Tag Archives : Mac

Yesterday, Apple released the latest its latest Mac OS X operating system, version 10.6.8. Here are the Release notes from Apple…. The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that: - Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to [...]

Apple unleashed the next major update to Mac OS X, Lion 10.7, which will be available for purchase and download exclusively through the Mac App Store in July for just $29. OS X 10.7 Lion features over 250 new updates to the OS including Mission Control, Launchpad, full-screen apps, Auto Save, Resume, and much more. Here’s Apple’s full press release and a video demo of Apple’s latest [...]

Amazon has announced a new cloud-based music storage service called Cloud Drive. The new service allows you to store up to 5GB of music and playback tracks via your Android smartphone, Android tablet, Mac, or PC. Users that purchase a complete album via Amazon’s MP3 store will automatically be upgraded to 20GB of storage, free of charge, and tracks purchased on Amazon are automatically uploaded [...]

Mozilla just made Firefox 4 available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux computers, and features a redesigned UI, a new panoramic tab manager, improved security and privacy controls, integrated Firefox Sync services, tab grouping, an optimized JavaScript engine designed to improve Web app performance, GPU-accelerated page rendering and plenty more. The new version of Firefox is available for download [...]

Thunderbolt is the latest I/O interface for MacBook Pro, and stands to shake up the historically bad rap MacBook Pro has received with its longterm roadmap. Thunderbolt is nice because Built from the ground up for audio and video professionals Two bi-directional channels of up to 10Gbps (that’s 1.25 gigabytes per second) 10Gbps of usable bandwidth, not a theoretical maximum or burst speed Intel [...]

Apple’s FaceTime video chat service for Mac is no longer in beta test form.  It’s now available for 99-cents, following the release of the company’s refreshed MacBook Pro line. FaceTime is Apple’s branded video calling service that allows Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and soon, iPad users to make video calls for free over land-based Internet connections. The service is free to use and the associated [...]

Apple just launched its new line of MacBook Pro computers. These new pricey editions sport some super-power specs, including those Apple Thunderbolt ports, and stand to be some of the most powerful laptops out today.  Here are their latest offerings: MC700LL/A: 13.3-inch display, 2.3GHz dual-core Core i5, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB HD, Intel HD Graphics 3000 — $1,199 MC724LL/A: 13.3-inch display, 2.7GHz dual-core Core [...]

Verizon Wireless LTE modem now supports Apple —Verizon Wireless on Tuesday improved its VZAccess Manager software by adding Mac support for the Pantech UML290 LTE modem. The new update — VZAccess Manager version 7.2.4 (2534b) — adds support for Apple computers running OS X 10.4 and later.  VZAccess Manager version 7.2.4 (2534b) — adds support for Apple computers running OS X 10.4 and [...]

Apple Mac Store Official and Live —Apple’s Mac App Store is open and waiting for your purchases. Apple has release Mac OS X 10.6.6, which, among other things, adds the company’s much anticipated desktop application store. “With more than 1,000 apps, the Mac App Store is off to a great start,” said Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs. “We think users are going to love this innovative new way [...]

Apple Mac App Store debuts January 6th –Apple recently announced that the Mac App Store will open for business on Thursday, January 6.  The new service announced back in October offers developers a 70-30 split in revenues for applications sold and looks to mimic the utility and ease of the iOS-based App Store on the desktop. Apple Mac App Store will offer developers a 70-30 split in revenues [...]