Neowin News Feed for: Mac

Apple unveils OS X 'Mavericks'

Ben Buffone — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:02:30 +0100

Apple has unveiled the next major iteration of its desktop operating system, OS X "Mavericks". The update includes significant performance updates and new features including Maps and Finder Tabs. Read more...

Watch Apple's WWDC keynote live - iOS 7, OS X 10.9 and more

Ben Buffone — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:08:24 +0100

Apple have posted a live stream for the WWDC 2013 which kicks off today at 10:00AM PDT (13:00 PM EDT, 18:00 PM GMT). The stream is available for Mac, iOS and Apple TV users exclusively. Read more...

Apple releases OS X 10.8.4, significant Wi-Fi improvements

Ben Buffone — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:23:38 +0100

Apple have released an update to Mountain Lion, its desktop OS, in the form of OS X 10.8.4. The update includes Wi-Fi improvements, better compatibility with Microsoft Exchange. Read more...

Microsoft releases Bing wallpaper packs for Mac OS X users

John Callaham — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:41:56 +0100

Microsoft has released three Bing wallpaper packs for owners of Apple PCs running Mac OS X that include a number of Microsoft's images that were made for the Bing front page. Read more...

Apple CEO drops big hints at upcoming iWatch

Ben Buffone — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:33:38 +0100

Speaking at D11 conference hosted by AllThingsD, Apple CEO Tim Cook has eluded strongly an upcoming iWatch, as well as expressing interest in wearable computing. Read more...

Opera launches first Chromium-based beta version of web browser

John Callaham — Tue, 28 May 2013 15:22:35 +0100

Opera has announced it has launched the first public beta of its new Chromium engine-based web browser for Windows and Mac platforms, adding some new features while also removing its mail client. Read more...

US gambling site offers Mac users "free" Windows 7 with emulation software

John Callaham — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:46:42 +0100

UltimatePoker.com, the first gaming site to be legally used in the US state of Nevada, is giving Mac owners a "free" copy of Windows 7 with emulation software so OS X users can play on the site. Read more...

Viber finally launches desktop support for Windows and Mac

John Callaham — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:51:58 +0100

The popular VoIP service Viber has finally launched a version of its software made for Windows and Mac desktops, offering those users Read more...

Apple's upcoming products will "change the narrative", says Barclays

Ben Buffone — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:21:58 +0100

Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes has suggested Apple's upcoming product roadmap will "change the narrative" of the company. The analyst has also recently upped his own performance targets for Apple. Read more...

BlueStacks Android-to-PC software gains 10 million users

John Callaham — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:20:47 +0100

BlueStacks has announced that its software, which lets Windows and Mac access Android apps and games via a software player, now has over 10 million users. Read more...

Adobe abandons Creative Suite in favour of cloud offerings

Ben Buffone — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:06:59 +0100

Adobe have scrapped its Creative Suite branding, instead offering new applications through its cloud-based Creative Cloud subscription service. Is this move progressive or alienating to pro users? Read more...

Is the best Windows laptop a MacBook Pro 13?

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:27:44 +0100

A new study from Soluto claims that the MacBook Pro 13 laptop that has Windows installed is the most reliable Windows laptop for small businesses, based on data collected from 150,000 PCs. Read more...

Apple sells 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads in Q1 2013

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:53:07 +0100

Apple has announced it sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads during the first quarter of 2013, bringing in $43.6 billion in revenues and a net income of $9.5 billion for the time period. Read more...

A day at the Apple Pop-Up Museum

Tyler Holman — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:12:08 +0100

The Atlanta area was recently graced by the Apple Pop-Up Museum, and Neowin was lucky enough to be able to check it out and share some of the wonderful stuff on display you. Read more...

Woz: "Apple working on new things that will surprise and shock us all"

Ben Buffone — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:40:37 +0100

Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder has spoken recently at the Login technology conference in Lithuania, making bold claims about the future of the company, including new products. Read more...

Windows-Mac port of Linux-based OpenShot Video Editor confirmed

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:39:23 +0100

A Kickstarter campaign to fund a Windows and Mac port of the Linux-based OpenShot Video Editor has been successful and developer OpenShot Studios will launch a beta version at the end of 2013. Read more...

Microsoft's $25 Windows 8 iOS developer offer sells out

John Callaham — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:14:09 +0100

Microsoft has now sold out of its $25 software offer for iOS developers to get a copy of both Windows 8 Pro and Parallels Desktop 8, but Microsoft has plans to launch similar offers in the future. Read more...

1984 video of Steve Wozniak surfaces, talks about early Apple, pranks and Jobs

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:10:35 +0000

Videos have emerged of Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, speaking at an Apple enthusiast meeting in 1984. Wozniak talks on a range of subjects, and the videos are well worth a watch. Read more...

Steam Early Access allows gamers to purchase games in development

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:49:26 +0000

Steam has launched Early Access which allows gamers to purchase games that are still in active development. Gamers can send feedback, bug reports and discuss the game. Read more...

Apple sued for Retina Display ghosting

Ben Buffone — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:46:48 +0000

A disgruntled Retina MacBook Pro owner has launched a class action lawsuit against Apple for allegedly misleading users about LG panels that suffered from ghosting issues. Read more...