Friday mornings at the Macworld office are usually low-key, but this day is different. On this particular Friday, we received Apple new MacBook Pro, which was announced the day before. Macworld was live on YouTube and Twitter with a video broadcast of an unboxing of the new MacBook Pro. We also took a look at some of the new features, like Hey Siri support and True Tone. ...   Mac Central

Designed specifically for Roku TVs, the Bluetooth speakers will be bundled with Roku's voice remote and an all-new tabletop voice remote.   Mac Central

Lizzie Nichols tells me she’s mildly insulted that painting programs like Procreate get stuffed under “Entertainmentî on the iPad App Store.I can’t say I blame her. ...   Mac Central

These bulbs work with the included hub, or with third-party gear.   Mac Central

Apple updated the MacBook Pro this week and, just like with the rumored update to the iPhone, it only serves to point out how terrible everything is and how we all die alone and afraid behind the Denny’s in Emeryville dressed in a cowboy outfit because we’re in a Big Audio Dynamite cover band.Wow, these new Tarot cards the Macalope got are weirdly specific. ...   Mac Central

It’s almost time to go back to school, and if you’re thinking of picking up one of the hot new MacBook Pros, it’s also a good time to start looking for a good laptop bag. Amazon is making that search easy today by offering the Timbuk2 Command Laptop Messenger Bag for just $56.96Remove non-product link, down from its usual price of $149.00.To read this article in full, please click here   Mac Central

When it comes to image manipulation, there’s Photoshop, and then there’s everyone else. Of course there are many great image editors out there, but let’s be real: Photoshop is a verb now.So the report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Nico Grant that Adobe is working on an iPad version of the full Photoshop application is really big news. ...   Mac Central

There are a lot of Bluetooth speakers out there, and it can be hard to cut through all the noise. Amazon makes it easy today with this killer deal on Anker's super popular, well-reviewed SoundCore 2. Right now it's on sale for $28Remove non-product link, the lowest price we've ever seen and a sharp discount from its usual price of $42. ...   Mac Central

Photos for macOS lets you adjust the date and time assigned as metadata to images and videos in its library. This lets you fix chronological sorting and categorization when it’s gone wrong. You select one or more items in any view, and then select Image > Adjust Date and Time. IDG You can adjust the time and date of media within Photos, but there’s no undo option. ...   Mac Central

Shortly after work yesterday I strolled out of my office and found a bunch of zombies loitering around the San Francisco Ferry Building. This being San Francisco, I was tempted to live and let, well, unlive.I had obligations, though, so I fired a pistol on the lot of them. Blam, a headshot there. Boom, another in the back. I even tossed in a grenade for good measure. ...   Mac Central

The 6-series' color and HDR are astounding for this price range, but weak motion handling and problematic backlighting remind you this isn't a high-end TV.   Mac Central

If you’re a fan of Apple’s photo printing service, you won’t like this news one bit. According to a new message popping up in the Photos app and confirmed with Apple by Macworld, Apple is discontinuing its Photo Print Products service. Launched in 2002, Photo Prints Products grew from just supporting simple prints to producing albums, calendars, and photo books. ...   Mac Central

bismark has updated bs-16i for iOS to v3.1.1. Changes: Improved AUv3 UI. On importing from iCloud, multiple files can be selected (Multiple file selection can only be used with iOS 11 and iCloud [Read More]   KVR Audio

Sonic Visualiser, a free application for viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files, has been updated to version 3.1 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Changes: Add Plugins tab to [Read More]   KVR Audio

VCV Rack 0.6.2, the open-source virtual modular synthesizer, has been released with the following new features: Added module presets. Added command line arguments for setting Rack directories. [Read More]   KVR Audio

Zynaptiq has announced that Intensity has been updated to version 1.2.0. This free update is available now and recommended for all users. The update is accessed through the product's downloads [Read More]   KVR Audio

