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OSX Mavericks comes with a price tag of naught
Coming out of the Apple event, it looks like OS X Mavericks is going to be available beginning today. This latest news comes just a few weeks after the gold master was made available for developers. But there is a bit more to this than simply getting access today. Apple has said they “want to get Mavericks into as many peoples’ hands as possible.” For that, OS X 10.9 is coming as a free update. There was talk about how they have re-engineered the development process over the last several years in an effort to “put out real, meaningful releases that are as easy to put on your Mac as downloading an app.” That was followed by mention of how they are also “going to revolutionize pricing.” That of course, goes back to Mavericks dropping for free.To that point, there was also mention of how “the days of paying huge amounts of money for OS upgrades is gone.” Anyway, users that are running Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion will be able to upgrade to Mavericks. Or in other words, this means users going all the way back to a 2007 iMac will be able to get Mavericks at no charge later today.
With Apple having shared numbers about how many iOS users installed iOS 7 — it looks like they are trying to do the same with OS X. In the case of iOS 7, Apple mentioned how they were able to get 200 million devices upgraded in the first five days time. We aren’t sure how high the number will climb for Mavericks, but we can say that Apple does appear to have a leg up given this new price of free.
Source -SlashGear
Apple iOS Appstore hits one million Apps
CEO Tim Cook says that the iOS App Store has finally hit 1 million apps in the store, which is up from the 900,000 apps that Apple announced during WWDC back in June. The App Store has seen 60 billion downloads, which is up from the 50 billion download milestone that Apple celebrated back in May. iOS developers are still raking in the cash as well, Cook says that a total of $13 billion has been paid out to developers to date.
One of the big additions to iOS 7 was iTunes Radio, and Cook says that so far 20 million people have already tried the service; and, 1 billion songs have been streamed in the month since iTunes Radio launched. Thats a pretty impressive number.
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Unapologetically cylindrical Mac Pro will be priced at $2999 ,to be released officially this December
We saw some details in terms of numbers and we saw what appears to be a plan to allow Apple to serve up huge numbers for Mavericks. If you missed that bit, Apple announced that OS X 10.9 Mavericks will be released for free later today. But in addition to talk of Mavericks, Apple then went on to talk about the Mac Pro, which is going to be arriving in December.Apple already offered a look at the new Mac Pro back in June, so we suspect many will be familiar with the design. That earlier look aside, today we are getting some specs and prices, not to mention, the hype talk about how this is “a computer that packs an incredible amount of power into something an eighth the volume of before.”
To that point, the new Mac Pro will feature the “fastest processor ever in a Mac.” There will be a Xeon E5 in quad 6, 8 or 12-core. There will also be faster memory, which in this case means up to 64GB of 1866MHz DDR3 ECC. Citing “amazing customers” Apple has said they built this Mac Pro so those customers could do things they can’t even imagine.
The system will run you $2,999 and ship with a 3.7GHz quad Xeon with 12GB DRAM, dual FirePro D300 with 2GB each and a 256GB SSD for storage. Again, these will go on sale in December and while they bring high-end specs that have not been seen before in a Mac — they are quiet. Apple mentioned the Mac Pro will run at 12 dAB at idle, which is just about as quiet as a Mac Mini.
Source - SlashGear
iLife update for iOS and OSX ready , new purchases of hardware gets the suite free of charge
With the new iMovie, the iOS universe will be able to make better use of the 64-bit architecture family of Apple Chips. There’s great focus on both editing and sharing, and there’s a new feature for both OS X machines and iOS called iMovie Theater. This theater allows movies and trailers to be seen in one place and shared over iCloud.
Next with Garageband for iOS you’ll find an update straight up ready for iOS 7. This update brings on a new look and feel for OS X as well, bringing on 32 new tracks of music to work with on iPhone or iPad. A new feature in Garageband also allows you to start editing a song on an iOS device and finish it on a Mac computer, accessing this file through iCloud.
Source - SlashGear
iPad Mini (O-G) drops to $299
Announced one year ago starting at $329, the original iPad mini — along with the iPad 4 — sold three million units during its first weekend of availability. Since then, research from NPD and others has shown that the smaller-sized iPad has quickly grown just as popular, if not more so, than the larger model.
Source -TheVerge
MacBook Pro 13 and 15 gets a Hanswell refresh
This week with the incoming wave of OS X Mavericks announcements came the official unveiling of the 2013 Intel Core (Haswell)-packing MacBook Pro lineup. This new push for the 4th generation of Intel Core technology also has the MacBook Pro readied to be the highest-end solution for users looking for notebooks from the OS X universe, Apple also having released Haswell-readied MacBook Air units earlier this year for the lightest side of things and a brand new iMac most recently.One of the most important differentiating factors involved in the release of this newest MacBook Pro line is battery life. With the inclusion of Intel’s 4th generation Core technology and optimizations by Apple therein, these new machines will be given a relatively massive boost in battery life on an everyday ordinary run. We’ll be giving them a full run-down once we’ve got them in for review, of course. Apple suggests the 13-inch MacBook Pro refresh will work with up 9 hours of iTunes video playback.
“We have an amazing line-up of desktops and notebooks, and we’ve had one focus since the beginning – to build the best computers in the world, that people just love to use” – Tim Cook
The 13-inch MacBook Pro refresh works with a 3.46 pound weight and a thinness of 0.71 inches. This version of the machine works with 4th generation Intel core technology (Haswell), of course, and Iris graphics. This makes the machine, as Apple suggests, “up to 90 percent faster”.
Apple’s reveal of the newest MacBook Pro also reinforces factors like Thunderbolt and the need for highest-definition displays. Though we’re still not sitting in a touchscreen universe, Apple will be rolling out additional details for their more mobile than ever OS X Mavericks desktop operating system as well – and again, these notebooks will headline the effort.
“Our competition is different. They’re confused. They chased after netbooks. Now they’re trying to turn PCs into tablets and tablets into PCs. Who knows what they’ll do next. I can’t tell you that, but I do know we have a very clear direction, and we’re not going to slow down.” – Tim Cook
Source -SlashGear
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