mac os x
Mac App Store tops 100 million downloaded apps
In just under a year the Mac App Store has reached a total of more than 100 million app downloads. The Mac App Store launched on January 6, 2011, and saw 1 million downloads that first day. When Lion launched, that was another 1 million downloads in a single day. The numbers aren’t quite as more »
Hidden code hints iChat could be coming to iOS
Developer John Heaton has found a string of code within iOS that could point to Apple’s iChat going to the mobile platform at some point in the future. The strings of code mention Jabber and AIM, both of which are in iChat, alongside FaceTime and iMessage. The code could just be standard for all of more »
Skype for Mac 5.4 beta brings Facebook, ads
Skype for Mac is finally getting some features that Windows users have had for weeks, though not all of them will be welcome. Skype today released Skype for Mac 5.4 Beta which will finally bring Facebook to the Mac app, though ads are coming along as well. The Skype for Mac 5.4 bBeta lets users more »
VMWare Fusion 4 is made for Lion
VMWare Fusion, one of the two most popular virtualization apps for Mac has been updated with full Lion support. VMWare Fusion 4 is available today, and it make your virtualized Windows apps act like Lion apps. Part of making VMWare Fusion 4 work better with Lion is making your Windows apps work just like any more »
Some PayPal customers were overcharged for Mac OS X Lion
Downloading Mac OS X Lion hasn’t exactly been the most joyful experience for some PayPal users. What was originally intended to be a $30 investment has turned into an investment worth thousands of dollars. Some PayPal users with connected iTunes accounts have been charged multiple times for Lion. At least one person has been charged in excess of $3,000.
Important update: Carbonite and Mac OS X Lion
Carbonite Mac users may not want to upgrade their OS just yet. The popular cloud backup service isn’t quite ready for Lion just yet. Carbonite recently sent out an email to all Mac OS X users of the service, warning them not to upgrade to Lion right away. The company is working on getting Carbonite more »
Apple to allow Lion downloads using in-store Wi-Fi
As you all know by now, the soon to be released Mac OS X Lion will be a huge file and will only be available from the Mac App Store. To make things worst, Apple Genius Bar technicians won’t be installing Lion for you. So, this poses a problem for Mac owners who want to more »
Mac OS X Lion available in July for $29
We’ve been hearing a lot about Lion leading up to WWDC. Today Steve Jobs and company took the stage to announce that there will be 250 new features in the OS. After showing off a few of them we found out just when the OS will be launched, and how much it will cost. Mac more »
Google Chrome Canary build is coming to Mac OS X
For a while now, Windows users that find the Dev build of Chrome too stable for their liking have been able to live dangerously with the Canary build of Chrome. Now it seems that Canary will finally be available for Mac OS X Chromes users as well. If you’re unfamiliar with the Canary build of more »
Mac OS X Lion features Instapaper and ReadItLater competitor Reading List
Of the surprises we’ve seen in Mac OS X Lion developer builds so far, most have been graphical in nature with no big surprises in added features or apps. There is one such surprise app/feature in the latest developers build of Mac OS 10.7. The feature is part of Safari, and looks to be a more »
