Your Living Room Smart TV Just Got a Privacy Boost with MacPaw’s ClearVPN

Smart TVs are no longer just for streaming shows, as they are now just as connected as your phone. MacPaw is extending it's ClearVPN to Apple TV and Android TV, bringing privacy protection to the screen you use most in your living room.

Computing     Krittika Owary     July 2

This cross-device clipboard app solves the copy-paste problem I keep running into on my Mac

ClipboardAI saves copied text, links, codes, images, and more into a searchable history across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     June 26

Deepfake scams are getting uglier, and Bitdefender now has an app for the panic

Bitdefender RealCheck brings deepfake detection to Android and iOS, checking suspicious videos for manipulation and scam intent before users share clips, click links, send money, or trust impersonated public figures.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     June 24

Claude can now join your Slack channels and work alongside your team

Anthropic's new Claude Tag feature brings Claude directly into Slack channels, where it can handle coding, research, data analysis, and more. Here's how it works, how to set it up, and why it could change the way teams collaborate with AI.

Computing     Shimul Sood     June 23

The maker of ChatGPT wants to make open-source projects less of a security bargain

As AI tools flood open-source maintainers with low quality bug reports, OpenAI's new Patch the Planet initiative aims to filter out the noise and fix real threats.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     June 23

If you have a Mac, you should try this free and beautifully-designed disk space tool

Radix is a free, open-source Mac app that scans folders or drives and shows storage usage through an interactive sunburst chart.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     June 20

macOS 27 means the end of the Hackintosh Era, but does anyone still need one?

macOS 27 ends the Hackintosh era, but Apple's affordable Apple Silicon Macs may have made the DIY movement irrelevant long before Intel support disappeared.

Computing     Varun Mirchandani     June 20

macOS 27 Golden Gate: Everything we know about the new features landing on your Mac

Apple’s macOS Golden Gate update adds Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, smarter Apple Intelligence features, Liquid Glass refinements, and a major compatibility shift for Mac users. So here's everything you need to know.

Computing     Vikhyaat Vivek     June 18

This new Mac app takes your screen hostage until you drink water

Hydration Hostage blocks your Mac screen on a schedule and only unlocks after on-device camera verification confirms you actually drank water.

Computing     Pranob Mehrotra     June 15

This free AI Mac app builder turns throwaway prompts into real desktop tools

Ironsmith is a free AI Mac app builder that turns plain-language requests into native macOS utilities, with local and cloud model options for creating small personal tools.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     June 15

Apple made Liquid Glass adjustable, which says plenty about Liquid Glass

Apple added a Liquid Glass slider to iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate, and the funniest part is how useful it sounds.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     June 13

MacOS Golden Gate gives you a taste of how a touchscreen MacBook will work

macOS 27 Golden Gate beta reportedly adds new touch controls through Sidecar, fueling rumors of Apple’s first OLED touchscreen MacBook

Computing     Vikhyaat Vivek     June 10

Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2026: iOS 27, next-gen Siri, AI upgrades, and more

Apple announced iOS 27, Siri AI, macOS Golden Gate, and five more OS updates at WWDC 2026 on June 8.

Computing     Shikhar Mehrotra     June 9

Excited for macOS Golden Gate? Check out all the supported Mac models

Every Intel Mac is now officially locked out of macOS 27 Golden Gate, and even some Apple silicon Macs won't get the full Siri AI experience. Here's the full compatibility list.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     June 8

Apple unveils macOS 27 Golden Gate with standalone Siri AI app and smarter Apple Intelligence features

Apple has previewed macOS 27 Golden Gate with a standalone Siri AI app, smarter Spotlight search, Apple Intelligence upgrades, and refreshed Liquid Glass visuals.

Computing     Moinak Pal     June 8

MacOS 27 could finally end Intel Mac support and bring smarter Siri upgrades

Rumors suggest macOS 27 could end support for Intel Macs while introducing smarter Siri features, AI-powered tools, and refinements to Apple’s Liquid Glass design language.

Computing     Moinak Pal     June 6

Filtr wants to wipe ads from almost every app on your iPhone and Mac

Filtr is a new privacy-focused tool that aims to block ads and trackers across nearly every app on iPhones, iPads, and Macs using Apple’s built-in filtering systems.

Computing     Moinak Pal     June 4

Storage breakthrough promises safe data recovery even after hackers infect your computer

A storage-based cybersecurity system extends deleted data recovery to 126 days with minimal impact on drive speed.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     June 2

Photoshop is being eaten by the prompt box

AI image editors are making creative work feel less like using software and more like giving instructions, but the prompt box brings its own kind of friction.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     May 31

How to change the default apps on a Mac

From changing your browser and email client to opening specific file types with a new app, changing default apps on your Mac is easy and straightforward.

Computing     Rachit Agarwal     May 29

Layr is a new macOS clipboard manager that replaces hotkeys with trackpad gestures

Layr is a new macOS clipboard manager that uses a four-finger trackpad tap to open clipboard history near the cursor.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     May 27

Discord finally stops treating Snapdragon Windows laptops like second-class PCs

Discord now offers a native ARM64 Windows app, giving Qualcomm-powered Windows on Arm laptops a cleaner way to run the chat app without leaning on emulation.

Computing     Vikhyaat Vivek     May 26

Gemini allegedly broke production, then wrote itself the hero

A developer claims Gemini broke a live portal, then generated recovery notes that overstated its role. The incident shows why AI coding agents need tighter permissions, review, and rollback controls.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     May 22

Android 16 VPN bug turns apps installed on your phone into a leaky sink

Android 16 has a bug that lets apps route traffic outside your VPN tunnel and expose your real IP address, even with strict VPN settings enabled.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     May 21

Discord calls finally get end-to-end encryption, but your DMs didn’t make the cut 

Discord completed its rollout of end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls in March 2026 using its open-source DAVE protocol, but text messages remain unencrypted.

Computing     Shikhar Mehrotra     May 20

AI is raising hell for Linux managers buried under a flood of dupe bug reports

Linus Torvalds says duplicate AI-assisted bug reports are turning Linux security work into a triage headache, showing how AI can create maintenance problems even when it finds real issues.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     May 19

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