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102 'mavericks' stories June 2013

Roundup: Early OS X Mavericks Previews/Reviews hit the web

Chance Miller Jun 25 2013 - 5:06 pm PT

Unknown to many people, Apple handed out devices running its latest OS X Mavericks operating system to select members of the press and media after announcing it back at WWDC, and early reviews and previews are starting to flow in.

As soon as the developer preview hit the web, we dove in and looked for subtle changes from Mountain Lion and found things such as LinkedIn integration, a Messages tab in Notification Center, an option in the menu bar to see what apps were draining your battery power, and much more. We also covered new dictation features in Mavericks. Via an option in System Preferences, there is now the ability to download a file and have offline dictation capabilities. One of the biggest selling points about Mavericks are the new multi-display capabilities, such as the ability to access the dock and menu bar across all of your monitors.

David Pierce of The Verge says that in Mavericks, multiple display support works like it always should have:

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Parallels 8 for Mac updated with experimental support for OS X Mavericks

Jordan Kahn Jun 19 2013 - 9:44 am PT

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Parallels announced an update to Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac today that introduces experimental support for OS X Mavericks. That means developers with access to Mavericks will be able to run Parallels Desktop 8 on the OS and also install the OS X 10.9 preview in a virtual machine.

The company has an article available to walk devs through getting Desktop 8 for Mac running on Mavericks and another outlining best practices for installing it as a virtual machine. While you can’t yet install Mavericks into a blank virtual machine, you will be able to update an existing OS X install to the developer preview. Those error messages some users were getting when attempting to run Mavericks on Parallels Desktop 8 should also be taken care of with the latest build.

Parallels hinted more news about Mavericks and its integration with Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is on the way and is answering questions in its forums here and here.

Good news if you don’t yet own a copy: Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is currently 25% for a limited time.
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Video hands-on: iTunes Radio, Mavericks display integration for Apple TV

Mark Gurman Jun 17 2013 - 9:04 pm PT

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When iOS 7 launches later this year, Apple’s upcoming iTunes Radio service will not only be found on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, but on the Apple TV set-top-box as well. As we previously highlighted, the Pandora-competing streaming music service is available for testing on iOS 7 devices, but today, we have filmed a hands-on video of the iTunes Radio implementation for the corresponding fall Apple TV software update…

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New for accessory makers in iOS 7: Open AirPlay audio, Apple-designed hearing aid tech, device management, much more

Jordan Kahn Jun 14 2013 - 8:48 am PT

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We already told you about a few big new features in terms of improvements to Bluetooth coming in iOS 7: Developers will now have a standardized controller framework for hardware game controllers and new features for BLE devices that will bring Notification Center support and always-connected apps. That’s not all Apple has planned for accessory makers in the near future, below developers have reached out to explain some of the other big new features that will be available to accessory manufacturers with iOS 7 and Mavericks…
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How to: Create a bootable OS X Mavericks USB Flash Drive from original App Store package

Jun 13 2013 - 11:38 am PT

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On Monday Apple finally unveiled to the world the next iteration of OS X, Mavericks. A developer preview of the new operating system is available now as a Mac App Store download for registered developers. Delivering Mavericks via a download is super conveient and easy for everyday users but can be unhelpful in several troubleshooting or advanced OS modification situations. The only way to obtain a bootable OS X Mavericks USB flash drive is to create your own:
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An in-depth look at Maps for Mac in OS X Mavericks [Video]

Michael Steeber Jun 11 2013 - 10:22 pm PT

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Following the introduction of Apple Maps to replace Google Maps in iOS with iOS 6, it seemed like only a matter of time before Apple brought its in-house Maps to OS X as well. Late last year we reported that Maps would be coming to the Mac, and with WWDC yesterday, Apple delivered.

In the above video, we give you an in-depth look at what Apple is planning to release on the Mac later this year in OS X Mavericks, along with a few interesting Maps features on OS X that aren’t shared with iOS.