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macOS 10.12.4 beta 3 arrives for devs and public testers

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macOS Sierra is here!
Grab the new macOS beta while it's hot.
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Developers and members of Apple’s public beta software program can now install the latest beta of macOS 10.12.4 after Apple seeded the new update to testers this morning.

The new beta comes just one day after Apple gave developers a new fresh of software update for iOS 10.3, tvOS 10.2 and watchOS 3.2, bringing a bunch of bug fixes and under the hood improvements.

An app for unlocking the potential of PDFs [Deals]

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CoM - PDFConverterOCR 4- Lifetime License
Easily convert native and scanned PDFs into a range of editable documents.
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If you’re someone who works at a computer, you probably encounter PDFs on the regular. This super common file format is powerful and presents documents beautifully, but if you want to do anything more than print or read a PDF, you’re going to need help. That’s what PDFConverterOCR can offer. It’s loaded with a range of features that make PDFs even more useful, and right now you can get PDFConverterOCR 4 for just $19.99 through Cult of Mac Deals.

Some popular Mac apps fail as developer certificates expire

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1Password is one of the apps that stopped working this weekend.
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Several popular Mac apps began crashing over the weekend after their developer certificates expired.

The apps suddenly refused to open due to a change Apple made to its signing policy last year. Apple now requires that all apps from the Mac App Store have a valid provisioning profile that must be updated periodically.

Slayaway Camp, TwIM, and other awesome apps of the week

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Awesome Apps
'Appy weekend everyone.
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What better way is there to spend a lazy Sunday than by catching up on the best apps you missed over the past week? Fortunately, Cult of Mac has done the leg work for you in selecting what we think are the most important new apps or app updates to arrive over the past seven days.

Check out our picks below. And then get downloading!

Microsoft Office now supports the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar

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The new Focus Mode in Microsoft Word.
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Microsoft is now rolling out support for the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar in Office for Mac.

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint users will get to take advantage of it first, but Microsoft will be adding shortcuts and other features for Outlook and Skype later on.

Beats X are better than AirPods in almost every way [Reviews]

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The Beats X are worth listening to.
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I’ve never been a fan of Beats headphones. Whenever I’ve given them a go, I’ve found the sound quality to be less than stellar, with far too much bass. So when Apple unveiled Beats X wireless headphones alongside the AirPods last fall, the weird-looking white ones grabbed my attention.

Now that I’ve had a chance to try them both, it’s clear I got that backward. I give you all the details on Beats X versus AirPods in my Beats X review below.

McDonald’s rips Jony Ive in tasty new ad for ‘the STRAW’

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This looks weirdly familiar...
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Apple can barely manage a few days without someone else parodying or ripping off one of its iconic ads. The latest? McDonald’s, which just debuted a commercial for a product called “the STRAW” to market its forthcoming St. Patrick’s Day-themed Chocolate Shamrock Shake.

From the white backdrop to the earnest-sounding “person with a British accent,” there’s no doubt who the fast food chain is having some fun at the expense of.

WWDC 2017 kicks off June 5 in San Jose

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A lot is changing at WWDC.
Prepare for iOS 11, macOS 10.3, and more!
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Apple today confirmed details for its 28th annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where it will preview its next major updates to macOS, iOS and its other software platforms.

This year’s event kicks off June 5 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, and you can apply for tickets starting March 27.

Keep your smart home secure with D-Link’s HD HomeKit camera

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It's like a security-minded HAL 9000.
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Apple is continuing to broaden the number of HomeKit-compatible devices available it sells, with D-Link’s new smart home security camera system now available through its online store.

The $199.95 Omna 180 Cam HD boasts a 1080p night vision camera, with two-way audio and 180-degree field of view, capable of sending video notifications to your iPhone or iPad whenever motion is detected.

TwIM is a beautifully simple messaging app powered by Twitter

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Twitter messaging just got a lot better.
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If you find yourself doing more and more instant messaging through Twitter these days, you need TwIM for iPhone.

This free and simple app is powered by Twitter’s direct messages, and it makes it easy to have one-on-one conversations with your followers.