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There is a way to run Wallpaper Engine files on Mac, with caveatsSoftware

There is a way to run Wallpaper Engine files on Mac, with caveats

Mac users can finally run their favorite Wallpaper Engine animated backgrounds natively without booting up Windows. Here's how to get it done, and what the limitations are today.Vivid Walls has an aurora wallpaper. Image credit: v2oskWallpaper Engine lets people create animated desktop backgrounds, including scenes that respond to music or the mouse pointer. Users share their creations through Steam Workshop, Steam's service for distributing user-created content.Developer James Goodnight says Vi

Sep 3, 20269 min
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Developers can stop supporting Intel Macs, says Apple

Apple has notified developers that they will no longer be required to make their apps compatible with Intel Macs, while also confirming that Intel-only apps will not run after macOS 27.The forthcoming macOS Tahoe is the last release that will run on Intel-based Macs, and that will run Intel-only apps. It's not a surprise, as Apple has been clear about this transition since it began the move to Apple Silicon back in 2020.Now, though, it has released an updated support document about the transitio

Sep 3, 20262 min
Judge rejects DOJ bid to split advertising business from GoogleSoftware

Judge rejects DOJ bid to split advertising business from Google

Google has yet again dodged a potentially business-splitting antitrust ruling, and gets to keep its ad-tech business intact after escaping the Department of Justice's push for a court-ordered breakup.Google does not need to sell off its advertising business, court findsA federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's attempt to force Google to sell off major pieces of its advertising technology business. This spares the company from the most severe remedies suggested after it was found guil

Sep 2, 20261 min