Apple today released OS X Maverick 10.9.3, after a considerable amount of developer testing. Having been given the build number 13D61, it is now ready to download from the Mac App Store, and you can catch all of the key details on this release right after the break.
After an abundance of coverage pertaining to the smaller, 4,7-inch iPhone 6, we very recently saw a case leak that gave us an insight into the potential dimensions of its more sizeable, 5.5-inch-displaying cousin. As expected, the measurements have lead to another frenzy of 3D print-outs, and for the first time, we can now see just how the "phablet" model of Apple's next smartphone stacks up against the current flagship iPhone 5s.
Apple's iMessage, since its introduction, has offered a powerful means through which iOS and OS X users can communicate in a secure, reliable manner. I say reliable, but iMessage hasn't been without its fair share of bugs and downtimes, and in a recurrence of an old issue, it looks as through iMessage is hijacking regular SMS messages and sending them to Apple IDs - even inactive ones.
The main reason why the iPhone 6 has garnered so much more attention than any other Apple smartphone is because, according to reports, the device is set for a dramatic redesign that will also see the display size increase. But while we have, in part, been led to believe that Apple may simply "add" pixels onto the displays of the 4.7- and 5.5-inch variants of the upcoming handset - retaining the same pixel density - it has now come to light that the Cupertino-based outfit may offer both devices a resolution that improves the pixels-per-inch count over the current iPhone 5s.
We've been inundated with rumor and speculation pertaining to the smaller of the two new, larger iPhone 6 variants, which is set to arrive with a 4.7-inch display. But even though it seems fairly certain that the reportedly delayed, 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will manifest at some point shortly after its less sizeable cousin, we haven't seen much by way of leaks. Today, however, a case has emerged offering an insight into the form factor of the "phablet" edition of the iPhone 6, which touts dimension almost identical to an earlier schematics leak.
According to recent reports, we've quite a lot to look forward to as far as iOS 8 is concerned, with Apple apparently pushing the boat out in offering some great new features alongside notable improvements to pre-existing aspects of its mobile software. Now, we're hearing that the Cupertino company may bring split-screen multitasking, akin to Samsung's Galaxy Tab Pro range and Microsoft’s Surface tablet, to its own iPad tablet.
Apple's reported acquisition of Beats Electronics for the tidy sum of $3.2 billion mightn't have been officially confirmed as yet, but if new information out of Japan is to be considered, it looks very much as though Apple does indeed want to increase its interest in the audio market. Apparently, the Cupertino company is looking to bake high definition (HD) audio playback into its upcoming iOS 8 software, which would also see the company introduce a higher fidelity, "HD-ready" Lightning connector and improved in-ear headphones to match.
Whatever eventually happens with regards to the iPhone 6, the so-called "iWatch" and the many other Apple products that are supposedly going to appear later on in the year, the new iOS 8 software will no doubt prove integral. So far, we've heard that it will pack Healthbook, an iTunes Radio app, and several other new features as well as improvements to pre-existing services like Maps. If any enhancements are in the offing for Control Center -- which, itself, only arrived with September's iOS 7 -- then we certainly hope that they'll take at least some cues from this concept below.
You would think that Apple's iPhone 6 was releasing imminently given the immense amount of coverage that Apple's forthcoming smartphone has commanded during the past couple of months. But as many analysts and commentators have already noted, it is the fact that it may finally compete with rivaling devices for sheer size that the world cannot get enough of the next big thing out of Cupertino. For a little more perspective on the iPhone 6 - as if ever it were needed - below you can check out a comparison of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 versus HTC's just-released One M8 handset.
When it comes to implementing new and emerging technologies, Apple is notorious for dragging its heels. It wasn't until the iPhone 5, which arrived in late 2012, that the Cupertino's smartphone finally saw 4G LTE, and while there has been talk in the past of the iPhone getting Near Field Communication tech, otherwise known as NFC, this has also yet to materialize. Perhaps it should be seen as something of a formality, then, that new reports indicate that the iPhone 6 will offer NFC as standard, with a deal also apparently having been struck between Apple and China UnionPay.
