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In case you haven’t heard, Apple held an event yesterday where they announced new personal computers and showed off the next version of both their desktop operating system (OS X 10.8) and mobile operating system (iOS 6). Now new features are what make geeks foam at the mouth, but this writer cares more about optimizations…
What do Linus Torvalds and Nokia have in common? They’re both Finnish. And if you haven’t heard of Mr. Torvalds, that’s OK, but chances are you’re familiar with his work. He’s the guy who wrote Linux back in the early 1990s. Linus moved to America shortly after releasing the Linux kernel, and he’s been there…
As part of its WWDC kickoff, Apple announced the winners of the 2012 Apple Design Awards. This annual competition highlights professional and student developers who created top-tier apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The list of winners for 2012 includes: iPhone Awards Jetpack Joyride National Parks by National Geographic Where’s my Water? iPad Awards…
Apple unveiled all of the latest and greatest features of iOS 6 today at WWDC and most people will be more than pleased with the additions. From Siri updates to the new Maps application, the latest update for iOS is definitely something to look forward to. We’ll walk you through each new or updated feature…
If you want to watch Apple’s WWDC keynote and not just read about it, then point your browser to Apple’s event website. The full WWDC presentation can be streamed to anyone using a Mac with OS X Snow Leopard or Lion, Mobile Safari on iOS 3 or later, or QuickTime 7 on Windows. There’s not…
With all of the features found in Apple’s latest iOS 6, it may be easy to forget that at the end of the day the iPhone is still a phone. Well, Apple hasn’t forgotten about this little detail and has update the phone application with features that should make users very happy. First up, there’s…
The unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III can now be pre-oredered for the lowest price we’ve seen yet. The pebble blue version of this quad-core beast is on pre-order sale by dailysteals via eBay. If you want a carrier subsidized version of this phone with a 4.8″ Super AMOLED HD display, three of the US carriers…
While there may have been so many updates in iOS 6 to make your head spin, we’re sure many people were happy about the updates that Photo Stream is set to get this fall. Now it’s easier than ever to share pictures with the latest tweaks. Now you can easily select the photos you want…
Apple introduced a brand new app as part of iOS 6 today at the WWDC 2012 keynote called Passbook. It stores all of your “cards” that you tend to carry around with you for different places. Whether it’s a movie ticket, boarding pass, coupon, or gift card you can keep it secure in Passbook. It’d…
One thing that didn’t make the WWDC 2012 keynote address but is appearing on Apple’s website is the redesign of its major stores in iOS 6: the App Store, iTunes Store, and iBookstore. There’s not much to say except all three look brand new with updated home pages that put new apps in the App…