Neowin News Feed for: Lion

OS X Mountain Lion to be released today - available now

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:43:17 +0100

Apple has revealed that its newest operating system for the Mac, 'Mountain Lion', will be released today for $20. The update focuses on implementing some iOS features into the desktop OS. Read more...

Apple Mac OS X Lion update fixes password flaw

John Callaham — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:37:41 +0100

A new update to Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) has, among other things, fixed a flaw that previously allowed for people to see and access a Mac's user passwords in cleartext. Read more...

Apple's latest Lion update stores passwords in cleartext [Update]

Christopher White — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:01:45 +0100

It appears that in some configurations Lion version 10.7.3 will store the password of any user that logs into the system in a cleartext file, compromising system security. Read more...

Messages won't be available to OS X Lion users after beta

John Callaham — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:33:24 +0000

A new report claims that the just released beta of Apple's new Messages chat program won't be available anymore to OS X Lion users after the beta period is completed. Read more...

Apple kills 'software update' in Mountain Lion, fights inconsistency

Owen Williams — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:01:42 +0000

It's clear that Apple's fighting to maintain consistency with Mountain Lion, and they're unifying their products. However, the company has taken some bold moves to rid itself of software "cruft." Read more...

‘Mountain Lion' download only, as OS X shifts to yearly updates

Andy Weir — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:19:56 +0000

Details are continuing to emerge on Apple's next Mac operating system update, including confirmation of annual OS X updates, and news that Mountain Lion will only be available via the Mac App Store. Read more...

Milestone for the Mac as it reaches 5% global share

Paul Ferson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:14:44 +0000

Apple can celebrate today, with the news that the Macintosh has reached a new milestone: it makes up over 5% of the global computing market, setting itself a new record. Read more...

Apple is killing the traditional PC faster than you think

Brad Sams — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:43:27 +0100

Apple is going to kill the desktop and is already working fevorishly in a new direction. If you think we are destined to live by the desktop, you may want to think again...or is it "think differently"? Read more...

Apple generates six million downloads of Mac OS X Lion

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:54:31 +0100

Apple has confirmed it has seen six million downloads of its major Lion update for the Mac OS X operating system since it launched earlier this summer. Read more...

Password security flaws in Mac OS X Lion exposed

Denis Wong — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:06:19 +0100

A security blogger expose two flaws in Mac OS X Lion that allows unauthenticated password changes and the acquisition of password hashes by any logged on user. Read more...

OS X Lion fails to check passwords if authenticating via LDAP

Brad Sams — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:43:12 +0100

A new vulnerability in OS X Lion has been discovered that allows you to bypass a password if authenticating using LDAP; Apple has reportedly confirmed the bugs existence. Read more...

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.7.1 update

Mike Brown — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:16:08 +0100

Shortly after releasing Mac OS X Lion, Apple has released its first major update that addresses a number of issues users have experienced. Read more...

Mac OS X Lion now available on USB drive for $69

John Callaham — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:27:38 +0100

If you don't care for downloading software, Apple has now made its new "Lion" update for its Mac OS X operating system available for sale via a USB drive, but it will cost you $69. Read more...

Skype for Mac 5.3 adds Lion support, HD video chat

Mike Brown — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:16:43 +0100

A new version of Skype for Mac has added support for HD video calling, following the introduction of built-in HD cameras in the Mac lineup earlier this year. Read more...

Could Apple be merging iOS and OS X in 2012?

Paul Ferson — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:15:34 +0100

It's been suggested that Apple intends to make iOS and OS X more closely related with the release of OS X Lion. According to some reports, they could be considering a complete merger. Read more...

NVidia driver problems with Lion on 2010 MacBook Pros

James Woodfin — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:57:21 +0100

NVidia drivers are causing major problems with 2010 MacBook Pros that are upgraded to OS X Lion, leading users to complain en masse to Apple. Read more...

Apple to give free Lion USB sticks to some users

James Woodfin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:37:42 +0100

Apple will give out USB sticks that have Lion on them if you meet the requirements. Otherwise, expect to shell out or do-it-yourself. Read more...

OS X Lion breaks Adobe products including Photoshop, Flash

Owen Williams — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:45:30 +0100

The war between Apple and Adobe appears to be continuing. Last year, Apple continuously fired pot shots at Adobe claiming their Flash software causes bad performance, and subsequently announced it would never support the products... Read more...

Mac OS X Lion downloaded 1 million times in first day

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:45:03 +0100

Apple has a lot of fans who apparently want to get their hands on the latest update to the Mac OS X operating system as soon as they possibly can. The company issued a press... Read more...

Apple to sell Mac OS X Lion on USB thumb drives

Andy Weir — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:51:17 +0100

You weren’t alone if you believed that Apple would only be making Mac OS X Lion available to existing customers as a download from the Mac App Store. For Mac users with limited ability to... Read more...