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Apple is now selling the physical version of Mac OS X Lion through its online store. Priced at $69, the USB stick assists those who cannot download OS X 10.7 from the Mac App Store.The Cupertino technology mammoth advertises the product on its web store, stating that “OS X Lion is the next major release of the ... |
16 August 2011
09:11 GMT |
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The company headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, is making good on its promise of delivering OS X Lion on USB keys for whomever cannot install the new operating system using the Mac App Store.In June, soon after WWDC 2011 had kicked off, Apple issued an official report confirming that Lion would b... |
11 August 2011
05:08 GMT |
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Different types of users will make different use of their Macintosh computer, whether they have a laptop, or a desktop system, Snow Leopard, or Lion installed, but there’s one particular function that everyone uses on a daily basis, and Apple is shipping OS X 10.7 without it. Yes, it may be hard to believe the... |
25 July 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Apple may be releasing OS X 10.7.1 to the public in a matter of days, with developer signaling that version 10.7.2 is already being made available for download through the iCloud for Lion beta section.People in a position to know are signaling that a combo Lion update labeled Build 11C26 is now available for download... |
24 July 2011
09:03 GMT |
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If you’ve bought a new Mac recently, you can ease off that Thunderbolt envy by learning how to apply for a free upgrade to OS X Lion, the eighth major iteration of Apple’s Mac OS.
Apple has confirmed that “Customers who purchase a qualifying new Mac Computer or an Apple Certified Refurbished comp... |
21 July 2011
12:01 GMT |
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In a knowledge base article posted on the Support section of its website, Apple reveals that OS X Lion includes a new feature called Recovery that includes all of the tools users need to reinstall Lion, repair their disk, and even restore from a Time Machine backup without requiring physical media. The latest Mac OS... |
21 July 2011
08:32 GMT |
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Although many believed Apple had not planned to stamp OS X Lion onto its nifty USB thumb drives, the company today confirmed that customers who may have trouble downloading the OS will be able to do so in-store, or purchase the physical version in August.
“Mac OS X Lion is available as an upgrade to Mac OS X... |
20 July 2011
13:01 GMT |
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OS X Lion will be available for download today, Wednesday, July 20, from the Mac App Store for $29.99, Apple Chief Operating Office Peter Oppenheimer has confirmed.
Marking the first time a quarterly earnings call is used to announce a future product release, yesterday’s Q3 2011 session saw Apple’s CFO... |
20 July 2011
03:46 GMT |
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People with proven track records who are privy of Apple’s short-term plans have reportedly told a technology website that OS X Lion is dropping tomorrow, July 20th, in the Mac App Store.
Citing the usual unnamed sources who are allegedly in a position to know such matters, AppleInsider turns on the rumor fau... |
19 July 2011
13:01 GMT |
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An Apple staffer speaking on the basis of anonymity has revealed that OS X 10.7, the latest version of Apple’s Mac OS, is "most likely" to come this week, and late too.
The IB Times quotes the source as saying that, although many web sites have pinned the release on July 14th, it is "most likely" to coming "... |
18 July 2011
03:06 GMT |
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A person who claims to have been in contact with an Apple Genius has allegedly learned the official launch date of Apple’s new Mac OS - Lion.
The ‘tipster’ (as Cultofmac refers to this person) claims to have heard straight from an Apple Store Genius’ mouth that OS X Lion is slated for shipp... |
15 July 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Apple has started approving the very first Mac applications that are compatible with OS X Lion, the next major version of the company’s desktop operating system. Developed by Kevin Ng, WordCrasher is a puzzle game that lets you create words as the letters fall down and pile up on the screen. Players can aim t... |
15 July 2011
02:53 GMT |
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Sources with ties in the Apple ecosystem claim to have received word that Apple is not rushing to deploy Mac OS X 10.7 in the Mac App Store this week.
Customers should not hold their breath for Lion dropping Thursday, July 14, as speculated, according to LoopInsight's Jim Dalrymple, who tweeted that he hopes ... |
14 July 2011
04:23 GMT |
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Apple appears to have leaked the OS X Lion release date to a customer inquiring about his eligibility of a free upgrade to the new OS.The person in question is the buyer of a refurbished Macintosh which, most likely runs Snow Leopard, Apple’s current OS.Wondering whether or not his purchase also falls under the... |
5 July 2011
07:51 GMT |
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Apple is addressing the developer community with another beta build of the nearly finished OS X Lion, the company’s eighth Mac OS iteration, and the most promising one by far.Those enrolled with Apple’s $99-a-year developer program are being told that “The eighth major release of the world's mo... |
7 June 2011
07:56 GMT |
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As promised, Apple used WWDC 2011 to showcase the final version of OS X Lion, the company’s latest version of the Mac operating system, confirming availability in July with an attractive upgrade price. Mac OS X Lion is the eighth major release of what Apple calls “the world’s most advanced operatin... |
7 June 2011
03:59 GMT |
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TeamViewer, a powerful desktop sharing solution developed by a company with the same name, has reached version 6.0.10323 on the Mac with improvements in remote controlling a machine running Lion.
