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2021-08-07 Apple Arcade Surpasses 200 Games via @__tosh
- Amber Neely Jun 10, 2021. Following a long testing period, Microsoft is releasing its Xcloud game streaming service to all Safari users on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac in the next few weeks.
- The new Mac Mini powered by the M1 chip is already out, and from the first wave of reviews, it appears that Apple has a winner in its hands with its latest mini PC. The main reason is the.
I mean what 'plan' do you want. Feel free to go scream at apple for screwing over all the Mac gaming users. APple won't allow steam on the new M1 Macs because everything on the M1 is sandboxed. Apple wont even allow xcloud on iOS devices. Meaning apple has officially killed gaming on Macs No steam games are compiled in ARM.
2021-06-27 Parallels Desktop 16: Birthday Sale (25% price discount) via @__tosh2021-04-19 Microsoft xCloud Beta for iPhone and iPad to Launch This Week via @__tosh
2021-04-04 Apple adds more games to Apple Arcade including new titles like Fantasian as well as classics like Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja, Solitaire, Threes and Monument Valley via @__tosh
2021-01-15 Apple begins blocking M1 Mac users from side loading iPhone and iPad applications via @__tosh
2021-01-14 Dolphin (Nintendo Wii/GameCube emulator): 30-50% speedup as well as improved stability from native M1 support on Apple Silicon Macs compared to Rosetta 2 via discord:plex123,goldmaster11
2021-01-14 Apple might stop sideloading of iOS games (and other apps) on Apple Silicon Macs in a future version of macOS Big Sur via discord:goldmaster11
2020-12-31 MoltenVK 1.1.1 brings Vulkan support to Apple Silicon Macs via @__tosh
2020-12-30 10 Best FPS Games on M1 Apple Silicon Mac via @Andytizer
2020-12-26 Parallels Advanced Gaming Setup Guide for M1 Apple Silicon and Windows 10 ARM via @Andytizer
2020-12-24 The Game 'Inside' is free today in the Epic Games Store via @__tosh
2020-12-22 Apple working on 2021 Apple TV with stronger focus in gaming via @markgurman
2020-12-22 Steam Winter Sale is on until January 5th 2021 via @Andytizer
2020-12-22 JoyMapperSilicon adds support for Nintendo Joy-Con and Nintendo Pro controllers to Apple Silicon Macs via @chenqibin99
Xcloud Mac M1 Pro
2020-12-22 Experience Report: M1 MacBook Air vs Intel MacBook Pro 16' for gaming via @__tosh2020-12-18 Great News for Game Compatibility: Fallout 2 runs well via Parallels on Windows for ARM via @Andytizer
2020-12-16 StepMania 5.3 is one of the first native games for Apple Silicon Macs with full support for controllers and pads via @TeamRizu
2020-12-14 Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.1 adding support for CS:GO and full screen support for iPad games via @__tosh
2020-12-09 Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming to iOS in Spring 2021 via @__tosh
2020-12-08 Google Stadia arrives in eight new European countries via @__tosh
2020-12-05 EVE Online: CCP Games developing a native macOS client via @PeterBlanc11
2020-12-02 Baldur's Gate III: Patch 3 released, adds support for Rosetta 2 via @MrMacRight
2020-12-02 Apple names Disco Elysium 'Mac Game of the Year 2020' via @__tosh
2020-12-02 Mac version of Metro: Exodus in the works according to 4A Games via @Andytizer
Mac Bare Metal is an enterprise-class Mac cloud platform. With the easy-to-use control panel, it is possible to deploy, manage and scale dedicated, bare metal Apple Mac devices.
A number of predefined Mac mini device configurations (Intel and M1) are available on demand with instant activation. See pricing >
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Mac Bare Metal is ideal for developers and businesses that need a super-fast, secure, always-on Mac Cloud environment. It's typically used for CI/CD purposes for the iOS/macOS build ecosystem and all kind of software testing. Also very popular as a hosting solution for FileMaker Server.
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It is a fully automated bare-metal Mac cloud platform with API support and pay-as-you-go pricing. It comes standard with advanced networking features such as private network, firewall and VPN at no additional cost. And last but not least, every Mac comes with Lights Out Management (LOM) functionality for easy remote management.
Something that is indispensable in the traditional server hardware world is the ability to manage the server via browser even when no operating system is running, to perform actions such as power off/on, access to keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) etc. This functionality is known as Lights Out Management (LOM) or out-of-band management. Mac Pro and Mac mini devices do not have this functionality as standard. We took up the challenge and developed it ourselves – we call it MetalControl.
MetalControl is the world’s first Apple Mac remote management controller, an in-house-developed and patented product. It's equipped with smart features such as power-button control, power-cord control and Keyboard-Video-Mouse access. Thanks to the unique functionality of MetalControl, tasks such as on-demand provisioning and management of physical Macs are possible via Control Panel and even via API. Literally, it allows you to control the physical Mac like a virtual machine.
Our Mac Bare Metal service comes with advanced networking functionalities as standard, such as private networking (VPC), firewall, and VPN for secure connections to third-party cloud providers or corporate networks. By default, each Mac device is isolated within a secure, private network. It's perfectly suited for both simple and sophisticated network topologies, at no additional cost.
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On-demand provisioning
Provisioning a Mac device in the Cloud couldn't be simpler. By using our intuitive Control Panel your dedicated Mac mini is just a few clicks away.
Power button control
Yep, you can control the physical power button. No matter if a short press to turn on the Mac or a press and hold to turn off the Mac. It's almost magical.
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Even though you can manage most situations with the power button, there are scenarios where you would like to make your Mac powerless. This is also possible thanks to MetalControl.
Remote console (KVM)
Web-based access to the screen, keyboard, and mouse of your hosted Mac is just a click away. You have control over your Mac even if no network connection to the device is possible.
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Workflows
Thanks to MetalControl, various workflows can be triggered with one click. For example a 'Reboot in Recovery Mode' or a 'Reset SMC' process. And there's more to come.
Predefined device types
A number of predefined Mac mini device configurations are available on demand with instant activation. Due to the exclusivity and the wide variety of configuration options of the Mac Pro hardware, it's available on request only.
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No noisy neighbours or shared resources to gum up the works and impact your workload. You are getting access to dedicated, genuine Apple Mac devices. In addition, you are provided with root access at the operating system level.
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You can access your device(s) using Screen Sharing app (included with macOS), Apple Remote Desktop or any available VNC client which gives you direct access to the console. By using a VNC Client, you can even remote connect with a Windows or Linux Box.
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Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) functionality lets you provision and manage secure private network(s) where you can launch your Mac devices. With Mac Bare Metal by Flow, you get highest level of network isolation by default.
Elastic IP Addresses
Dynamically allocate or remap to any of your Mac devices with Elastic IPs (publicly-accessible static IP addresses).
Security Groups
With Security Groups, you can easily secure your Mac Cloud infrastructure and define which services and ports are visible on your devices.
Pure connectivity
With each device one dedicated, elastic IPv4 address is included. Unlimited data traffic and an 1 Gbit/s network uplink come as standard. Network traffic is not throttled in any way.
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