Apple releases iOS 8.1.3 and OS X 10.10.2, Apple updates leading up to Apple Watch

Apple has just made available to the public the version 8.1.3 of iOS and OS X version 10.10.2 of Yosemite. Both updates, unless it is very crooked things (unfortunately we have precedents and not excessive months) will be the two system updates leading up to Apple Watch.

Apple Introduces iOS 8 (Part one)

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Following the presentation of Yosemite Apple OS X has also shown another gem, iOS 8, ​​a version that refines everything we had seen so far with iOS 7 further by incorporating a large number of truly useful new features that seem designed to please many of the user's demands.

Continuity, widgets, major improvements to Mail, Safari or iMessajes, more useful than ever Spotlight, iCloud Drive, Health, Family Sharing to share our shopping apps, music, books and movies with up to six family members, advanced editing photography and Photo Stream replacement by a new service that stores all of our images in the cloud without taking up space on the device.

Amazing additions to developers in areas such as fingerprint authentication, high performance 3D graphics and automation thanks to HomeKit, a new platform which incidentally is also integrated with Siri. By the way, we can now turn it without touching anything, just saying "Hey, Siri".

Interactive Notifications

First, interactive notifications, which allow us, for example, respond to a message or an invitation to accept an appointment in Calendar without leaving the app you are currently using. And yes, it also works with the locked device.

Mail, leaner, more powerful

Mail has learned from apps like Sparrow or Clear and now has a new set of gestures to mark a message or delete it. Better yet, if you have ever encountered locked emailing unable to check other mails, anymore: can now drag down the eraser to access any other mail, open it, copy what you want and return to the mail we were writing with another gesture. It is also more intelligent recognizing the content of the emails to add an event from the Confirmation of a reservation and the like.

Direct access to recent contacts




We now turn to the list of recent apps, multitasking view deployed by pressing twice on the home button and happened to also accommodate on its top a list of contacts who have spoken recently. Pressed in any of them we can call, write a message or start a FaceTime video call easily.Ah! And gesturing to the right is our favorite.

Spotlight with steroids

Spotlight has received a major update in OS X Yosemite which is also reflected in iOS 8 allowing access to many of the things we could do with Siri and search the information on Wikipedia or see a movie just starting to write their title. The searches are no longer confined to our own content but extend to the App Store, iTunes, Maps, the latest ...

iOS 7 slash an amazing 90 percent

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When it is obvious that iOS 8 is presented this Monday, but is not available until fall with the launch of the next iPhone, iOS 7 adopting reaches very high levels. A study in the United States and Canada throws these data.

89.7% of the iPhone that are assets in these countries have latest operating system installed on them. The previous study data showed overall 85 percent and was conducted in March this year.

The adoption of iOS 6 has also gained nearly a point, from 7.9 to 8.8 percent, down users with iOS 5 and iOS 4 or lower installed on your terminal. To continue the current growth, when it is officially released iOS 8, iOS 7 users will have reached 95 percent.

OS X 10.10 Yosemite

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After the "confirmation" of iOS 8 by Apple, promotional poster hanging in the hall of Moscone Center in San Francisco. And after iOS8, we begin to see the poster of Big Brother. Staff enclosure WWDC 2014 has started to hang the OS X 10.10, also confirming its presentation and giving us clues about its name.

If last year we saw the same poster with a photo of a big wave predicting the name Mavericks, now what we see is a big X with Yosemite National Park in the background. So accustom: OS X Yosemite.

Everything points to the WWDC 2014 keynote will focus the same as last year: software, software and software. Maybe there is some new hardware isolation, but certainly they will focus on the new versions of both Apple platforms. Getting what I call the weekend of impatience, the calm before the storm.

Problem on Mac Pro with OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks

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When there are major software upgrades I am always in favor of waiting a couple of weeks to see if the new update causes major problems and bugs. According to several users have reported the OS X 10.9.3 update is causing problems on the Mac Pro's GPU.

Hackers manage to circumvent the blocking system and activating iPhone

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The news has come through a Dutch newspaper, where two Hackers gave data on the possible violation of the locking system of stolen iPhone. This breach allowed them to trick the iPhone and get the unlock, which would allow resell stolen iPhones that had been remotely locked using iCloud and Find My iPhone.

Apple updates OS X Server with improvements in calendar and profile manager

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Long ago OS X Server went from being a distinct OS X operating system generally just be a complement of several applications, but that does not mean Apple has forgotten to work to please those who use the platform to manage groups of Macs or servers. OS X Server has been updated with several enhancements that focus primarily on its stability.

Apple has released OS X 10.9.3

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Apple has released 10.9.3 update in OS X Mavericks with improved stability, compatibility and security among which are extended with support 4K displays in the latest models of Mac Pro and MacBook Pro with Retina screen of 15 inches, and the added ability to sync contacts and calendars between a Mac and an iOS device via a USB connection. 

This new Mavericks version also includes Safari 7.0.3 with the usual update level security patches, fixes among other errors and problems with the Font Book, the reliability of VPN connections with IPSec, copy options, edit and inspect permissions on SMB servers, or stability to install configuration profiles.

