The moment many an Apple fan has been waiting for is almost here: The company today announced its second fall ‘special event’ of the year, where it almost surely will reveal its latest set of ARM-powered MacBook Pros. The event will stream fromApple.comandYouTubeon October 18 at 10 AM PT. There’s a good chance we’ll see some other devices show up too — here’s what you should expect. Probably: New ‘M1X’ 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros We’ve been hearing rumors for ages that Apple is planning to announce new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros in 2021, and next week’s event sure seems like the time for for it....

When I was in college pursuing a degree in multimedia, I had taken a course in photography. There, I was introduced to the wonderful concept ofdepth of field (DoF), which refers to how much of the shot is in clear focus. Good photographers can take a shot with a wide aperture to produce a magnificent shot with a shallow DoF, with the subject isolated from the background. Not all camera-wielding amateurs are good photographers, however—with me being a perfect example—and an app likeFocuscan help us play with the DoF of any photo after it has been shot....

Apple has updated the Mac App Store today to include a new section featuring applications that have been ‘enhanced’ for OS X Lion, reportsCnet. These feature many apps that are Lion compatible, as well as many that take advantage of Lion features like gesture control. The section features 48 apps that have been made Lion ready and consists of a mixture of games like Zenbound and productivity apps like Fantastical. Apple’s iWork apps take center stage right at the top of the charts, and can be arranged by featured, name or release date....

Apple has today invited developers to begin submitting applications to the Mac App Store that are intended for use on OS X Lion, the latest version of its operating system. Lion is scheduled for release this month, so it is definitely time for developers to be getting compatible app updates into the store. OS X Lion, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system, will soon be available to millions of Mac users around the world....

The Mac App Store’s ecosystem works great if you never purchase any Mac apps elsewhere, but if you buy bundles or single pieces of software directly from the creators often, you may end up with a bunch of apps installed that the Mac App Store does not know are there. This may lead to duplicate purchases if you’re snagging a utility from the MAS that you’ve already got installed. But not any longer, as the Mac App Store will now warn you if you already have the application installed, reportsDan moren of Macworld....