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Apple posts iOS 5.0 Beta 4

by Erica Sadun (Jul 22nd, 2011)

Is it time for a new beta already? I was just getting used to Beta 3, which was such a relief after Beta 2. Apple has posted iOS 5 Beta 4 at the iOS developer site. The new beta is ready for you to download and install, as well as the other items that have been synchronously updated to support ...

iNecklace lets you wear your Apple love around your neck

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 21st, 2011)

Adafruit is at it again. After releasing its Apple power button-inspired cufflinks, the company is now going after the ladies with its iNecklace. Similar to the iCufflinks, the iNecklace has an attractive aluminum Apple power button that flashes. A simple but fitting chain lets you wear the ...

Adobe releases Flash 11 and AIR 3 betas

by Chris Rawson (Jul 15th, 2011)

Adobe has released betas of both Flash 11 and Air 3 for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. The new features that caught my eye right away include full 64-bit support for Flash Player running in browsers (even in Linux!) and support for delivery of full HD video with 7.1 surround sound to AIR-powered ...

AirPlay mirroring for FaceTime appears to be coming in iOS 5

by Dave Caolo (Jul 13th, 2011)

Here's some interesting news. It appears that FaceTime will gain AirPlay support with iOS 5. Rene Ritchie at TiPb has posted a screenshot of a FaceTime call up on a big TV. Noting that he "snuck out to a developer friend's place to try it out," Rene calls the experience "magical." This feature ...

iOS 5 beta 3 tethered jailbreak is out, requires Windows PC

by Steven Sande (Jul 12th, 2011)

That didn't take long. Apple sent out iOS 5 beta 3 yesterday, and now a sn0wbreeze update has already jailbroken the beta. It's a tethered jailbreak (requires a Windows machine, in fact) and if you happen to be the type of person who just doesn't feel right without a jailbroken iOS device, ...

iOS 5 Beta 2 ready for download

by Erica Sadun (Jun 24th, 2011)

iOS 5 Beta 2 is now available for download from Apple's developer site. If you are a paid ($99/year) dev, you can sign in with your developer credentials to gain access to this beta. The beta is, as always, released under the terms of Apple's NDA. For that reason, enhancements, APIs and features ...

iOS 5 to sell text alert tones through iTunes

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 8th, 2011)

The beta version of iOS 5 includes a new feature that lets you buy ringtones for alert messages, and it's just one of the 200 new features that are to debut in the new operating system. The ringtone option is found in the settings menu under the sounds. Users select any of the available ...

Safari 5.1 Developer Preview for Mac and Windows seeded to developers

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 7th, 2011)

In addition to developer previews of iOS 5 and Lion, Apple has seeded the developer preview of Safari 5.1 to Mac and Windows developers. According to Apple's Developer website, Safari 5.1 Developer Preview takes "advantage of new technologies, including support for full-screen webpages, media ...

iOS 5 beta 1 ready for download. Kind of.

by Erica Sadun (Jun 6th, 2011)

Developers, get your [REDACTED] on. iOS 5 beta 1 is now available for download from Apple's developer site. You must be a paid $99/year developer to gain access to this beta. Sign in with your dev credentials to gain access. The beta is, as always, released under the terms of Apple's NDA. For ...

Avast! Free Antivirus for Mac beta now available

by Steven Sande (Jun 1st, 2011)

Apple released Security Update 2011-003 yesterday with protection from the MacDefender malware and its variants, but some of our readers might want to do more to protect their Macs from malware. Avast has been a longtime supplier of a free (for non-commercial use) antivirus package for Windows ...

Google rolls out Chrome Canary to Mac

by Samuel Gibbs (May 4th, 2011)

Good news for Google Chrome enthusiasts: Chrome Canary is now available for Mac. Windows users have had the option to download the pre-developer, experimental builds of the Chrome browser, dubbed Canary, for some time now. But now Mac Chrome enthusiasts can also throw caution to the wind and ...

Cultured Code releases Things Cloud Sync beta

by Steven Sande (May 2nd, 2011)

Of the many to-do apps available in the App Stores, one of the perennial favorites is Things from Cultured Code (US$9.99 for iPhone/iPod touch, $19.99 for iPad, $49.99 for Mac). While the cross-platform app has been lauded for its beautiful user interface and ease of use, there have been ...

Group video chat coming to iPhone via fring

by Chris Rawson (Apr 5th, 2011)

fring is working on a group video chat implementation for its iOS and Android apps. The update will eventually allow users to chat with up to four participants on-screen at once; fring's developers are allowing users to sign up for a beta version so that they can test it out before it's officially ...

Boxcar Beta for Mac available, brings notifications to Mac

by Chris White (Mar 31st, 2011)

Today brings a delightful surprise for Mac users with Boxcar joining the Mac family. Boxcar has been the standard for getting push notifications from your social networks, email, RSS and other services on iOS devices since it launched in July of 2009, and it has been one of my favorite iPhone ...

Seventh Mac OS X 10.6.7 beta seeded to developers

by Steven Sande (Mar 8th, 2011)

Wow. It seems like only two weeks ago that the sixth beta of Mac OS X 10.6.7 was seeded to developers. Wait - it WAS two weeks ago. Well, today Apple has released the seventh (and hopefully final) beta of the next version of Snow Leopard to developers. According to Mac developers we've talked ...