Apple today has released the very first developer preview version of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Announced back in October last year, Lion and is a significant update to OS X, bringing a lot of iOS features that work so well on iPod touch, iPhone and iPad to the desktop OS X.
Leaked retail box shots of the upcoming MacBook Pro outlines a new feature, dubbed as FaceTime HD, which hints towards High-Definition 720p video chat coming to soon-to-be-released MacBook Pro line.
It's pretty much accepted now that we'll be treated to a MacBook Pro refresh in the next week or two, but unusually there hasn't been the level of leaks we tend to see before a major line-refresh. BGR however does have some interesting tidbits to share, with one in particular surprising all of us.
According to MacRumors, Apple is all set to launch MacBook Pro refresh on Thursday, February 24th. Apple’s MacBook Pro line is due for an upgrade this year and it would only be wise for Apple to ship these with Intel Sandy Bridge processors as they are now the flagship chipsets of Intel.
The very-recently launched Mac App Store has been cracked open for piracy already, reports Gizmodo. The cracked App Store though, dubbed kickback, wont be available before February 2011, according to the Hackulous member Dissident.
Apple today has opened the Mac App Store for business, with over a thousand apps for launch. Mac App Store requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 software update for Snow Leopard which can be downloaded from here.
After releasing a jailbreak app which enables AirPlay functionality via third-party apps, and then AirPlayer which allows you to AirPlay videos on your Mac from your iPhone as if it was an Apple TV, Erica Sadun has now released AirFlick which basically allows you to stream just about anything on the Apple TV from your computer running Mac OS X.
The developers behind the popular Air Hockey for iPhone game are working to bring the same title and experience to Mac OS X. Air Hockey on the Mac will be available on the Mac App Store at launch and is almost identical to the iOS version.
So you thought iPad 2 was the only real deal for the first half of 2011? Think again as new rumors are just in for more Apple devices getting a revision next year.
After releasing a jailbreak app which enables AirPlay functionality via third-party apps, Erica Sadun has now released AirPlayer for Mac OS X which mimics as Apple TV (2nd-gen) to playback videos from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to your Mac. Perfect for those of you who use 27-inch iMac or Cinema Display as your TV.
