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YouTube user MrThaiBox123 has uploaded a video which showcases the new multiple-monitor feature in OS X 10.9 Mavericks across six 27-inch displays powered by a Mac Pro.
The video includes a demonstration of the multi-monitor feature in OS X Mountain Lion, which still exhibits issues when users try to send apps into ... |
18 June 2013
09:39 GMT |
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OS X Mavericks not only doesn’t bring back Save As, but it also axes yet another feature that Mac users have grown accustomed to, namely the Ctrl+Eject keyboard shortcut.
On OS X Mountain Lion (and on older versions of the OS) you can hit Ctrl and the Eject key together to bring up the dialog pictured above.
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12 June 2013
03:09 GMT |
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Apple’s latest OS X comes with some advanced power management features, such as the intuitiveness to halt video action that you’re not paying any attention to.
But there’s another feature that has the same goal of reducing power drain. In the battery menu – which pops up on portable Mavericks insta... |
11 June 2013
09:39 GMT |
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Mid-2007 iMac owners wondering whether or not OS X Mavericks will work on their system can breathe a sigh of relief because, according to the OS X v10.9 Developer Preview 1 Release Notes, it will. That’s as low as Mavericks goes, though. After iMac (Mid-2007 or later), Apple lists the following computer models... |
11 June 2013
05:34 GMT |
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Anxious to get a piece of OS X Mavericks? Unfortunately, you can’t use any of the new features yet (unless you’re a registered Apple developer), but what you can do is grab the Mavericks wallpaper and put it on your Mac. The image is available straight from Apple’s servers at this here address and ... |
11 June 2013
04:40 GMT |
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Apple today announced OS X 10.9 Mavericks, the latest version of the company’s desktop operating system. A developer preview is immediately available for download. At the WWDC 2013 keynote Apple today released a developer preview of OS X Mavericks, “the 10th major release of the world’s most advanc... |
10 June 2013
15:30 GMT |
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It doesn’t take a genius to see an uncanny resemblance between the “7” and “X” banners hanging around Moscone West in anticipation of WWDC. Yet somehow everyone is crazily focused on iOS 7, when Apple also has a next-gen OS X to show us today.
In fact, we seem to be quite sure of what i... |
10 June 2013
05:35 GMT |
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As it finishes dressing up Moscone West for the ceremonious WWDC starting next week, Apple has confirmed iOS 7, and the next-generation Mac OS, with a couple of minimalistic banners. Pictures taken by Andrew Stern and Nick (then forwarded to 9to5mac) show a thin, colorful number 7 logo placed on a huge white billboa... |
8 June 2013
03:41 GMT |
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A Webkit bug report submitted through Apple’s Radar system makes an unmistakable reference to the company’s next-generation OS X, with the number indicating that the software is almost final.
Analyzing the build number is simple: 13A451, where “13” refers to OS X 10.9 (last year it was 12, re... |
7 June 2013
03:08 GMT |
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Apple this week rolled out Security Update 2013-002, the company’s second maintenance update this year, targeting newly found vulnerabilities in several OS X versions, including Server installments.
Security Update 2013-002 is available for OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), OS X 10.7 (Lion) and OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lio... |
5 June 2013
04:48 GMT |
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Apple has released OS X v10.8.4, the fourth incremental update for the Mountain Lion operating system which includes “features and fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.” OS X 10.8.4 delivers better compatibility with certain enterprise Wi-Fi networks, Microsoft Exchan... |
4 June 2013
17:25 GMT |
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Mac testers are beginning to receive a notice from Cupertino stating that the Software Update Project for OS X 10.8.4 has reached an end, suggesting an imminent release very soon.
