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As we round the corner after Computex and transition into June, it's time once more for Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference. As always, Apple kicks off WWDC with their big keynote event, which though aimed first and foremost at developers, is also used as a venue to announce new products and ecosystem strategies. The keynote starts at 10am Pacific (17:00 UTC) today, and AnandTech will be offering live blog coverage of Apple's event. With WWDC going virtual once again this year, we're expecting another rapid-fire, two-hour run through of Apple's ecosystem. WWDC keynotes have historically covered everything from macOS and iOS to individual Apple applications and more. On the hardware side of matters, in previous years we've seen things like the official announcement Apple's...
A First Look At Apple's OS X El Capitan
Right on schedule, at last week’s World Wide Developers Conference Apple announced the next iteration of their desktop OS, OS X. Version 10.11, dubbed El Capitan, is the latest...
100 by Ryan Smith on 6/15/2015Apple Announces OS X El Capitan
Today at WWDC Apple announced the next version of their OS X operating system. This next release, presumably version 10.11, is named OS X El Capitan. OS X Yosemite...
45 by Brandon Chester on 6/8/2015A Look At OS X Yosemite And iOS 8.1
It has been a busy year for Apple, although one could argue it has been more of a busy few months. The yearly updates for most of Apple's products...
173 by Brandon Chester on 10/27/2014Apple’s Swift and What it Means for Developers and Users
On Monday Apple revealed iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Both of these were expected by everyone who has followed Apple’s pattern of software reveals at WWDC for...
79 by Brandon Chester on 6/11/2014Humble Bundle Returns: PC and Android 10
I’ll be honest: I’m really glad the “14 days of bundles” is over, as what started as something potentially interesting eventually became a series of mediocre bundles. I did...
6 by Jarred Walton on 5/27/2014Averting Disaster - A Guide To Computer Backups (2014)
We all store more and more of our lives in digital form; spreadsheets, résumés, wedding speeches, novels, tax information, schedules, and of course digital photographs and video. All of...
133 by Brett Howse on 5/21/2014Testing Improved 4K Display Support in OS X 10.9.3
Today Apple released the long awaited OS X 10.9.3 update. The update comes after nine weeks of beta testing, each week with a new release. One of the most...
72 by Brandon Chester & Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/15/2014Humble Bundle for PC and Android 8 and More
The Humble Jumbo Bundle is now sadly over, but while good things come to an end we can always look forward to the next big thing. For the next...
6 by Jarred Walton on 12/18/2013TeamViewer Releases Version 9 Public Beta
About a year ago, I stumbled across TeamViewer, a remote control/remote access utility. The details of the experience are still vividly clear: I had spent the better part of...
27 by Jarred Walton on 11/5/2013Humble Bundle with Android #7 (Updated)
In the latest edition of the Humble Bundle, there’s another collection of fairly popular games available. As usual, you unlock the core set of games with any donation of...
13 by Jarred Walton on 10/15/2013TeamViewer 8 Released, with Windows 8 and Retina Support
TeamViewer is one of those applications that some people have heard about and love, while others have no idea what it is. At its core, TeamViewer is a remote...
31 by Jarred Walton on 12/6/2012Office for Mac 2011 Gets Retina Display Support
Since the launch of the MacBook Pro with Retina display in June, Microsoft had announced full compatibility of Office for Mac 2011 with Mountain Lion, but had neither confirmed...
11 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 9/19/2012CloudPlay - A Fast Way To Stream Music To Your Desktop
I've always been a huge fan of apps that live in the OS X menu bar because they provide status updates, system information and quick access to program functions...
7 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 9/19/2012Apple Releases Mountain Lion 10.8.2 w/ Facebook Integration
As expected, Apple has released Mountain Lion 10.8.2 today in conjunction with the release of iOS 6. A slightly updated build (12C53) was released to developers last week as...
14 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 9/19/2012Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Goes Gold; GM Released To Developers
In a bit of a double-whammy of operating system news today, word comes that Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion has gone gold. Apple released the Golden Master (GM...
12 by Ryan Smith on 7/9/2012Thoughts on the Mac OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview
Mountain Lion's first developer preview has been around for a couple of days now, and most of the banner features - largely composed of new imports from iOS -...
96 by Andrew Cunningham & Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/19/2012Apple Releases OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" Preview
Using several media outlets, Apple has just announced major details about Mac OS X 10.8, the next version of the company's desktop operatng system. The new release, codenamed "Mountain...
38 by Andrew Cunningham on 2/16/2012VLC 2.0 Announced: New UI and Blu-ray Support for OS X
VideoLAN has announced VLC 2.0 and the first release candidate is available to the public today. The biggest changes are in the OS X version but there are a...
22 by Kristian Vättö on 2/13/2012Apple Releases OS X 10.7.3, Safari 5.1.3
Apple today released the OS X 10.7.3 update for the client and server versions of Lion - unlike 10.7.2, which introduced a major feature in iCloud, the 10.7.3 update...
9 by Andrew Cunningham on 2/1/2012Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Brings Back Features from Final Cut Pro 7
Apple has today issued an update for their professional video editing suite, Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). The update carries version number 10.0.3 and re-introduces some crucial elements, such...
12 by Kristian Vättö on 1/31/2012