Apple announces OS X Mavericks with better Finder, new apps for iBooks, Maps

Apple announces OS X Mavericks with better Finder, new apps for iBooks, Maps

At the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Apple SVP of Software, Craig Federighi, announced OS X Mavericks, the next version of Mac OS X. The release marks Apple’s move away from cat-themed names for major OS X releases.

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New banner at Moscone Center reveals iOS 7 logo [Update: OS X banner goes up as well]

New banner at Moscone Center reveals iOS 7 logo [Update: OS X banner goes up as well]

The folks at MacStories have obtained images of a new banner put up at Moscone West, the place WWDC takes place. The banner reveals the official iOS 7 logo, the next major release of Apple’s mobile operating system.

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Apple releases OS X 10.8.4

Apple releases OS X 10.8.4

Apple has finally released OS X 10.8.4, which includes several bug fixes and improvements.

It fixes the annoying bug that caused iMessages to display out of order in Messages app.

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OS X 10.9 Rumored to Bring Tabbed Finder, Better Multiple-Monitor Support And More

OS X 10.9 Rumored to Bring Tabbed Finder, Better Multiple-Monitor Support And More

According to 9to5Mac, the next major OS X update, OS X 10.9, is said to focus on bringing core iOS features to the Mac, and add certain “power-user” features like a tabbed interface for Finder and improved multi-screen support.

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Get one year of invaluable security for Mac OS X and Windows with Bitdefender [Deals Hub]

Get one year of invaluable security for Mac OS X and Windows with Bitdefender [Deals Hub]

No computer is completely immune to attacks from malware or viruses. Whether you’re running things in a Mac environment or on a Windows PC, you need to take steps to protect your machine. When you’ve taken your Mac and added a Windows element to it – whether through an app like VMware Fusion, Parallels, or CrossOver – taking these steps not only becomes more crucial, but it can be more costly as well.

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Apple Releases OS X 10.8.3, Fixes File URL Bug, Adds Bootcamp Support for Windows 8

Apple Releases OS X 10.8.3, Fixes File URL Bug, Adds Bootcamp Support for Windows 8

Following a string of beta releases, Apple has finally publicly released OS X 10.8.3 as an update through the Mac App Store. Changes include the usual bug fixes, stability improvements and minor feature enhancements.

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Apple Releases iTunes 11.0.2, Brings New Composer View For Music

Apple Releases iTunes 11.0.2, Brings New Composer View For Music

Apple seems to be on a roll. Hot on the heels of releasing iOS 6.1.2 to fix the Exchange Calendar bug and Java update to fix vulnerabilities along with the malware removal tool, they have released an update for iTunes.

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Apple Releases Malware Removal Tool And Java Update to Fix Vulnerabilities

Apple Releases Malware Removal Tool And Java Update to Fix Vulnerabilities

Apple has released a software update to fix a Java related security issue that had led to the hacking of a few of the company’s Macs.

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Siri May Be Coming To Macs in OS X 10.9 According To Apple Job Listing

Siri May Be Coming To Macs in OS X 10.9 According To Apple Job Listing

When Apple announced the preview of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion last year, we were hoping that it would also include Siri – Apple’s personal assistant feature. Unfortunately, all we got was the dictation feature.

But it looks like Apple is planning to finally bring Siri to Macs, as a new job listing has revealed that Apple is looking for a Siri UI engineer who will be in charge of implementing the contents that appears in Siri’s conversational view. 

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Crash any App on Your Mac by Entering ‘File:///’

Crash any App on Your Mac by Entering ‘File:///’

A new bug on OS X lets you crash any Mac app with a text field as long as you enter a certain phrase. The bug was filed with Apple on Thursday and can be reproduced very easily in most apps like TweetDeck, Chrome, Safari, TextEdit that have a field to enter text.

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