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Mac OS X Lion Coming to the Mac App Store in July
Apple has today announced from the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco that its next major operating system Mac OS X Lion will be available in July exclusively via the Mac App Store for $29.99 (£20.99). During the keynote Apple demoed just ten features of…
Coverage of WWDC 2011
Good morning from San Francisco. At 10am Pacific time Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take to the stage at the Moscone West building to discuss Mac OS X, iCloud and iOS 5. For a complete look at what is expected at today's keynote take a…
Rumour Roundup: WWDC 2011
It's that time in the Apple calendar again, the biggest event of the year is upon us and this years looks set to be one of the best for many years. Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 kicks off on Monday June 6 and will run through…
Fast Forward: iOS
At the Worldwide developers conference that kicks off on Monday Apple is going to show off the fifth major version of iOS. It is heavily rumoured and well known within certain circles that iOS 5 will be the biggest departure since the original launch of…
Auto Download of Apps Expected to Arrive in iOS 5
Apple has seemingly leaked a forthcoming feature of iOS 5 which the company will preview on Monday at the WWDC 2011 opening keynote. The feature which was uncovered by a Mac Rumors reader suggests that the next major operating system update for iPhone, iPad and…
iCloud to Start Out Free, then $25 a Year
Late this week music industry sources stated that Apple's forthcoming iCloud service will have an initial period where it is free for iTunes store customers but will eventually cost $25 per year. The report from the LA Times does not make it clear whether the…
WWDC Signage Shows Off iCloud Logo
Photographs of signage being put up at the Moscone West convention centre in San Francisco have revealed the logo for iCloud and solidified the fact that Apple will focus on iOS 5, Mac OS X and iCloud during the opening keynote on Monday, June 6…
Apple: "We've learned a lot"
Apple has this week distributed posters for display in Apple retail stores in the back-of-house area. The poster which is a celebration of Apple's ten years in retail is typical Apple philosophy reflecting on what Apple has learnt and achieved in those ten years.
Cook: Tablets Expected to Outperform PC Market
A report from Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope today shines a grand light on Apple’s future. Shope met last week with Apple’s Chief Operating officer Tim Cook, Senior Vice President of Retail Ron Johnson and Chief Financial officer Peter Oppenheimer to discuss the company’s prospects…
Apple Updates Garageband and iMovie for iOS
Apple has issued update for the iOS version of iMovie and Garageband. The update to iMovie adds support for audio and video output via HDMI and the Garageband update brings support for AirPlay and audio file importing.
Fast Forward: Apple's iCloud
One of the most complex pieces of the puzzle is Apple's cloud vision, with little more than a few scant rumours to go by looking at this potentially huge move for Apple relies on a lot of forward thinking. In addition Apple's moves in regard…
MacBook Air Supplies Restricted, Refresh Expected Soon
In mid-May it was rumoured that Apple was preparing to recieve shipments of ThunderBolt equipped MacBook Airs for release in June or July, both CNET and DigiTimes indicated from their sources that the units would begin filling the supply chain “in late May”.
Schmidt: Apple Renew Maps and Search Deal
In his interview at D9 conference Google Executive chairman Eric Schmidt revealed that Apple has renewed its partnership deal with Google to use Search and Maps. The executive chairman who used to sit on Apple’s board of directors said...
Apple Issues Update to Remove Mac Defender
Apple has today released the promised security update which tackles any installations of a recent spate of malware applications. The update labelled Security Update 2011-003 for Snow Leopard is available from Apple's website or Software Update. Apple has also posted a knowledge base article explaining…
iWork Available for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple has today announced that its iWork suite of productivity applications is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch via the App Store. iWork which was originally available for the Mac was ported over to iOS for the iPad in 2010 and now iPhone…
Steve Jobs to Present WWDC 2011 Keynote Announcing iCloud
Apple has today revealed that Apple CEO Steve Jobs and a team of executives will present the WWDC 2011 keynote next Monday in San Francisco. Apple will unveil its next generation software - Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS X; iOS 5, the…
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Testing Continues, Release Nears
Late last week Apple gave developers the third build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 labelled build 10K531. The latest build which comes as a 1GB download includes the same focus areas as the previous build : Airport, Graphics Drivers, Mac App Store, Networking, QuickTime and…
Mac OS X 10.7 Begins Internal Apple Testing
Erica Sadun over at TUAW writes that "trusted sources" have indicated that Mac OS X 10.7. Lion has "gone live for internal Apple testing". Such a move for the next major Mac OS X release is said to point towards a "near to real world…
Apple in Discussions Over OLED Display for iPad 3
It is rumoured that Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook travelled to South Korea last week to talk with Samsun executives about moving to an AMOLED display for the next-generation iPad dubbed by some as 'iPad 3'. The original story from The Korea Herald was…
Apple Set to Issue Mac OS X Update to Remove Malware
Apple has posted a knowledge base article on its website explaining the steps the company will take to address the recent 'Mac Defender' malware that has surfaced in the past couple of weeks. In the article Apple reveals that it will issue a Mac OS…