• Expand your editing workflows with support for portrait orientation on your iPad.
• Speed up your editing with keyboard shortcuts to nudge a selection, replace with gap, and lift or overwrite to the primary storyline.
• Get inspired with Image Playground and use Apple Intelligence to quickly create stylized images based on a description, suggested concepts, or people from your Photos library. (Requires iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and later and iPadOS 18.2 or later.)
• Capture in 50 fps for additional editing flexibility and delivery options.

"The Pro Video Formats package provides support for the following codecs
that are used in professional video workflows:

• Apple ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ*
• Apple Intermediate Codec
• Avid DNxHD® / Avid DNxHR® decoder
• AVC-Intra 50 / 100 / 200 / 4:4:4 / LT
• AVC-LongG
• XAVC
• XF-AVC
• XF-HEVC
• DVCPRO HD
• HDV
• XDCAM EX / HD / HD422
• MPEG IMX
• Uncompressed 4:2:2

* Requires a Mac computer that supports Metal: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102894"

• How the mind-splitting world of Severance comes together on Mac
  
  
• Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference returns the week of June 9
  
  
• Lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio come to AirPods Max
  "Next month, AirPods Max will become the only headphones that enable musicians to both create and mix in Personalized Spatial Audio with head tracking."

• If an error occurred while updating or installing macOS
  
  
• If you forgot your Mac login password
  
  
• If you can't back up or restore your Mac using Time Machine
  
  
• How to Reset the SMC (System Management Controller) of your Mac

• Firefox 136.0.4 release notes lists a Security fix (CVE-2025-2857).
  (Mac system requirements are macOS 10.15 or later.)
  
  
• Firefox ESR 128.8.1 release notes lists a Security fix (CVE-2025-2857).
  (Mac system requirements lists macOS 10.15 or later.)
  
  
• Firefox ESR 115.21.1 release notes lists a Security fix (CVE-2025-2857).
  (Mac system requirements lists macOS 10.12 to 10.14.)

• (Mar 27) LG C3 & G3 OLED TVs Firmware Update 23.20.64
  - post has change note and firmware update download pages.
  
  
• (Mar 27) Micromat MachineProfile version 1.4.28 (use in-app update check):
  - Added Mac Studio (2025) support.
  - Added MacBook Air (M4 2025 13" & 15") support,.
  - Corrected battery manufacturer info for MacBook Pro (M4 2024).
  - Updated location and machine identification strings.
  - Other minor fixes and enhancements.
  
  
• (Mar 26) Chrome 135.0.7049.35 for iOS/iPadOS 16.0 or later (App store)
  - "Stability and performance improvements".
  
  
• (Mar 25) Chrome 134 Stable Channel Update for Mac (Google blog)
  - includes 1 security fix.
  
  
• (Mar 25) Microsoft Office for Mac version 16.95.2 (25032416)
  The release notes lists Outlook performance improvements.
  
  
• (Mar 25) Playstation 5 System Software version 25.02-11.00.00 (Sony)
  - Made it simpler to view details about activities.
  - Unicode 16.0 emojis are now supported.
  - When you set to parental controls restriction level to Late Teens or Older, Communication and User-Generated Content wil now default to Restrict. If you have previously set the level to Late Teens or Older, your previous settings will not be affected and it will be show as Customize.
  - Improved system software performance and stability.
  - Improved the messages and usability on some screens.
  (Also included an update for the removable disc drive.)
  
  
• (Mar 25) Playstation 4 System Software version 12.50 (Sony)
  - "Improved the messages and usability on some screens".

March 17th to 21st, 2025 News Archive
• Safari Technology Preview 215.
• Chrome 134 Stable Channel Update for Mac.
• Microsoft Office for Mac version 16.95.1.
• Geekbench AI version 1.3 released.
• Firefox for iOS/iPadOS version 136.3.

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