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Latest Mac OS X beta indicates upcoming 802.11ac Wi-Fi support

Latest Mac OS X beta indicates upcoming 802.11ac Wi-Fi support
  • Posted April 10, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • The latest beta of Mac OS X 10.8.4 includes the string “802.11ac channel” within the bowels of its code, a report by 9to5Mac claims. This discovery suggests the Apple’s next generation of Macs may feature 802.11ac hardware, corroborating previous rumors. Additionally,…

Apple issues first Mountain Lion maintenance update

Apple issues first Mountain Lion maintenance update
  • Posted August 23, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple today released the first maintenance update for its new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating system. Weighing in at just 24.2MB, OS X 10.8.1 is somewhat of a minor update that includes general operating system fixes to improve stability and…

Mountain Lion becomes most successful OS X release to date

Mountain Lion becomes most successful OS X release to date
  • Posted July 30, 2012, 9:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple’s latest operating system was released to the public last Wednesday and has already set a new sales record. Cupertino published a statement today pointing out that downloads for Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in just four days, making…

Firmware update enables Power Nap for Macbook Air, Retina MBP

Firmware update enables Power Nap for Macbook Air, Retina MBP
  • Posted July 26, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Software
  • To the dismay of some users, Power Nap -- Apple's whimsically named, sleep-like power state which quietly polls for updates -- was curiously absent from Mountain Lion's official release yesterday. Today though, the company rolled out an SMC update which adds…

Mountain Lion available now, free upgrade codes not working for some

Mountain Lion available now, free upgrade codes not working for some
  • Posted July 25, 2012, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Software
  • It's here -- Mac OS X 10.8 has officially launched. Many Mac owners will be able to snap up the Mountain Lion upgrade from the Mac App Store for a cool $19.99 -- that's actually $10 less than last year's…

Free Mountain Lion upgrades for Macs bought after June 10

Free Mountain Lion upgrades for Macs bought after June 10
  • Posted July 24, 2012, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Update: During its quarterly earnings conference call this afternoon, Apple has confirmed that OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion will go on sale tomorrow Wednesday, July 25. It will be available early morning through the Mac App Store for $19.99.

Mountain Lion attains gold master status, available to developers

Mountain Lion attains gold master status, available to developers
  • Posted July 10, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Software
  • According to developers, Apple has begun providing them with the "gold master" of Mac OS X 10.8, also known as Mountain Lion. Gold (or golden) master is a term often used by Apple which signifies the final, retail version Mac…

OS X Mountain Lion to get automated, daily security updates

OS X Mountain Lion to get automated, daily security updates
  • Posted June 27, 2012, 11:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • It appears that Apple has a fresh perspective on security updates, with the iconic Cupertino-based company adding a new automated security update tool in the latest update to its OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview operating system, now only a…

Apple details OS X Mountain Lion, optimistic about desktop OS adoption

Apple details OS X Mountain Lion, optimistic about desktop OS adoption
  • Posted June 11, 2012, 1:30 PM by Julio Franco | Filed in Apple, Software Breaking News
  • Apple was happy to share new details about their upcoming desktop operation system, OS X Mountain Lion, during WWDC 2012. Despite the company's growing focus on mobile, they are claiming a Mac installed base of 66 million users, where 26…

Mountain Lion update reveals automatic Mac App Store downloads

Mountain Lion update reveals automatic Mac App Store downloads
  • Posted May 22, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Mac OS X 10.8, otherwise known as Mountain Lion, isn't ready for prime time just yey. However, as often is the case, developers have been enjoying preview builds for some time now. As it turns out though, the latest update…

Apple previews OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, brings iOS and the Mac closer together

Apple previews OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, brings iOS and the Mac closer together
  • Posted February 16, 2012, 10:11 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Software Breaking News
  • Released only about seven months ago, Lion was the first version of Apple's Mac OS X desktop operating system to reflect a strong influence from iOS. Today the Cupertino-based company is teasing us with a peek at the next major…

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