Pro-Q 2 now available as AUv3 plug-in for iPad FabFilter has announced the release of Pro-Q 2 as AUv3 plug-in for iPad, so you can now use the EQ in popular host apps such as Cubasis, AUM and [Read More]   KVR Audio

New Sonic Arts has updated Nuance - the instrument and drum sampler - to version v2.0101. Nuance 2.0 Overview The update includes the following new features and enhancements: User Samples and [Read More]   KVR Audio

HY-Plugins has updated HY-Slicer to v1.1.0, HY-SEQ16x3v2 to v1.1.5 and HY-Filter3 to v1.1.0. Changes (HY-Slicer): Fixed playback speed doesn't work correctly when host samplerate is changed. [Read More]   KVR Audio

Igor Vasiliev has updated FieldScaper to version 2.0 for iPhone and iPad. FieldScaper is an advanced field recorder combined with a sound warp engine and a collection of ready to use dynamic [Read More]   KVR Audio

TBProAudio has released SLM2, a smart stereo loudness maximizer including 'analog spice' and oversampling. The goal of the design was to maximize the loudness of the audio signal while maintaining [Read More]   KVR Audio

Jazz Machine, the début Kontakt instrument from 12-Bit Crunch has been updated to version 1.1 and is a free update for all existing owners. Changes: Chord names. Displayed in real-time. Export [Read More]   KVR Audio

Wusik announced that a new version of Wusik EVE is to be released later this year. Also, they are working on a new plugin host with MIDI processing features called Wusik P2000. New in Wusik [Read More]   KVR Audio

SKnote has released P83, a new stereo phaser plugin for macOS and Windows modeled after a vintage audio device, a two-channels rack unit, a 'reference' phaser with silky smooth sweeps and a classic [Read More]   KVR Audio

Abletunes has updated EQ Wise+ to v1.1. Here's what's new: New feature: mouse wheel changes Frequency, Gain and Q factor. New feature: added selectable filter types for each band. New feature: [Read More]   KVR Audio

Black Octopus Sound has announced the release of WB x MB Riddim & Dubstep Devastation for Xfer Serum. Here's what they say: Producers WB x MB have put together a pack of 107 Xfer Serum presets [Read More]   KVR Audio

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Rythme Mach. & Loops: Featured 170 times on App Store category pages! Comes with Ableton Link synchronization and Ableton Live Set Export. Machinedrum: 'It's awesome, a lot of fun to work with and very easy to get something going. I love the sound presets too.“...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Others: LoAdKer is a novel rhythm event generator that is based on fractal sequences. Unlike most other drum-mahines, LoAdKer has the ability to create complex patterns that evolve over time, sounding similar but not exactly the same. The result can be anything from...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Controllers: Firehawk Remote is the control app for the Line 6 Firehawk devices. Firehawk FX is a multi-effect pedal and Firehawk 1500 is an all-in-one stage amp, making it easier than ever to create the perfect guitar tone. From your phone or tablet, you can craft...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Education / Sheet Music & Tablatures: TEFview for iOS is an app that allows you to view, print and play tablatures created in TablEdit Tablature Editor on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. TEFview allows you as well to view and listen to ASCII tabs,.ABC tunes, MIDI, PowerTab,...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Pianos: Note: If you are new to Real Piano, we suggest you get the full version Real Pianoââ€û¢ instead of this Classic version, which is primarily for updating existing customers to the latest Real Piano technology. Take your grand piano with you anywhere. Glide...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Audio Editing: Slow down music, choose the perfect pitch, and learn to play by ear! ANYTUNEââ€û¢ is the ultimate music practice app for singers, dancers and musicians of all kinds. Use Anytune to learn to play, transcribe and practice songs by slowing down the tempo,...   440Software

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Audio Editing: If you're a musician who likes to learn new songs and techniques by listening to the same piece of music over and over but wish that the music could be played a little slower, then you'll enjoy Amazing Slow Downer. You can repeat any section of the music at...   440Software