Fantastical 2 for Mac Updated With New Features, Support for OS X El Capitan
Fantastical 2 for Mac received a significant update today, adding support for OS X El Capitan and several interface tweaks to improve the Fantastical for Mac experience. Today’s 2.1 update adds a huge list of new features that were requested by Fantastical 2 users since the app first launched in March.
For users running OS X El Capitan, it’s now possible to swipe an event in a list to delete it. All users will be able to scroll to a specific day or week in the Week and Month views with a trackpad, and arrow keys now navigate in Day, Week, and Month views.
When working with Reminders, it’s now possible to organize them by list. They’ll also show up in Day, Week, and Month views, and there are shortcuts for cutting, copying, and pasting events and Reminders.
There are several new preferences options for the Menu bar icon and there are new font options. Flexibits has also fixed several bugs and improved overall performance when loading events with a lot of invitees. A full list of changes added in today’s update can be seen below:
– Full support for OS X El Capitan
– Ability to scroll to a specific day or week in the Week and Month views when using a trackpad
– Reminders now appear in the Day, Week, and Month views
– Reminders can now be organized by list
– Cut, copy, and paste events and reminders
– Added Dock app icon badge preference
– Additional options for Menu bar icon preference
– Text size setting now adjusts the text size in the Day, Week, and Month views
– Added Extra Small and Huge text size options
– Arrow keys can now navigate in the Day, Week, and Month views
– Invitee autocomplete now includes other users on CalDAV servers that support user lookup
– Improved drag-and-drop when dragging events or reminders to the Finder
– Use a pinch-and-zoom gesture to change the number of hours in the Day and Week views
– All-day section in Day and Week views now shows more events
– Added Message with Sound alerts for birthdays
– Swipe an event in the list to delete (OS X El Capitan only)
– Drag-and-drop URLs or text on event or reminder details to change the URL or note
– Added preference to disable going to today after adding new items
– Performance improvements when loading events with huge numbers of invitees
– Fixed an issue where the incorrect date would sometimes be shown when opening Fantastical
– Fixed an issue where times could appear shifted in the Day and Week views
– Fixed an issue where alerts couldn’t be removed on Google Calendar
– Fixed an issue where a single instance of a recurring invitation wouldn’t appear in the pending invitations section
– Fixed an issue where some invitations imported from .ics files didn’t allow responding to them
– Various fixes and improvements
Fantastical 2 can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $39.99. [Direct Link]
iPad Pro Case Announcements Rolling Out Ahead of November Launch
Announced alongside the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus at Apple’s “Hey Siri” event earlier in September, the iPad Pro has seen a little less coverage than the company’s new smartphone line thanks to its less immediate launch date of November. All the same, a few companies have confirmed accessory support for the 12.9-inch tablet, with detailed information and pre-orders already up for some of the third-party cases.
First is Waterfield’s zippered iPad Travel Express case, which the company has offered for the iPad Air 2 in the past, and will now provide versions for the iPad Mini 4 ($64) and all-new iPad Pro ($89). Waterfield promises that the durable case will store charging cables, power bricks, the new Apple Pencil, and can even fit the full iPad Pro alongside the Smart Keyboard accessory Apple also introduced on September 9.
The Travel Express case comes with an optional shoulder strap accessory, sold separately, that customers can purchase to carry their iPad Pro hands-free. Waterfield’s iPad Pro case is up for pre-order now, but the company notes that those who order now can expect a shipping date of about a week-and-a-half after Apple begins shipping the iPad Pro units to customers.
Brenthaven’s BX² Sleeve Plus acts as sort of an active-lifestyle counterpart to Waterfield’s more classically designed case, with a “patent-pending Secure Grip handle” to provide users with a strengthened hold on the case alongside the company’s “Xtreme Foam” outer layer providing drop protection from all sides. The $49.95 case — available for purchase today — also has a smaller outer pocket to fit a smartphone or charging cable, and comes in both blue/black and red/black color options.
Catalyst touts its upcoming case for the iPad Pro as “the world’s first fully-waterproof case” for the new Apple tablet, with a waterproof rating of IP68 that can submerge up to 2m. The company says that full functionality of the iPad Pro is kept in check thanks to an “integrated touchscreen film,” allowing users access to Touch ID and all the promised nuances of the Apple Pencil.
The case will also provide unobstructed acoustic emissions from the iPad Pro’s four speakers, thanks to the location of a handful of “acoustic membranes” on the case. The Catalyst Case for iPad Pro is the only option not up for immediate purchase or pre-order today, with the company encouraging users to follow them on various social media platforms and sign up for their mailing list to be updated on its availability.
