG-8 for screenshots and WebP 75 for photos, so I checked whether it was right
A coworker complained that screenshots on our internal asset site came out with a dirty grey halo around the text. I built that site years ago, and every upl...
T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to qualify this weekend
How to get the Apple iPhone for free. The Apple iPhone 17e is free when you switch to T-Mobile on most plans.
Which Android Phone Is Equivalent To The iPhone Air?
Apple's iPhone Air offers fans of high-end mobile phones an option designed to be as thin as possible, but is there an equivalent choice among Androids?
This easy Garmin quiz will find your perfect smartwatch
Don't know your Garmin Fenix 9 from your Forerunner 970? This easy personality quiz will find your perfect smartwatch.
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These headphones promise better bass by transmitting it through your skin, not your ears
Sonic Lamb's new Beyond headphones deliver low-frequency pulses through your skin for 'visceral sound'
Apple TV Started at $69 in 2015
Joe Rossignol, reporting for MacRumors back on 9 March 2015: Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday at the “Spring Forward” media event in San Francisco announced that...
Verizon confirms $10 monthly fee for new iPhone Handoff feature
Following T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom, Verizon has now confirmed how much it will charge customers to use Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature. Here are the ...
I gave a 13-year-old iMac a new lease of life with two simple upgrades — but was it worth it?
I gave an aging Apple computer a new lease of life, although the results weren't quite what I'd hoped for.
Verizon Will Charge $10 a Month for iPhone Handoff
Verizon plans to charge customers $10 per month for the iPhone Handoff feature that Apple added in iOS 27. iPhone Handoff allows one phone number to be share...
All the news about the iPhone Duo
Apple has finally announced its long-rumored foldable: the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display, a “nano‑textu...
What Do AMD GPU Names And Numbers Actually Mean?
If you've had multiple AMD GPUs, you probably know that the bigger the number, the better the graphics card, but every digit means something.
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The Google Pixel Watch has a paywall problem, and it's only getting worse
Subscriptions are mandatory for the best experience.
Apple Calls iPhone Duo Demand 'Extraordinary' After Orders Slip to 2027
Demand for the iPhone Duo has been "nothing short of extraordinary," Apple said in a statement to the Financial Times. The company also said it is "working h...
Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo puts the company's status-symbol power to the test
Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo is drawing early demand as analysts assess whether the foldable can lift iPhone pricing and revenue.
9to5Mac Daily: October 16, 2026 – iPhone Duo pre-orders, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, o...
I’m a Deals Writer, and These Are My Top 10 Tech Deals This Week
Find great deals on Amazon products, the Apple Watch 10, Samsung soundbars, the best sleep earbuds, QLED TVs, and more.
Apple calls iPhone Duo pre-order demand ‘extraordinary’ as shipping dates slip
Apple has issued a short statement following strong initial demand for the iPhone Duo, with shipping estimates already slipping into next year. Here’s what t...
Want An iPhone Duo? You Might Have To Wait Until 2027 Now
Apple's suppliers have reportedly struggled to produce the iPhone Duo at scale, leaving some buyers waiting months for a phone that starts at nearly $2,000.
Report: Apple gains ground on rivals, but iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo face challenges
In a new investor note sent out this week, GF Securities’ Jeff Pu and Henry Huang project that Apple will be the only major smartphone manufacturer to grow s...
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How They Got Duo Support in NetNewsWire
From the NetNewsWire blog: The latest version of NetNewsWire for iOS supports iPhone Duo, which is very much a novel iPhone with toolbars running up the side...
iOS Has Some Features You Should Try If You Have Trouble Reading Your Screen
Apple's iPhone contains and orchard's worth of accessibility features that will make the screen considerably easier to read if your vision is impaired.
This watchmaker has reportedly exited the smartwatch market
The Connected Calibre E5 looks to be the brand’s last.
9to5Mac Overtime 086: Apple’s smart home reboot
Jeff and Fernando discuss Apple’s smart home reboot, including the new $299 Apple HomeView, HomePod mini 2, Apple TV 4K, and Apple Home Collection lineup. Sp...
Apple Reportedly Plans Oct. 28 Event for Touchscreen MacBooks and More
Apple reportedly plans an Oct. 28 hardware event, with touchscreen MacBook Pros, M6 Macs, and an OLED iPad mini expected. See what buyers should know. The po...
Fairbuds 2 Review: Decent for Your Ears, Better for Your Conscience
When it comes to repairability, there really is no comparison in the wireless earbuds world.