Apple execs talk up the new features in OS X Mavericks.

At yesterday's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote, Apple made some bold claims about the future of battery life in its laptops. A new 13-inch Macbook Air, for instance, should now run a full 12 hours on a single charge, up from 7 in the previous model. Assuming that testing bears out Apple's numbers, how did the company do it? The obvious part of the answer is "Haswell"—but that turns out to be only part of the story.

The power efficiency gains found in Intel's new Haswell CPUs should provide modest gains in battery life, and such gains were widely expected. Back in January, Intel claimed that the new Haswell CPUs featured the "largest generation-to-generation...

If you were considering snagging a brand new, just-released MacBook Air notebook, you’re going to like this.

Per 9to5Mac and French web site MacBidouille, Apple’s new Haswell-powered MacBook Airs produced SSD read and write speeds so fast in bench tests that they initially thought it must have been a bug in their test software. A second...

When running Windows 8 using Boot Camp, different headphones from different manufacturers can deliver different volume levels.

News about the new release of OS X, "Mavericks," is trickling out as developers and other WWDC attendees post information about it to the Internet. However, hidden a bit down in Apple's OS X Mavericks Technology Overview document is an interesting tidbit: SMB2 is replacing AFP as the default file sharing protocol for OS X.

AFP—Apple Filing Protocol—has a long pedigree that stretches all the way back to the Mac's early days (and even a bit before that). Contemporary AFP piggybacks on top of TCP/IP for transport, but it supports a few Mac-specific things that other network file protocols don't, like type and creator codes. These don't matter as much as they used to, but OS X's HFS+ file system supports a pretty rich amount of...

Since a picture’s worth a thousand words, this one from Electronista regarding Apple’s upcoming Mac Pro computer says even more…

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Apple has released AirPort Utility 6.3 for Mac. You can use AirPort Utility to set up and manage your 802.11n and 802.11ac AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, Extreme, and Time Capsule.

AirPort Utility 6.3 allows you to configure and manage the new AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule with 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and includes enhanced remote management capabilities. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/m69fen7 .

Apple tweaked a lot of things for its forthcoming iOS 7 update, but there is one move in particular that has drawn cheers not only from the crowd of developers at WWDC, but from the halls of Congress: auto-updates for App Store software.  ...

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Following yesterday's hint about a Terminal command to look inside zip archives, I was informed that there's a Quick Look generator called BetterZip that can do the same thing, but from the Finder. Install BetterZip in either /Library/QuickLook or ~/Library/QuickLook (you may need to create the folder), then log out and log in again, or relaunch the Finder.



When you select a zip archive in the Finder, and press the Space bar, the BetterZip QuickLook generator will show a graphical display of the contents of the archive. If you don't want to use the command line, and want to see what files an archive contains, this is a great way to do so.

OS X Mavericks Wallpaper is the gorgeous new background image for Apple's upcoming OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

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Over at Macworld, Serenity Caldwell explores 27 new features in iOS 7 that Apple glossed over during the WWDC keynote. Some of the more interesting tidbits are natural language calendar notifications, better Wi-Fi hotspot support, walking directions and a night mode in Maps, and Smart Mailboxes in Mail. One particularly interesting note is support for third-party game controllers, which could be a clue to Apple’s future TV and gaming plans.

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In a nice respite from all of the iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks news, RunKeeper (free) has announced a new update to version 3.5 with a social feed in the app.

What does this mean to RunKeeper users? Version 3.5 now lets you view your activities, milestones, and those of your RunKeeper buddies right in the phone.

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Apple’s new Haswell-powered MacBook Airs produced SSD read and write speeds so fast in benchtests by French site MacBidouille that they initially thought it must have been a bug in their test software. A second run in different software revealed that, no, the latest Airs really do offer read & write speeds higher than the maximum possible with SATA 3.

The secret, noted by AnandTech in its own tests, is that Apple is using the same PCIe-based SSDs in the latest MacBook Air as they announced for the new Mac Pro … 

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Apple has won a US patent on an accessory that adds tactile buttons to the display of a multi-touch device. AppleInsider notes that the accessory would use suction to stick to a screen, and feature buttons that deform and spring back as they're pushed. To actually register touch input, tiny rubber or metal pucks might be embedded into the buttons. Some buttons could be used as finger rests, and Apple also suggests that the patent could be applied to a joystick....  ...

What better place than a room full of developers—people accustomed to harnessing as much computing power as they can get their hands on—to unveil a brand new Mac Pro? And so that’s just what Apple did on Monday, devoting a large portion of the 2013 WWDC keynote to a product we’ve long been hoping for—and even predicting. It’s a new Mac Pro, not at all like the old Mac Pro, and it’s coming later this year.