Released yesterday to all AppleSeed testers, the notice reads, “The Software Update Project will close today, Friday, May 31, 2013.... |
1 June 2013
04:10 GMT |
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Apple on Friday seeded its vast developer community with a new build of OS X Mountain Lion, the sixth in this development cycle (10.8.4), which includes a new focus area for testers.Containing no known issues and weighing 362MB in barebones delta form, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Build 12E55 lists the same focus areas... |
25 May 2013
01:35 GMT |
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Apple will most likely unveil OS X 10.9 at WWDC 2013 and, while I have absolutely no idea what it’ll bring new to the table, I have a couple of suggestions for Apple’s engineers, just in case there’s still time to make a few final adjustments. One thing I’d really like to see changed in the n... |
23 May 2013
04:49 GMT |
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Apple has published a knowledge base article to list the Fibre Channel storage hardware compatible with Xsan, the company’s long-discontinued server computers, and OS X software. In a KB document posted on May 21, Apple points out that Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard, as well as earlier versions, supports A... |
22 May 2013
15:31 GMT |
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Apple needs an OS X Product Release Software Engineer to handle all power consumption aspects of the operating system, from kernel and services, to frameworks and applications. The first line in the job advert reads, “Help make Mac OS X the most efficient desktop operating system in the world” – a ... |
17 May 2013
14:31 GMT |
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Apple has posted a new pre-release update to OS X Mountain Lion, including Delta and Combo Update installers, for developers enrolled in its annual seeding program.
According to the seed note accompanying OS X 10.8.4 Build 12E52, testers are to look for bugs in areas like Graphics Drivers, Wi-Fi, and the Safari web ... |
16 May 2013
02:30 GMT |
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Thanks to a recent update from Apple, Boot Camp (the OS X utility that enables you to install Windows on your Mac) can now install Windows 8 on your Apple computer. But some users have reported issues while attempting to do this.
In certain circumstances, when you try to install Windows 8 on a Mac, Boot Camp will ch... |
7 May 2013
13:31 GMT |
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Apple may usher in a few surprises at WWDC this year, including a sleek new interface for iOS 7 and maybe, just maybe, Siri for Mac OS X. OS X 10.9 is said to be on schedule for unveiling at WWDC 2013 and, while Apple has reportedly shifted some Mac developers over to the iOS team, there’s no indication they w... |
2 May 2013
07:21 GMT |
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Apple has seeded a new Mountain Lion beta to developers asking them to focus their testing efforts on core areas of the OS, including Wi-Fi, the Safari web browser, and Graphics Drivers.
People enrolled with Apple’s annual developer program today received a new beta of OS X 10.8.4 (Build 12E40), the fourth pla... |
30 April 2013
17:51 GMT |
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OS X 10.9 is coming out at WWDC 2013 with a bit of delay, as Apple was supposed to issue a beta to developers by now. But that doesn’t mean Apple’s next major cat isn’t on track for release. According to sources speaking on condition of anonymity with 9to5mac, the new Mac OS includes major Finder e... |
29 April 2013
09:42 GMT |
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In announcing WWDC 2013 today, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Philip Schiller, gave a brief statement confirming new versions of iOS and OS X.
In Apple’s press statement regarding the WWDC 2013 timetable, Philip Schiller confirmed that the company would unveil new versions of ... |
24 April 2013
10:33 GMT |
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Apple is moving forward with the development of OS X 10.8.4, the fourth maintenance update to its Mountain Lion operating system, by releasing build 12E36 to testers.
People who are familiar with the new build say Apple has a continued focus on Wi-Fi, Graphics Drivers, and Safari, these being the main areas of the O... |
23 April 2013
17:24 GMT |
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Just days after releasing new Java updates to the public, Apple has issued a memo on its Support site acknowledging that the company had been forced to block Java in OS X yet again because of security concerns. The memo on Apple’s Support area states, “To help protect users from a recent vulnerability, A... |
19 April 2013
05:39 GMT |
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Apple has released the third test build of OS X 10.8.4 to developers instructing them to look out for any issues in areas like Wi-Fi connectivity, Graphics Drivers, and the Safari web browser.
