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Apple releases iOS 6 golden master to developer community

It’s six days from completion and the final, gold master version just went out the door. Per AppleInsider, Apple has just seeded the mobile operating system’s golden master to developers, showing slight tweaks and performance enhancements to its first-party Maps app. According to sources familiar with the progression of Maps in iOS 6, the recently-seeded […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.2.0

VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.2.0. The new version, a 96.6 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: New Features: – Improved Windows 8 support, in particular many 3D-related fixes. – GUI: VM groups (bug #288). – GUI: expert mode for wizards. – GUI: allow […]

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VMWare releases Fusion 5.0.0 update

Late Wednesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 5.0.0 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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Apple adds four additional cities to iOS 6 3D mapping app

The new Maps app for iOS 6: it’s becoming nifty. Per AppleInsider, Apple expanded the capabilities of Maps in iOS 6 with Monday’s release of the beta number four, adding a U.S., Canadian and European cities to those with “flyover” 3D data. In preparation of rolling out its newest mobile operating system, Apple has updated […]

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Apple signs deal, goes with TomTom for iOS 6 mapping functions

It’s not you…it’s me. Per Macworld, digital maps provider TomTom announced on Tuesday it has signed a global agreement with Apple for maps and related information. Apple announced Monday at its World Wide Developers Conference that an upcoming version of its iOS mobile operating system will feature a rebuilt maps app with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn […]