Lunch. The midpoint of the day. The meal between breakfast and dinner. Also time to graze on tech tidbits from the morning’s goings on. Such as? Well today we’ve brought you Steve Ballmer admitting WP7 is struggling, news on the new MacBook Air, and developers being alerted of Mac OS Lion. It’s a veritable feast of information.
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Apple has emailed developers with a call to get their Mac OS X Lion apps submitted to the Mac App Store quick smart. The message suggests rumours that Mac OS X Lion could arrive this Thursday might not be far off the mark. While Mac App Store submissions tend to take around a week to be approved, Apple has sped up its process ahead of launches in the past.
Apple pushed the Gold Master version of Mac OS X Lion to developers on July 1. Provided no major hiccups are found, that should mean the final version of the release should be ready this week. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the Mac App Store where the new OS will be released into the wild.
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Whispers emerging from Apple Store branches across the world suggest staff are being called in for an “overnight” on July 13. The practice which usually happens before a major product launch involves updating and changing store displays and staff receiving last minute training on new products.
With Mac OS X Lion due to arrive this month that suggests July 14 will be the day when it drops with a new MacBook Air likely to follow soon after. Check out our guide to Mac OS X Lion features to get up to speed before it arrives.
An intriguing new feature in Mac OS X Lion was uncovered over the weekend: a browser-only mode that immediately had people comparing it to the Chrome OS. Is Apple planning on giving Mac OS X Lion an instant on option to combat the threat for Google?
Not really. Instead Mac OS X Lion’s Restart to Safari mode seems to be a honeypot primed to lure unauthorised users into surfing the web and allowing you to hunt down your errant computer with the new Find My Mac feature…
Your Mac will finally get the same tracking treatment offered to the iPhone and iPad with Find My iPhone when Mac OS X Lion hits the wild. Find My Mac has been activated in the latest developer preview of the OS with setup available through the Mail, Contacts and Calendars setting in System Preferences. You’ll just need to click “allow” and your Mac will be set for tracking.
Just like Find My iPhone, Find My Mac will let you hunt down your computer using any web browser or iOs device. You’ll also get the same range of options with the ability to play a sound , send a message, remote lock the machine or wipe it entirely. Find My Mac will work as part of iCloud. Expect to see a rash of stories about thieves hunted down by amateur PIs using Find My Mac tracking as soon as Mac OS X Lion lands.
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Steve Jobs is taking to the stage at WWDC 2011 this afternoon to show off iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion and iCloud.
While we await the official word on Apple’s next moves, we’ve pulled together the most intriguing rumours flying around right now.
Will the top 5 make it into Jobs’ speech or go the way of a thousands wrong-headed Apple whispers before them? Read on and hit the comments to make your predictions…
Convincing details on Apple’s iCloud are spilling out ahead of the official unveiling at WWDC on Monday. The LA Times reports that iCloud will be launch as a free service if you buy music from the iTunes music store but that a subscription fee will be charged in time. It also says Apple has signed Universal up to the service, completing its wooing of the big four record labels.
We saw speculation earlier this week that iCloud may come bundled as part of Mac OS X Lion while others have suggested that it will simply replace the current MobileMe offering. The LA Times piece puts the future subscription at $25 a year which is substantially lower than the current cost of MobileMe. Click the headline and let us know: can you see yourself paying for iCloud?
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Here’s an intriguing rumour for these economically tough times: the latest whisper is that Apple will bundle iCloud free as part of Mac OS X Lion.
AppleInsider suggests we’ll see Lion sold through the Mac App Store and priced at the same level as the OS X Snow Leopard upgrade was when it appeared in 2009. That would put the price for Mac OS X Lion at around £25. While we’d love to see such a delightful deal outed by Apple at WWDC on Monday, we fear that it’s wishful thinking.
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