As with any major product launch, there are also a handful of cheaper knock-off options for customers to consider. On Amazon alone the cheapest alternative for an iPad Pro case is $6.99, with a few other, more intricate cases going up to around $29.99. With a launch in November, customers who plan to purchase Apple’s new big-screen tablet have plenty of time to shop around for a suitable case option, and should probably keep in mind that Apple will introduce its own first-party options into the mix as we get closer to the device’s launch.
Free music: Google Play offers 20 free “Very Best of” collections
Spotify and other streaming services have put “owning” music out of fashion, but if you swear by keeping your own tune collection, there’s a very nice offering in the Play Store just for you.
Twenty of Google’s “The Very Best of” playlists are currently free in the Play Store, giving you the chance to stock up on the most popular tracks from artists including Nas, 311, Britney Spears, Billie Holiday, Elvis Presley, Ciara, Johnny Cash and more.
Each playlist contains 14 tracks, and each one normally costs $0.99 or more to buy individually. Other “The Very Best of” playlists sell for $6.99 to $7.99 a pop, so you’re looking at potential savings of more than $100.
We don’t know how long this discount will last or whether other collections will be made free at some point, so better hurry. Head over to the Play Store to check out the offer.
Cyanogenmod now supports a range of mid-range devices
In an official blog post, Cyanogen has revealed that its namesake Android ROM has been updated to support a range of new (and old) budget and mid-range smartphones. The company says it has been working with additional manufacturers to ensure that devices from the likes Xiaomi, Motorola and Oppo are officially supported by the company’s Android ROM.
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The company – who acrimoniously and publicly split from partner OnePlus – has published a list of devices that are now officially supported by Cyanogenmod: the list is quite vast but some of the additions include the 2015 variants of the Moto E and Moto G, the Xiaomi Mi4 and Mi 3W smartphones, the new WileyFox handsets and a large range of devices from more established companies such as LG, Samsung and HTC.
The update is also the first time that Cyanogenmod has been able to list a Huawei device, with the Honor 4, Honor 4X and Huawei SnapTo all now officially supported. Cyanogen wrote:
These devices represent the first set of Huawei devices we’ve supported since CM 7(!) and it’s nice to see the company supporting the community ahead of the rumored Huawei Nexus. We’re expecting good things to come here.
The company seems quite happy to have expanded support to so many new devices but while these mid-range devices have been ticked off the list, support for some flagships (such as the Samsung Galaxy S6 and LG G4) is still being worked on. If you are looking to customise your smartphone experience, it’s great to see Cyanogenmod is now available for many non-flagship devices that are likely to be quite popular.
Do you use Cyanogenmod? If so, what device do you use and what do you think? Let us know your views in the comments below guys!
Kickstarter project, dscvr, wants to be your portable VR headset
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The virtual reality (VR) space is still in a period of tentative growth – while some projects, like Oculus Rift, are really pioneering the industry, a wider application of the technology in day-to-day usage has yet to be really nailed down. A new Kickstarter project called dscvr aims to ease that transition by offering a VR headset that’s durable and portable – it’s collapsible, meaning that you can take it wherever you go and is strong enough to withstand a bit of travel, something the Google Cardboard generally struggles with. Check out the pitch video from I AM Cardboard below:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1040005785/dscvr-a-roadworthy-virtual-reality-headset-for-sma/widget/video.htmlIt’s quite an interesting design, and not particularly expensive either – if you pledge to the project now, you’ll still be able to get an early bird deal and get one dscvr headset for $20 USD, and there are bundles which give you more headsets for similar discounts. At the time of writing, dscvr still has 29 days to go and is just a hair under its $20,000 target with $18,426. It seems pretty likely that they’re going to make the target within that time, so if you’re looking for a portable way to enjoy VR, then the dscvr looks like it might be the thing for you.
What do you think about the dscvr? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Kickstarter
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Feds recover emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server
The FBI has recovered emails from the private server Hillary Clinton surrendered to the Justice Department back in August, according to Bloomberg. If you recall, Clinton admitted to deleting all her personal correspondences long ago but turned over copies of her work emails (around 30,000 in number) to the government. You can even read thousands of them — mostly schedules, press clippings, speech notes and the like — on the State Department’s website. However, she decided to hand over her server anyway after the Intelligence Community Inspector General told Congress that some of the work emails she turned in could be classified as “top secret.” Now, the feds have managed to salvage those deleted digital missives, though it’s unclear if they were able to restore them all or just a few.
Bloomberg says the FBI is now hard at work segregating the pile, separating truly personal ones (e.g. Chelsea Clinton’s wedding details and yoga routines) from those that can still fall under the “work” category. The authorities’ investigation is expected to last a few more months, though, so it could take a while before we find out whether other top secret emails were among the deleted ones.
