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.
While those in the United States have enjoyed a torrent of Steve Jobs documentaries and biographies since he passed away on October 5, the U.K. seems to have been a little short-changed. Tonight, however, Channel 4 is set to air a new documentary entitled ‘Steve Jobs: iChanged The World’.
Apple have today announced that their popular music creation app GarageBand, is now available for both the iPhone and iPod touch. Previously available for the iPad only, Apple have updated that version to 1.1 and made it universal – the same app now works on all iOS devices.
Hot on the heels of the first iPhone 4S TV advert, Apple have uploaded three more ads featuring their newest smartphone, to their YouTube channel. The latest adverts, which you can watch in this post, showcase Siri, iCloud, and the camera.
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.
I’ve been using my iPhone 4S for just over a week now, and I’ve got to say, I love it. I loved my iPhone 4, so anything that improves upon that was going to be a winner in my book. Admittedly I was slightly disappointed that there was no iPhone 5 at Apple’s media event earlier this year, but I was still pleased with the iPhone 4S.
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.
Last Wednesday, October 19, the family that Steve Jobs had built at Apple since it was established in 1976 celebrated his life at a special event held at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Apple’s co-founder sadly passed away on October 5, the day after his company unveiled the new iPhone 4S, and yesterday, his colleagues said their last goodbyes with a memorial at its Cupertino headquarters.