Archive for the ‘Mac OS’ Category

Unannounced unconfirmed Apple tablet gets delayed

We can file this one under rumor of a rumor — you’ve been warned — so please, proceed with caution. DigiTimes is reporting that Apple’s yet to be announced tablet device will be delayed until the second half of 2010…

Mac OS X 10.6.2 released

Attention Mac users: Drop whatever it is you’re doing and run Software Update, because OS X 10.6.2 has been released by Apple. Coming in at a rather large 499.9MB, the update contains a considerable amount of bug fixes with the…

Apple: Support for Windows 7 before end of year

Things always get a little chippy between Apple and Microsoft when Microsoft one company is preparing for a large OS release, and with Windows 7 it has been no different. Justin Long and John Hodgman have been all over our…

Apple reports Q4 earnings, exceeds estimates

Today’s earnings call with Apple has blown the minds of analysts as the Cupertino based company showed another strong quarter. Predictions for revenue was around $9.4 billion, but Apple topped it with $9.87 billion in revenue and a quarterly profit…

Reports: Snow Leopard randomly deleting user data

This bug report has some serious teeth. Apple’s discussion boards have a growing number of reports claiming that user home folders are being automatically deleted when utilizing Snow Leopard 10.6’s “Guest” account login feature. Apparently one wrong click and a…

RIM confirms October 2nd launch date for Mac version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager

How about some great news to get your Wednesday in full swing, Mac-sporting BlackBerry addicts? RIM has just made it official — BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac will be released at 1PM ET on Friday. We already gave you a…

BlackBerry Desktop for Mac now launching October 2nd? VZ Hub gets discontinued

We know, we know — you are totally bummed about BlackBerry’s much-awaited Desktop for Mac software not launching yet. It’s definitely not coming in September. We have heard, however, that October 2nd will be the new general launch date for…

BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac to be released September 25th?

We just got a heads up from one of our trusty ninjas and they’ve informed us that, yes finally, BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac will launch September 25th. While we haven’t confirmed this with other sources just yet, we’d put…

iPhone /iPod touch OS 3.1 now available for download

Just like that. There’s a whole slew of new features and much-needed bug fixes in OS 3.1. Apple iPhone OS developers have been enjoying some of them for quite a while, but there’s also some new things that have snuck…

Apple iTunes 9 announced, home sharing, app organization, social networking

Looks like what we reported turned out to be true — social networking sharing (sending information to Facebook and Twitter as well as app organization). Apple’s iTunes 9 is now officially official and there’s some great features in here. Application…

BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac to go live today?

BlackBerry-addicted Mac users almost had cause for celebration this morning as RIM announced the official availability of BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac — and then pulled the announcement. Last month we gave you an extensive preview of the software many…

Snow Leopard 10.6.1 already on the prowl?

Sure Apple’s latest OS just found its way to market but according to rumor, Cupertino is already hard at work on the first revision. According to AppleInsider, Snow Leopard 10.6.1 was seeded to developers participating in the invitation-only AppleSeed program…

Snow Leopard looking like the OS of choice for Apple’s tablet

At this point we would be hard-pressed to find anyone who still doubts the impending release of an Apple tablet — or even several Apple tablets — but a little more supporting evidence never hurt anyone. Cult of Mac spent…