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News: Mountain Lion changes, second data center, Mastered for iTunes, and more!
Apple

News: Mountain Lion changes, second data center, Mastered for iTunes, and more!

Apple rolls out OS X Mountain Lion with iOS features, plans new Oregon data center alongside Facebook, introduces 'Mastered for iTunes', and more.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Feb 2012
News: Mac App Store sandboxing delayed, Mountain Lion thoughts, Hiss for Growl, and more!
Apple

News: Mac App Store sandboxing delayed, Mountain Lion thoughts, Hiss for Growl, and more!

Apple has again delayed mandatory Mac App Store sandboxing guidelines amid criticisms, raising concerns over developer impact and Mac platform health.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2012
News: Mountain Lion Mail, Mac-enhancing downloads, Gemini duplicate finder, and more!
Apple

News: Mountain Lion Mail, Mac-enhancing downloads, Gemini duplicate finder, and more!

Macworld explores Mountain Lion's Mail tweaks, while Lifehacker unveils top Mac downloads. Gemini app shines in duplicate removal.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Feb 2012
News: more iOS devices than Macs, hands on with Notes, dropping support for older Macs, and more!
Apple

News: more iOS devices than Macs, hands on with Notes, dropping support for older Macs, and more!

Apple's iOS device sales in 2011 eclipse Mac sales of the last 28 years, Mountain Lion brings iOS apps to Mac, and support for older Macs falters.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Feb 2012
News: local services in China, Messages beta, Panic talks Gatekeeper, and more!
Apple

News: local services in China, Messages beta, Panic talks Gatekeeper, and more!

Sometimes there's not a whole lot of Mac news, but Mountain Lion has provided ample amounts for quite a while yet.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Feb 2012
News: Mountain Lion, 100 million iCloud users, Habitat, and more!
Apple

News: Mountain Lion, 100 million iCloud users, Habitat, and more!

Apple unveils OS X Mountain Lion, boasting iOS features for Macs, and celebrates 100M iCloud users amid Habitat platform launch.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Feb 2012
News: 1080p iTunes content, AAPL reaches $500, obsolete Macs, and more!
Apple

News: 1080p iTunes content, AAPL reaches $500, obsolete Macs, and more!

There are those who are saying that the iPad 3, with its much higher resolution display, could pave the way for higher-quality iTunes content.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Feb 2012
News: Mac App Store sandboxing scrutiny, stop Zenbook production, bootable Lion, and more!
Apple

News: Mac App Store sandboxing scrutiny, stop Zenbook production, bootable Lion, and more!

The Mac App Store has come under scrutiny once again, this time for the upcoming sandboxing requirement policy.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2012
News: MacBook Air with Windows 7, VLC 2.0 for mac, Steve Jobs wins posthumous Grammy, and more!
Apple

News: MacBook Air with Windows 7, VLC 2.0 for mac, Steve Jobs wins posthumous Grammy, and more!

Innovations and tributes abound as MacBook Air runs Windows 7, VLC hits 2.0, and Steve Jobs posthumously bags a Grammy.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Feb 2012
News: white MacBook discontinued, porting OS X to ARM, every Apple design ever, and more!
Semiconductors

News: white MacBook discontinued, porting OS X to ARM, every Apple design ever, and more!

Apple has now completely discontinued the white MacBook, after ceasing sales of the white MacBook to consumer customers back in July last year.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Sun, 12th Feb 2012
News: EFI updates for older Macs, iTunes Match revenue stream, menu bar apps for iTunes, and more!
Apps

News: EFI updates for older Macs, iTunes Match revenue stream, menu bar apps for iTunes, and more!

EFI updates bring Internet Recovery to older Macs, enhancing functionality; iTunes Match offers new revenue for artists; plus innovative apps and accessories!.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Feb 2012
News: Adobe Creative Cloud, the iOS-ification of OS X, Final Cut Pro X accolades, and more!
Apple

News: Adobe Creative Cloud, the iOS-ification of OS X, Final Cut Pro X accolades, and more!

Adobe has unveiled their creative cloud solution that allows users to subscribe to a complete version of Creative Suite 6 without paying the full retail price.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2012
News: Apple's iTV, updated UI resources in 10.7.3, Droplr for Mac, and more!
Apple

News: Apple's iTV, updated UI resources in 10.7.3, Droplr for Mac, and more!

Canadian telecoms get early access to Apple's iTV, controlled by voice and gestures, alongside macOS 10.7.3 UI updates and new Mac apps.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2012
News: Apple violates FRAND patents, Motorola gets patent ruling, Apple's donations, and more!
Wireless Networks

News: Apple violates FRAND patents, Motorola gets patent ruling, Apple's donations, and more!

Two big stories surrounding Motorola and Apple this morning, all to do with patents, injunctions, and other fun legal proceedings.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Feb 2012
News: Apple clarifies iBooks Author EULA, updated Snow Leopard update, Clarify, and more!
Apple

News: Apple clarifies iBooks Author EULA, updated Snow Leopard update, Clarify, and more!

Apple has updated the EULA of iBooks Author in order to clear the air surrounding the terms by which iBooks are to be sold.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Sun, 5th Feb 2012
News: Passware FileVault cracking, Mac OS X 10.7.3 released, the Apple iTV, and more!
Encryption

News: Passware FileVault cracking, Mac OS X 10.7.3 released, the Apple iTV, and more!

A company called Passware has revealed they can crack Lion's full-disk encryption as used in FileVault 2 in under an hour.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Feb 2012
News: Final Cut Pro X update, ZFS on the Mac, scanning to the cloud, and more!
Apple

News: Final Cut Pro X update, ZFS on the Mac, scanning to the cloud, and more!

Apple has released a significant update to Final Cut Pro X that adds a few features in order to play catch up with some of the features requested by video pros.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2012
News: Airport Utility updated, MacBook Air LandingZone, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, and more!
Apps

News: Airport Utility updated, MacBook Air LandingZone, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, and more!

Apple has released an updated version of their AirPort Utility for Lion, and now it looks very much like its iOS counterpart.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Jan 2012
News: Apple patents with magnets, patently false and offensive, Autodesk Inventor Fusion, and more!
Supply Chain

News: Apple patents with magnets, patently false and offensive, Autodesk Inventor Fusion, and more!

Apple eyes innovative use of magnets in patents, rebuts patently false NYT supply chain report, and Autodesk brings Fusion to Mac.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Jan 2012