On Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.2 of CocktailCocktail (Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Added ability to disable Notification Center (System – Misc). – Added ability to set the […]
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Google has added support for the open CardDAV contact syncing protocol used by Apple in OS X and iOS, enabling Google Contacts users to directly sync just like Yahoo and iCloud. Google’s Gmail product manager Jeff Ellingson noted the new support for CardDAV on the company’s blog today. The new support requires iOS 5 or […]
It’s not the newest peripheral idea in the world, but it’s still sort of nifty. Per FreePatentsOnline.com, Apple has shown interest in building an inductive charging mat that would allow users to dock, charge and sync their portable devices by simply placing them on top of the accessory. Apple’s filing, entitled “Device Orientation Based Docking […]
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Apple releases iOS 6.0 update
The wait is over. On Wednesday, Apple released its long-anticipated iOS 6.0 update. The new operating system, a 912 megabyte update available through iTunes, adds the following fixes and changes: Maps: – Apple designed vector based maps. – Turn-by-turn navigation with spoken directions on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (2nd and 3rd […]
They hammered away at iCloud for a bit and with any luck, the e-mail outage has been resolved. Per CNET, Apple’s iCloud services are now being reported as fully operational again according to the iCloud status page, but some problems may linger for users. For the past few days, a large number of iCloud users […]