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Apple strengthens its App Store with more premium games and console ports

Translated title. Original: Apple refuerza su App Store con más juegos premium y ports de consola

Apple aims to expand premium mobile gaming by porting more console/PC titles to iPhone, backed by hardware GPU acceleration, Metal optimizations, and porting tools to ease cross-platform development; success depends on user willingness to pay premium for launch titles on mobile.

Coincide: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more, side by side on your Mac - DEV Community

Coincide is a free, open-source Mac app that runs multiple coding agents side by side in one window, with per-thread control, Git integration, and background operation. It emphasizes local operation, API-key authentication, and inline approvals, with built-in tools for search, pinning, and cross-agent handoffs.

Brandon Thomas releases free software clones to replace Microsoft and Adobe - World Today Journal

Open-source developer Brandon Thomas releases ArtCraft, a Rust-based, Claude Opus 5.5–driven suite cloning Adobe and Microsoft products to undercut subscription models. Initial tools cover core Adobe apps and Microsoft Word/Excel, with cross-platform support, browser plugins for PhotoCraft, and a growing open-source ecosystem amid reported usability and patent concerns.

XBOX, the future comes from the games of the past: here’s why - SpazioGames

Translated title. Original: XBOX, il futuro passa dai giochi del passato: ecco perché - SpazioGames

Xbox Labs studies recompiled games crossing platforms, aided by AI, to bring classic titles to PC, mobile, and browsers; this challenges business models and software-hardware norms, while offering accessibility and new creator participation, though stability remains a concern as Microsoft advances PC retrocompatibility.

Sony or Microsoft interface? Steam Deck can already imitate both consoles thanks to Decky Loader

Translated title. Original: ¿La interfaz de Sony o de Microsoft? Steam Deck ya puede imitar a ambas consolas gracias a Decky Loader

An IT technician describes a long history of experimenting with various operating systems, from Pentium II-era hardware to Windows 98, Linux, macOS, and Chrome OS Flex on a Windows 11 laptop, emphasizing hands-on testing and exploration.

Mac lookalikes multiply as Linux raids Apple's wardrobe

The piece surveys a wave of Linux desktop projects that imitate macOS aesthetics and compatibility, highlighting several active efforts (Lord OS, Cutefish, Desert OS, ClokeOS) and their aims to run Mac-style interfaces and support Mac, Linux, and Windows apps. It notes the broader trend of reviving or revamping Mac-like themes as Mac hardware ages, with occasional references to past skins and the role of LLM-assisted code generation in speeding development.

Orca — The agent development environment

Orca runs multiple coding agents in parallel, each in its own worktree. The app combines chat or terminal access with diffs, a browser, and a CLI, and offers iOS and Android companions.

VS Code 1.144: New home for Customizations Browse and Copilot connectors. Organize search, connect, configure, and distribute #GitHub - Qiita

Translated title. Original: VS Code 1.144：Customizations の新ホーム Browse と Copilot connectors。探す・つなぐ・整える・配るを整理する #GitHub - Qiita

VS Code 1.144 introduces a Browse-based Customizations hub with Copilot connectors and cross-source search. It explains how to connect external services, edit custom agents, share configurations, and configure marketplaces, noting preview limitations and admin requirements.

A Shared ChatGPT Link Could Run Attacker Code in Your Session and Read Private Chats

Researchers demonstrated a vulnerability where a shared ChatGPT link could run attacker code inside a victim’s signed-in session and access private chats; OpenAI fixed the flaw within eight days and upgraded its severity to P1. The exploit leveraged Preview and a cross-frame message flow, with a YouTube script delivering malicious code, but the test was controlled and no real-world abuse reported.

ONLYOFFICE: European Alternative to Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word and Google Docs

ONLYOFFICE Docs is a cross-platform online office suite that supports Office formats, real-time collaboration, AI-assisted features, accessibility, and flexible deployment, with strong security and open-source components.