VR developers, go get your fresh Steam VR Beta!

As promised by Apple and Valve, Steam VR support for macOS is now a thing. We are eagerly awaiting the creation and release of immersive VR software for the Steam VR on macOS platform.

Software is starting to trickle in and we’ve recently reached out to the creator of QuiVr to hear his thoughts on VR gaming on macOS.

Valve has also released an update to Steam VR Beta with the following features for macOS:

initial support for dashboards and overlays with laser-pointer input support; the VR Settings dashboard as well as Steam Library/Store dashboard
Additional GPU frame timing information in developer performance graphs
Initial support for
IVRVirtualDisplay interface
Opting into the beta

To get the latest Beta updates for Steam VR, you must opt into the beta.

Launch Steam.
Go to Settings.
Select Account.
Under Beta participation, click CHANGE….
Select Steam Beta Update.
Click Restart Steam.
You’ll then automatically download the …

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The Mac remains one of the most accessible platforms today, with features to serve all needs.

Computers should be for everyone, and that includes those with physical impairments, whether it be to their sight, hearing, or motor function. Apple strives to create products and software that are as accessible as possible to as many people as possible. Here’s how you can set up accessibility features on Mac to make them work for you and your needs.

How to enable VoiceOver on Mac

For the visually impaired, VoiceOver is a handy tool that reads out what’s on the screen and also lets you know what your mouse is over so that you don’t click the wrong thing.

How to enable VoiceOver on Mac

How to use Zoom on Mac

If you have trouble reading text on your Mac or would like to see parts of your screen in greater detail, then you can enable the Zoom function, which basically adds a magnifying glass to your screen. You can move it around and control the zoom to your heart’s content.

How to…

Living review of Apple’s all-new iPhone X.

Update: Your wait is over America. As of December 4, 2017, iPhone X is now available SIM-unlocked directly from Apple.

For over a decade, iPhone has embodied modern mobile computing. iPhone 8, launched last month, is the culmination of that Home-button-and-bezel vision, of everything that’s come before. iPhone X (pronounced ”Ten”), launching now, is something else entirely — the beginning of what comes next.

The two phones have many things in common, including the A11 Bionic processor inside, inductive charging on the back, along with Portrait Mode and Portrait Lighting on the rear camera system. Both are water resistant, have the same high-speed wireless radios, and 64 GB and 256 GB storage options.

What iPhone X doesn’t have — aside from a gold color option — is a Home button, Touch ID, and bezels. Apple has deleted all of them. And, in their place, created new, gesture-based navigation, Face ID, and the TrueDepth cam…