April 26, 2024

Apple releases OS X 10.8.2 update for Mountain Lion: Facebook integration, iMessage fixes and more

Looks like one major software update wasn't enough, as Apple is following its push of iOS 6 with OS X 10.8.2. Weighing in at 697.54MB, it's a pretty substantial update for Mountain Lion users, with that long-awaited Facebook integration chief among the changes. As Twitter presently operates within the OS, Facebook will now too enjoy single sign-on … [Read more...]

Confusion over Port Mann/Golder Ears integration

Golden Ears Bridge commuters are being told they'll have to get used to a new payment method - after the soon-to-be tolled Port Mann Bridge opens.There's confusion about when the two systems will be 'integrated.' The C.E.O. of the Transportation Investment Corporation says Golden Ears commuters will initially be able to use their transponders … [Read more...]

Facebook SDK 3.0 Beta for iOS now available to download, includes tight integration plans for iOS 6

Slide over, Twitter -- after this fall, you won't be the only social network in town with OS-level integration on the iPod touch, iPad and iPhone. As announced back at WWDC in June, Facebook will be on a level playing field with the launch of iOS 6, and the outfit's new SDK 3.0 Beta is exactly what developers need to get there. Among other things, … [Read more...]

Internet Explorer coming to Xbox 360 this year, Kinect / voice integration and all

Microsoft just confessed that while other outfits have brought web browsers to televisions, "no one is using them," because "keyboards don't belong in the living room." Aside from thoroughly slamming Google TV, MS just offered its own alternative: Internet Explorer on Xbox 360... with full-on Kinect / voice command integration. It'll hit later this … [Read more...]