Apple seeds OS X Lion 10.7.3 to developers
Apple have seeded another OS X Lion beta update to registered developers focusing on the company’s new iCloud service and a number of native Apple applications.
OS X developers will need to sandbox their apps from March
When Apple launched OS X Lion earlier this year, one of its most significant changes under-the-hood was a new sandboxing system that is intending to increase your system’s security. While the feature is mostly good news for users, it’s not so great for developers, who must ensure that their applications support sandboxing if they wish to sell them in the Mac App Store from March 2012.
Firmware updates released for 2011 Macs
Yesterday, Apple released firmware updates for the 2011 iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air & Mac Mini. The updates, which address various issues, should improve the stability of the systems, and in the case of the iMac, enable Lion Internet Recovery.
Apple releases MacBook Pros with minor updates
Earlier today, without any fanfare, Apple released updates to its MacBook Pro line of laptops. The updates, which are fairly minor, include slightly faster processors across the board, and bigger hard drives for some models. Prices remain the same as the previous generation.
Apple releases OS X 10.7.2 update with iCloud support
Along with releasing iOS 5 for its mobile devices, Apple have tonight also released an update to Mac OS X. The update, which takes Lion to version 10.7.2 includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to the OS, and more importantly, support for iCloud – Apple’s free cloud services that allow you store and sync content between all of your devices.
iTunes 10.5 released in preperation for iOS 5 & iCloud
In preparation for tomorrow’s release of both the next version of its mobile operating system – iOS 5, and its cloud based storage & syncing service – iCloud, Apple have just released iTunes 10.5.
Steve Jobs tribute created from MacBook Pro parts
I’ve seen some fantastic, creative tributes to Steve Jobs over the last couple of days, but this one from the clever folks over at Mint Digital is my favourite.
Current Thunderbolt Macs will support fiber optic cables
While Thunderbolt compatible devices are still scarce, it appears more companies are looking to add the technology to their products – Acer, Asustek, Belkin, BlackMagic Design and LaCie to name a few. Now it’s been revealed that even faster fibre optic based cables, set to arrive next year, will work with existing Thunderbolt equipped Macs.
Apple seeds another OS X Lion 10.7.2 beta to developers
As we approach the launch of iCloud this autumn – alongside the release of iOS 5 – Apple continues to prepare its software for the new service. Although we’re yet to see the eighth beta – or even the Gold Master release – of iOS 5, the Cupertino company has seeded another OS X Lion 10.7.2 beta to its developers.