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iWork For iCloud Leaves Firefox Browser Out In The Cold

Posted on June 11, 2013 by AppleBitch


iWork for iCloud
Following on from the unveiling of the new version of iWork, in the form of iWork for iCloud, at the WWDC keynote event yesterday, Apple has today updated the iWork website to reflect the details of the new software. However, in a surprising reveal, the company has stated that the new iWork for iCloud for web browsers will only work with Safari, Chrome and Internet Explorer, indicating that the new software will not be compatible with Firefox.

The website appears to give the compatibility for the beta release of iWork for iCloud, which will be unveiled to the public this Fall. There is no information, however, on whether Apple is working to bring final version iWork compatibility to Firefox, or indeed will work with Mozilla to ensure compatibility. That said, Firefox is updated at such a frequent rate, compatibility with the browser may be something that is being worked on.
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Apple Announces iOS 7

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


iOS 7
Apple has today announced the next version of their mobile operating system, called iOS 7, designed for the over 600 million iOS devices that the company has sold to date. In an update to iOS 6, the world’s current most popular operating system, the company announced a new OS that completely revamps the user interface and offers amazing new features, offering the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone.

The new OS offers a brand new user interface, that uses translucency and and color to bring content to the forefront of devices.  The OS tracks the motion of devices it is running on and creates a completely novel depth oriented effect when moving a device.
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Apple Announces New iWork For iCloud

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


iWork for iCloud
Apple has today demonstrated the latest version of iWork with deep iCloud integration, called iWork for iCloud. The new software can be opened right from a web browser, with online versions of Pages, Keynote and Numbers. The new software allows full document and presentation editing from within the browser in addition to offering new features on the desktop versions of the software. Users can even open and edit iWork documents in another OS such as Windows 8.
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Apple Announces New Macs; MacBook Air, Mac Pro

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


MacBook Air Announcement
Apple has announced a brand new set of Mac computers at their WWDC conference today. To start with, improvements in processor technology have enabled the release of a brand new version of the MacBook Air with all day battery life i.e. 12 hours of battery life on the 13 inch MacBook Air for $1099. The new models also ship with 802.11ac which can be up to three times faster than existing technologies. To accompany this, the company has also released new versions of the AirPort Extreme and the Time Capsule. The new models start shipping today

The company also today announced a brand new Mac Pro, with an entirely new and radical design.  The new model is entirely expandable, with the fastest solid state storage Apple has ever used and ships with dual workstation GPUs.  The new Mac Pro supports multiple 4K displays and is one eighth the size of the previous generation Mac Pro.  The new models will ship later this year and is designed and built in the USA.
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Apple Announces OS X ‘Mavericks’

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


OS X Maverick
Apple has today announced the newest version of OS X, called OS X ‘Mavericks’, at the WWDC meeting in San Francisco today. Mavericks is the newest version of OS X that is designed to offer extended battery life in mobile devices, and to increase performance and responsiveness across the entire Mac line-up. In a deviation from the current trend of naming OS X versions after species of cat, Mavericks is an entirely new approach with a number of new features.

Craig Federighi, Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering introduced the new OS, highlighted some of the new features. One of these is Finder tabs, which takes design influences from Safari. Another is Tags, allowing tagging of documents and files in the Mac, which offers greater possibilities for Search. In addition, Mavericks will also support multiple displays, so users with Apple TV can have multiple displays through AirPlay.
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Rumor: New Mac Pro This Year Is Worth The Wait

Posted on June 5, 2013 by AppleBitch


New Mac Pro

A new report is today suggesting that a brand new version of the Mac Pro would be released later this year and that, according to the source of the information, it would be worth waiting for. The Mac Pro, which hasn’t been updated for a long time, will apparently be on the receiving end of a complete redesign and will be ‘something really different’, according to Douglas Brooks, Apple Project Manager for the Mac Pro, who was speaking to Andrew Baird, a MacRumors reader.
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Apple Releases OS X 10.8.4

Posted on June 4, 2013 by AppleBitch


Software Update
Apple has today released the next update for OS X in the form of OS X 10.8.4. The update, which has been in Developer testing for some time, is available via the Software Update option through the Mac App Store and offer a number of significant improvements for iMessages, FaceTime, Safari, Microsoft Exchange compatibility, as well as a number of other bug fixes. The update weighs in at around 340 MB and the full list of changes and fixes can be found below.
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Apple No Longer Offering 24 Hour Dispatch In Some International Online Stores

Posted on May 24, 2013 by AppleBitch


Apple Store 24 hour
Apple seems to be no longer committing to dispatching products sold through some international online Apple Stores within 24 hours, according to some changes spotted on the Apple Store website. The company previously offered 24 hour dispatch for the majority of the products offered on some international online Apple Stores, in sections such as iPod, Mac and iPhone, or the accessories pages for these items. Whereas yesterday, the majority of items were listed as dispatching within 24 hours, all items are now listed as dispatching within 1-2 business days. This is a particularly significant change if shopping for an item at the weekend on a non-business day.

The reason for the change is unknown, whether it is due to a new policy that has been implemented in some international Apple Stores, or whether the company cannot guarantee meeting demand for an product within 24 hours. The change seems only to apply to certain stores in countries such as Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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Rumor: Pictures Of Superfast 802.11ac Card For Next-Gen iMac Appear

Posted on May 21, 2013 by AppleBitch


Broadcom 802 11ac wifi
Following on from our discovery back in January that Apple was recruiting for System Engineers to bring 802.11ac Wi-Fi to the Mac, a new report has apparently given the first physical evidence of this in the form of pictures of a new Broadcom 802.11ac combo card for the Mac. The picture comes from TonyMacx86 (via 9to5Mac) and apparently shows a Broadcom PCI-E card with WLAN and Bluetooth that offers support for 802.11ac wireless, sometimes referred to as ’5G Gigabit Wi-Fi’. The card is a similar shape and size to the existing wireless cards that are found in the iMac.
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The App Store Hits Fifty Billion Downloads

Posted on May 15, 2013 by AppleBitch


50 billion apps

Apple has today sold the 50 billionth app downloaded on the App Store, ending the countdown to win a $10,000 App Store gift card. As of today, in excess of 50 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide, meaning that since only January of this year, over 10 billion apps have been downloaded. Nearly 20 billion of those downloads occurred in 2012 alone, but its likely that this amount will be surpassed in 2013 if the downloading continues at the same rate.
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