Arriving with no documented changes (at least as far as our source is concerned), OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion build 12E33a onl... |
18 April 2013
02:38 GMT |
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Apple this week released OS X 10.8.4 build 12E27 for AppleSeed testers and developers alike. This is the first beta release for the next incremental update to OS X Mountain Lion.Developers who haven’t yet received / read Apple’s notification regarding the new release can employ the OS X Software Update Se... |
6 April 2013
09:08 GMT |
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A recent story ran by the Wall Street Journal sheds some new light on how things are going at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA, after the widely reported executive shakeup in 2012.
Among the topics touched by the WSJ was the fact that Craig Federighi, senior vice president of Software Engineering at Apple, “has ... |
22 March 2013
07:51 GMT |
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Apple has released Security Update 2013-001. The latest update addresses a total of 21 vulnerabilities and an issue related to the intermediate CA certificates mistakenly released by TURKTRUST.
The vulnerabilities patched by the company impact Mac OS X 10.6.8, OS X Lion 10.7 to 10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 t... |
15 March 2013
06:23 GMT |
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After four months of development, Apple has finally released OS X 10.8.3, the third maintenance and security update for the company’s Mountain Lion operating system. Among numerous fixes and enhancements, OS X 10.8.3 includes a new version of Safari. In typical fashion, Apple tells customers that “The 10... |
15 March 2013
03:33 GMT |
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Apple is at its 13th beta of OS X Mountain Lion version 10.8.3. Developers were seeded build 12D76 last night, with no major changes and no known issues. The list focus areas remains unchanged as well.
Apple is taking its time with the public release of OS X 10.8.3, having seeded over a dozen betas to developers sin... |
6 March 2013
02:59 GMT |
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A new Mountain Lion beta is now available to developers for testing, Softpedia learned earlier today. The focus areas listed by Apple in OS X 10.8.3 build 12D74 are the same ones spanning the last 12 seeds. Apple has sent a notice to registrants of its annual seeding program informing them that “A pre-release ... |
1 March 2013
02:42 GMT |
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Just like any other computer running the full version of Windows 8 Pro, the Surface Pro can also get along with some other operating systems, including Linux distributions and Apple’s very own OS X.
And the video we have here is the living proof that deploying Mountain Lion on a Surface Pro is actually possibl... |
19 February 2013
01:17 GMT |
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An analysis of Apple’s OS X 10.9 install base reveals a few interesting tidbits regarding the early stages of the development process preceding the release of the first beta.
Like us, 9to5mac has been recording visits from OS X 10.9 systems located in or around the Cupertino area in California, where Apple is ... |
12 February 2013
04:21 GMT |
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Hold on to your hats! Apple may be already testing OS XI version 11.7 of the Mac operating system, according to our server logs.
As we were gazing at the OS X 10.9 visits from Cupertino to confirm reports of increased traffic (signaling a potential beta release soon), we happened upon this crazy reference to “... |
5 February 2013
05:02 GMT |
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Reports indicate that Apple is getting close to release the first developer beta of OS X 10.9, an unconfirmed (yet very likely) new version of the company’s desktop operating system.
A spike in traffic from Apple’s Cupertino campus using Intel computers running OS X 10.9 has been observed lately, includi... |
5 February 2013
04:44 GMT |
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A nasty bug in Apple’s latest Mac OS causes almost any app that supports text input to crash on the count of typing File: followed by three slashes. Originally posted on the Open Radar community bug reports page, the bug appears to reside in Mountain Lion’s Data Detectors feature, which ties dates, locat... |
4 February 2013
05:04 GMT |
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Apple has handed developers a new seed of OS X 10.8.3, the third upcoming maintenance update for users of its Mountain Lion operating system. Developers say the build further makes improvements to Wi-Fi connections.
