Mac News
Posted on 21/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Apple has released a notice to registered Mac developers informing them that the deadline to implement sandboxing in Mac App Store apps has been extended to June 1st. The deadline had initially been set for November, and was later postponed to March 1st.
Posted on 20/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Mac OS X has been around for over a decade, and has evolved considerably since it first debuted in 2000. TwistedMac has put together a fantastic article showing and comparing each version of OS X.
Posted on 20/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
VideoLAN released the second major version of their popular media player on Saturday. The new version is a complete rewrite, and features faster decoding, experimental Blu-Ray support, and more.
Posted on 18/02/2012 by Jim Gresham
Wallpaper Weekend is a post series intended to bring you stunning, high quality wallpapers for your iPad, iPhone, and/or iPod Touch. This weekend we are featuring the new Mountain Lion galaxy wallpaper and two carbon fiber Finder walls!
Posted on 17/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Asymco analyst Horace Dediu has noticed a very shocking yet fascinating statistic – Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 (156 million) than they’ve sold Macs in their entire history (122 million)!
Posted on 17/02/2012 by Henry Taylor-Gill
Insanely Great Mac has had the chance to demo the new Airplay Mirroring in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. It looks pretty awesome!
Posted on 17/02/2012 by Henry Taylor-Gill
Some Retina sized artwork has been found in the Messages Beta. This is a strong hint that we could be seeing Macs with Retina displays in the near future.
Posted on 16/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
HalfPeeledApple has put together an exceptional hands-on video to show you what’s new and interesting about Messages for Mac. Personally, I think it’s a brilliant upgrade. But don’t take my word for it – have a look!
Posted on 16/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
OS X Mountain Lion now finally includes AirPlay Mirroring for Macs for the first time – something which holds a lot of potential in both the living room and the board room.
Posted on 16/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Among the many interesting things discovered in OS X Mountain Lion is its name. Apple has now officially dropped the ‘Mac’ from Mac OS X. The official name change has been confirmed with Apple.
Posted on 16/02/2012 by Henry Taylor-Gill
Here’s some bad news for Apple users with older machines: the new release of OS X, Mountain Lion, will no longer support many older graphics chips.
Posted on 16/02/2012 by Henry Taylor-Gill
Following the announcement of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, the possibility of having iPads and Macs running on the same chip is now very real. When speaking to the Wall Street Journal in an interview after the announcement, CEO Tim Cook was open to the idea.
Posted on 16/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
I’m still digesting that Mountain Lion that Apple fed to us moments ago. But wait, there’s more! Besides announcing OS X 10.8, Apple has also released the first public beta of Messages.
Posted on 16/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Apple this morning announced their latest version of Mac OS – OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion! The release will include more than 100 new features, many of which help bring the Mac in closer harmony with iOS.
Posted on 15/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Microsoft’s Metro interface for Windows 8 has a lot of things going for it. It’s unique, it’s fresh, and it was designed on a Mac. Yup. On a Mac.
Posted on 15/02/2012 by J. Glenn Künzler
Thanks to a new app called AirParrot, you can now mirror your entire Mac’s screen to your television through AirPlay and the Apple TV.