Jason SnellThe new Mac Pro on display at WWDC 2013.

I got a chance to get my hands on one, albeit briefly, on Monday afternoon. It’s a gorgeous piece of hardware, though it does somewhat resemble the wastebasket I have in my bedroom. The new Mac Pro is a black cylinder dense with high technology, from...

So you watched our liveblog, marveled over the new Mac Pro, and debated the new iOS 7 and OS X with fellow nerds. You may even be thinking now's the time to get into iOS or OS X development after having seen all the new SDK offerings from Apple. And if you already have a paid developer account, but weren't able to make it out to WWDC this year, you may have already begun watching some WWDC session videos.

But what is it really like to attend the WWDC keynote? After all, half the reason...

Apple is set to relocate the last of its "mini" retail stores to a new location, while dramatically expanding its size, according to ifoAppleStore. The mini-store in question is the Oakridge Apple Store in San Jose, California. The store will move from its current location to a new spot just across from the food court in the mall. The revamped store will be 15 times larger than its current size. Once the move is complete, it will mark the end of the mini-stores, the first of which were opened in 2004. As ifoAppleStore notes:

The project signals the end of the mini-stores, which were intended to allow Apple to occupy smaller spaces, and yet generate almost the same amount of revenue. However, as the number of products has grown over the past eight years, and training and service have become more integral to the stores, the mini-...

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 37 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover one of Apple's gaming accessory inventions that cover a gamepad and joystick. Virtual gaming controllers just don't have that tactile touch that is needed ...

Want all of OS X 10.9's new features? As long as you're currently running 10.8, you'll be fine.

Following yesterday's announcement, Apple has posted a beta build of OS X 10.9 (codenamed "Mavericks") to its developer site so that said developers (and interested parties with a developer account) can download it and begin testing their applications. Historically, these early developer previews haven't looked or run exactly the same as the final versions of the software. However, the system requirements—and, thus, the list of Mac models that will be supported by the new release—tend to remain the same from the first beta to the final release (with very few exceptions).

Assuming that this continues to be true for OS X 10.9, one MacRumors forum poster has outed the system requirements for Mavericks. Breaking...

Amid Monday's excitement, it was discovered that the blue-and-green ocean wave wallpaper image Apple released to promote its upcoming OS X Mavericks for Mac is fitted precisely for a 27-inch Retina Thunderbolt Display, or even a 27-inch Retina iMac.  ...

In a further boost to privacy, it appears that apps will now have to request permission in order to access the microphone. This would prevent a rogue app recording you and sending the data off somewhere without your knowledge.

It’s likely that this will work in the same way as permission to use location data, each app only having to ask once.

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While Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference focuses on developers who create applications and services around Apple's products, the company always reveals something new for everyday consumers, too. At this year's keynote address, Apple delivered a little love for everyone: a new flat but astoundingly layered iOS 7; the next version of Mac OS X, aka "Mavericks"; new MacBook Airs with faster processors and improved battery life; a super sexy Mac Pro; iTunes Radio; and iWork in the cloud.

In a welcome move, Apple has at long last made it possible for apps to be transferred between developers without loss of reviews, rankings, or customers. This preserves much of the value of an app for acquisition.

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CS Odessa (www.conceptdraw.com) has announced a new Workflow Diagrams Solution for ConceptDraw PRO v9, the new templates and libraries provide a new set of tools and features for ConceptDraw PRO to allow users to accurately diagram workflow scenarios.

The new Workflow Diagrams solution makes it easy to represent the transferring of data, documents, and tasks during performance of a work process, according to the folks at CS Odessa. A workflow diagram is a specialized type of flowchart.

ConceptDraw PRO is compatible with Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. It retails for US$199.

Apple opened WWDC yesterday with a new clear manifesto. Both it in video form and the company’s new Ad are below. In them, Apple is telling the world what it is all about.

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Apple has announced the 11 winners of this year’s Apple Design Awards: WWF Together, Procreate, Badland, Yahoo! Weather, Letterpress, Ridiculous Fishing, Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders, Coda 2, Evernote, Finish, and moaic.io … 

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The Apple Design Awards recognize apps that raise the bar in design, technology, and innovation.

The winners span the complete range of app types, from games through utilities to a coding tool. Links to the apps are provided on the awards page.

Apple said on Tuesday that Bing would be the default search engine in the upcoming iOS 7.

It’s the latest prying apart of Google services from default placement on Apple devices, following YouTube and Google Maps.

Here’s what going on: If you ask Siri a question that it cannot answer with its pre-programmed system, the virtual personal assistant tries Web search.

Currently, Siri defaults to the user’s preferred Safari search engine, which is set by default to Google but can be changed to Yahoo or Bing.

