Apple's new Maps app in OS X Mavericks extends tools for reporting, fixing errors

Apple has brought its iOS Maps to OS X Mavericks, adding enhanced error reporting tools to leverage crowdsourcing in order to improve its mapping service, search results, location information and directions.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 62

OS X Mavericks' new App Nap, Timer Coalescing features target battery efficiency

Apple plans to advance its leadership in notebook battery efficiency with a series of new features in OS X Mavericks designed to achieve substantial power savings while maintaining or even improving upon the "snappy" responsiveness of the system.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 32

Editorial: What WWDC 2013 tells us about Apple

Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Convention is now over, but the event revealed a year's worth of insight into what the company is doing with the Macintosh, OS X, iOS and iCloud.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 142

Why the Mac Finder took so long to get the new Tabs in OS X Mavericks

More than half a decade after adding tabs to Safari 3.0 in 2007, Apple has incorporated the same feature into the OS X Mavericks Finder to organize multiple views into a single window, building on years of technology advancements to support the seemingly simple and obvious feature.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 67

Compressed Memory in OS X 10.9 Mavericks aims to free RAM, extend battery life

Apple has publicly touted a significant new feature in OS X 10.9 Mavericks designed to maximize RAM, storage and CPU use while also boosting power efficiency: Compressed Memory.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 31

Apple shifts from AFP file sharing to SMB2 in OS X 10.9 Mavericks

In OS X Mavericks, Apple will begin migrating from its own legacy Apple Filing Protocol to Microsoft's SMB2 in an effort to enhance performance, security and cross platform file sharing.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 45

Apple's 2013 Design Awards announced, 'Evernote' and 'Yahoo! Weather' among winners

Coming hours after the WWDC keynote, the annual Apple Design Awards results were announced, with big names like Evernote and Yahoo! Weather being among the best apps on iOS and Mac OS X for 2013.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 7

A wiser Siri snubs Google for Bing in Apple's upcoming iOS 7

With iOS 7, Apple has not only made its Siri virtual assistant smarter, but has managed to further distance itself from Android maker Google by turning to Microsoft's Bing as the service's default search engine.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 66

Apple's iOS 7 to give iPhone users easy access to WiFi controls, common actions

It took more than five years, but Apple said Monday that iOS 7 will finally provide iPhone owners with access to toggle WiFi on and off, adjust screen brightness, and execute other common tasks without having to tediously drill-down into their device's settings panel.

Kasper Jade 12 years ago 55

Apple's packed WWDC 2013 keynote replay now available

As per usual, Apple has released Monday's keynote in full on its events webpage, offering those who missed the product-packed event a second chance to watch Apple execs introduce iOS 7, Mac OS X Mavericks, the radically redesigned Mac Pro, faster MacBook Air, and more.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 1

Apple announces iTunes Radio for iOS 7, Mac, PC & Apple TV

Apple's much-anticipated "iRadio" was announced by the company at WWDC on Monday under the name "iTunes Radio," offering free streaming Internet radio to users across all major platforms.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 44

Siri gains new voice & gender options, system controls, enhanced car support in iOS 7

Apple's personal assistant Siri will get a major overhaul in iOS 7, including a new voice, new appearance, and numerous new features.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 36

Apple reveals overhauled iOS 7 with vibrant, more colorful design

Touting it as the biggest change to iOS since the launch of the first iPhone, Apple on Monday took the wraps off a drastically redesigned iOS 7 that marks a new direction for the company's mobile operating system.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 464

iWork suite coming to iCloud with browser-based document support

The new iWork for iCloud will bring Pages, Numbers and Keynote to the Web, allowing users to quickly access, edit and save their documents from the Internet.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 45

Apple offers sneak peek at new cylindrical Mac Pro assembled in the USA

In a rare move, Apple offered a sneak preview of a "Mac unlike any we've ever made," sporting a new, smaller cylindrical design powerful enough to drive three 4K-resolution displays.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 311

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