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This week it’s the Apple product users working with a Mac, an iPad, and an iPhone that will profit most from the desktop operating system upgrade OS X Mountain Lion. A large cross-section of features included in the operating system made exclusively for Mac computers makes this the most well-integrated system that Apple’s ever made, connecting the desktop environment with the mobile in several ways that’ll have users of non-Apple hardware wishing they’d thought twice about picking up their Android, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry. With this move Apple has once again stuck the question in people’s minds: should I buy an iPad and/or an iPhone? What am I waiting for?

Apple made it clear yesterday during their earnings call for their financial third quarter of 2012 that part of their sales were hurt due to the massive amount of rumors floating around the web speaking on future versions of their hardware. When we speak about the iPhone 5, the iPad mini, and so forth, we put the question into yours and our own minds: “Should I buy a device now, or should I wait until the next generation?” Any hardware company would have you pick up their current model if they had the choice – no question about it.

So what does OS X Mountain Lion (see our full review here) do to make it clear that Apple means business when it comes to picking up any one of their devices, not just their future releases? They set up a collection of connections between their iProducts and their Mac computers that work on the current generation as well as future generations alike.

In Mac OS X Mountain Lion you’ll be able to use iCloud for more media than ever, with desktop integration working to keep all of your files – such as documents, for example – part of the same collection no matter what device you’re on. Apple’s Messages app now exists on the desktop as well as the iPad and iPhone, the same being true of Reminders and Notes. Those of you used to working with notifications in your mobile OS will be glad to see Notification Center working with OS X Mountain Lion.

Then there’s Game Center – a social media connection between gamers on the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and now Mac as well. Dictation now works on your Mac with Mountain Lion with the same icon you see in Siri on both your iPhone and iPad, and AirPlay Mirroring makes you want an Apple TV with its lovely simple functionality.

Apple is not about to let up on the idea that their current AND future product sets are connected so well that it’s always your first option to purchase them all for the ease of it. Stay tuned as the web tightens!

Mountain Lion renews Apple’s vertical integration commitment is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Windows users can’t catch a break with viruses, even when they’re getting software for their Apple device. An app called “Instaquotes Quotes Cards for Instagram” was found to contain a worm called “Worm.VB-900,” which isn’t a threat to iOS itself or any other MacOS platform. However, users who tend to their apps with a Windows machine are susceptible to the baddie — also known affectionately as Mal/CoiDung-A. Any antimalware should detect it since it’s been up to no good since 2009, but Cupertino has already pulled the app and the vendor is working on a virus-free version. Just goes to show — if you’re on a PC, it pays to watch out for worms when you bite into a strange Apple.

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Malware invades Apple’s App Store for iOS, only harasses Windows users originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of the odd things about Apple’s Clock app on the iPhone is that it isn’t animated. Given the trouble Apple took to design the app’s icon to actually resemble a clock, one couldn’t be blamed if they assumed that it would actually display the time via the icon itself. It’s not a really big deal but for those who are really picky, you guys might already be familiar with the LiveClock tweak from Ryan Petrich which is available for jailbroken iPhones. For those wondering, the tweak basically animates the icon, allowing it to actually display the current time.

Well the good news for iOS 5 jailbroken iPhones is that the tweak has finally been updated and will now be compatible with iOS 5. Since iOS 5 made its debut last year, the tweak has been rendered useless and has not been updated, at least until now. If you’re interested in grabbing the LiveClock tweak, you will need to add Petrich’s repository (http://rpetri.ch/repo/) before installing it. In the meantime you can check out the video above which will give you an idea of what to expect and if it might be worth your time.

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If you’ll be in London for the 2012 Olympics and you’ve got no clue about where to go, Microsoft has got a solution for you if you own an iPhone. Called Bing Get Me There, this app will help you go from where you are to where you want to be – in this case, the stadiums you’ll need to be at to catch certain events. The app lets you plan your journeys using Bing maps, the London Underground network, DLR, London buses and London Overground trains.

The app also features full tube maps and live service updates , live departures and status updates by tube station, nearest tube/strain stations (with map and walking directions), set up favorite journeys with “live tile” alerts on your homescreen, weekend service updates as well as offline access to tube maps. Even if you’re not using it to get to the Olympics, it’s still a useful app to have just to get around London. Download it from the Apple App Store for free.

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If your company doesn’t have a camera with WiFi sharing somewhere in your lineup, many will say you’re not even in the photography game. Fujifilm is definitely playing: welcome the FinePix F800EXR, its first camera with wireless sharing as part and parcel of the experience. Its centerpiece is a free Photo Receiver app for Android and iOS devices that will catch as many 30 images at a time from an ad hoc WiFi camera link. The matching (if unceremoniously named) Camera Application can return the gesture by geotagging shots as well as finding existing photos on the map. Fujifilm will even pre-Instagram the photos through six new on-camera filters for those who can’t stand posting images online without at least some Lomo or tilt-shift effects thrown in.

As for the actual camera part of the camera, Fujifilm is keeping afloat in the competitive waters with a 16-megapixel, CMOS-based EXR sensor that can widen the dynamic range or lower the noise if sheer resolution isn’t all that vital. An equally noteworthy 20x (25-500mm equivalent) lens out in front will zoom in a lot closer than any phone camera — well, most of them. We’re otherwise looking at the technology we’d expect in a point-and-shoot of this class, such as full-resolution burst shooting at up to eight frames per second, 1080p video and a RAW mode for image quality sticklers. Stores should have the F800EXR in August for about $350, or about as much as the Galaxy Nexus that just might serve as its companion.

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