But with the debut of iOS 7, Siri search will default to Bing instead. Not only will it use Microsoft’s search index to answer all queries that it can’t quickly answer on its own, it will skip the “would you like me to search the Web” interim step entirely.

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While Apple's latest 802.11ac-enabled AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi router isn't scheduled to hit store shelves for at least another day, an unboxing and first test has already been performed in Australia.  ...

During Apple's WWDC 2013 keynote on Monday, artificial intelligence and robotics firm Anki showed off a toy/video game hybrid that leverages the power of iOS and Apple's mobile devices to run a number of small, autonomous cars around a track.  ...

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Digging through the System Preferences on the new OS X Mavericks, we’ve found a couple of Dictation features that are bound to make many users happy. With the check of a box and a 785 MB download, “Enhanced Dictation” makes it possible to speak your words without requiring an Internet connection. In addition, you can get live feedback. With live feedback, you can see what Dictation is interpreting before you press the enter key.

It doesn’t seem that the feature works in this beta… yet. Since it’s already built into the OS, they may set up the downloads before the next beta hits. Update: the download is now live and can be installed through System Preferences.

We’re sifting through the rest of the new OS and will have complete feature coverage coming your way.

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Apple usually doesn't announce products until they are ready to hit the market, but the company made an exception today when it announced the long-awaited update to the Mac Pro. A prototype of the workstation was on display at WWDC, and Engadget went eyes on with the unique, cylinder-shaped computer.

We've embedded the best Mac Pro shot above as well as Engadget's video overview below. If that is not enough eye candy, you can hop over to Engadget's website and check out the rest of their photos.

Engadget gets a glimpse of the new Mac Pro originally appeared on...

At an E3 announcement earlier today, Sony showed off its new PlayStation 4 console, this time demoing the actual production unit. In much the same manner as competitor Microsoft, the company also demoed and listed upcoming titles for the console. Beyond just the new console, the company also debuted a $299 bundle with a Playstation 3 and the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V title....  ...

Apple on Monday took the wraps off of iOS 7, its highly anticipated next-gen mobile OS for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Apple said that iOS 7 will be available as a free download this fall and will run on the following devices:

• iPhone 4 and above
• iPad 2 and above
• iPad Mini
• iPod Touch 5th generation

So with iOS 7, Apple is phasing out the iPhone 3GS and the original iPad. I'd be surprised, though, if there are a significant percentage of iOS users using the aforementioned devices. All in all, Apple does do a decent job of keeping iOS users running years-old hardware in the mix.

Aside from which devices will run iOS 7, it's equally important to consider which features from iOS 7 will run on which device.

To that end, here's how some of the device-specific iOS 7 features break down.

Panorama - The photo feature Apple introduced last year...

An energized Tim Cook took the stage at Apple's 2013 Worldwide Developer's Conference to kick off Monday's keynote address. He started off by thanking developers for helping the iOS App Store reach its 50 billionth download this year. "That's a lot of zeroes!" Cook said.

Apple had a lot of ground to cover in its WWDC keynote, which might be why you might have missed some of iOS 7’s other new features hidden inside Monday’s presentation.

System improvements

System improvements aren’t always the flashiest features, so they can get short shrift at keynotes. But they’re often hidden gems.

Audio-only FaceTime calls: This little nugget actually got a few seconds during the keynote when Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi briefly mentioned its virtues. Audio-only FaceTime calls will let you voice-chat with others—no phone plan needed—but only over Wi-Fi. I’m sure Apple would love to implement this feature over 4G and LTE networks, but I’m also pretty sure AT&T and the other cellular providers would have something to say about it.

AppleMight audio-only FaceTime come to the Mac? We’ll see in the fall.

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Apple has issued updates for the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule, releasing minor upgrades for the firmware (now at version 7.7.1) and AirPort Utility software (now at version 6.3) to add compatibility for the newly-announced, redesigned AirPort hardware that supports the forthcoming 802.11ac standard. The new standard, which uses the 5GHz bandwidth of 802.11n, is backward-compatible with earlier Wi-Fi but supports faster speed and greater range. The new MacBook Air is the first model to feature 802.11ac....  ...

Wow, what a beauty. There's only one thing wrong with Apple's new Mac Pro: we can't buy it yet. Announced Monday at the company's World Wide Developer Conference keynote, the Mac Pro completely re-imagines workstation-grade computing power. The thing looks great, but we know you're just dying to see the specs. So, we put together what we know so far.

Apple updated the big things as well as the little things in iOS 7. One of the smaller features is a fresh now look that'll grace the Music app. Cover flow is phased out and replaced with a new album art-driven UI. You'll be able to tap on an artist and view all their songs from your library, whether they are saved to your device or stored in the cloud. The Music app also features a new iTunes Radio feature that's similar to Pandora.

