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iPad Mini Priced “Significantly Less” Than iPad To Be Announced This Year

Jul 16, 2012 - 10 Comments
iPad Mini Mockup

A smaller 7.85″ screened iPad will be announced this year and cost much less than the current $499 iPad, according to a new report from the New York Times. The iPad mini is anticipated to arrive later this year, according to NYT’s sources. There also seems to be a suggestion that Apple is releasing the … Read More

OS X Mountain Lion GM Released to Developers

Jul 9, 2012 - 11 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion GM

The Golden Master seed of OS X Mountain Lion has been released to developers. Golden Master (GM) builds are typically the release version of software, indicating that a public version will arrive very soon. The GM build is 12A269 for Client and 12S302 for Server. Registered developers can get a download code for Mountain Lion … Read More

iPhone & Mac Apps Crashing on Launch? Delete & Re-Download Them

Jul 5, 2012 - 12 Comments
Resolve crashing apps by deleting and re-downloading them

If you updated or downloaded an app from the iOS App Store on the iPhone and iPad, or an app from the Mac App Stores recently and it crashes immediately on launch, there’s a fairly easy solution that should be able to resolve the crashing app issue; you should delete the app and re-download it … Read More

iPad Mini to be Released by October?

Jul 3, 2012 - 14 Comments
iPad mini mockup

Apple will release a smaller and cheaper iPad “mini” before the years end, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Citing two people with direct knowledge of Apple’s plans, the screen is said to be between 7″ and 8″ diagonally, as opposed to the 9.7″ screen that exists on current iPad models, and the device … Read More

Google Releases Nexus 7″ Tablet to Compete with iPad, Surface, Fire

Jun 27, 2012 - 14 Comments
Google Nexus 7 tablet

Google has jumped into the hardware game with their new Nexus 7 tablet, aimed squarely at competing with the iPad, Microsofts Surface, and Kindle Fire. The tablet is very competitively priced starting at $199 for the 8GB version and the 16GB version coming in at $249, and features some fairly solid tech specs: 7″ display … Read More

OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 Update 2 Released

Jun 26, 2012 - 2 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion DP4 Update 2

Pushing towards next months public release, Apple has released a second developer update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4. The new build is 12A256 and the update appears to focus primarily on security features and updates, and 9to5mac points out the latest build will check daily for security updates. Developers running OS X … Read More

iOS 6 Beta 2 Released as Over-the-Air Download

Jun 25, 2012 - 7 Comments
iOS 6 beta 2

iOS 6 continues it’s march to a fall release with the freshly released second beta version. iOS 6 Beta 2 comes as a delta update available to those running the prior beta build through OTA (Over the Air) update and weighs in around 300MB. Beta 2 IPSW will likely appear on Apple’s Dev Center with … Read More

New iPad “Do It All” Commercial

Jun 19, 2012 - 6 Comments
iPad 3 "Do It All" commercial

Apple has begun to air a new iPad commercial, focusing on a variety of tasks being accomplished through various apps on the 3rd generation iPad. The narration says: “Send a note. Stay informed. Catch a show. Make your point. Make a memory. Make a… masterpiece. Read something. Watch something. And learn something. Do it all … Read More

Update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 Released to Devs

Jun 18, 2012 - 4 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 update

An update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 has been released to developers, barely a week after the last version was released at WWDC. The update comes as build 12A248 and is recommended for all devs running DP4 and can be downloaded through the Mac App Store. The largely unspecified release presumably includes … Read More

Microsoft Surface Tablet with Windows 8 Takes Aim at iPad

Jun 18, 2012 - 52 Comments
Microsoft Surface tablet

Microsoft released Surface today, their direct competitor to the iPad and Android tablets. As you’d expect, the device is a touchscreen tablet but differs from the iPad in that it comes in two distinct versions; a traditional tablet model based on ARM architecture and runs only Windows RT – that’s Metro for those who don’t … Read More

iOS 6 Compatibility & Supported Devices

Jun 13, 2012 - 45 Comments
iOS 6 Compatible devices

iOS 6 comes with over 200 new features that will make the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch even better, but there’s a few caveats: first, it doesn’t run on all hardware, and second, on some of the supported devices the feature set will be limited. We’ll sort all of that out. Devices Supported by iOS … Read More

Watch the OS X Mountain Lion New Features Video from Apple

Jun 13, 2012 - 6 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion new features video

Apple has posted an excellent walkthrough video showing off the some of the bigger new features of OS X Mountain Lion. The 5:30 video is embedded below, and although it doesn’t cover every one of the 200+ new features in Mac OS X 10.8, it shows off the highlights and is well worth watching if … Read More

Apple Runs Retina MacBook Pro Commercial “Every Dimension”

Jun 13, 2012 - 6 Comments

Apple has started to run commercials for the Mac line again, with the newest ad focused on the speedy new MacBook Pro with Retina display. The ad is straight forward and shows the new MacBook Pro performing tasks rapidly with some ghosted hands speeding around on the keyboard and trackpad, with the narrator saying: “The … Read More

WWDC 2012 Roundup: Retina MacBook Pro, New Macs, OS X Mountain Lion, iOS 6, etc

Jun 11, 2012 - 11 Comments
WWDC 2012

If you don’t have time to watch the WWDC 2012 keynote video, here’s a quick summary of everything major that was announced at WWDC and also a few things that were quietly updated behind the scenes. New Macs, new operating systems, new apps, it was a big day for Apple. Macs & OS X Mountain … Read More

OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 Released for Developers to Download

Jun 11, 2012 - 9 Comments
New Mountain Lion Dock look

OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 was released for developers today as build 12A239. To access DP4, registered developers will need to log into the developer center and retrieve a download code which can be used within the Mac App Store. Apple hinted at WWDC2012 that Developer Preview 4 was close to the release … Read More

Watch the WWDC 2012 Keynote Video

Jun 11, 2012 - 1 Comment
WWDC 2012 Keynote video

Didn’t make it to WWDC 2012? No big deal, you saved yourself a whole grip of cash and you can watch the Apple keynote anyway from the comfort of your own home. The keynote covers everything launched and announced at WWDC this year, ranging from the MacBook Air refresh, MacBook Pro refresh, the all new … Read More

iTunes 10.6.3 Released

Jun 11, 2012 - Leave a Comment
iTunes 10.6.3

Apple has released iTunes 10.6.3 for all to enjoy. Though it’s a minor point release, it includes a variety of important bug fixes for behavior both within iTunes and for when syncing iOS devices to iTunes. iTunes 10.6.3 is also a necessary update for any developer wanting to install iOS 6 beta 1. You have … Read More

iOS 6 Beta 1 Available for Developers to Download

Jun 11, 2012 - 16 Comments
iOS 6 Beta 1

The first developer beta of iOS 6 is now available to download for anyone registered with Apple’s Developer program. Arriving as beta build 10A5316k, it represents the first time developers outside of Apple will have a look at the new iOS version, which includes over 200 new features. A few of the most anticipated components … Read More

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