As for iTunes 11.2, the update focuses on improving the exploration of podcasts with new features like the new tab "not played" access to the list of episodes to play or download more comfortably, an option to save our favorite episodes and disposal episodes automatically reproduced. Maybe dare update the Podcasts app for iOS. 

You will find both updates in the Mac App Store and if you were brave and installed public beta of OS X 10.9.3 you can be reassured to know that the final version passed without major drawbacks.

Rumor: Google Play Music for iPad

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For some time the rumor that Google Play Music going out for iPad is hovering all areas of news sites. Too long version of Google Play Music for iOS was released. They have discovered that the iPad app is "hidden" in the iPhone version.

As many users have been able to ascertain, the template interface designed specifically for iPad is included in the iPhone app since last update. To discover just have to change a parameter within the code. 

What does this discovery? We will have Google Play Music for iPad soon. The lack of ads could come by too much suspicion by Google to test more the interface, or must wait for wanting to announce this new product version. Each company has listings and developments in their own way.

The MacBook variety, many options for choice

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Now that you have begun the round of renovations to the MacBook Air, will begin to do a special on the options we have in the two great ranges of Mac computers, laptops and desktops. To do this we will review the MacBook family, the Air and Pro in its different variants and Desktops iMac, Mac mini and Mac Pro, and a small final detail with the Apple Cinema Display, which promises this year.

Like the MacBook Air was the first to update, let's start with laptop variety. And although we already know what will bring the MacBook Air this year, perhaps Apple has an ace up his sleeve and can introduce surprises even within the family. And of course, its big brother, the MacBook pro insurance to be renewed.

And what we have now in the MacBook variety?

Right now we have the Air and Pro Series. The first is focused directly to portability, the second to the performance. Each mode has its use and consider that Apple has a very well defined range. But in reality, the MacBook are what keep the Mac family.

The MacBook Air

The variety of the MacBook Air has been renovated this Tuesday. The update has been minimal, just a new generation of Intel processors get more clock speed, from 1.3 to 1.6 prior to the current 1.4 to 1.7 (GHz). No other changes apart from a decrease in prices.

The MacBook Pro

We have a 13-inch model without retina display and other variations in sizes 13 and 15 inch retina display. This is a performance-oriented notebook. It has plenty of power and a huge array of possibilities.

The MacBook Pro is about to be renewed, now takes 186 days without renewal. Probably during the developer conference see an update to the MacBook Pro range, so if you are thinking about buying one might be better to wait. 

If you do not need the ultra-portability of the MacBook Air, we will always have the MacBook Pro, which will give us more power. Yes, this is a high performance laptop that will serve for almost any task. Their price range is very wide and allow us to play with almost any possible configuration when suit our needs.

Apple updates the firmware for the AirPort to protect them from failure Heartbleed

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Apple already said it was not vulnerable to fatal error called SSL Heartbleed, but apparently have been missing a few tweaks: the company has released an update for the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule precisely to protect against this vulnerability.

According to Apple, this update (version 7.7.3 firmware) is only necessary in the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule AirPort wireless connectivity AC and Back to My Mac enabled. The other older models do not require this update.

If you have a recent model, then you touch update via Airport Utility tool OS X or iOS. And remember: computers and mobile devices from Apple do not need no security updates to protect against this. Nonetheless, we can take precautions.

Mailbox 2.0 for iOS processed our emails even before we realize

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Mailbox for iOS version changes for the first time since the service was acquired by Dropbox does more than a year. Version 2.0 of the program is the proactivity main novelty: it is able to learn automatically manage all emails that we are coming.

According to the developers, it was something that needed a powerful as that Dropbox provides infrastructure to be possible. If a person files a specific mail regularly (as a promotion), Mailbox will notice and begin to automatically archive it to not have to worry about it anymore.

In addition, each user can maintain these preferences for self-management in Dropbox sync to be applied to other platforms. The program is completely free, and can help you manage a large amount of emails daily.

Facebook for iOS updated with improvements for reviews and news

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Facebook App has been updated to version 9.0 for iOS. The new application version brings exciting new features, but the best is what is to come, as promise from the offices of this social network.

Facebook brings new and good news. The latest update of the app on iOS has already come to the Apple Store and comes loaded with new features. In particular there are three new features in Facebook 9.0, but some other developments are coming in the near future.

Facebook 9.0 now allows us to respond directly to comments on pages that have enabled the feature, without being outstanding. In addition, group administrators will review, approve and deny more easily new content posted by members. Finally, in its version for iPad Now we see post on the most current issues or trendings topics. One way to approach the mechanics of Facebook Pages.

But perhaps the most interesting of Facebook 9.0 is what is coming. The company recently announced it will add the "close friends" that work similarly to "Find Friends" iPhone but with your Facebook friends feature. This feature would be available for Facebook 9.0 within weeks but only in the USA, so the rest of the world will have to wait a little longer.