[Image credit: Shutterstock / Frontpage]
Source: Bloomberg
Europe wants to keep its citizens personal data out of the US
Over the pond, there’s a rule preventing companies from moving a user’s personal data outside of Europe unless the receiving country has adequate data protection laws. In practice, this means that a company like Twitter can push stored information on a British user to a server in San Francisco, and vice-versa, and plenty of it happens on a regular basis. Now, however, one of the continent’s highest legal minds wants to put a stop to it, or at least make sure that it’s better regulated. Yves Bot is an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice, and has written a paper saying that America’s cavalier attitude to data is dangerous, and should be stopped.
The story begins with Max Schrems, a privacy campaigner who wanted the EU to examine Facebook’s policy of moving information from its Irish data center to the US. In the aftermath of the Snowden leaks, it was felt that the CIA and NSA had free and easy access to stuff it shouldn’t have, like our nude selfies. He took the case to Ireland, who batted it away, effectively, by saying that America is its friend and a friend wouldn’t be so uncool and he should just chill out, bro. That wasn’t enough for Schrems, who took the decision to the European Court in the hope that it would find the decision invalid. Bot agrees, saying that all EU countries should pay a lot more attention to protecting the data of its citizens.
As of right now, Bot’s opinion doesn’t mean too much, since these documents aren’t binding to any decisions that the court makes. On the other hand, they’re frequently indicative of how the court is thinking when it comes to make a final ruling on this issue in the future. If Bot turns out to be right, then the EU will force companies like Facebook, Google and Microsoft to keep citizens data on this side of the Atlantic. That could mean that Europeans are less likely to get access to exciting new features, but on the other hand, can relax knowing that the NSA isn’t staring at pictures of our junk.
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Via: New York Times
Source: Europa.EU (.PDF)
UK’s official album charts to count records sold at gigs
Many bands sell their first albums on the road. Whether they’re touring solo or supporting a larger act, it’s common for music fans to purchase their CD at the venue if they like what they’ve been hearing. Now, the UK’s Official Charts Company wants to recognise these sales in the official albums chart. Through a system called “Lightning Live,” these impulse purchases will now feed directly into the weekly chart, better reflecting the popularity of smaller artists and labels. It’s not clearly exactly how they’re being recorded, but the company says the system has been road-tested for six months to ensure the numbers are accurate. Back in February, streaming figures were added to the albums chart too. The way people are paying for music is slowly changing — fewer and fewer people are buying CDs from a store — so these moves should help keep the UK’s official charts relevant.
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Source: Official Charts
ICYMI: Cameras on Cops, VR beam onto Enterprise and more
Today on In Case You Missed It: The Department of Justice just announced it will give $23 million to 32 states to help buy more body cameras for police officers. A virtual reality tour that would create all 42 decks of the Starship Enterprise is being crowdfunded. And an overfunded IndieGoGo campaign for a lamp that is exactly modeled on the moon is still available for your bedtime with tots enjoyment.
From the home tech news you should know file, make sure to read our story about Quirky going bankrupt and selling off its Wink smart home technology.
If you come across any interesting videos, we’d love to see them. Just tweet us with the #ICYMI hashtag @engadget or @mskerryd.
Pixelmator for iOS Gains iOS 9 Support With Split-Screen Multitasking on iPad
Pixelmator for iOS was today updated with full support for iOS 9, enabling split-screen multitasking when used on an iPad. Pixelmator supports full Split View, which will allow the Pixelmator app to be used side-by-side with other apps on the iPad mini 4 and the iPad Air 2. On older iPads, split-screen multitasking will be limited to Slide Over.
“Pixelmator always takes advantage of the latest iOS features and technologies, and today we’re thrilled to bring Pixelmator for iOS 2.1, which includes full support for iOS 9, 8K image support, and the ability for iPad users to work in Pixelmator and any other app at the same time with Split View and Slide Over.” said Aidas Dailide, one of the founders of the Pixelmator Team. “With the new features in Pixelmator for iOS, it is even easier and more fun to edit images on the go.”
Today’s update also includes support for 8K resolution images, letting users edit photos that are up to 64 megapixels on their iPhone or iPad, and Spotlight Search on the iPhone and iPad will now index Pixelmator documents so they’ll show up in search results.
There’s a new “Open in Place” feature to open images from anywhere and save edits in the same place, and the “Save to Photos” feature will now open images from Photos and save edits onto the same image without creating a duplicate image.
Pixelmator can be downloaded from the App Store for $4.99. [Direct Link]
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