Just a few hours ago Apple dropped a massive bombshell in the form of the presser for the developer preview for Mac OS X Mountain Lion. This news comes as Microsoft prepares to release the consumer preview of Windows 8 on the 29th of this month.  Somehow I can’t help thinking on how this was a premeditated move to steal the thunder from Microsoft’s big day, though we will rest those thoughts for another article. On the face of it, the theme behind Mac OS X Mountain Lion is simple – the iOS-ification of...

According to a release that has just landed in our inboxes, Apple has officially launched the latest edition of the MacBook Air. And while it retains its svelte looks, beneath the hood lurketh some serious processing power. The aluminum unibody enclosure remains an incredible 0.11 inches at its thinnest point and 0.68 inches at its thickest, and you still have two flavours – the 11 inch and the 13 inch ones. What has changed however is the processing power in these beauties – users can now opt for...

The Apple Store is down, though it looks like 9to5Mac has spoiled the surprise. According to the Apple blog, here are the leaked specifications for the new Apple products launching this week:Mac mini Base model: 2.3GHz CPU with 2GB of RAM, and 500GB of storageMac mini: 2.5GHz CPU with 4GB of RAM, and, 500GB of storageMac mini server: 2.0GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM, and two 500GB hard drivesMacBook Air 11″: Base model: 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 64GB of storageMacBook Air 11″: 1.6GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM, and ...

Okay, we are really sticking our collective necks out over here but a seemingly minor software update (just 312 KB) on OS X Snow Leopard running Macs could be the first major hint that a new Mac running OS X Lion is around the corner. The update ‘addresses an issue with the Migration Assistant application in Mac OS X Snow Leopard that prevents transfer of your personal data, settings, and compatible applications from a Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard to a new Mac running Mac OS X Lion.‘ Apple ha...

Many were expecting Apple to launch its third generation of MacBook Air today, only to be left high and dry. Digits‘ All Things D‘s John Paczkowski now tells us it was never meant to be today. And it won’t happen tomorrow, either. Instead, Apple will launch it next week along with OS X Lion. The new MacBook Air is expected to sport Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processors, Apple’s Thunderbolt port, backlit keyboard and 128 GB and 256 GB of flash storage. My second gen MacBook Air just...

If imitation is indeed the best form of flattery, then a number of app developers would be feeling immensely gratified about the announcements Apple made  at the WWDC some hours ago. For, almost new feature that was announced was accompanied by whispers and tweets of “well, this is just like (name of software)” and while some of the claims were a trifle over the top, there was more than a grain of truth in some others. While mentioning each and every one of them would not really be possible (hey,...