You can read more about iTunes Radio in our WWDC coverage and browse the changes in iOS 7 on Apple's website.

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Apple product releases may have been few and far between so far in 2013. But if Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday is anything to go by, the company has put the time since its last major press event in October 2012 to good use.

Tim Cook prepares to unleash a slew of announcements during Monday’s WWDC keynote.

The company unleashed a torrent of announcements Monday, starting with a preview of the latest version of OS X and wrapping up some two hours later with a look at a substantial overhaul of iOS. And while much of what Apple showed off won’t be available to the buying public until later in 2013—only the updated MacBook Air lineup and redesigned AirPort products shipped on Monday—the WWDC keynote was a reminder that the company has big plans for the rest of the year. It also served as a rebuttal to Apple critics who’ve made note of the company’s...

It’s been an interesting few years for Apple. Despite high sales numbers for its products, Wall Street has been beating on the company and analysts as a group have wondered if Apple has lost its mojo. Today’s keynote should put that nonsense to rest.

Apple showed off iOS 7 for the first time at WWDC on Monday.

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This year’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote was chock full of expected updates, along with a handful of little surprises. So let’s recap!

The most anticipated revelations were the updates to iOS 7. The main design change is a move away from the current bubble-like interface in favor of a flatter design. There’s also a new, simplified “Control Center”—accessible via an upward swipe on the home screen—to find frequently used buttons like brightness settings, airplane mode, and a flashlight. One of the most surprisingly awesome features includes a block function for unwanted phone calls, texts, FaceTime calls, and iMessages...

Comcast is beginning to give its Xfinity Internet customers an additional "xfinitywifi" SSID network in-home that is completely separate and distinct from the family's private and secure home Wi-Fi signal. The move, in effect, creates millions of hotspots for Comcast customers, available all over the country for no additional cost....  ...

At this morning's WWDC keynote in San Francisco, Apple announced the latest iteration of OS X, Mavericks, which features a new tabbed finder, independent handling of multiple displays, tagging, and a Safari redesign.

As promised, Apple has begun offering developers beta access to Mavericks. The beta software can be downloaded from Apple’s developer site and devs can also access the new iOS 7 beta as well. According to Apple, Mavericks is its most power efficient operating system yet.

While developers can get immediate access to Mavericks, the general public will need to wait for the software’s official release, which is expected to...

As expected, Siri will be given an upgrade in the forthcoming version set for iOS -- incorporating new services including Twitter, Wikipedia and Bing among other new sources. The interface will be reshaped to fit into the iOS 7 design aesthetic, with a "waveform" look that fades into view on a layer over the current content on the screen. The program will also now feature a new choice of voices -- a new female voice, or a male one if preferred -- with new voices for French and German users as well (and more languages in the works).... ...

Just hours after being announced, beta versions of Apple's iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks is now available to developers, giving coders their first at look the new operating systems ahead of a public launch expected for fall.   ...

Here’s a look at the all-new design in iOS 7. If you’ve got screenshots you’d like to send us, shoot us an email at tips@9to5mac.com. We’ll be updating this post as we get more images.

A few changes to note: Newsstand can finally be tucked away in a folder, and the Clock app finally shows the actual time on the icon. The Mail app allows you to set individual inboxes to show or not show on the main accounts screen. You can also pin frequently-used folders right below the inbox list for quick access.

Thanks Alec, Will, Nick, Zach, Michael, and Frederik!

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During today's WWDC keynote, Phil Schiller gave us a rare, if not unprecedented, look at an upcoming product that won't be shipping for a while. If you saw today's keynote, you likely caught Apple's eye-catching 30-second teaser video for the next-gen Mac Pro.

We reported earlier today:

The Mac Pro will have Dual Workstation CPU FirePro processors, up to 2 times faster than the current Mac Pro. There is built-in support for up to 3 4K displays, HDMI out, GB ethernet, and internal storage with 1.25 GBps reads and 1 GBps writes. The new Mac Pro features Thunderbolt 2, and it's backwards-compatible with the current-generation Thunderbolt accessories.

And did we mention that the new Mac Pro is only 9.9 inches tall?

Shortly after the keynote finished, Apple updated its website with a new, very cool, informative, and interactive page for the Mac Pro. Head on over here to check this puppy out in great detail.

At today's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple offered a sneak peek at the upcoming Mac Pro, which features a radical tubular redesign along with Intel Xeon processors and ECC memory.

After the keynote, WWDC attendees were able to get a closer look at the Mac Pro and Engadget posted a number of photos as well of a video of the new Mac Pro.

The new Mac Pro is a fraction of the size of Apple’s last Mac Pro, which was originally released in mid–2010 with a small update in 2012. Though it is significantly smaller, the Mac Pro will include features like a full-sized HDMI connector, four USB sockets, six Thunderbolt 2 ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports.

Apple has not given an exact release date for the Mac Pro, but it is expected...

Monday was Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote, and this one was jam-packed with new announcements. In this podcast, Jason Snell, Lex Friedman, Dan Frakes, and Dan Moren--all keynote attendees--break down all the announcements and what it all means.

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Apple's new "activation lock" feature has not escaped notice by the attorneys general of New York City and San Francisco. The pair, scheduled to meet later this week in New York City with Apple, Samsung, Google, and Microsoft to discuss rampant smartphone theft in the two cities have issued a statement, taking a guardedly optimistic stance toward the new feature....  ...

As Mark mentioned in his WWDC 2013 roundup, Apple appears to behind the iPhone in development of iOS 7 for the iPad. For now at least the iOS 7 betas are only available for a smaller list of iPhones and current iPod Touch. Our weblogs before the event showed tons of iPhones running iOS 7 but only a few iPads (below) suggesting that Apple is further behind in development for the larger screens.

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Craig Federighi simply didn't have the time to go through all of the features in iOS 7, so I decided to scrape some of those features from a slide.

• View PDF annotation -- in iOS, it's been impossible to view annotations that someone has added to a PDF. It appears that feature is finally coming to iOS 7, and that will bring even more PDF power to our apps.
• Enterprise single sign-on -- Not sure how this is going to be implemented, but providing a way for Enterprise users to use one sign on for all of the sites that they need to work with on a daily basis is huge. This resolves the issue of needing to log into multiple apps on an Enterprise network.
• Turn-by-turn walking directions -- Finally, what we have in Google Maps, available for iOS Maps
• Do Not Track option in Safari -- I believe this is similar to Chrome's "incognito windows"
• Improved Mail search -- I currently find searching iOS mail to be frustrating, and when I really need...

You knew it was coming.

It just took an epic amount of contract work and negotiation to bring everyone on board.

Per 9to5Mac, Apple has now officially unveiled its iTunes Radio service and provided some details on exactly how it will work during its keynote presentation this morning at Moscone West in San Francisco.

The new iTunes Radio app is built into the iOS radio app, and works on the Mac and Apple TV as well. As rumored, iTunes Radio will be free, supported by ads. In a twist,...

As part of its flurry of updates to Apple.com today, Apple's web team posted the new OS X Mavericks background image at 5120x2880. That resolution is identical to the one anticipated for a 27" Retina display for the iMac or a standalone Retina Thunderbolt Display.

The image, which was noticed by Twitter user Marvin Scharle, is similar to Retina-sized images that were included in Lion in 2011, long before Apple had released any Retina-equipped Macs publicly.

With Apple's announcement today that the ...

It took more than five years, but Apple said Monday that iOS 7 will finally provide iPhone owners with access to toggle WiFi on and off, adjust screen brightness, and execute other common tasks without having to tediously drill-down into their device's settings panel.  ...

With its newly announced line of revamped MacBook Airs, Apple significantly bumped up the power of its bestselling computer line even while keeping the same slim and light profile that's helped make the notebook so popular.  ...

For the first time in years, Mac Pro fans have something to really cheer about. Apple today unveiled a redesign of its workhorse computer, which is now a reflective cylindrical case that's only 1/8 the volume of the current Mac Pro. Apple vaguely said that the new computer won't go on sale until "later this year," but it's never too early to take a look at a device that we will put through its paces as soon as it's available.

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A new developer document posted to Apple’s website today details the technologies that power OS X Mavericks. The 36-page document includes information on new additions in 10.9 such as App Nap and Compressed Memory.

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Among the high-profile announcements of OS X 10.9 Mavericks and iOS 7, Apple also announced iWork for iCloud, which enables iCloud users to run Pages, Numbers, and Keynote in a Web browser on a Mac or PC. Why? We’re not sure.

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While we expect Google to announce this week that it will buy the crowdsourced mapping app Waze, it’s not clear how regulators will feel about the two companies pairing up.

Asa Mathat | D: All Things Digital

Competitors and policy wonks agree there are good reasons for scrutinizing the deal, as both companies produce underlying mapping data as well as consumer-facing navigation applications. But that doesn’t mean it will happen.

“The DOJ should stop this deal, but I doubt they’ll see it,” said Scott Rafer, CEO of Lumatic, which makes the City Maps walking and transit app.

While Google buying Waze would indeed be a defensive move against the broader mobile designs of Facebook and Samsung, Google’s control of the...

