Being able to sync efficiently with the desktop is, we believe, one of the most important aspects of a smartphone. The iPhone does this incredibly well, thanks to tight integration with iTunes, but Android doesn’t. However, by making use of a handful of apps, you can get a similar experience. One such app is Cheetah Sync.
Popular first person puzzle-platform video game Portal has been made available for free (yes, legally) for PCs and Macs. This is a limited time offer, so if you haven’t played it yet, we highly, highly recommend that you go download it now.
iMessage, which in a nutshell is Apple's belated attempt to jump on the free instant-messaging bandwagon (as seen with BlackBerry Messenger et al), may also be integrated to the Mac iChat service, which would certainly add an extra dimension to proceedings.
According to sources familiar with such arrangements, Apple could be preparing a surprise update to its MacBook Pro range. With Intel's next-gen Core i-Series mobile platform not anticipated to arrive until at least Q2 next year, it is thought that Apple will inject some minor changes to keep consumers happy until then.
Another week, another release of OS X Lion 10.7.2, the next iteration of the operating system after it was officially released to the public in July. Indeed, Apple has seeded yet another build of OS X 10.7.2 to its registered developers as an attempt to squash some last-minute bugs before the final version of the update is released, which will hopefully happen soon.
One of the most useful and popular apps on the iTunes App Store is Remote. It is a first party app that, well, lets you use your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad as a remote control to control your Mac/PC’s iTunes library. I recently shifted back to the Android camp and found myself longing for a Remote-like app and magically stumbled upon the solution in the form of iRemote iTunes WMP.
If you own a MacBook Air, except for the new mid-2011 models, and have upgraded to Lion already, you're probably now wondering what do to do with the restore USB drive that was sold along with it, since you likely won't want to use Snow Leopard ever again. Instead of throwing a perfectly good USB drive away, why not use it as a standard 8GB USB stick?
Ever since Apple started building Intel processors into their Macs several years ago, it's been possible to dual-boot Windows, as well as run it on virtual machines alongside Mac OS X. Parallels 7, which was unveiled today, is the new version of a prominent virtual machine solution for Intel Macs.
OS X Lion, which was finally released to the public last month, includes many improvements, such as support for full-screen apps and reliability additions such as AutoSave. Yet, if you're finding it hard to cope with such a radical change or some apps that are essential to you aren't yet compatible with the new system, it might be a good idea to move back to Snow Leopard. If you're wondering how, this guide is for you.
Apple has unexpectedly released new builds of OS X Lion 10.7.2, the iCloud add-on for OS X Lion and iPhoto 9.2, which are now all available to registered Apple developers. Similarly to previous builds, the single goal of these seeds is to allow developers to test out iCloud ahead of its official release.
