When I recently spoke with Side Quest’s co-creators, Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney, they told me that the new show’s stylistic similarities to Mythic Quest’s forays into the past were entirely intentional. But after years of focusing on characters who see themselves as larger-than-life gods, the Side Quest team was much more interested in telling stories about the players who made Mythic Quest a hit.
When cinematographer Adam Newport-Berra heard about Rogen and Goldberg’s plan to use a lot of oners throughout the series, as well as shoot an entire episode in a continuous take, he was more than game for the challenge. “There were no shortcuts,” Newport-Berra says.
Rogue Amoeba has issued SoundSource 5.8 with a lengthy list of improvements and bug fixes for the audio control utility.
As mobile developers, we work within a minefield of constraints: limited system resources, unpredictable network conditions, long release cycles, and some of the strictest privacy requirements in tech. And yet, user expectations are sky high. Every app is compared—consciously or not—to the polish of Instagram, the speed of Slack, or the reliability of Google Maps.
This isn’t just “front-end development for smaller screens.” It’s software engineering under pressure—with less room for error, fewer safety nets, and all the responsibility to deliver a seamless experience. In this post, I’ll break down the unique challenges that make mobile development one of the most demanding, misunderstood corners of our industry.
The Irish subsidiary of Apple has reported a 60% increase in profits to $62.3 billion in 2024, while net sales reached $222.3 billion.
New accounts filed by Apple Operations International Limited, based in Cork, show the firm had a net sales increase of 1.6% at the end of its financial year.
Snow Leopard would receive 8 updates over the next 2 years before its successor (Lion) was released, and I think that Snow Leopard 10.6.8 is what most people have in their minds as what Snow Leopard was from the start. Imagine if Apple released an update and sent 2 years refining it over and over, instead of what feels like getting it out in the fall and then immediately shifting focus to the next year's update. On the other hand, do you want the Mac to lag behind iOS in terms of features?
It took me a while to realize the second episode of The Studio, which is about the shooting of an one-take scene, is shot in one-take. But once I realized it, I was so very delighted.
Once again, if you are an Apple TV+ subscriber, don't wait and start watching The Studio. And if you are not an Apple TV+ subscriber, maybe you should subscribe? There are enough quality shows on it already that your subscription will be worthwhile for quite some time.
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