When Apple unveiled the MacBook Pro with Retina display at WWDC back in June, it also announced a couple of Thunderbolt adapters which allow users to connect the machine to networks via Ethernet, and attach FireWire 800 devices.
Apple has today announced that downloads of OS X Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in just four days, making it the most successful OS X launch in the company’s history.
Apple has released three new TV adverts for the Mac which showcase the one-to-one customer support provided by the company’s retail store geniuses, and the software that comes as standard with its notebooks and desktops.
Apple has released a firmware update for the MacBook Pro with Retina display that allows OS X Mountain Lion’s Power Nap feature to be used on the machine. The update also brings fixes for sleep and wake issues for both Mountain Lion and Lion users.
Safari 6 is a huge improvement over its predecessor, boasting a number of new features like the Smart Search field, offline Reading List, the Password Pane, and more. But it also takes away one handy feature, and that’s the RSS button. Here’s how to get it back.
Apple has released a new firmware update for the 2011 MacBook Air that activates the new Power Nap feature built into OS X Mountain Lion, allowing the ultraportable to perform certain tasks while it’s asleep.
Introduced with OS X Mountain Lion, AirPlay Mirroring is a fantastic new feature that allows you to send whatever is on your Mac’s screen to a HDTV via an Apple TV. Unfortunately though, as many users are discovering, it only works on late-2011 (or newer) iMacs, Mac minis, or MacBook Airs, and early-2011 (or newer) MacBook Pros.
As you’ve probably discovered by now, Apple released OS X Mountain Lion today following five months of beta testing. If you’re unsure whether you should upgrade because of compatibility with your favorite Mac apps, this handy web app will help you establish which software is already supported.
OS X Mountain Lion only hit the Mac App store a few hours ago, but many of the tech journalists who were given early access to the new software, have begun to publish their reviews. In this post we’ve put together excerpts from five of those reviews, which will hopefully help you to decide whether or not to upgrade yet.