Apple is billing Snow Leopard as an OS without any new features, but this couldn't be further from the truth. Under the hood improvements offer users much to look forward to, including the benefits of a new multi-touch framework, dramatic file size reductions, text-processing features, auto activation of fonts, and full read and write ZFS support.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Five undisclosed features of Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard
iPhone 2.0 Golden Master Could Hit this Friday
According to a sources inside the Cupertino's iPhone software development effort, it is "highly probable" that the iPhone 2.0 Golden Master will hit this Friday. The final version could arrive two weeks before the introduction of the new iPhone 3G and just in time for the promised June release. Current 345 build activates two code-signing features
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Apple to Offer iTunes Remote Control App for iPhone and iPod
Apple released a pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 for developers tonight. In the Read Me of the iTunes installer is a hint at a previously unannounced iPhone/iPod Touch application:Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusi...
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MSI Wind Running Mac OS X Also Thinks It's a Mac Pro
It's not even out yet and people have already hacked Mac OS X to run on the MSI Wind. Like with other non-Apple Leopard boxes, the little computer believes it is a Mac Pro, so the hack is good for both your egos. The port is still lacking some fine tuning, but it runs quite well according to Insanely Mac forum member Jav:
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
MacBook Pro teardown reveals... not much
Whenever Apple releases a new product, it doesn't take long for someone to tear it apart. Before the first flood of reviews, we get a peek inside.
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Time Capsule Tested (Verdict: Smooth Sailing)
We've been fiddling with Time Capsule since it arrived this AM, and so far it works as billed, clean and easy. The new AirPort Utility software comes with some neat tricks for the network-phobic, and we're learning the ins and outs of adding external drives, using networked printers, and setting up that potentially nasty initial data dump.
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Finding a worm in the Apple? Secret APIs in Mac OS X
A Mozilla developer has discovered undocumented Mac OS X framework APIs that are being used in Safari. This discovery has led some to question if Apple is giving itself an unfair advantage, with some pointing out that if Microsoft was caught doing this it might find itself in front of a judge.
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Curved iMac concept bends beyond the realm of plausibility
ou don't have to venture very far to dig up unofficial concepts for Apple products of all sorts, but this one from designer Nuno Teixeira is certainly more attention grabbing than most, even if it isn't any more realistic. Dubbed the "iMac iView," the main distinguishing feature here is obviously the curved screen...
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Overseas sales could revive Apple as Wall Street darling
The stock has fallen 40 percent from its recent highs, losing some $50 billion in market value –and it isn’t clear what could turn things around.
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iTunes now the No. 2 music retailer in the US
In addition to new notebooks on Tuesday, Apple announced that the latest market research data from NPD indicates that the iTunes Store recently surpassed Best Buy to become the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart.
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