Software

Apple spanks New York Times over China reporting – TECH.BLORGE.com

The iOS-ification of the Mac will gain new momentum when OS X Mountain Lion ships in late Summer — the interwebs are chock full of reviews and reporting, New York Times included. However, the paper was not included when Phil … Continue reading

The Cookie Monster returns! Google caught tracking Safari users on Apple’s iOS – Venturebeat.com

Welcome to another edition of yellow journalism with Julia Angwin of The Wall Street Journal. The reporter who brought you the “What They Know” series has caught Google with its pants down. The WSJ found that Google managed to get temporary … Continue reading

Apple to Converge iOS and Mac OS Apps with Mountain Lion Operating System. – Xbitlabs.com

Apple on Thursday released a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the OS X, which brings popular apps and features from iPad to the Mac and further unifies user experience and data across different … Continue reading

Apple’s Tim Cook Details New Mac OS Features – Wall Street Journal

The Messaging app is replacing iChat. “All are beloved features,” says Cook. Twitter and Sharing: One of the big new features with Apple’s mobile iOS recently has been the ability to easily send content to Twitter and other online services.

IT takes wait-and-hope approach to Apple Mac Mountain Lion – Network World Fusion

Mountain Lion’s integration with iCloud is essential to this vision. Apple says there are now over 100 million iCloud users. For these people, Gartenberg argues, the cloud is becoming more important than the OS platform or even the device. Even … Continue reading

How to hide and unhide apps from your iPhone’s purchased list – CNet

(And don’t worry, there is a way to unhide hidden apps.) With iCloud, you can restore previously deleted apps right from the App Store on your iDevice. If you open up the App Store app, tap Updates in the lower-right … Continue reading

Apple Previews Mac OS X ‘Mountain Lion’ – Information Week

Apple released a set of screenshots and a video detailing Mountain Lion’s features. Let’s hit the highlights. iCloud. iCloud is Apple’s cloud service that unifies iOS and Mac OS by synchronizing users’ mail, calendars, contacts, and other …

Apple and the New York Times not meshing – Washington Post

No wonder the Journal’s story has already racked up 536 tweets: It notes that Cook “already thinks of Apple’s iOS and OS X operating systems ‘as one with incremental functionality.’” Throw in a dash of mogul bravado, too …

Cool new features in OS X Mountain Lion – IT World

Messages replaces the older iChat software. 2. Notification Center. 3. Twitter integration. 4. AirPlay Mirroring 5. Better iCloud integration, including iCloud Documents. 6. The new Gatekeeper security feature. 7. Better support for Chinese users.

Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 15 New Features – YAHOO!

Today, Apple’s iCloud technology syncs media (music, photos) and some data among iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and to a limited extent Macs. With OS X Mountain Lion, iCloud plays a greater role on the Mac side, syncing calendars, contacts and … Continue reading