Because patents are important and show nifty things that may be down the road… According to AppleInsider, Apple has shown interest in improving device discoverability and local networking using existing technology like RFID, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or even a new proprietary wireless method. The details come from Apple’s latest patent application, entitled “Local Device Awareness,” […]
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In other news, Apple has released a new Mac OS X 10.6.8 build marked 10K540 to the developer community. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, sources familiar with the update have stated that no known issues are listed, and the focus areas of Airport, Networking, Graphics Drivers, the Mac App Store, QuickTime and VPN remain the […]
If you’re hankering for the Mac OS X 10.6.8 update, it’s coming. On Friday, Apple seeded the third build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 to developers, with no known issues. Per AppleInsider, the 1GB download is labeled 10K531. MacStories reports that focus areas for the beta software remain unchanged: Airport, Graphics Drivers, Mac App Store, […]
Apple on Thursday issued the second beta build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 to developers with no known issues. Per AppleInsider, both the Combo Update and the Delta Update for Mac OS X 10.6.8 build 10K524 are a 1GB download. According to sources close to the story, focus areas for the build include Airport, Graphics […]
As spiffy as Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”) is, there will always be patches. Per AppleInsider, Mac OS X 10.6.1 will deliver a number of fixes and tweaks focusing on Mail, networking, Bluetooth, Flash and more. The first external pre-release build, labeled Mac OS X 10.6.1 build 10B503, began making its way to Apple’s […]