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According to our earlier report, Apple recently seeded the OS X Mavericks Build 13A598 to members of the AppleSeed testing program. While Apple has been diligently releasing beta builds of OS X Mavericks, this was particularly interesting as it had dropped the “Developer Preview” tag from the name, suggesting that the software could soon be out of beta and a Golden Master build would be released soon. What we did not expect was that by soon, it meant only a few hours later. Yup, it looks like Apple has since posted the 13A598 build to registered Mac developers and are referring to that build as the GM build, which essentially would be the same version the end user can expect once it is released to the public.

As noted from our report earlier, this particular build did not contain major changes, but rather some minor tweaks and bug fixes, suggesting that the build was close to being out of beta. Apple had originally targeted an October release for OS X Mavericks and with the Golden Master build now available for Mac developers, we expect a public release could be in the near future. There are reports suggesting that AppleCare staff are currently undergoing training which is expected to be completed by the 11th of October, so perhaps OS X Mavericks will see a release after that.

OS X Mavericks GM Build Released original content from Ubergizmo.

The Gold Master version of OS X Mavericks is now available for developers. That means that OS X Mavericks has reached the final build and is ready to go to customers. What we see in this build will be exactly what everyone sees when they upgrade to Mavericks.

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Apple unveiled the next version of its OS X operating system, called OS X Mavericks, just a few months ago. Since its unveiling, OS X Mavericks has been seeded to developers to allow them to improve their software prior to its launch, although at this point, Apple has yet to make any official announcements as to when we should expect Mavericks to be made available. Even though Apple hasn’t made any official announcements, that hasn’t stopped people from speculating as to when it’ll finally be released. (more…)

OS X Mavericks Expected To Release In October [Report] original content from Ubergizmo.

After the WWDC 2013 boost given to the MacBook Air range with Intel’s 4th generation Core processor technology, it would appear that the end of Summer is appearing as the most likely landing spot for this team-up with the MacBook Pro. What better time to bring this Haswell action in a FULL reboot than the […]

According to a brand new update to Apple’s official developer portal, downtime occurring this past Thursday was due to an attempted intruder attack. While Apple suggests that “sensitive personal information” had no chance of being accessed, downtime occurred due to Apple itself taking the portal down to make certain of the extent of the attack, front to back.

The possibility of “developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses” being accessed spurned Apple to take the entire portal out of commission until a full report could be made. Apple notes that they’re currently in the process of rebuilding their entire database and updating their server software.

In short: hold tight.

“We’ll be back soon.

Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then.

In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we’re completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon.

If your program membership was set to expire during this period, it has been extended and your app will remain on the App Store. If you have any other concerns about your account, please contact us.

Thank you for your patience.” – Apple for Apple Developer Portal

Meanwhile Apple continues pushing new iterations of both mobile and desktop software in OS X Mavericks and iOS 7, both of which hit the road in earnest later this year. The public saw iWork iCloud integration in the most recent beta release, while iOS 7 and Mavericks remain developers-only.

Apple Developer portal: We’ll be back soon is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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