News regarding Apple hardware, software, major product and releases, system software updates, and other newsworthy topics from the Apple ecosystem including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, and more.
If you’re a writer, student, or blogger, the new MacBook Air might be your portable dream machine. For low CPU intensive tasks, the lightweight notebook boasts a battery life that is significantly better than the advertised time of 5 to 7 hours. AnandTech did some extensive reviews of the new MacBook Air and found the … Read More
Select your iPhone, as long as it’s not white. Has the White iPhone 4 been discontinued? The device is now missing from the Apple Store’s iPhone purchase page, which has led to speculation that the white model has been discontinued entirely. The prevailing theory is that Spring of 2011 is close to what is typically … Read More
A trojan horse has been discovered that affects Mac OS X users, dubbed “trojan.osx.boonana.a” or ‘Koobface.’ An infected machine will hijack users social network accounts and attempt to spread the trojan further by sending out spam messages from your username. Thus far the trojan has been spread through Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and eMail. Here is … Read More
It looks like Civilization 5 for Mac OS X will be released on November 22, this is in line with the official release date scheduled loosely in “Fall 2010” that was announced previously by Aspyr. Update: you can now pre-order Civilization V for Mac from Amazon which includes free shipping. The precise release date comes … Read More
If you have been waiting for the White iPhone 4 to be released, your wait just got longer. The Reuters news agency has confirmed with Apple that the white iPhone has been delayed again, this time to a somewhat vague release date of Spring of 2011. An Apple spokesperson apologized for the delay: “We’re sorry … Read More
It’s going to be an Apple Christmas. According to a new report by Duracell, Apple products are the most requested item on many kids Christmas wish-lists for 2010, overcoming toys as a the most sought after gifts by a wide margin. Not only do children want Apple gadgets, but they’re at the very top of … Read More
Wondering how the new MacBook Air 11″ and MacBook Air 13″ benchmark against the older MacBook Air and the current MacBook Pro models? Wonder no more: Update: This article has been updated with more information. Read on for further benchmark results for both the MacBook Air 11″ and 13″ models. The above results are from … Read More
See that graph? That’s Apple taking over the world… if you think the iPad counts as a PC that is. The chart represents PC Market Share in the USA (AKA United States of Apple), and includes Apple with and without the iPad counted as a PC. That massive blue leap is Apple with the iPad. … Read More
Excited for the Mac version of Civ 5? Me too. Now we have a video trailer showing it off! The video trailer also provides a Civilization 5 for Mac release date range of “Fall 2010” which is another way of saying “any day now.” Here’s the text from the video trailer: Sid Meier’s Civilization V … Read More
Update on 11/23/2010: Civilization 5 for Mac has been released! The official release date of Civ 5 for Mac was November 23 2010. You can order Civilization V for Mac from Amazon, which includes free shipping. Great news for Mac gamers, Civilization 5 for Mac has arrived. We knew that Civilization 5 for Mac was … Read More
So now we know that “Back to the Mac” refers to iOS coming back to it’s parent operating system, Mac OS X. Basically Apple is deciding to take some of the good ideas of the iOS experience (the iPad received particular emphasis) and bring them to the Mac Desktop. Apple provided a limited sneak peak … Read More
Update 6/5/2011: Apple has announced Mac OS X Lion release date is set for July, will cost $29.99, and is available as a download from the Mac App Store. We were given a sneak peak at Mac OS X 10.7 Lion today, and Steve Jobs provided a release date: Summer of 2011. The Mac App … Read More
The Back to the Mac event is scheduled to be live streamed directly from Apple today. To watch the live video feed, go to http://www.apple.com/ at 10 AM PDT using Safari on either a Mac or iOS device. Here’s the message from Apple’s PR team: Apple® will broadcast its October 20 event online using Apple’s … Read More
According to a recent unconfirmed report, the CDMA iPhone, dubbed “iPhone 3,2” is currently in “field test stage” and, surprisingly enough, includes a SIM card slot. What does this mean exactly? Certainly easier production lines for Apple. And, perhaps future iPhones will be able to use whatever carrier they want. The addition of a SIM … Read More
Dota fans will be excited to hear this one; Dota 2 is coming as it’s own independent game on the Mac and PC platforms in 2011, and it will be distributed through Steam. The press release from Valve is brief: Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and … Read More
AutoCAD for Mac is now available. AutoCAD brings powerful design and drafting tools to the Mac platform, and promises full compatibility with the Windows version as well. Anyone can download a free 30 day trial of the software at AutoDesk’s Mac site, purchasing the software comes at the retail price of $3,995. AutoCAD for Free … Read More
Alright World of Warcraft fans, the latest expansion is coming very soon. Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will be released on December 7 of this year. At a cost of $39.99, you will be able to download the game expansion through the Blizzard store or buy a DVD that is Windows and … Read More
If you had any doubts that Apple and Verizon were working together, this should quiet them. Verizon will begin offering the iPad in their stores starting on October 28. The iPad model offered will be the WiFi model, but each iPad will be bundled with a Verizon MiFi mobile hotspot to insure wireless data coverage. … Read More
