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OS X Developer Preview 4 released

by Chris Rawson (Jun 15th, 2011)

Apple has released the fourth developer preview of the forthcoming OS upgrade, Mac OS X Lion. The 656 MB update should be one of the final previews released before the official launch of the OS, expected on the Mac App Store in July for US$29.99. If you're a developer, go grab your copy of the ...

iOS 5 contacts app has fields for Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn and Myspace info

by Steven Sande (Jun 10th, 2011)

One of the more interesting iOS 5 features revealed this week during the Monday keynote was seamless integration with Twitter. Now a report published by All Things D shows that fields for other social networking sites also appear in the iOS 5 contacts app, including Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, ...

Nuance voice samples provide a taste of Lion text-to-speech

by Steven Sande (May 17th, 2011)

As we reported on May 14, Lion Developer Preview 3 includes a number of voices from Nuance's RealSpeak Solo software that can be used for text-to-speech (TTS) operations in the OS. These voices are a good improvement on the existing voices used by Mac OS X, and could point to a greater use of ...

Mac OS X Lion features hidden tribute to Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 1st, 2011)

Apple's latest version of OS X Lion contains a plethora of new features that are being uncovered piece by piece now that the preview version is in the hands of developers. One little gem recently discovered is a new section in the Finder called "All My Files." This feature helps you organize your ...

Apple invites security experts to review Lion developer preview

by Mike Schramm (Feb 25th, 2011)

CNET reports that Apple has sent notice to a few big-time security experts, including some folks who've attacked OS X security in the past, to check out the developer preview of OS X Lion. "As you have reported Mac OS X security issues in the past," the letter reportedly tells the researchers, ...

Schiller and team to deliver WWDC keynote, Snow Leopard developer preview June 8

by Robert Palmer (May 13th, 2009)

Apple issued a press release this morning, saying that Worldwide Marketing VP Phil Schiller would lead a "team of Apple executives" to deliver the Worldwide Developer Conference keynote June 8 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern). According to the press release, attendees will receive a developer ...