Software

Apple To Add iOS-Like Features To OSX ‘Mountain Lion’ – Forbes

Apple‘s next version of the Mac OSX operating system, dubbed Mountain Lion, will adopt a variety of features now offered in the company’s iOS software for the iPhone and iPad, CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal in an … Continue reading

Apple brings iOS features to OS X Mountain Lion – Intomobile.com

There’s also deep integration with iCloud which lets the online service function like a second hard drive.You can store your documents in the iCloud and access them from any iCloud-enabled device. So what does this mean for iPhone and iPad … Continue reading

Hands on with Apple’s new OS X: Mountain Lion – Computerworld

Macworld – 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 … Continue reading

Daily Report: Apple Previews New Mac Operating System – New York Times Blogs

Apple is a major force in mobile devices, but its share of the computer market is still small. As part of its effort to fix that, the company has been bringing features of iOS, the software that powers its iPad … Continue reading

Apple releases Messages beta for Mac, replacing iChat and integrating with iOS – Apple Insider

Though the new Mac Messages application with cross-platform support for iOS will be a major feature of the forthcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, users can get their hands on an early beta immediately. The Messages beta is now available … Continue reading

As OS X Mountain Lion Proves, Twitter Is Apple’s Social Network – TechCrunch

At Apple’s WWDC event last June, Twitter made a new best friend: Apple. The tech giant announced that it would bake the social network into every single iOS device by way of the new iOS 5 software. This left many … Continue reading

Apple says apps using address data are ‘in violation’ – CNET Asia

Apple is working on a software fix but doesn’t specify a release date. Apple says that iOS applications that collect user contact data are in violation of the company’s guidelines, and that a future software fix will prohibit this behavior. … Continue reading

Apple Speeds Mac ‘Mountain Lion’ Operating System to Challenge Windows 8 – Bloomberg

Like its predecessor, called “Lion,” the new operating system is designed to make Macs feel more like Apple’s mobile devices, which use an operating system called iOS. Windows 8, built to work on both traditional keyboard-centric computers …

Apple unveils Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion coming this summer with 100+ new features – Apple Insider

Mountain Lion will also be the first OS X release with iCloud for easy setup and integration with applications. The developer preview also includes Gatekeeper, which helps keep users safe from malicious software by giving control over what applications are … Continue reading

iCloud for Mac OS X Mountain Lion brings auto setup and syncing – Pocket-lint.com

Mac users can expect even more iCloud integration on the Mac after the announcement that Apple will be putting the cloud storage service at the core of its next operating system, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, when the new … Continue reading