Released via the OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility, OS X 10.8.3 build 12D58 asks tester... |
25 January 2013
02:54 GMT |
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Solutions company Mutual Mobile today shared 10 predictions for how the mobile space will change in 2013, and one of those bold predictions is iOSX, a rumored hybrid OS from Apple. John Arrow, CEO of Mutual Mobile, believes “Mobile has evolved from being a test project in the marketing department to become a d... |
10 January 2013
13:01 GMT |
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Web analytics firm Net Applications confirms this week that OS X 10.8 aka Mountain Lion is currently the most popular Mac operating system installed on Apple computers worldwide.Mountain Lion became the most widely-installed Mac OS in December, when Net Applications saw a slight spike over OS X Lion.The latest Mac OS... |
5 January 2013
07:56 GMT |
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Apple has seeded a new beta of OS X 10.8.3 to developers throwing in a tool called “OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility,” which allows testers to access new builds in a more natural way. Developers say that thanks to the inclusion of the new utility Apple is now able to send out notifications... |
6 December 2012
02:50 GMT |
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Intel has confirmed that a fix is on the way for customers experiencing flickering on external monitors connected to late-2012 Mac minis via HDMI. Apple will most likely incorporate the fix in its OS X 10.8.3 update.
Answering questions from concerned customers, Intel confirms on its forums that the company’s ... |
29 November 2012
05:55 GMT |
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Apple may be pressured to launch its next Mac OS as a free upgrade to customers transitioning from Mountain Lion over to the new cat. Expected to enter beta testing early next year (if history bears any indication), OS X 10.9 should debut at Apple’s annual WWDC developer conference.
With the launch of OS X 10.... |
28 November 2012
18:11 GMT |
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The first pre-release build of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 is now available for download through Apple’s developer channels. The Cupertino company is asking programmers to hone their testing skills with Game Center, AirPort, AirPlay, and other areas.
According to a notice on Apple’s Mac Dev Center, “... |
27 November 2012
02:36 GMT |
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Amidst reports of failed software updates on Late 2012 systems, Apple has released OS X 10.8.2 Supplemental Update version 2.0. The update not only aims to put the latest Mountain Lion version on new-generation Macs, but also fixes a few new issues. On its Support Downloads site Apple offers OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.... |
21 November 2012
02:48 GMT |
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The latest version of Apple’s Mountain Lion operating system, OS X 10.8.2, remains unavailable to owners of new-generation Macs almost a week after the Cupertino giant pulled the download from its support site and Mac App Store Software Update.
In October, Apple released a special OS X 10.8.2 build for 2012 sy... |
20 November 2012
02:56 GMT |
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Apple’s next major OS X release will be dubbed LYNX, according to a rumor doing the rounds in the tech blogosphere this weekend. The information comes from a person with inside knowledge of the operating system talking to AppleScoop.
The Apple-centric blog, bearing the tagline “no bull, just the facts,&r... |
18 November 2012
03:46 GMT |
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Brace yourselves, the Longcat jokes are coming in. After parodying the taller iPhone 5, the Apple blogosphere is on Apple’s case again, this time targeting OS X 10.9.
Alongside a handful of websites in the Apple ecosystem, yesterday evening Softpedia was able to confirm the emergence of webserver log entries w... |
7 November 2012
05:28 GMT |
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Apple on Wednesday tapped select members of its developer community to inform them of a new testing initiative involving the upcoming version of Mountain Lion – OS X 10.8.3.
People familiar with the matter say the invites were only sent to a select few developers, suggesting Apple is looking to keep development unde... |
1 November 2012
04:58 GMT |
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Apple has announced a new effort to bring the engineering teams behind the company’s two operating systems under a single hood. Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, will be the head of the new group
Craig Federighi will lead both iOS and OS X, Apple confirmed in a press ... |
30 October 2012
06:59 GMT |
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Making a bit of a dent in Apple’s just-works marketing, this year’s new Macs need a software update out-of-the-box. Buyers of Apple’s late-2012 Mac systems are required to install OS X 10.8.2 build 12C2034, manually.KB article HT5536 on Apple’s Support site says “OS X Software Updates ar... |
27 October 2012
16:51 GMT |
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