By Todd Haselton |
Apple will no doubt discuss the next iteration of its OS X computing platform during WWDC 2013. The developer conference kicks off on June 10 where we’re already hearing that a new MacBook Air and a new MacBook Pro may make their debut. Now 9to5Mac says…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple just posted its earnings for the fiscal second quarter of 2013. The company reported a net profit of $9.5 billion, $43.6 billion in revenue and an EPS of $10.09. That was above average analyst estimates of revenue of $42.3 billion and an estimated EPS…
By Joey Davidson |
EA and Maxis have announced the release date and some details for the Mac version of SimCity, the game that brought a lot of frustration and joy to gamers when it hit PCs nearly a month ago. Here’s the full announcement from EA and Maxis as…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon on Tuesday introduced new software that will compete with a bevvy of existing cloud-based storage options, including Microsoft SkyDrive, SugarSync, Dropbox, Google Drive and, in some respects, Apple iCloud. The company previously offered the service, but it was only available through a web browser.…
By Maximum PC |
Latest stable build features new tray popup UI San Francisco-based cloud storage company Dropbox on Tuesday updated its desktop client, transforming the hitherto bland tray menu into something much more pleasant and useful. Although this is the eighth time that the Dropbox desktop client has been updated…
By Todd Haselton |
Want to share a video message with your friends but can’t reach them on Skype? Worry no longer, the company announced a new video messaging feature (currently in beta) on Friday that allows Mac, Android and iOS users to share video clips with one another. Windows…
By Adriana Lee |
Tooling around the Macworld show floor in San Francisco, I can’t help but feel a strange sensation. I think it’s sadness. This year’s Macworld/iWorld arrived much like others in recent years. Usually there’s some attention-getting headliners, several sessions exploring different aspects of i-usage, and an…
By Todd Haselton |
Uh oh. Apple just released its earnings and the company missed several of the Street’s estimates. The company reported $54.5 billion in revenue for the quarter, below estimates of $54.58. That’s not pretty, considering Apple is best known for crushing what Wall Street expects of…
By Todd Haselton |
Dang, we have some bad news if you were hoping to get a 27-inch iMac ahead of the holiday season. The Apple Store has updated the shipping times for the 27-inch iMac, which originally went up for pre-order back in November, to now say that…
By Todd Haselton |
New Mac owners are already receiving computers stamped with the label “assembled in the U.S.A” but the company still employs Foxconn for most of its manufacturing abroad. That’s about to change, however. Tim Cook recently confirmed with NBC that Apple will manufacture a single line of…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple now has its iPhone 5 supply under control, even as it introduces the phone into new countries. As such, one analyst has increased his iPhone 5 sales predictions for the quarter. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu sent a note to clients on Tuesday in which…
By Killian Bell |
When you think of some of the most memorable television ads you’ve seen for consumer electronics, one company that will keep popping into your head is Apple. It brought us the hilarious Mac vs. PC ads, the dancing silhouettes for iPod, and the celebrated ’1984′…
By Adriana Lee |
Now that Thanksgiving’s over, Apple developers are getting a fresh new update to carve into: Cupertino has just seeded the first beta of OS X 10.8.3. “Build 12D32” includes tests for “AirPlay, AirPort, Game Center, and Graphics Drivers.” If you’re interested in playing around with this, take note…
By Killian Bell |
Samsung has begun rolling out its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade to the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Wi-Fi-only model (GT-P3110). The software appears to be reaching users in France initially, who are now available to download it over-the-air, and via Samsung’s Kies app for Mac…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple just pushed out a second supplemental update to users of OS X 10.8.2. The company didn’t detail much about what’s in the update other than it addresses an issue with Keychain that was apparently affecting Mac systems released in 2012. While that might seem…
By Brandon Russell |
The upcoming Steve Jobs biopic that’s being penned by Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will only be three scenes long. It’s not what you think. Each scene, according to Sorkin, will be roughly thirty minutes in length, and consist of backstage moments leading up to some…
By Joey Davidson |
The second entry in the trilogy of games for StarCraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, officially has a release date. This chapter centers around Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, and her quest to build a massive zerg swarm and battle Arcturus Mengsk.…
By Killian Bell |
Aspyr Media, the company behind the Call of Duty ports for Mac OS X, has announced that it’s working in partnership with 2K Games and Gearbox Software to bring Borderlands 2 to the Mac on November 20. The title will be identical to the critically-acclaimed…
By Killian Bell |
Apple has updated its Apple Store app for the iPhone and iPod touch, introducing the ability to check the latest store prices using Siri. The update also brings EasyPay to five new countries, and adds new payment options for customers in China. With the latest…
By Todd Haselton |
Obviously Apple’s working on the next version of its OS X operating system, and now there are logs to prove it. Several sites, including 9to5Mac, Letem světem Applem and MacRumors have noticed systems browsing their content that are running OS X 10.9. It’s not hard to fake that…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple currently uses Intel processors to power its Mac computers, but that may change according to a source who recently told Bloomberg the company is interested in using ARM-based chips. Intel processors, for their part, are more powerful than the ARM solutions out there today. Plus,…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s retail presence is reportedly set to expand by as many as 35 stores by September 2013, with many of them likely to appear outside of the U.S. According to AppleInsider, as part of the company’s 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Some Nintendo games I remember liking the first time around. Others I didn’t appreciate until much, much later. Shadowgate definitely falls into the second category. It was utterly incomprehensible to my 9-year-old brain and didn’t make a lick of sense until almost ten years later…
By Jon Morrison |
The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is a pretty phenomenal machine, a model of engineering splendor. But the premium price is way out of range for even some prosumers, and the size isn’t ideal for frequent road warriors. Apple answered those concerns early this…
