Right around 20 days after iOS 6 beta 3 was beamed out to developers, beta 4 is now making its way into those same hands via an OTA download. We've just confirmed that the files are indeed being pushed out, with the changelog showing fixes related to Facebook integration, the Address Book, authorization statues, and Apple TV / Bonjour workflows. … [Read more...]
Apple TV software beta 4 released to developers, addresses Photo Stream and control issues
August 18, 2012 by
Right alongside iOS 6 beta 4, Apple has also pushed out beta 4 software for its Apple TV -- useful for "testing AirPlay for iOS apps," according to the company. Not surprising, actually, considering that a bit of the polish from the former relied on updates to the latter. It's available as we speak to registered developers, and it promises to fix a … [Read more...]
Apple reportedly price matching iPhone discounts from carriers and other retailers
August 9, 2012 by
According to a leaked screengrab hosted up at MacRumors, Apple retail shops now have the authority to price match carrier and rival retail discounts on iPhone. Specifically, the note informs employees that prices from Best Buy, "carriers," Radio Shack and Target can be matched, with $ 49.01 seeming to be the savings across the board. Curiously, … [Read more...]
Ministry of Agriculture wants to curb spread of apple pests
August 9, 2012 by
The Ministry of Agriculture is asking you to take some precautions when dealing with fruit--in order to prevent the spread of pests. Apple Maggots have been found in Greater Vancouver, on Vancouver Island, and in the Fraser Valley, and the Apple Clearwing Moth has been found in Coastal BC, Cawston, Keremeos, Oliver, North Osoyoos, Kelowna and … [Read more...]
Bob Mansfield: ‘all eligible Apple products are back on EPEAT’
July 24, 2012 by
Here's something you don't want happening when you're trying to wrap up a career, plan a jaunt to Moorea and generally goof off while waiting for the final checks to clear: large numbers of people demanding that you change something. That's probably what one Bob Mansfield is dealing with, just weeks before he'll turn in his Apple employee badge and … [Read more...]
Apple reportedly readying numerous Retina display MacBooks and multiple accessories for WWDC
June 16, 2012 by
New MacBook Pros are practically a given for WWDC (or, let's just say tears will be shed if they elude us), but now, 9to5Mac is stepping up the expectations in a major way. The outlet is now reporting that we could see two different versions of a revised 15-incher, not to mention Retina display-equipped editions of the 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook … [Read more...]
Apple next-generation MacBook Pro (with Retina display) eyes-on at WWDC 2012
June 14, 2012 by
Heh -- rumor didn't have this one! We just wrapped our eyes around Apple's new 15.4-inch "next-generation" MacBook Pro here at WWDC 2012, and while it was under lock and key, it doesn't take a touch to see that this thing is devilishly thin. For all intents and purposes, this is the 15-inch MacBook Air that many have been waiting for. Gone is the … [Read more...]
Apple MagSafe vs. MagSafe 2: photos of the two incompatible power connectors
June 13, 2012 by
Apple quietly introduced a newer, slimmer, snazzier MagSafe connector here at WWDC, with the Retina display-equipped 15-inch MacBook Pro (yeah, the "next-generation" one) and the newly-unveiled MacBook Air machines utilizing it. Still, the original MagSafe is finding its way onto the refreshed MacBook Pro (both 13- and 15-inch), but we're guessing … [Read more...]
Spotify director Sean Parker: Apple tried to keep Spotify out of the United States
May 31, 2012 by
Daniel Ek (co-founder of Spotify) and Sean Parker (Director at Spotify) just took the stage here at D10, with Walt Mossberg asking the two about the company's impact in America, negotiations with record labels and -- perhaps surprisingly -- its links with Apple. Outside of confirming that there's still around 10 million Spotify users in the States … [Read more...]
Editorial: Apple isn’t making a ‘converged’ laptop / tablet hybrid, but I still want one
May 8, 2012 by
Deflated. Disappointed. Let down. Unsurprised. All of those emotions ran through my being at one point or another following Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments regarding "converged" devices, but if anything, his denial has made me all the more hungry for this particular device. For months -- heck, maybe even years -- I've waited for Sir Jonathan Paul Ive … [Read more...]
