In the new macOS 26 Tahoe there is change of interface, yes. But the surprise is to be able to write an email or throw a shortcut from Spotlight

More than 40 years of history They contemplate the Mac. It may not be the protagonist of the Apple ecosystem, but Macos always has a relevant study in the updates that the company announces every year. This time it has not been the exception, and this year we have a new version that not only changes its name (Tahoe), but also jumps rumored in numbering. Thus, the traditional sequence after MacOS 15 Sequoia It should have brought us Macos 16, but instead Apple has decided to adopt a version number that corresponds to the “year of launch+1”, which in this case is 26. In this new version of macOS A good face washing was expectedand that’s what we have with MacOS 26 Tahoe. The changes in the interface are the absolute focus, although the most striking novelty is the one that reaches Spotlight, the launcher/search engine integrated in macOS. The interface changes, although not radically. Liquid Glass raises an interface in which for example the taskbar is transparent and that is customizable, such as the control center. The latter can be configured to our liking, adding a lot of direct icons and accesses, even that they can correspond to iPad apps. These customization improvements also reach the folders, in which we can change the color or add a small badge to differentiate them from the rest. The new version of continuity allows us that for example we can have a “twin” of our iPhone on the screen to be able to do things like enjoying calls directly on the MAC screen and also doing it using options such as the Real -time translation. However, where the most curious improvements arrive in Shortcuts and in Spotlight. In Shortcuts, a powerful Automatizon tool, now we can create more powerful shortcuts thanks to the so -called “smart actions”, which take advantage of Apple Intelligence’s functions. But It is in Spotlight where things change especially. We are facing that Apple states that it is the most important update in the history of this component. This pitcher allows you to search for files or launch applications – even those of the iPhone that we have matched with continuity – starting to write its name in the text field. But it is also that we now have a way to access very striking functions without leaving Spotlight using small keyboard shortcuts. Thus, if for example we write “SM” (Send Message) we can start the writing of an email message without opening the mail application. There are several of these personalized commands that make Spotlight into A kind of custom “terminal” In itself from which to execute commands, launch applications and even access the history of the clipboard. The last great novelty of Macos 26 Tahoe comes from the hand of video games. Apple, who has never paid too much attention to this area in the Mac, now offers a control center called Apple Games that reminds us of the Xbox application in Windows. As in that case, in Apple Games We have a form from which to access our library and from which to launch the games that we have bought or buy new. There is a new Game Overlay that allows us to chat with friends, invite them to play or adjust our configuration to play. The developers and users will also benefit metal 4, the new rendering technology specifically designed for the Apple chips GPUs and that allows games that take advantage of it improve its visual quality remarkably, promise in the company. In Xataka | Apple plays in today’s event more than its future in AI: its credibility is played as a company

This is Liquid Glass, the new interface of iOS, Macos, Ipados and Watchos

Great changes were expected to the Interface of Apple’s operating systems, and we already have them with us. Liquid Glass arrivesa new design language that makes use of translucent elements throughout the interface. Alan Dye, head of human interface in Apple, presented this “inspired” vision “redesign. This “expressive material” precisely adopts the appearance of a layer of liquid crystal that applies to drop -down menus, buttons and other visual elements. There is a unique effect also on all these visual elements: They are translucentbut they act as a unique lens that shows what is underneath as if those elements were actually made of that material. Transparencies are very realistic thanks to the effects that mimic this glass effect. In the iPhone wallpaper, for example, the time digits show the background color slightly modified by the effect of “liquid crystal” itself. This new interface adapts without problems in the dark mode if necessary, although Apple showed above all clear mode in all captures and demonstration animations. That interface promises to be especially clean, although a priori does not seem especially radical: we have a desk that seems more polished and with more “air” than its predecessor. There is something especially important: those visual elements are universal throughout the Apple ecosystem. The Liquid Glass design language reaches iOS, macOS, iPados or Watchos equally. All of them take another leap: Theoretically this year Macos 16 or iOS 19 were going to arrive, but instead we will have macos 26 or iOS 26. In development …