Microsoft revealed launch details for its upcoming game console, as well as an update for its current version, at its E3 keynote event earlier today. Aside from outlining upcoming games, the Xbox One is now slated to appear on store shelves in November this year, the Xbox 360 has been redesigned, and current Xbox Live subscribers will also receive some extra benefits....  ...

With iOS 7, Apple’s mobile OS is being rebuilt from the ground up. Josh Centers takes you on a tour of the new visual design and features, but don’t get too excited, since you won’t be able to get your hands on it until the fall.

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Make no mistake about it, iOS 7 is en route.

And it looks a whole lot different than what you’re used to.

Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday took the wraps off a drastically redesigned iOS 7 that marks a new direction for the company’s mobile operating system.

Virtually everything about the look and feel of iOS has changed with version 7, including a refined typography, all new icons, and a dynamic color scheme. The new operating system was spearheaded by Apple’s lead designer Jony Ive, and engineering head Craig Federighi.

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A new feature in Apple's upcoming OS X is reminiscent of a past technology for enhancing RAM use in Macs.

We know you want to see it, so here you go: a closeup photo of Apple's new Mac Pro. This is the device from the back with the ports in view. The hand being held up for scale belongs to our friend Neil Ticktin of MacTech.

In addition to all the other changes in iOS 7, Apple updated the App Store with a fresh look and feel. The App Store has a new kids category that sorts apps by age, which is great for parents. There's also a new feature that'll let you find apps that are popular near you. One other time-saving improvement is the addition of auto-update for all iOS apps. You'll never have to be nagged by that badge with your app updates, nor hit that "update all" button again.

Apple updates the App Store app with a new look, features originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple's new iOS 7 appears to step on the toes of a variety of third party developers by incorporating their apps' functionality directly into the platform.   ...

Some of the iOS SDK features that were quickly touched on by Craig Federighi today sound fascinating, although we won't get details on some of them until later. Here are some that I found to be the most interesting:

• New multitasking APIs -- this should enable that y ou use most often to update themselves in the background
• Secure Game Center scores -- as Erica Sadun pointed out, people know how to hack the leaderboards right now; this may eliminate that
• MFi Game Controllers -- this is HUGE for gaming. MFi, of course, means "Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod", and this API should make game controllers that work with our devices become more prevalent.
• Dynamic Type Size -- Devs can build in user-directed font scaling so us old folks can read our Helvetica Neue Ultra Light in BIG letters
• 60-fps video capture -- want to include slow-mo video in your app? Capture at 60 frames per second
• Barcode scanning -- finally, an API for reading...

The new Mac Pro is en route.

And it’s really, really, awesomely black.

Per Macworld, Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller unveiled the company’s upcoming Mac Pro during a “sneak peek” at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.

The upcoming new desktop workstation features a sleek, cylindrical design that’s a stark contrast to the mammoth, roomy aluminum tower initially introduced with the PowerPC-based Power Mac G5 in 2003, and revised with the release of the Intel-based Mac Pro in 2006. Apple didn’t announce a formal ship date, stating that the new Mac Pro will ship later this year, nor did it talk about pricing or specific models. It will be designed and constructed in the United States.

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Apple has released a developer preview of OS X Mavericks, the 10th major release of the Mac operating system. With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings Maps and iBooks to the Mac, introduces Finder Tags and Tabs, enhances multi-display support for power users, delivers new core technologies for breakthrough power efficiency and performance, and includes an all-new version of Safari. The preview release of OS X Mavericks is available to Mac Developer Program members starting Monday, and Mac users will be able to download Mavericks from the Mac App Store this fall.

Announced today by Apple, iTunes Radio is a free Internet radio service featuring over 200 stations and an incredible catalog of music from the iTunes Store. When you tune into iTunes Radio on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV, you’ll have access to stations inspired by the music you already listen to, Featured Stations curated by Apple, and genre-focused stations that are personalized just for you. “It’s the music you love most and the music you’re going to love,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. Coming this fall, iTunes Radio is ad-supported and free for everyone, and iTunes Match users get iTunes Radio ad-free.

There is no doubt that iOS 7 is a great looking operating system. In fact, I liked everything that I saw, except the icons on the home screen. I don’t know what it is, but they seemed kind of odd to me.

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After launching new MacBook Airs and Airport devices with support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi at its WWDC keynote today, Apple has now updated its AirPort Utility iOS app and Airport Utility on Mac to support the faster wireless standard.

The AirPort Utility iOS app is now in version 1.3 and comes with the ability to “configure and manage the new AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule with 802.11ac Wi-Fi.”

The Utility on the Mac received an update to version 6.3, also bringing support for the new AirPort Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme with 802.11ac Wi-Fi.

