The Gold Master version of Apple’s OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is now available on the OS X Dev Center. Gold Master versions are the final build that ships to customers, so what we see here will be what you’re using later this month when the retail version comes out for $20. More »
Apple’s next-level GPS mapping and 3D exploration app has been spotted in the code for the beta launch of iOS 6 with an indicator that it’ll be working with OS X soon. This will mean much more than just a mobile-based threat for Google Maps, as we originally suspected, it’ll be Apple attempting to take full control of the very much Google-dominated maps landscape from all angles. Have a peek at some XML right here and see if you can see what the developer sees.
What you’re seeing below this paragraph is a glimpse of some XML code directly from the source for Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 6 beta. This release has been made available for developers and those wishing to be developers for Apple’s mobile products in the near future, but is not out for public consumption as of yet. What we’re seeing here is references to “older Intel chipsets that are not known to support shading very well” as developer Cody Cooper tells MacRumors this week, each of them deactivated here so as not to make the maps look terrible.
On the other hand, it’s very likely that this code could also mean that Apple is protecting against terrible rendering on computers that are simply testing the iPhone/iPad software out in a simulator environment. In that case, there’s no more evidence that Apple Maps are hitting the desktop than there was before today. Either way, Apple, have a peek at how much interest you’re getting in the possibility of this situation now, and consider it!
Have a peek in our timeline below to see all the rest of our Apple Maps posts in the recent past – and get pumped up for this Autumn when the real deal comes forth!
Apple Maps spotted for OS X desktop use is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Developer Cody Cooper has found something interesting in Apple’s new iOS maps. Judging from some code in the app, Apple’s maps might be coming to desktop computers—iMacs and MacBooks and maybe PCs—some time soon. More »
A large number of apps were affected by an upgrade crash bug on the iOS and OS X App Stores, a problem first spotted by Marco Arment, the developer of Instapaper. The story quickly gained traction, with Arment updating his blog highlighting all the apps that were stricken with the issue. Apple commented that it was looking into the problem last night, and has now confirmed that it has been fixed.
Speaking to AllThingsD, Apple outlined the cause of the problem: “We had a temporary issue that began yesterday with a server that generated DRM code for some apps being downloaded. The issue has been rectified and we don’t expect it to occur again.”
The issue seemed to step from the FairPlay DRM system, but everything has been resolved now. Any new updates pushed to the App Store shouldn’t be affected by the issue anymore, but if you still have the crashing issue then you’ll need to delete and reinstall your app.
Apple: corrupt app update bug has been fixed is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Earlier this morning, reports started circulating that the App Store was pushing corrupt binaries to iOS and Mac users, resulting in constant crashes of the affected apps. Marco Arment, of Instapaper fame, was one of the first to notice and very vocal — bringing the issue to the attention of many in the media and at Apple. The list of affected apps is pretty staggering, including such high profile titles as Angry Birds Space, Yahoo! Search, Google Reader and, of course, Instapaper. The number of developers affected now tops 115, so we’d hold off on those updates. For the first several hours Apple was mum on the issue, but it has finally acknowledged the problem in the support forums and even reached out to developers via email. Suspicions seem to be that the FairPlay DRM is at the root, but until we have official word from Apple we’ll refrain from laying the blame at its feet. Cupertino is working (we assume tirelessly) on a fix, which will hopefully be delivered sooner, rather than later.
Update: Apple has confirmed to AllThingsD that the problem was due to a “server that generated DRM code” and has been fixed. Affected end users are advised to delete the corrupted apps and redownload them.
Apple aware of corrupt apps issue, working on a fix (Update: Fixed!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Marco Arment is reporting that Apple’s trusty App Store is offering up corrupt apps for download, supplying updates that are buggy and tend to crash as soon as they’re launched. More »
Apple finally settled the iPad trademark case in mainland China, paying Proview $60 million to put the issue to rest. Now it looks like Cupertino will be coming under fire from another target: a Chinese chemical company is suing Apple over a Snow Leopard trademark. Jiangsu Xuebao claims to have filed the electrical equipment trademark protection back in 2000.
