![]() ![]() It’s bad for consumers, who are paying inflated prices due to the complete lack of competition among stores and in-app payment processing. We will not stand idly by and allow Apple to use its platform dominance to control what should be a level digital playing field. “Consumers have the right to install apps from sources of their choosing and developers have the right to compete in a fair marketplace. “What’s at stake here is the very future of mobile platforms.” Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said today. The complaint complements legal processes already underway in both the US and Australia, as well as Epic’s recent filing before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal. Apple uses its control of the iOS ecosystem to benefit itself while blocking competitors and its conduct is an abuse of a dominant position and in breach of EU competition law. The complaint, filed with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition, alleges that through a series of carefully designed anti-competitive restrictions, Apple has not just harmed but completely eliminated competition in app distribution and payment processes. ![]() The customisation options can make your Mac feel more like your own, while the further integrations with iPhone, not to mention the boost to Safari and video calling, makes it a simple decision. Here’s how to update once Sonoma arrives – and how to run the Sonoma beta if you can’t wait for that.Epic Games today announced it has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union (‘EU’), expanding the company’s fight to advance fairer digital platform practices for developers and consumers. So long as your Mac will be compatible with macOS Sonoma, there’s really no reason to stay on macOS Ventura when the upgrade arrives later this year. ![]() There’s plenty of other tweaks to go along with these and build on what was already in macOS Ventura. Read: How to use Live Text and Visual Look Up in macOS. Live Text allows non-verbal people to have their Macs speak the words they type so they can participate on calls, Made for iPhone hearing devices can now also be used on Macs, plus voice controls have been improved to aid those who have difficulty with mobility. This stretches to peripherals too, with AirPods, Xbox and PlayStation controllers all getting low-latency response times due to a doubled sample rate on their Bluetooth connections to prevent any breaking of the immersion. Read more: Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit is the first real step to fixing Mac gaming.Īpple has always been a leading light when it comes to accessibility in products, and this is taken to new levels in macOS Sonoma. Apple seems to want to close this gap by introducing a new Game Mode in macOS Sonoma that optimises the performance of Apple Silicon powered Macs so that games get the best possible performance and experience. Game ModeĪn area that Macs have traditionally lagged behind their Windows-powered counterparts is gaming. Finally, macOS Sonoma allows people on the call to easily share content from apps on the call. These can even be triggered by hand gestures, which should at least keep some people awake. If the other callers are impressed then they can respond with animations, such as party balloons or confetti. ![]() Looks professional and should liven up the quarterly financial reports. There’s a Presenter Overlay option that places the presenter in the foreground, but inserts any shared screens in between them and the background. ![]()
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