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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[LIVE] Watch the Apple WWDC 2016 livestream

Time for another Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, huh?No more wishlists, no more expectations, not even a single thought thread extra. We’re about to get the straight stuff from Apple on where it plans to take its software on all fronts to through 2017. From

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WWDC keynote has a start time and we don’t have a clue what iOS will be called

It’s not even two weeks now until WWDC16 comes along. It’s the Apple developer gathering that reveals everything new in the company’s software. The big reveal we’re looking out for? iOS 10. iOS X. iOS Twiddles. Whatever it’s supposed to be called, it’s supposedly coming. And in all seriousness, we haven’t seen a completely new software feature for you iPhone or iPad that would seemingly justify turning the dial up to ten.While we do know that WWDC will take place ...

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WWDC keynote has a start time and we don’t have a clue what iOS will be called

It’s not even two weeks now until WWDC16 comes along. It’s the Apple developer gathering that reveals everything new in the company’s software. The big reveal we’re looking out for? iOS 10. iOS X. iOS Twiddles. Whatever it’s supposed to be called, it’s supposedly coming. And in all seriousness, we haven’t seen a completely new software feature for you iPhone or iPad that would seemingly justify turning the dial up to ten.While we do know that WWDC will take place ...

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IDC: the PC is dead, long live the detachable tablet PC

PCs are dying. Tablets are dying. Everything’s horrible, the end. Well, not quite.While computer manufacturers have come into consolidating company and the tablet market is getting a little flabby, combining Windows and tablets together might equal success in the future. As long as you can take the keyboard out of the equation, that ...

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Oculus Rift maker drops sick burn on Apple: we’d add support if Apple ever made a “good computer”

Virtual reality is about to open new worlds for us to explore, and with the arrival of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, it’s nearly time for users everywhere to plug in and start experiencing for themselves all the potential these new tools have to offer. Well, users everywhere, so long as they’ve got a properly equipped Windows PC – Mac users, you’re out of luck. Despite Apple’s share of the desktop ...

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Rumor: No Apple October event for you this year, all iPads coming today

In case our comprehensive rumor roundup for Apple’s big press event later today didn’t spell out everything you should expect on stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, a well-connected writer and blog publisher helps add one final piece to the lofty puzzle.Apparently, “the consensus” among John Gruber’s sources is that Cupertino will stuff the highly ...

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If you think Windows Phone has no apps, you should try a Mac

Cortana’s live tile on my Lumia 1020 recently showed a news headline that said, “Windows Phone has a massive apps problem“.  Here’s another one that talks about the same thing “Look How Awful The App Situation Is For Windows Phone”  Johanna Stern of ...

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