ZenDock Tries to Solve Age-Old MacBook Docking Problem [Mac Blog]
Apple hasn't sold a notebook docking solution since the Duo Dock for the PowerBook Duo. However, a new campaign on Kickstarter has designed a new dock that can be used with any current MacBook Pro...
View ArticleApple Seeds Build 12E30 of OS X Beta 10.8.4 to Developers [Mac Blog]
Apple today issued build 12E30 of OS X Mountain Lion to developers, eight days after the first beta of OS X 10.8.4 was released. The first build asked developers to focus on Wi-Fi, Graphics Drivers...
View ArticleCalDigit Thunderbolt Station Adds to Growing Ranks of Thunderbolt Docks [Mac...
Storage maker CalDigit this week announced a new portable dock called the CalDigit Thunderbolt Station, adding to the growing collection of Thunderbolt docks introduced recently from Sonnet, Belkin and...
View ArticleSimCity Arrives On the Mac June 11th With Cross-Platform Servers [Mac Blog]
The new SimCity will ship for the Mac on June 11, EA reported today. Gamers will be able to purchase SimCity for Mac as a $60 digital download via Origin, EA's Steam-like digital store that launched...
View ArticleLongtime Mac Developer Ambrosia Software Cuts Staff, Still Open for Business...
Last night, a number of employees of longtime Mac developer Ambrosia Software tweeted that they had been let go from their jobs and that the company was shutting down. However, today The Mac Observer...
View ArticleLa Playa Hotel Lifts 30-Year Ban on Apple Corporate Retreats [Mac Blog]
Back in 1983, Apple's Macintosh team attended a retreat at the La Playa Carmel hotel in Carmel, California, where employee shenanigans resulted in a 30-year company gathering ban from the resort....
View ArticleAperture and iPhoto Updated with Performance Enhancements and Bug Fixes [Mac...
Apple today updated both of its photo editing and management platforms. Aperture has been updated to version 3.4.4 while iPhoto has been updated to version 9.4.3. The updates contain several bug fixes...
View ArticleApple Retail Roundup: New Stores Coming in Germany, Netherlands, UK [Mac Blog]
A number of tidbits related to Apple's retail store initiative have surfaced in recent days, with Apple apparently making progress on several new stores in Germany and the Netherlands as it opens a new...
View ArticleNew MacHeist nanoBundle Features 8 Mac Apps for $9.99 [Mac Blog]
MacHeist has launched nanoBundle 3, offering eight apps with a total retail value of $260 for $9.99. The first six are available immediately, with the final two (Little Inferno and Path Finder) being...
View ArticleName Your Own Price Mac Bundle Offers 10 Apps With 10% Going to Charity [Mac...
StackSocial has launched its second 'Name Your Own Price' Mac bundle, offering 10 Mac apps to any purchasers who pay more than the average purchase price (currently $7.99). Anyone paying less than the...
View ArticleApple Seeds Build 12E33a of OS X Beta 10.8.4 to Developers [Mac Blog]
Apple today issued build 12E33a of OS X Mountain Lion to developers, eight days after build 12E30 was released. Build 12E33a marks the third beta iteration of OS X 10.8.4. Apple continues to ask users...
View ArticleApple Extends Repair Program for MacBook Bottom Case Defects [Mac Blog]
In 2011, Apple announced a worldwide repair program for MacBooks with a defective bottom case, which caused the rubber surface to separate from the hard plastic casing. The program originally stated...
View ArticleApple Revises One to One Policy, Limits Data Migration to First 60 Days [Mac...
Apple has changed the terms of its retail store One to One service (via ifoAppleStore), which is a $99 program that gives Apple customers personal training lessons on Mac usage from an Apple employee....
View ArticleAtlanta Apple Pop-Up Museum to Open This Weekend [Mac Blog]
An Apple Pop-Up Museum is set to open this weekend, at the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast in Atlanta. The museum will feature a look at Apple products throughout the years and will include several...
View ArticleLogitech Introduces Mac Support for New Gaming Mice and Keyboards [Mac Blog]
Last month, Logitech launched its G series of gaming keyboards and mice. The devices feature numerous programmable buttons, custom color backlighting, and other features designed for MMORPG players....
View ArticleApple Seeds Build 12E36 of OS X Beta 10.8.4 Developers [Mac Blog]
Apple today issued build 12E36 of OS X Mountain Lion to developers, roughly a week after build 12E33a was released. Build 12E36 marks the fourth beta iteration of OS X 10.8.4. Apple continues to ask...
View ArticleApple More Than Doubles Capital Return Program to $100 Billion [Mac Blog]
Alongside today's earnings release, Apple also announced a major increase in its capital return program, boosting the previous $55 billion program to $100 program. Alongside a modest 15% increase in...
View ArticleApple Continues to see Significant Growth in Greater China [Mac Blog]
Today's second quarter earnings release revealed that Apple continues to see high revenue growth in China, with an increase to $8.2 billion or 8 percent year-over year. Greater China represented 18.8%...
View ArticleiCloud Boasts 300M Users and 20 Percent Growth in Q2 2013 [Mac Blog]
During today's Q2 2013 quarterly results call Apple revealed that iCloud now has more than 300 million users, a 20% increase from the 250 million that it reported during its Q1 earnings call in...
View ArticleApple’s First Berlin Store to Open Friday, May 3 [Mac Blog]
Last week, we noted that workers had begun removing barricades and scaffolding surrounding Apple's first store in Berlin, Germany amid rumors that the store would open during the first weekend of May....
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