Apple says the new standard provides “wireless performance that is up to three times faster when...

We all know that the camera is one of the most popular features on the iPhone, and Apple has poured some new ideas that should add to the joy of photography in iOS 7.

At WWDC today, Apple announced that the camera app has had a completely revamped GUI. I didn't see a lot of new features, but different modes can be selected by swiping from a standard photo, to video, to panorama mode, to a 4x3 aspect ratio.

The big changes are in the iOS 7 photo app. For the first time, Apple is letting you apply filters directly. Apple has also enhanced finding photos with a concept called moments, so photos you have taken will be intelligently grouped by time and location.

Apple has also enhanced Photo Stream, with an improved GUI, the ability for others to drop photos into your stream, and videos are now supported.

Those are just the highlights, and we will learn more in the days to come. It's pretty clear that Apple has...

The next update to Siri has been announced at WWDC, bringing a new graphic user interface and improved search options. Siri will now show the sound wave of your question as you speak and features a new voice that sounds a little less Hal 2000. Users will have male and female voice options, with English, French, and German voices packaged out the gate. More language options will be added as time goes on.

Siri's capabilities have also been updated to include the ability to play voice mails, turn on bluetooth or increase brightness. In addition Twitter, Wikipedia, and Bing searching have been enabled.

The Siri improvements also include the new iOS in the Car. 95% of the new cars on the market today have integrated iOS support. iOS in the Car brings iOS information on the screen in your car, allowing you to access Maps, messages, play songs, and more without ever taking your eyes off the road.

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While introducing the remodeled Music app in the forthcoming iOS 7 update, Apple senior vice president of Internet software and services Eddy Cue also took the wraps off the company’s upcoming streaming music service, iTunes Radio. Rather than an on-demand service such as Spotify, iTunes Radio has more in common with Pandora, where you listen to stations inspired by a particular track, artist, or genre.

Out of the box, iTunes Radio will include more than 200 featured stations created by Apple such as Songs Trending on Twitter, Summer Songs, ’80s Dance Party, and Artists on Tour. Additionally you can create stations of your own. As you listen to a track, tap the I icon at the top of the screen and then tap...

Apple used its WWDC podium to introduce a new set of AirPort base stations with a new, taller design and the faster 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, plus a refreshed MacBook Air with faster processors and significantly longer battery life for both the 11- and 13-inch models.

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Apple announced iTunes Radio, the company’s long-rumored streaming music service. iTunes Radio is a free, ad-supported service, and it’s ad-free for iTunes Match users. The Pandora-esque service lets users choose featured music stations, or create their own stations based on specific artists. iTunes Radio keeps track of played songs within…

Tim Cook just said in California that multitasking in iOS 7 has just been revamped completely. iOS will now monitor your app usage even more closely than before, meaning it will have apps like Facebook pull in news and other updates in the background, getting them all ready when you grab the app. As you can see above, there's also a new panel for app controls, new options for switching apps, and Apple has placed important settings like brightness and Bluetooth controls right there on the screen.

The iPhone will now also adjust networking conditions to save battery life (so hopefully no more running out your battery while frantically trying to connect to Wi-Fi), and there's a new notification management system that looks a lot more cleaner and straightforward than the current implementation. These new features look terrific -- we'll get a look at them running in iOS 7 hopefully later this year.

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Apple announced some major changes to mobile Safari in iOS 7. Safari has a new full-screen look. When you tap at the top you now have a smart search field and access to all your favorites. Navigation is improved with a new swiping gesture to move from page to page. An new bookmark control shows bookmarks, shared links and your reading list. A new tab features shows a scrolling, cover-flow like view. You are no longer limited to just 8. You can also see your OS X tabs at the bottom. A tap and hold lets you re-order them and a swipe to the side closes it.

Apple unveils new version of mobile Safari for iOS 7 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple on Monday announced immediate availability of its next-generation AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule models, each of which feature an all-new "mini tower" design and support for fast 802.11ac wireless.  ...

Apple's professional and advanced technical users have been, with a half broken heart, pining for Apple to introduce a flagship product, a new Mac Pro that would stun and stagger us.  The company has not disappointed. Plus, it was oh, so smart to give us a sneak peek at WWDC, so that developers would see what would soon be in the hands of customers. The drool factor starts NOW.

As part of Apple’s iOS 7 preview, Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue showed off some great new Siri features coming to iOS.

As part of the iOS 7 overhaul, Siri has a brand-new interface, voice monitoring, and a results panel that appears on the bottom of the screen. Siri's slightly robotic diction is no more, replaced by smoother female (or male) voices. French and German will be supported at launch, with more languages coming soon.

