Some Mac users are having trouble signing into iMessage and FaceTime after installing the latest OS X 10.11.4 update that was rolled out this week. Apple is said to be aware of the issue and investigating a fix. The problem occurs soon after signing in following the installation of OS X 10.11.4. Users are asked to log back in to iMessage and FaceTime to authenticate them, but according...
Apple just announced OS X 10.11, El Capitan, which is the successor to OS X 10.10 Yosemite that was introduced last year. Among other things, Apple says it focused on two main components for this year’s update: experience and performance. As the name suggests, El Capitan, OS X 10.11 isn’t a major update, but it introduces plenty of great new features designed to make the user...
WWDC 2015 kicks off on Monday morning at 10 a.m. Pacific. TechnoBuffalo will be in the audience reporting live from the show, where we expect Apple to make several huge announcements. The company's developer conference follows on the heels of Microsoft BUILD, where we learned more about Windows 10, and Google I/O 2015, where we were introduced to Android M and more. Now it's Apple's...
The incredibly popular Tweetbot app for Mac has returned to the Mac App Store after an authentication issue that surfaced over the weekend was resolved. New users are now able to purchase and authorize the application again without any hiccups. Tweetbot had to be taken down on Saturday after new users began reporting that they were no longer able to login. It was initially believed...
Apple just announced OS X Yosemite during WWDC 2014. Apple redesigned everything, adding translucent materials throughout the whole operating system. “It helps maintain a sense of depth and place as you move your windows over one another,” Apple SVP Craig Federighi said, pointing to a totally new launcher bar at the bottom of the screen and joking briefly about a new trash can. OS X...
Rumors that Apple is creating a larger 12.9-inch iPad won’t die. Apple’s own exec team doesn’t see the iOS and OS X converging anytime soon, but that doesn’t rule out the possibility that a larger iPad could ditch iOS altogether and simply run OS X. So, what if Apple were to create a larger iPad that did just that? What would it look like? A new concept from SET Solution shows us. In...
Apple had a whole slew of announcements on Tuesday. We were treated to a price and release date for the Mac Pro, refreshed MacBook Pro models with Haswell chips, the iPad Air and the iPad Mini with Retina display, among other updates. The one that stands out to me the most, however, is Apple’s new pricing strategy: free. It started with a boom, with Apple announced that OS X Mavericks...
Apple is reportedly gearing up to host a press event on Sept. 10 in San Francisco. The company hasn't yet issued invites, though numerous news outlets have stated confirmation of the date through various sources. Judging by the insane amount of leaks recently, Apple's going to discuss the iPhone and iOS 7 in a lot of detail. What are we expecting? We can dig through a lot of the leaks...
For years, OS X has followed the nomenclature set forward by Steve Jobs, of naming OS X releases after different felines. Well, they were starting to run out of really cool-sounding cats, so they’re going on a decidedly different tack now with Mac OS X 10.9. Meet “Mavericks,” the first of the Apple’s California naming convention honoring its home state. This software version takes its...
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off next week on June 10 when CEO Tim Cook will take the stage for the opening keynote. We already discussed what to expect during the event, but a lot has changed in the few weeks since that article was published. New rumors crop up seemingly every single day and, as history tells us, the closer to an event we get the more we start to learn...