Jiangsu Xuebao creates household cleaning products and trademarked the word “Xuebao”, which translates to Snow Leopard. As a result, the company believes that Apple is violating its trademark with OS X Snow Leopard sales in China. A court in Shanghai has accepted the case, and an initial hearing will take place on July 10th.
While Proview was originally seeking a $1.6 billion settlement, Jiangsu Xuebao’s claims aren’t quite so bold. The company is seeking CNY 500,000 (~$78,700) in damages as well as an official apology from Apple. On top of that, Jiangsu Xuebao has sued four companies that sell OS X Snow Leopard, but one Chinese lawyer believes the company won’t win the case because Apple isn’t using the Chinese word to sell its product.
[via MICGadget]
Apple sued in China over Snow Leopard trademark is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The latest version of everyone’s favorite file-type-friendly media player has been updated on both Windows and OS X, although the Apple iteration gets the most major addition — playback support on the new MacBook Pro’s Retina display. Alongside sharper menus, VLC‘s latest update extends functionality to the video itself, maintaining crispness on smaller viewing windows and even fully-blow 4K video. Good news on all platforms though, as the developers have now nixed that grating “building font cache” pop-up window. Smaller changes include support for Growl and the return of the “keep aspect ratio” option. Hit up the changelog for a full run-down of the other changes.
VLC 2.02 adds Retina display support, ditches font cache interruptions originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
You’d be forgiven for assuming that the ModBook dream died with release of the first iPad. After all, the first version of the hacked notebook predated Apple’s announcement by a couple of years. When the iPad finally hit in 2010, it did a lot to address the desire for a slate device running Apple software. Since then, things have largely remained silent on the Axiotron front. In fact, the last time we heard a significant peep out of the company was back in 2009. Its former CEO Andreas Haas assured us, however, that the real reason for the company’s silence is a bit more complicated than the story of yet another product falling victim to the Apple steamroller.
“Axiotron itself was a great company,” says Haas. “Back in 2008, I took the company public, everything was really great. There was one little thing that turned out to be a huge problem, which is that the company was largely bank-financed and 10 days after it went public, Lehman Brothers went belly-up and put the whole financial market in a tailspin. After that was mostly spent on trying to somehow restructure the company, and ultimately there was just nothing that could be done about it.”
As the newly reborn Modbook Inc. teased via its Facebook page yesterday, however, the name lives on. This week marks the return of the tablet in the form of the 13.3-inch Modbook Pro, a device slated to ship early this fall. Can such a device survive in a world that’s been downright flooded by tablets in the years since its predecessor’s release? The company clearly feels it can — that its new product is unique enough to set itself apart in amongst the deluge of slates, calling the new Pro, “the world’s most powerful and largest-screen tablet computer.” And in a space where hardware and software are relatively neutered, it’s understandable how the company might be inclined to make such bold claims about the converted notebook.
Continue reading The Modbook Pro gets official, CEO Andreas Haas talks success in an iPad world
The Modbook Pro gets official, CEO Andreas Haas talks success in an iPad world originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Running Android apps on your MacBook is now a possibility, with virtualization specialist BlueStacks bringing its clever software to Apple’s OS X. The tool – initially vaunted as a “Parallels for Android” – has been available on Windows for some time now, but BlueStacks now supports 17 Android apps on OS X including popular newsreader app Pulse.
Seventeen isn’t a lot compared to how many apps there are currently available in the Android Market, but BlueStacks says more are in the pipeline. Meanwhile the company has thrown open its doors to developers, taking pre-interest for porting, which should boost the selection.
BlueStacks has inked deals with HalfBrick, Evernote, Droidhen, COM2US, Creative Mobile and others, and something they’re talking about is high-resolution graphics to suit the latest Retina Display Macs. The company is also positioning AppPlayer as a way of “breaking open the Apple ecosystem” though, given OS X has always been more flexible with third-party software, that’s a little disingenuous.
The BlueStacks AppPlayer for Mac is currently an alpha release – which could mean bugs – and is a free download. If the company plays to form, it’s likely to eventually release a more comprehensive version with paid-app support as a premium product later on.
BlueStacks AppPlayer for Mac puts Android apps on OS X is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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