Cue also noted that “Siri is getting a lot smarter,” with new support for listening to your voicemail, enabling and disabling services, and more intelligent searching.

Answering more questions

Among other new features, Siri now has full Twitter integration; you can tell the service, “Tell me what Dan is saying,” and it will display a full list of Dan’s tweets.

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Apple today unveiled iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone. iOS 7 is completely redesigned with subtle motion, an elegant color palette, and distinct, functional layers that make it feel more alive. The typography has been refined for a cleaner, simpler look, and the use of translucency and motion makes even simple tasks more engaging. iOS 7 has hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, Safari, Siri, and much more. “With what we’ve been able to achieve together, we see iOS 7 as an exciting new beginning,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. The iOS 7 beta software and SDK are available immediately for iOS Developer Program members at developer.apple.com. iOS 7 will be available as a free software update for iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, iPad mini, and iPod touch (fifth generation) this fall.

Nerval's Lobster writes "Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off his company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco with a short video emphasizing the importance of design, particularly that which evokes some sort of emotional connection such as love or delight. But that sentimental bit aside, this WWDC was all business: huge numbers of developers attend this annual event, packing sessions designed to help give their apps an edge in Apple's crowded online marketplace (some 50 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store, Cook told the audience during his keynote). Apple also uses its WWDC to unveil new products or services, attracting sizable interest from the tech press. This time around, the company introduced Mac OS X 'Mavericks,' which includes 'Finder Tabs' (which allow the user to deploy multiple tabs within a Finder window—great for organization, in theory) and document tags (for easier searching). Macs will now support multiple displays, including HDTVs,...

WWDC isn't just about software, it's also about the hardware that powers Apple's esteemed software. To that end, Phil Schiller today took the stage where he announced some welcome and exciting changes to Apple's MacBook Air lineup.

First and foremost, the battery life on Apple's new MacBook Airs has increased dramatically. On the 11-inch model, battery life has gone up from 5 hours to 9 hours. On the 13-inch model, battery life has increased from 7 hours to 12 hours. Those are some incredible improvements, and something Schiller noted was the result of close collaboration between Apple engineers and Intel.

And speaking of Intel, the new MacBook Airs make use of Intel's new Haswell processor. Schiller noted that Haswell is designed for power savings while simultaneously offering impressive and improved performance. For instance, Schiller said that the new Airs offer up to 40% faster graphics performance. What's more, the new Airs can wake up from sleep mode in one...

[Updated with real-world photo of the Mac Pro] Apple on Monday gave developers and the public a "sneak preview" of the next Mac Pro coming later this year -- a radical new "cannister" form factor in black that is 1/8th (by volume) the size of the previous model. It features a 12-core configuration based on all-new (E5) Intel Xeon processors, dual AMD-provided FirePro workstation graphics, new PCIe flash storage, new faster RAM, PCI Express gen 3 support, the ability to use up to three 4K-quality displays, and external outputs dominated by Thunderbolt 2.... ...

The Mac Pro is getting a long-overdue update, and it looks like it is going to be worth the wait. The Mac Pro, available 'later this year,' is downright small compared to the current tower, but the specs are amazing.

The Mac Pro will have Dual Workstation CPU FirePro processors, up to 2 times faster than the current Mac Pro. There is built-in support for up to 3 4K displays, HDMI out, GB ethernet, and internal storage with 1.25 GBps reads and 1 GBps writes. The new Mac Pro features Thunderbolt 2, and it's backwards-compatible with the current-generation Thunderbolt accessories.

The announcement also got some applause when Apple said the new Mac Pro will be assembled in the U.S. No pricing yet, but the new Mac Pro is sure to generate a lot of excitement.

Apple offers a sneak peek at new Mac Pro at WWDC 2013 originally...

As a part of unveiling iOS 7, Apple today confirmed the existence of a new streaming service, iTunes Radio. The service will be accessible through iTunes, iOS, and the Apple TV; in iOS it will be built into an overhauled Music app. People can listen to custom or featured stations, and like Pandora skip songs, and vote to have the service play more of a certain kind of song or never play a track again. Tracks can also be added to an iTunes wishlist....  ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced iOS 7, the company’s latest operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Touting amazing new features and a “stunning new user interface,” iOS 7 represents a significant departure from the well-known iOS software design, delivering an entirely new UI structure with refined typography, redesigned…

Apple today unveiled iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone, featuring a new user interface. iOS 7 is completely redesigned with subtle motion, an elegant color palette and distinct, functional layers that make it feel more alive.

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The Apple Store has been down since just before the WWDC keynote started earlier this morning and has just come back online with a bunch of new hardware announced today. New additions to the store include today’s updates to the AirPort Extreme, AirPort Time Capsule, and of course the refreshed MacBook Air.

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