Apple's "brand-new" macOS High Sierra is a refined, "fully baked" version of last year's Sierra release.
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Register by March 31 for the chance to spend $1,600 on an Apple WWDC 2017 ticket
Fanatical Apple developers with at least $1,600 to spend have only a few days to enter a random selection process for WWDC 2017 attendees.
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Welcome to the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro (2016)
With a shiny new macOS name and platform with features like Siri integration and Apple Pay, Apple really ought to provide some new hardware to partner with it. Well, in time for the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh PowerBook 170, the company’s first notebook ever, CEO Tim Cook decided to tie that Easter egg to the development of the new MacBook Pro.Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, described the all-aluminium laptop as “the new gold standard in notebook computers” that comes in 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch sizes. Whether it’s in Silver or Space ...
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macOS Sierra release targeted for September 20
Two more weeks of beta testing, then it’s time to take a hike. As a small aside to today’s Apple hardware releases, we also saw the company update some other pages, too.For macOS, Sierra is now prominently featured for a September 20 release. For reference, watchOS 3 and iOS 10 will be sent to ...
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Apple schedules September 7 event, iPhone 7 top of mind
Bokeh balls hint at the cap of Apple’s iconographic motif on Apple’s events page. When’s the freshly scheduled event happening? September 7.Next Wednesday will be the day that Apple will likely debut the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, as we’ve been calling them. ...
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Eighth beta for Apple software out for devs, seventh iOS 10 beta for public
As tired as Apple can get this season for keeping its update pace quite high for the public betas of iOS 10 and macOS and the developer betas of the whole kit and kaboodle, it’s important to keep in mind that the software engineers in Cupertino are juggling so many balls at once.Recent stories ...
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Apple software gets sixth dev beta, iOS 10 public beta 5 is ready
Another song and dance for the Apple developer crowd as the sixth beta for iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS and tvOS have been released. The last update was not even a week ago. For the public, Apple sent out iOS 10 public beta 5 shortly after.Those keeping track have noticed that it’s only about a month before the next batch of iPhones get released ...
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Sources say new MacBook Pro coming soon, not at iPhone event
It’s finally time for a new MacBook Pro. Well, almost. First, we have to get through an iPhone 7 event.Sources to Bloomberg state that some new MacBook Pro models — more sleek and yet more shrill — will be on the way in the near future. Rumored features include a secondary touchscreen strip above the keyboard to replace a row of hardware-based function keys, a Touch ID sensor, an OLED screen and a new Polaris graphics chip from AMD. All of this supposedly with
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Apple’s fifth developer betas go out for iOS 10, watchOS 3, macOS, tvOS
It might feel like old news at this point, but we’re going to get there soon. “There” looks to be next month when Apple releases another few trinkets of hardware, but until then, it’s another developer beta update for the few of us.We expect another one or two updates for each of the platforms, given how close we are to release, ...
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Fourth Apple software developer beta goes out for iOS 10, macOS Sierra, tvOS, watchOS 3
We’re in the home stretch of Apple’s next major hardware event. It’s usually at that event that we see major changes to the company’s software platforms take place.It’s just as well that we’re once again ramping up another set of software betas for developers, the fourth so far, for iOS 10, macOS 10.12 Sierra, tvOS 10 and watchOS 3.The biggest change for ...
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Second iOS 10 public beta up with second beta macOS 10.12
When it comes to updates, it’s developer betas yesterday, public betas today. If you’re on the public beta for iOS 10 or macOS Sierra 10.12, check for a software update. If you’re not on it, head to our source link to get on it.The first public beta of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra came just under two weeks ago, so you probably won’t be able to get the full blast of what’s ...
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macOS Sierra, iOS 10 public beta tails second developer beta today
Just after another Apple software beta package dropped for developers, the public will get its first crack at the all-new iOS 10 today. Apple sent a press pre-release of the news to outlets about the development as well as the public beta for macOS Sierra 10.12.The program is free to enter and will offer a more stabilized consumption experience in regards to what new features and tweaks you’ll expect. Whether ...
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iOS 10 beta 2 is out as are other Apple OS beta updates
We’re diving right into July and the second wave of beta kits has arrived for all Apple developers working on iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3.0 and tvOS. Most of the changes are minor tweaks, but there’s always going to be a surprise or two happening in there, like unlocking your Mac with your iPhone.The big test will come when the company releases its public betas for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra sometime this month. We aren’t sure when it will happen, but that’s what ...
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Code leaks reveal Apple’s Photos app enhancements
iOS 10 and macOS Sierra are Cupertino’s latest batch of changes to emerge over the next few months. Some of us even believe that these are the best improvements we’ve seen come from Apple in a very long time. The company’s photos app is seeing major changes, but some code information reveals just how major.Reddit user vista980622 recently dissected a few code strings from within the app that reveal that the service is now capable of detecting a whopping 4,432 searchable objects, and up to 7 facial expressions as well. Siri Intelligence was mentioned as being a big deal in ...
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Mac OS X becomes macOS Sierra
When you talk about “OS X,” Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, ribbed his engineers for going on some “inspired” tour around California. Well, now it’s time to say hello to “Sierra,” but bye bye to Mac OS X. It’s “macOS Sierra”.And there’s no shortage of mobile-related features that will be introduced to the Mac for continuity purposes.Auto Unlock allows Apple Watch owners to unlock their Macs just by having their smartwatch nearby if both machines are on the same network. It’s pretty much an ...
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