The silent sunset of the Solo-Voz interface

Amazon has presented Alexa+its new version of the wizard driven by generative AI models. Between advanced customization promises and agricultural capacities, the presentation allowed to read between the lines somewhat deeper: the silent failure of one of the most important strategic bets of the company. And not just Amazon. Ten years ago, Alexa was born as a flag bearer without screens. Echo was conceived as a black cylinder without visual interfaces, a device that predicted the democratization of environmental computing. “The voice is the most natural interface,” Amazon executives repeated while strategically positioning themselves to master this new paradigm. It was an early, almost prophetic vision: we would interact with technology simply speaking, freeing ourselves from screens and keyboards. A future that seemed as inevitable as Smartphone himself a decade before. We shared it: in this same company We launched some Skills For Alexa Because we understood that they were the future. And then the screens arrived. First timidly with Echo Show, as a concession to those who had not understood the vision. Then, multiplying in formats and sizes. Wednesday’s presentation was revealing: All Alexa+ demonstrations were made on devices with touch screen. The most impressive interactions, those that justified the “plus”, depended primarily on visual elements. The great commitment to the voice interface failed to stay pure even in the house of its greatest defender. Apple arrived somewhat late to the car of the smart speakers. He did it with a homepod that happened with more sorrow than glory, a Homepod Mini which has been without updating and – continuously to the usual in Apple – has always attracted more for its price than for its quality. He recovered Homepod with A minimum update And since then he has not talked about him again. Amazon is not alone here. The fascinating thing is not the change of strategy – the companies constantly pivot – but Silence around this conceptual failure. No one at Amazon explained that the initial commitment to voice interfaces has been swept under the carpet. Alexa+ It will work on speakers without screen, but Amazon said it with a small mouth, without showing a single demo in them. They are secondary. Instead, we witnessed undercover rehabilitation, a silent turn where the screens went from being a complement to becoming the center of the experience. It is the tacit admission that its great initial bet – a revolution comparable to that of the iPhone for Apple – did not materialize as expected. The interface was not quick enough, precise or satisfactory for everyday needs. Neither the airpods, nor GPT Voicenor have they ever managed to turn the voice into the predominant interface. This strategic reposition is Alexa +’s unlocked story. While Amazon speaks of agricultural and customization, he is really building a bridge to a different paradigm than they initially imagined. The renewal of its application and its web interface are not mere accessories, but emergency floats in the face of the partial sinking of its original vision. There is some irony in which Amazon, a pioneer to leave the screens, now competes for recovering ground on the same visual battlefield that I used to consider obsolete before. The screens are still unbeatable. In Xataka | Alexa+, first impressions: the explosion of AI feels great to the Amazon assistant. But there are also many unknowns Outstanding image | Brandon Romonchuk in Unspash

A study reveals which technological profile will be the most sought after and best paid in 2025: interface designer

Choosing the right career at the right time can be the key to building a successful, well-paying career. Like every January, the employment platform Adecco presents its Adecco IT & Digital Salary Guidewhich analyzes the technological professions with the greatest demand forecast and, more importantly, with the best remuneration for non-managerial positions. That is, salaries between 35,000 and 45,000 euros. A technological engine. According to data from the study, the technology sector in Spain is boomingand already contributes 24% to the national GDP, although this percentage also includes technological activities derived from the digitalization processes of other sectors such as agriculture, industry or the services sector. Adecco assures that the IT sector has generated 26,267 new affiliates in the last year, and the professionals with technological profiles They are the most demanded by companies, ranking among the top five in autonomous communities such as Andalusia or Catalonia. UX Designers, the most in demand. The Adecco study points out the rise in demand for specialized professionals in the design of digital interfaces or UX/UI Designers. This profile is responsible for designing the way in which users should interact correctly with digital products, whether web pages, application interfaces and even the use menus of digital kiosks or sales terminals. Adecco also highlights the high demand that Customer Experience Specialist profiles, SEO/SEM experts, Social CRM Managers or Traffickers who are in charge of planning online advertising campaigns will have. And the best paid. In the salary estimate that Adecco makes in its study, two business scenarios are considered depending on whether you are going to work in a large multinational company or in an SME, and it classifies it into three scales conditioned on experience in the sector in ranges of three. , five or more than 10 years. A user interface designer with more than 10 years of experience is estimated to have an annual salary of around 49,000 euros gross if he works in a multinational, and 45,000 euros per year if he works in an SME. The place of residence matters a lot. Something that the salary ranges estimated by Adecco show is that the salary amount is not only influenced by working for a large multinational company or an SME, there is also a large salary gap depending on the autonomous community in which the job offer is created. We have already mentioned that a UX/UI designer can charge between 40,000 and 49,000 euros per year depending on the type of company. That would be if the job were in Barcelona. In Madrid, the same position would lower its salary range to between 35,000 and 40,000 euros, while, in Murcia, the salary for that position would plummet to a range of between 25,000 and 20,000 euros. A substantial difference for the same professional profile. Web designer, in an SME and in Murcia. The worst salary option in the table is found in the salary profile of web designers who are going to work in an SME in Murcia. The data foresees a salary range of 18,000 euros gross per year, and 20,000 euros for web designers who work for a multinational in that community. In Xataka | A study has compared the gap in public salaries vs. private companies in Europe and has found a problem: Spain Image | Unsplash (Kelly Sikkema)

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