TeamViewer lets you remotely control any computer even through firewalls. It combines various applications in one cost-... |
1 June 2011
09:45 GMT |
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The seed note accompanying Mac OS X 10.6.8 10K531 - the third beta build of Apple’s next maintenance update to Snow Leopard - provides the first real confirmation that Apple will be distributing copies of OS X Lion as digital downloads through the Mac App Store.The fact that Apple distributes Lion betas to deve... |
30 May 2011
02:55 GMT |
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When Mac OS X 10.7 Lion debuts this summer, it will be missing a few in-house developed applications, like Front Row, and according to more recent digging through the software’s code, iSync.
Privileged Lion testers are signaling that a fresh installation of OS X Lion comes without iSync, the utility that lets ... |
26 May 2011
08:46 GMT |
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Nuance voice packs are now downloadable through Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, while Snow Leopard is now showing a considerable delay in shipping time in some areas, Softpedia has learned.
The first solid indication that Apple is preparing Lion for Gold Master and, therefore, public release, comes from developers who are tel... |
23 May 2011
04:37 GMT |
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Mac OS X fans looking to give their desktop a Lion feeling can now do so by applying one of 14 brand new wallpapers included by Apple in OS X 10.7 Developer Preview 3. There’s an actual Lion wallpaper in there too.
Bundled in a zip archive hosted at this address, the new wallpapers should look great on any n... |
16 May 2011
04:01 GMT |
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Starting this Friday, developers are being offered a new beta of Mac OS X 10.7 through Apple’s seeding channels. Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 3 features enhancements including a redesigned login screen, a fully functional Reading List in Safari, new wallpapers (one featuring Apple’s lion), a dedi... |
14 May 2011
05:56 GMT |
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Well-placed sources claim to have learned that Apple is planning to distribute Mac OS X 10.7 through the Mac App Store when the operating system makes its public debut this summer.
Already showing signs of extinction, optical media is now the least preferred means of software distribution within Apple.
The comp... |
5 May 2011
07:34 GMT |
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Uninstalling apps in Mac OS X is already a breeze, but Lion makes it even easier, Softpedia has learned. And it’s just one of the many iOS-functions Lion borrows from the iPad.
With current versions of Mac OS X (Leopard, Snow Leopard), users have at least one simple method of uninstalling applications from t... |
3 May 2011
04:52 GMT |
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Tests carried out on the latest OS X Lion seed have revealed that Apple is adding new features to the Safari web browser to better accommodate those who wish to save content for offline reading and avoid fragmenting their web browsing sessions. A service akin to Instapaper, the new Reading List in Safari (version 5.... |
2 May 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Individuals chosen by Apple to test Mac OS X Lion, including the code-savvy enrolled with the company’s developer programs and select customers, are being notified by Cupertino that a second update to their Developer Preview 2 of Lion is now available. Xcode 4.1 Preview 4 is also up for grabs from Apple’s... |
30 April 2011
14:18 GMT |
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Having already taken the first steps to move away from optical media - at least when it comes to its own software offerings - Apple will apparently ship both DVD-imprinted and thumb drive versions of OS X Lion when the new OS debuts this summer.
An Amazon Germany finding indicates that Mac OS X 10.7, the next majo... |
26 April 2011
09:09 GMT |
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Currently referred to as “Mac Help,” the Help function for Macintosh users is getting an overhaul in Mac OS X Lion, the next major version of Apple’s desktop-centric OS scheduled to launch publicly in June 2011. Just as it changed System Profiler to System Information, Apple is now repackaging Mac H... |
15 April 2011
09:44 GMT |
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For today’s OS X Lion feature, we have a trio of new additions to report on: new animations when dragging and dropping files into a folder; changes to the UI with the addition of deeper shadows; and the updated Dictionary.app.
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview 2 introduces new animations, visible when dra... |
13 April 2011
07:56 GMT |
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Scheduled to debut this summer at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Mac OS X Lion takes key elements from the iPad version of iOS and brings them over to the Mac, to offer a more natural computing experience.
A feature called Dashboard, for example, has been available since Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
It ... |
12 April 2011
10:27 GMT |
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In addition to beefing up VoiceOver with more languages and voices, Apple has been thoughtful enough to improve the VoiceOver Utility, which allows users to tweak parameters and set pre-determined behavior for the function. Already an ingenious addition to Mac OS X, VoiceOver Utility is even more reliable on OS X 10.... |
8 April 2011
08:04 GMT |
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The next major version of Apple’s Mac OS will not only pack revolutionary new features like Launchpad, Mission Control, and Full-Screen Apps, it will also deliver improved versions of existing apps, such as iCal, Address Book and (according to recent tests) Preview as well. The new Preview app does away with t... |
7 April 2011
09:27 GMT |
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With Mac OS X Lion, Apple promises to bring its best thinking from the iPad and bring it to the Mac, and the redesigned iCal and iChat applications in OS X 10.7 Developer Preview 2 stand as testament. Handed to select Apple programmers and customers last week, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview 2 packs some redesi... |
4 April 2011
03:18 GMT |
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Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2 carrying build number 11A419 is now available for download through the Mac App Store, though not as a GM (Golden Master) release, as recent reports had us believe.
