Popular iOS physics-based puzzler ‘Cut the Rope’ lands on Mac App Store with HD graphics
Developer ZeptoLab UK Limited has 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 one million downloads in just nine days and the franchise has now hit over 100 million downloads in total. [...]
Steve Jobs’ favorite band just released 27 ringtones
Today The Beatles announced the band’s 27 United States and United Kingdom No. 1 hits are available as ringtones exclusively through iTunes (iTunes Link). The 30-second ringtones are downloadable now through iTunes on your iOS device and include hits such as “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “All You Need Is Love,” “Yesterday,” “Eleanor Rigby,” and 23 [...]
Apple extends deadline for sandboxing Mac App Store apps to Jun. 1
Apple announced today the deadline for developers’ sandboxing their Mac App Store apps was extended from March 1 to June. The restriction coupled with the introduction of Apple’s Gatekeeper feature in Mountain Lion, which automatically prevents apps not signed by Apple recognized developers from running in 10.8, creates a much more controlled ecosystem for apps [...]
Microsoft’s revamped SkyDrive cloud service to take on iCloud on OSX?
On the heels of improved iCloud integration in Mountain Lion, Microsoft made things a little more official today for its upcoming updated SkyDrive cloud service for Windows 8 and possibly OS X. The new service will include improved file management and synchronization, secure two-factor authentication for remote access to files not yet uploaded to Skydrive, [...]
Adam Lashinsky talks life at Apple, marketing’s microscopic control over the message
Adam Lashinsky, senior editor at large at Fortune and author of “Inside Apple” ($15-Amazon, Free Audio), has been doing many interviews since the release of his book detailing “How America’s Most Admired and Secretive Company Really Works.” He recently sat down to give a talk at the headquarters of online real estate company Zillow. While the first [...]
Apple’s 2012 Environmental Update includes the nation’s largest end user–owned, onsite solar array
You can see the area for solar has been cleared away in a picture taken earlier this week. Thanks PilotJohn! Apple has just published its 2012 Facilities Report and Environmental Update detailing Apple’s environmental footprint, contributions, and energy savings throughout Apple retail stores, R&D buildings, and its data centers. Apple said in 2011 it recorded energy [...]
Bloomberg: FLA is finding ‘tons of issues’ at Apple supplier plants
Despite reports from Reuters earlier this week profiling Fair Labor Association CEO Auret van Heerden’s positive reaction to the early inspections of Apple’s suppliers in Shenzhen, China, Bloomberg announced today van Heerden’s comments actually “reflected his previous interactions with Foxconn.” In contrast to Reuters original article, during a phone interview with Bloomberg, van Heerden said, “We’re finding [...]
Here’s a list of things that Mountain Lion killed today
Apple’s merging of iOS with OS X continues today with our first glimpse at 10.8 Mountain Lion, the next major OS release for Macs. Of course, in the process of bringing the best of both worlds together, some things win out. In the case of Mountain Lion, several apps and features were replaced with their [...]
Mountain Lion’s Notification Center continues the merging of iOS and OS X
The introduction of Mountain Lion brought OS X undeniably closer to merging with iOS. The majority of the update focuses on features originally designed for our iOS devices, and one of the most notable features is a Notification Center almost identical to the iOS 5 version. The first things you will notice are small pop [...]
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