Software 
Windows 8, Ultrabooks to Get Top Billing at Giant Trade Show – PC World
ARM chips are used in most of the world’s smartphones and tablets and could help Microsoft compete better against Google’s Android software and Apple’s iOS, which dominate those categories. Ultrabooks, meanwhile, are a type of thin and light laptop backed … Continue reading
Tim Cook’s Most Intriguing Reveals: What They Mean For Apple’s Roadmap – Wired News
… more to gain by letting other manufacturers make wearable accessories — which inevitably hook into Apple’s existing ecosystem via iOS apps. Apple reaps the benefit of increased iDevice purchases and upgrades, and even takes a 30 percent …
Apple’s eagerly anticipated iOS 6 Maps app coming this summer – Itproportal
Apple is currently putting the final touches on its redesigned iOS Maps application, which will likely be released this summer and include an updated user interface and colour scheme, according to a new report. On Tuesday, BGR released a handful … Continue reading
Aperture 3: Number of Aperture items seem to vary when sharing with the Media Browser
Previews from your Aperture library can be shared with other applications, like iMovie, Pages and GarageBand by using the Media Browser. Sometimes, the number of items displayed in your Aperture library may be different than the number shown in other … Continue reading
Hands-on: Google Chrome OS – CNET Asia
Samsung’s Series 3 Chromebox is reminiscent of Apple’s Mac Mini. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Google’s Chrome OS just got vastly more useful, with two new Chrome OS devices announced today–a Chromebook laptop and Chromebox desktop from Samsung that …
Mountain Lion, iOS6 and iCloud improvements on the agenda as Apple unveils WWDC lineup – Itproportal
Apple on Tuesday released the schedule and official app for its upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). The main event will be the opening keynote speech, likely to feature new CEO Tim Cook, which is scheduled for 11 June at 2am … Continue reading
Mac OS X Server: How to reset the Open Directory administrator password
Learn how to reset the Open Directory administrator password.
Apple reportedly gobbling up tiny Italian audio software firm Redmatica – Ars Technica
Notably, its GBSamplerManager allows editing or creating simple sample-based instruments which can be uploaded into GarageBand for iOS. AGCM ruled that Apple’s acquisition of the tiny firm, which has revenues of less than €1 million …
Apple CEO Tim Cook promises more social integration – Apple Insider
“But does Apple have to be social? Yes.” Cook pointed to deep integration of Twitter in iOS 5 and the addition of the feature in the upcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion as examples of the company’s social initiatives. He … Continue reading
Apple picks up Redmatica for audio push, maybe – CNET News
Its primary product is KeyMap Pro, a sampled instruments editor that runs on Apple’s OS X. Apple has acquired several digital music companies in the past. That includes SoundJam MP, which went on to become iTunes. Apple also picked up … Continue reading
