Rest of the Day: OS X Update Adds Live Photos and Password-Protected Notes
Today is Apple Day. With the announcement of the new iPhone, iPad and the release of iOS 9.3, no other tech company has dared to release anything meaningful in the shadow of Cupertino’s glossy gadgets. But wait, there are still a few more Apple tidbits.
- Along with iOS 9.3, Apple also released OS X 10.11.4 today , which includes support for Live Photos, iBook sync, password-protected notes, and a fix for this silly bug that prevented Safari from opening Twitter links. You can now also import notes from other apps and sources. [MacStories]
- Amazon partners with Comcast to sell Internet, television, and telephone services . Why? Great question. There aren’t many reasons why you could go through Amazon instead of dealing with Comcast directly, but Amazon customers will receive dedicated support. Potentially good perk. [TechCrunch]
- ICYMI, you need to update your old Kindles if you want them to stay online . If you have a pre-2012 device that has been disabled since October 5, 2015, you need to clean it up and update before March 22. Otherwise, your old device will no longer be able to download Kindle books. (After that, you can still update your device by manually connecting it to your computer.) [Gizmodo]
- Toonz animation software will be open source . The software has been used by many traditional animation luminaries, from Studio Ghibli to the team behind Futurama, so it’s a great tool for anyone looking to create studio grade animations for free. [Toonz via The Next Web ]