Software

Apple Plans To Power iCloud With The Sun – PSFK

Apple is going to build a large-scale renewable energy project at its data center in North Carolina, which houses the company’s iCloud service. They say it will be the biggest end-user-owned on-site solar array in the country. Wired reports …

Apple vs. Facebook: Why users are the losers – CNET News

When Mountain Lion becomes available to consumers this summer, users will be able to tweet directly from Apple’s suite of Mountain Lion apps, much like iPhone users can thanks to the iOS Twitter integration. This is another big win for … Continue reading

10 exciting system changes in Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion – IT World

Apple’s Remote Desktop software has had drag-and-drop file … and Scrapbook—that can highlight selections from your iPhoto or Aperture library, or a random folder.

Hands on with Apple OS X Mountain Lion – Australian PC World

Apple updates its iOS mobile operating system once a year. But why should the iPhone and iPad have all the fun? On Thursday Apple announced that it will release a new version of OS X—Mountain Lion—this summer, just a year … Continue reading

Alternatives to Apple’s iCloud – CNET Asia

Apple’s iCloud is a cloud service for the company’s entire range of products, from Mac computers to mobile iOS devices such as the iPhone and even the iPod touch. iCloud enables users to sync their data across all their Apple … Continue reading

Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Apple overhauls software updates, App Store – Apple Insider

System updates are now sensibly converged with a refreshed App Store in this summer’s release of OS X Mountain Lion, centralizing software updates and adding automatic app installs for all your iCloud-registered Macs. Apple released the Mac App Store one … Continue reading

Flickr Getting New Look, HTML5 Uploader – PC Magazine

You can work with it in Adobe Lightroom or Apple Aperture—there’s a whole ecosystem.” The new Justified view resembles the layout you get with Google Image search, with tiled photos that retain their original aspect ratio—no cropping. The view means … Continue reading

Hidden Security Worms May Loom in Apple’s Future – msnbc.com

So is the worm about to turn for Mac- and iPhone-related malware? “Apple is gaining more market share, and like Microsoft Windows on the PC, iOS will become a larger target for attackers,” said Jimmy Shah, a mobile security researcher … Continue reading

Apple’s Messages Beta: Pretty Meh in a Mixed OS World – ReadWriteWeb

As part of the Mountain Lion preview last week, Apple put out a beta of its revamped chat application, Messages. If you spend a lot of time connecting with other folks on iOS devices, Messages is a must-have. If not, … Continue reading

OnOne Software Launches Marketplace for Photographers Offering Professionally Designed Templates, Photoshop Layouts, Backgrounds and Presets – Consumer Electronics Net

Apple Aperture, and onOne Software’s Perfect Effects 3. The new onOne Marketplace features products created by some of the most influential and talented photographers in the industry. Commentary describing the offerings, from the contributors themselves …