Stories by Usman Qureshi

Mac OS X 10.9 ‘Mavericks’ System Compatibility List

Apple's first California-themed Mac OS X release, the OS X 10.9 'Mavericks' (details here), was unveiled yesterday at the WWDC 2013 opening keynote, introducing a host of new features like tagging for documents, multiple finder windows and multiple display support, improved Safari, all new Maps and iBooks for OS X and much more. For those wondering...

AnandTech: New MacBook Airs Host Ultra Fast PCIe Memory, Extended Battery Life

Yesterday, Apple introduced an update to its MacBook Air notebook lineup at the WWDC opening event, and folks over at AnandTech have already got their hands on the latest models. While initial benchmarks from Primate Labs have revealed modest performance improvements, thanks to Intel’s new Haswell processors, it appears that the most significant performance boost in updated MacBook...

iPhone Activation Lock – A New Security Feature In iOS 7

Activation Lock for iPhone is a brand new feature in iOS 7, which Apple introduced at the WWDC 2013 keynote earlier today. The feature works alongside Find My iPhone and makes it virtually impossible for iPhone thieves to re-activate it, once it has been reported stolen and remotely erased. Apple software VP Craig Federighi said “We think...

Apple Introduces iWork For iCloud, Supports Mac & Windows

In addition to iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, Apple has introduced the iCloud for iWork at today's WWDC event, which will be released as a public beta later this year. The iWord for iCloud suit, which includes Keynote, Numbers and Pages web apps, preserves many of the same real-time editing features as its iOS and Mac...

Apple Previews The New Mac OS X ‘Mavericks’ [FULL DETAILS]

Apple has previewed the Mac OS X 'Mavericks' at the WWDC 2013's opening keynote today, with a handful of new and improved features. When Craig Federighi took the stage, he explained why Apple did not chose yet another 'cat name' for the next OS X version. "We do not want to be the first software in history to be delayed because of a...