Countering reports saying that a GM1 release of Lion was due out soon, followed by a potential new GM seed prior to t... |
31 March 2011
02:47 GMT |
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Currently priced at $499, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server is a great solution for organizations to collaborate, communicate, and share information. Lion Server will be a free component of Mac OS X 10.7 which Apple hasn’t yet priced, but plans to do so this summer. In addition to being included with the shipping ve... |
30 March 2011
07:22 GMT |
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One of the many touch-based features in OS X Lion, Mission Control is an advanced version of the legendary Mac OS X Expose function, which now allows users to preview everything running on their Mac with a simple swipe. “Mission Control is a powerful and handy new feature that provides you with a comprehensive ... |
29 March 2011
06:37 GMT |
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Launchpad, one of the few Lion additions confirmed by Apple at the October 2010 ‘Back to the Mac’ event, is the focus of today’s ‘OS X Lion Features’ article on Softpedia.
With OS X Lion, Apple is taking its best thinking from the iPad and bringing it all to the Mac, the company said.... |
28 March 2011
07:25 GMT |
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Apple is launching Mac OS X 10.7 GM1 soon, according to unnamed sources that are allegedly familiar with Apple’s plans. Considered a the initial Release Candidate (RC1) of OS X Lion, Mac OS X 10.7 GM1 is expected to be superseded by at least another GM release before the OS hits Final status.TechCrunch claims t... |
26 March 2011
09:45 GMT |
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Mac OS X Lion is set to launch publicly this summer, packing an array of aesthetic enhancements blending the best-of-breed visual elements from iOS with those in Mac OS X.One of the key visual enhancements in OS X Lion is the ability to run any supported application in full screen."Full Screen Apps", as Apple refers ... |
23 March 2011
05:49 GMT |
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Mac OS X Lion seemingly has better power management, with one tester reporting improved battery life on his 11-inch MacBook Air, after confirming Apple’s advertised battery life under Snow Leopard.
Admittedly, the tester says he can’t vouch for all Macs, but he could confirm a significant and visible i... |
21 March 2011
09:54 GMT |
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Among the multitude of cool new features implemented in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple has thrown in an enhanced screen saver function that scans the user’s iTunes music library to display all the cover artwork it can find with built-in Quick Look functionality for one click playback.As usual, whenever we stumble up... |
17 March 2011
08:33 GMT |
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In addition to Versions, a function that makes snapshots of documents in time, Apple’s forthcoming Mac OS X Lion boasts a new feature called “Auto Save”. It also saves stuff as you go, but goes beyond just saving a backup copy as a failsafe method. While great for preventing lost work, the typical ... |
8 March 2011
07:48 GMT |
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According to Apple, Mac OS X Lion will not work with some old Macintosh computers, such as the Late 2006 iMac with an Intel Core Duo processor. However, some have been able to get it up and running on a similarly specced MacBook from the same year, by eliminating a file tasked with thwarting such attempts.Mac owner M... |
4 March 2011
08:48 GMT |
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With Mac OS X Lion, Apple claims to be taking its best thinking from iPad and bringing it to the Mac. The revolutionary desktop OS will be available this summer. We like to treat our readers to one new feature at a time, in the form of short previews (like this article here) before the software is released to the ge... |
4 March 2011
07:37 GMT |
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A new layer of security is being added in Lion, with Apple enabling future Mac OS X users to keep all the data on their Mac even more secure with disk-level XTS-AES 128 data encryption.
That’s right, the all-new FileVault will include encryption at the disk level.
“Initial encryption is fast an... |
1 March 2011
04:05 GMT |
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion reportedly includes an improved Migration Assistant tool that effectively transfers all of a user’s files from a Mac or Windows PC over the air.
With the help of a MigrationAssistantSetup.exe program hosted by Apple over at its Developer web site, the Cupertino tech giant aims to switch Wi... |
28 February 2011
04:45 GMT |
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With Mac OS X Lion, Apple hopes to give Mac fans “a whole new way to look at email.” OS X Lion includes Mail 5, the latest version of Apple’s intuitive, streamlined Mail client which now includes iOS elements. A clear testament of Apple’s ongoing efforts to merge the best-of-breed features fr... |
28 February 2011
03:12 GMT |
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In addition to releasing a preview of its Mac OS X Lion to registered developers, Apple is now reaching out to security experts to have the OS reviewed from a security standpoint.According to a report citing several security researchers, Apple has sent out a letter to a number of high-profile code-savvy individuals.T... |
26 February 2011
10:21 GMT |
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AirDrop, described by Apple as “a remarkably simple way to copy files wirelessly from one Mac to another with no setup,” is just one of the many enhancements thought-up by developers in Cupertino with the purpose of making Lion the best desktop OS possible. Mac OS X version 10.7 dubbed Lion is the next m... |
25 February 2011
04:45 GMT |
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Those with access to the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview have been eager to share the seed notes with the world, with the documentation being available on multiple tech-blogs and web sites. According to these posts, which seem to include the full-length release notes, there is still a large number of issues and... |
25 February 2011
04:13 GMT |
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