Tag Archive | "OS X"
As Apple attempts to reduce the learning curve…
With betas of OS X 10.7 Lion now in the hands of developers, we’ve seen a decent number of iOS style features migrate their way into OS X. Indeed, Apple isn’t shy about its strategy here and Steve Jobs himself said as much when Apple previewed OS X Lion for the first time a few […]
Continue reading...By country, Switzerland has the highest Mac OS X market share in the world
Friday, March 18, 2011
As if we need more proof that the Swiss have an exquisite taste for good design, the Pingdom blog measured visitor data across a sample size of three million websites and found that Switzerland has the highest percentage of Mac users than any other with a 17.61% share. Luxembourg comes in second with a 15.79% […]
Continue reading...Safari owned by French security experts within 5 seconds at Pwn2Own hacker challenge
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Well that sure didn’t take long. Apple’s Safari browser was hacked within just 5 seconds of visiting a specific website at this year’s Pwn2Own hacker challenge. The victorious researchers were French security experts from the security firm VUPEN. The company was awarded $15,000 cash and can now lay claim to a new 13-inch MacBook Air.
Continue reading...Apple asks security experts to examine OS X Lion
Saturday, February 26, 2011
For as much as Mac OS X has a reputation for being safer than Windows, security researchers won’t hesitate to point out that the opposite is, in fact, true. Indeed, the primary reason why the Mac has been relatively immune from security threats often found on Windows is because the Mac’s relatively paltry market share […]
Continue reading...Two-finger trackpad scrolling in OS X Lion is backwards
Friday, February 25, 2011
With the beta of OS X 10.7 now in developers hands comes this video showing that the two finger trackpad scroll we know and love from previous iterations of OS X has been changed in OS X Lion. Users, though, can go back to the old two-finger scroll via system preferences, but this is undoubtedly […]
Continue reading...Apple releases developer build of OS X Lion
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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It’s a busy day over at Apple. In conjunction with the release of three new MacBook Pro models, Apple also seeded the first build of OS X Lion to developers today. The preview is currently available for Mac Developer Program members via the Mac App Store. Some newly announced features for OS X 10.7 include: a new […]
Continue reading...OS X 10.7 Lion undergoing heavy internal testing at Apple; UI overhaul in the works
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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With so much talk centering on iPhones and iPads these days, it’s been easy to forget that Apple is working on what is by all accounts supposed to be a significant OS X update in the form of OS X Lion. And to be honest, aside from a somewhat brief preview of the OS back […]
Continue reading...Apple releases OS X update 10.6.5
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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Two days before it was rumored to drop, Apple released OS X update 10.6.5 on Wednesday. The entire installation package checks in at 680.1 MB and includes the following updates and improvements.
Continue reading...OS X Lion preview hints at iOS style scrollbars
Monday, October 25, 2010
Apple’s somewhat brief sneak peak at Mac OS Lion hints at a revamped scroll bar UI for the upcoming iteration of OS X. During a presentation conducted by Apple VP of Mac OS X engineering Craig Federighi, we were able to see that Apple has, for the time being, abandoned the aqua scrollbars in favor […]
Continue reading...Rumor – iOS inertial scrolling coming to OS X 10.7
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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With Apple’s media event just a few hours away, MacStories is reporting that the OS X UI is up for some modifications, namely the introduction of iOS style scroll bars and behavior. According to our source, iOS influence is visible in the new OS user interface, but it’s still very much Aqua-based. Apple took some […]
Continue reading...Apple holding “Back to the Mac” event next Wednesday; OS X to take center stage and maybe a new MacBook Air
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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Is that a Lion peeking out from behind the Apple logo? Why yes, yes it is. Apple today sent invitations to media outlets inviting them to a “Back to the Mac’ event set to be held on October 20 on Apple’s campus. “Come see what’s new for the Mac on October 20, including a sneak […]
Continue reading...With iOS now a priority, release of Final Cut Studio pushed back to 2011 – Rumor
Thursday, September 30, 2010
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Originally planned for a release in 2010, Hardmac is reporting that the release date for the next version of Final Cut Studio has been pushed back to 2011. The idea of having a unified interface has been abandoned for the time being because of difficulties in reaching a satisfactory compromise among not only the various […]
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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