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OS X Mountain Lion adds Do Not Disturb option for notifications
Ditch distractions 2 May 2012 10:23 GMT TweetApple has added a Do Not Disturb feature to OS X Mountain Lion Notification Center, for developers using the dev preview version of the OS to check out ahead of its official launch later this summer.
Presumably worried that some users might...
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Apple Java update fixes Flashback malware
66MB update available now 12 April 2012 22:29 GMT TweetApple has released a new update for its OS X operating system that fixes the Flashback malware update that has supposedly affected more than 600,000 machines.
"This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware,"...
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Could Apple's WWDC 2012 start on 11 June, with iOS 6 debut?
OS X Mountain Lion too 23 March 2012 14:02 GMT TweetApple could be planning its next Worldwide Developer's Conference to run from 11 - 15 June, launching iOS 6 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and releasing the final version of OS X Mountain Lion in the process.
An eagle-eyed tipster has informed Cult...
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Your contacts data to be safer with OS X Mountain Lion
Contacts access requests 19 March 2012 13:59 GMT TweetApple has released a new version of its OS X Mountain Lion developer preview, which adds a new feature that helps protect a user's contacts book from apps on the computer.
The OS now asks users to grant permission to apps that want to access...
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iCloud Safari Tab Syncing lets you sync your web browsing between Apple devices
Get that syncing feeling... 19 March 2012 10:42 GMT TweetApple has introduced a new feature to its OS X Mountain Lion developer preview. The second release has appeared ahead of the launch of the next operating system in the summer and it brings an addition to iCloud's functionality.
Called iCloud...
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Clique Apple keyboard dock lets you work from the sofa
Apple in lap land 14 March 2012 10:14 GMT TweetAt a quick glance, the Clique dock is a £25 piece of plastic that allows you to join your Apple keyboard and Magic Trackpad together. Er, that's it.
And, "Why would you want to do that?" we hear you cry. The two sit perfectly on my desk with...
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First Look: Apple OS X Mountain Lion review
FIRST LOOK We preview the upcoming OS 6 March 2012 16:57 GMT TweetYou always hear about the lion roaring, about the big noise the big cat makes, but you never really hear about the mountain lion. It is more of a reclusive animal, and it is fair to say that Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion takes a lot of cues from...
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Why Apple chose Vimeo for Mountain Lion
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Vimeo CEO talks the future of online video 5 March 2012 15:51 GMT TweetIt’s Christmas at Vimeo. Ever since Tim Cook squeezed his way down the company chimney to leave the gift that Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion would have the company's platform hard baked into the Mac software as the video service of choice, the...
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OS X Mountain Lion: How to get it now without becoming a developer
FEATURE (The cheetah's way) 17 February 2012 15:04 GMT TweetSo Apple has updated OS X Lion already. Like Snow Leopard’s tweaks to Leopard before it, the new software brings about significant changes to the way in which Apple’s operating system works. This time round, Apple has built on the iOS style...
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Pocket-lint Podcast #72 - OS X Mountain Lion, Android 5.0 Jelly Bean and PS Vita launch games
Plus Ford B-Max and Cheska Hull 17 February 2012 8:30 GMT TweetThe Pocket-lint Podcast this week takes a long hard look at the developer build of OS X Mountain Lion and explains what all the fuss is about. Plus, whether or not you can really expect to see Android 5.0 Jelly Bean released in the summer.
Ford...
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OS X Mountain Lion detailed as dev build goes live and we go hands-on
HANDS-ON iOS-fication of the desktop now in full swing 16 February 2012 13:41 GMT TweetApple has announced the release of the developer preview of the next version of its OS X operating system - Mountain Lion - on Thursday, giving developers and Mac users a sneak peek into what is to come when the new OS launches in the summer.
Key...
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OS X Mountain Lion: 10 hot new features dev preview shows us coming
FEATURE What to look forward to 16 February 2012 13:40 GMT TweetApple has detailed the next version of its operating system, Mac OS X, will be called OS X Mountain Lion, and with it bring a host of new features and tweaks to the current version already available.
But what are the hot new features of the...
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iCloud for OS X Mountain Lion brings auto setup and syncing
Auto setup and syncing 16 February 2012 13:39 GMT TweetMac users can expect even more iCloud integration on the Mac after the announcement that Apple will be putting the cloud storage service at the core of its next operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, when the new OS is released in the summer.
Although...
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Apple Gatekeeper to protect your new Mac from malware in Mountain Lion
Have you got the key? 16 February 2012 13:38 GMT TweetAsk any Mac user and they will proudly tell you that Apple Mac's don't get viruses and therefore they don't need to worry about all that kind of stuff.
What they don't tell you however is there are still apps that can do things that you don't...
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iOS style notifications hit OS X Mountain Lion in new Notification Center
Alert time 16 February 2012 13:37 GMT TweetApple OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) will feature iOS style notifications Apple has confirmed when the new version of the operating system is released in the summer.
The new notifications will come in two guises detailed by Apple in a developer...
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Is big beautiful?
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V for victory?
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Big bang for your hundred quid
FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012 review
Lacks polish, if not the Polish
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Transforms your money in to a great tablet
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Will this make working on the go easier?
Fujifilm X-Pro1 review
Like a Leica
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Does the P510 zoom beyond expectations?
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The bug is back. Again.
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Fleshed out zombie bonanza
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The Ultrabook that isn't an Ultrabook
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Can Fujifilm’s latest put the ‘super’ in superzoom?
Nikon Coolpix S6300 review
Point, shoot and scoot