Google plans to copy Apple and develop Game Center-like app
Apple introduced Game Center, an online multiplayer social gaming network, in 2010 that allows app users to invite friends, start multiplayer games, track achievements, and compare scores on a leader board, and now reports claim that Google is looking to copy Apple by creating a similar system for Android.
While not naming any sources, Business Insider claimed [...]
OS X Mountain Lion update adds helpful ‘Do Not Disturb’ option for notifications
Apple’s update to OS X Lion Preview 3 adds a very helpful new “Do Not Disturb” feature for notifications. The feature is a toggle accessible at the top of Notification Center that allows users to block incoming alerts and banners. The feature is very important for those who look to focus entirely on the content [...]
Apple shows off a 3D Avatar building app as part of a patent application
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Patently Apple did what it does and dug up a patent related to building 3D avatars:
Earlier today we introduced Apple’s 3D Avatar App which covered a basic overview of the new application in the works. Now a second patent application has surfaced and it actually shows that the app is already running on an iPad! We [...]
New OS X 10.8 beta adds Twitter notifications, contact access requests, iCloud Safari tabs
Earlier today, Apple seeded their second developer preview of the upcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion release. As Apple noted when introducing the new OS X software product earlier this year, the new version is all about bringing iOS 5 features to the Mac. This includes popular iOS features like Game Center, Notification Center, AirPlay [...]
Apple seeds OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 (Update: 10.7.4 Beta too)
Apple has seeded developers with the second preview of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. The download is, again, available via the Mac App Store, and developers must get a redemption code from the Mac OS X Development Portal in order to download. Apple is yet to provide release notes for the second version, so send [...]
Popular iOS physics-based puzzler ‘Cut the Rope’ lands on Mac App Store with HD graphics
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Developer ZeptoLab UK Limited released a Mac App Store version of its physics puzzler Cut the Rope originally released by publisher Chillingo on iOS in October 2010. According to Chillingo, the iOS game reached over 1 million downloads in just nine days and the franchise has now hit over 100 million downloads. The Mac App Store version is the first [...]
Apple announces Mountain Lion OS X (10.8) for Mac, available today to developers
Apple today announced a new operating system for the Mac – Mountain Lion. This is be the ninth major Mac OS X release which brings 100 new features and makes it closer to the iOS experience. Mountain Lion is the first Mac OS that supports iCloud out of the box and comes with features like [...]
OS X Mountain Lion Brings The Mac Into The Game
Gamers, start your engines, lift your fruit-slicing swords, and lace up your Temple-running shoes.
Game Center, Apple’s gaming/social hub for iOS, has finally made it’s way over to the more mature Apple OS, OS X Mountain Lion. This is huge. Not because you’ll be able to enjoy the features of Game Center while playing [...]
Apple seeds iOS 5.1 beta 2 to developers: You can now remove images from Photo Stream
Apple has just begun seeding iOS 5.1 beta 2 on the Developer Center, and weighs in at 801MB. While 5.1 beta 2 brings bug fixes, the update also now allows users to remove images from their iCloud Photo Stream -
Photos taken using iOS 5.1 can be deleted from Photo Stream on your device and will [...]
Apple rolls out new iPod touch ad, shows white model, iOS 5, gaming, and FaceTime
Apple has rolled out a new commercial for the iPod touch (which is on sale for Black Friday) , showing off the white model that was just introduced alongside the iPhone 4S. The advertisement is called “Share the fun” and also demonstrates some of the new iOS 5 features like native tweeting and iMessage. In [...]