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Apple announces OS X 10.11 El Capitan, plans for fall release

The torrent of news and announcements from this year’s WWDC keynote starts here. It starts with El Capitan. On Monday, Apple announced OS X 10.11 El Capitan, the next version of its operation system. The updated OS will feature new versions of multiple stock apps, including Safari, Mail and Notes, improved Spotlight search with natural […]

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Force Touch trackpad analyzed, first hands-on experiences posted

The Force Touch trackpad is apparently the trackpad that clicks back at you. That’s the way it’s being described, as the new trackpad isn’t the usual button that’s pressed during use, but a set of electromagnets that move enough to feel like there’s a click happening. The end result feels like a regular click, which […]

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Rumor: Apple to release iOS 8.2 early next week, focus on Health-related, app improvements

iOS 8.2 could come out as early as next Monday alongside Apple’s “Spring Forward” media event, which is slated to take place on March 9th at the Yerba Buena in downtown San Francisco. The update reportedly brings a number of improvements to the iPhone’s health app, along with the usual stability improvements and bug fixes. […]

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How Apple could improve the awesome VIP Sender feature

TL;DR I love the VIP Sender feature in OS X and iOS and use it all the time, but it needs to be expanded. It works like this: click a sender’s name/email address in either OS X Mail or Mail.app and select “Add to VIPs.” Doing so prioritizes email from that sender and when new mail arrives, you’ll […]

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OS X 10.10.2 update to resolve ongoing Thunderbolt vulnerability

If you were looking forward to the next heft Yosemite update, there’s something else to look forward to that will finally secure a vulnerability on the Thunderbolt port. Per AppleInsider and iMore, a Mac hardware vulnerability that has yet to be exploited on a wide scale will reportedly be fixed with Apple’s forthcoming OS X […]