Software 
Apple revs up iOS and Macs, bins Ping and Google Maps – Techradar.com
Apple fans are like Australians: for them, Christmas is something that happens in the summertime. June means WWDC 2012, Apple’s annual developers’ conference, and it means shiny new kit and exciting new software – and just like the real Christmas, … Continue reading
MacBook Pro Retina display ruins web, Google fixing Chrome browser – Digital Arts Online
We’ve had our hands on Apple’s high-res MacBook Pro with Retina display and we can confirm that our collection of photos in Aperture look very impressive. One concern about Apple’s new Retina laptop, however, is that webpages will look ugly.
Apple planning to launch standalone podcast app in iOS 6 – Apple Insider
Podcast will reportedly be broken out of the iTunes application for iOS and given their own standalone software, with the release of iOS 6 this fall. Citing people familiar with Apple’s plans, Peter Kafka of All Things D reported on … Continue reading
With iOS 6, Apple devices will receive national emergency alerts – Apple Insider
Apple devices running iOS 6 will be able to receive U.S. government alerts during an emergency or disaster, in compliance with a National Alerting Program. The feature is expected to be available on all devices that can run iOS 6, … Continue reading
Apple’s New Maps App: Why It Arrived So Late and Faces Challenges Ahead – Wired News
Apple’s iOS Maps app is woefully behind the times. In fact, plenty of third-party iOS apps offer features you won’t find in the Maps app built into iPhones and iPads. Even more damaging for Apple: The Maps app built into … Continue reading
Why Apple’s New Maps App Faces Challenges Ahead – Wired News
Apple’s iOS Maps app is woefully behind the times. In fact, plenty of third-party iOS apps offer features you won’t find in the Maps app built into iPhones and iPads. Even more damaging for Apple: The Maps app built into … Continue reading
Lost in the shuffle: MobileMe galleries – ZDNet
Yuck. It would be great if existing Apple photo galleries automatically turned into Journals as this would save users days of downloading photo galleries that we dutifully uploaded to MobileMe from Aperture and iPhoto. It would also save me from … Continue reading
Apple iOS 6: 3-D maps, more Siri, and a digital Do Not Disturb sign – The Christian Science Monitor
Pretty well, according to a range of hands-on tests published this week. Over at Gizmodo, for instance, Sam Biddle highlights the new FaceTime, which is now accessible through both Wi-Fi and 3G. (In iOS 5, you needed a Wi-Fi connection.) … Continue reading
All new Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display – easier.com
OS X Lion, iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes and other Apple apps including Aperture and Final Cut Pro X have been updated to take full advantage of the new MacBook Pro with Retina display. The updated Aperture 3.3 also includes revolutionary new … Continue reading
3D Maps: Nokia Was There Before Apple – Wall Street Journal
Apple made much of its new 3D map service when it unveiled iOS 6 earlier this week. But, perhaps, a troubled European company got there first. Cult Of Mac suggests you visit maps.nokia.com now to get a taste of iOS … Continue reading
