Apple has decided to discontinue its support of the open source ZFS file system. ZFS had been touted as the best emerging file system for the near future, so why would Apple discontinue ZFS after throwing its support behind it? I think there are 4 possibilities.
Apple is working on the release of a new mouse to replace or augment the current Mighty Mouse. Here is a short preview of its likely features.
A generous programmer has taken on a daunting task and has succeeded. Known simply as “Matt”, he wrote an iPhone application for every day of the month in August and posted the complete source code for the public.
The public will get to enjoy Apple’s Snow Leopard on August 28. Among the many improvements and enhancements Mac users can expect, they will also be getting excellent free screencasting software courtesy of Snow Leopard.
Today, Oracle announced the acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Many developers are now very worried about the future of the ubiquitous MySQL database system which is currently owned by Sun. However, the Oracle acquisition of Sun can only mean good things for MySQL.
This is part of a series of articles showcasing great software applications that have received less than their fair share of media coverage. Everyone knows that Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Fireworks are the big names in graphics and the swiss army knives of image editing. But, for Mac users, a lesser-known application called Acorn is truly awesome and is a fraction of the cost.
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Apple provides a great programming environment for OS X and the iPhone. However, if you are new to Mac programming, it can be intimidating even for professionals. Read on to learn a few basics about Cocoa, Objective-C and Xcode.
Apple has been releasing development versions of Snow Leopard. Apple will showcase various features of Snow Leopard at its Worldwide Development Conference in June (WWDC), but Apple does not intend to release Snow Leopard to the public at that time.
iMac reviews, both good and bad, have basically missed the biggest selling point about the new iMac 24″: the LCD screen. No, its not the new LED-backlit style screen, but it is vastly superior to every other 24″ LCD monitor on the market, except for professional displays costing $1500.00 or more.
Various sources have accused Apple of implementing new DRM technology into the new talking iPod Shuffle. However, these accusations are simply a result of misunderstanding the design of the new talking iPod Shuffle.
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