Archive for October 22nd, 2010
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: noticing the scroll bar
Recently we posted some new information on the next Mac release, but the presentation of Steve Jobs also revealed some changes in the way how the scroll bars work.
With implementing of full screen view for apps it was noticed that in most cases the scroll bar vanishes every time it is not being used.
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Apple loses interest in Java for Mac OS X
This week Apple released "Java for Mac OS X 10.6 update 3" and "Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 8", which brought bundled support for Java SE 6 up to version 1.6.0_22 in Snow Leopard and Leopard respectively. Along with that company noted that the version of Java that initially ships with Mac OS X is now deprecated.
"This means that the Apple-produced runtime will not be maintained at the same level, and may be removed from future versions of Mac OS X. The Java runtime shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will continue to be supported and maintained through the standard support cycles of those products."
PwnageTool 4.1.1 is now available
Today DevTeam released new version of jailbreak utility PwnageTool 4.1.1 for Mac OS X. This release solves some of the problems with the previous version 4.1. Many users had errors with restore process, some had Cydia crashes. If you had any problems with PwnageTool 4.1 - we recommend you try to use the new version PwnageTool 4.1.1.
You can download PwnageTool 4.1.1 here.
Here is a step-by-step Tutorial: how to jailbreak and unlock your iPhone using PwnageTool 4.1.1.
UPDATE: Please, consider reading our Jailbreak & Unlock FAQ, especially if you have questions or troubles.
Apple’s new Lincoln Park, Chicago Store
New Apple’s Store in Lincoln Park, Chicago opens this Saturday. The first 4000 visitors will get special t-shirts. This new store is really important for Apple that is why the company placing it in the same category as their recent London, Shanghai, and Paris stores. Lincoln Park store has three entrances. The area is divided in three parts: the northern part of the store has a retail focus, the southern one covers Apple’s one-to-one program, and the center entrance is something new to Apple’s retail chain.
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Will Have Some of the iOS features
As it was announced by Steve Jobs on the "Back to Mac"event, the next version of Mac OS X is dubbed as "Lion" and will come next summer, bringing some of iOS features to the platfrorm. According to Apple, Lion is being developed with taking into account the innovations that iPad brought with its software:
"Lion brings many of the best ideas from iPad back to the Mac, plus some fresh new ones like Mission Control that Mac users will really like. Lion has a ton of new features, and we hope the few we had time to preview today will give users a good idea of where we are headed."
Just for fun: How does Steve Jobs' Business Card From 1979 look like?
Here is a shot of Steve Jobs' business card from 1979. For that time, it was quite expensive one. Steve Jobs must have spent serious money on such cards with embossed and stylized font and the logo (which you, unfortunately, can’t see on this shot). The address on the cards is a street from the current Apple campus and the phone number is still Apple’s main switch board.
Barack Obama and Steve Jobs Meeting to Discuss Economy and Technology
Yesterday the US President Barack Obama had a one-on-one 45 minutes meeting with Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The meeting took place at a San Francisco hotel. The President was personally interested in having such discussion. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs noted that, during the meeting, the two talked about American competitiveness and education, energy independence and ways to increase job creation. Шt is worthwhile noting that Jobs already met with Obama in 2008 during his election campaign.
Teardown of Apple's 11.6-Inch MacBook Air
Yesterday iFixit posted some pictures of 11.6-inch MacBook Air teardown. Here are results of this disassembling: