The developer preview of Mac OS 10.7 Lion has arrived on the most popular torrent site. Question is, is it safe to download? Apple made the developer preview of Lion available Thursday through the Mac App Store. As of now, developers who paid the $99 annual fee to Apple’s Developer Connection can legally run and […]
Developer Preview Of OS X Lion Available, Security Specialists Get A Sneak Peak
Yesterday Apple made available the developer preview of OS X Lion on the Mac App Store. Beneath the cries of Apple’s intention to kill the optical drive (this is the first developer preview of OS X you can’t get on DVD) was news security experts would be getting a sneak peak at Lion. Apple informed […]
Why Free Software is Not Free
Over at TUAW TJ Luoma posted commented on developer Brittany Tarvin’s great entry about free software and why free is a misnomer in her opinion.
Could iWork Be Coming Soon? Maybe, Maybe Not
When the Mac App Store launched today, users scoured the store for any trace of iWork ’11. The only version available is the 2009 edition with no news on an updated release. However, iWork ’11 could be coming sooner than expected or not. Apple took the liberty of dividing the iWork suite in to its […]
Mac App Store Opens Its Doors With 1,000+ Apps
The Mac App Store is available now for users and opens its doors with over 1,000 Apps including iOS favorites such as Twitter and Angry Birds. Announced during Apple’s “Back To The Mac” event, the Mac App Store has been anticipated by users for weeks as developers readied their Software for Apple to approve. Apple […]
Mac App Store Launching ‘Noon’ EST January 6th As Developers Prepare Their Apps
During Apple’s “Back To The Mac Event” the Mac App Store was announced and given a tentative release date of “within 90 days.” An official launch date of January 6th was given but now we have an exact time of when the Mac App Store will be making its OS X debut. According to The […]
The Death Of The Optical Drive Will Not Be Greatly Exaggerated
Many people start the new year off with a few resolutions (my personal resolution being 720p – I see an AppleTV coming soon) but I’m more interested in looking at the potential in tech companies, mainly Apple. What’s in store for us as consumers in 2011? My personal hope is the death of the optical […]
Mac App Store Launching January 6th
Announced during Apple’s Back To The Mac event in October, The Mac App Store has a set launch date: January 6th, 2011. During the October event, Steve Jobs gave a launch time frame of 90-days for the Mac App Store. While developers have been submitting their Apps for approval, rumors began to spread of an […]
Cydia Coming To The Mac
In response to the Mac App Store, the developer behind Cydia has announced will be coming to the Mac. Jay Freeman speaking at 360 MacDev said Cydia would be coming to the Mac and would support Apps and extensions not available from Apple. Whether Cydia will be web based or a downloaded App is unknown. […]
The Mac App Store – Is This A Good Thing?
I wasn’t particularly surprised when I heard about the Mac App Store, but my first reaction wasn’t one of glee. Instead, it was more concern. My father is a software developer for PCs. He’s been doing that for 30+ years now – long enough that he can remember when Apple charged money to develop for […]