Now here’s something cool that would find a nice home in any OS fan boy’s collection — What you see above are real life calculator concepts that mimic the virtual ones found in both Mac OS X and Windows. The Mintpass designer has done a great job with these showing off their virtual counterparts in the bottom corners of the images.

Would these ever hit retail? Most likely not because if they did the manufacturers would be looking at a hefty lawsuit. But hell, I’d buy one.

via technabob

Tags: Accessories, Apple, calculator, concept, mac os x, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, OS X, windows

It’s not a secret anymore that Apple is going to launch a 10-inch tablet in the near future. But we now hear that the Cupertino-based company is also considering launching 13-inch and 15-inch tablets. It it just me or have these Apple tablets have just gotten hotter?

Like always we can’t confirm these rumors and Apple will certainly not confirm them either. It looks like some iPhone-like big aluminum tablets have been spotted in a factory in Shenzuen, China. And it’s being reported that at least one of these bigger tablets was running Mac OS X. Should we expect Apple to come up with a whole new tablet line?

via Gizmodo

Tags: 13-inch, 15-Inch, Apple, Laptops, Laptops, Mobile News, OS X, Portable Devices, tablet

Last weekend we were notified that Amazon had put Apple’s OS X version 10.6 (aka Snow Leopard) up for pre-order. Well, it looks like Snow Leopard’s release is even closer than before as Apple has just issued a software update for OS X which will bring the operating system up to version 10.5.8.

Below is the change log for 10.5.8:

• Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2.
• Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4.
• Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences.
• Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead of incorrectly invoking an iPhoto action.
• Resolves an issue that could prevent importing of large photo and movie files from digital cameras.
• Improves overall Bluetooth reliability with external devices, USB webcams and printers.
• Addresses an issue that could cause extended startup times.
• Improves iCal reliability with MobileMe Sync and CalDav.
• Addresses data reliability issues with iDisk and MobileMe.
• Improves overall reliability with AFP.
• Improves overall reliability with Managed Client.
• Improves compatibility and reliability for joining AirPort networks.
• Improves Sync Service reliability.
• Includes additional RAW image support for several third-party cameras.
• Improves compatibility with some external USB hard drives.
• Includes latest security fixes.

Tags: 10.5.8, Apple, Apple, Desktop PCs, Laptops, Mobile Software, OS X, software, software, Update

BlackBerrys and Macs haven’t played so well together in the past. However, that is all about to change with RIM recently announcing that their BlackBerry Desktop Manager software will officially be ported to OS X this coming september.

Below is a list of features in the upcoming software:

• Sync your iTunes playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks
• Add/Remove applications
• Update your device when new software becomes available
• Backup and restore your device data with such features like automatically scheduled backups and optional encryption
• Manage multiple devices

iTunes, syncing, huh? We’ve all come to know how Apple reacts when other handset manufacturers use their software. It seems like it will be only a matter of time before Apple will shut out BlackBerrys just like they did with the Palm Pre.

via BGR

Tags: Apple, blackberry desktop manager, Cell Phones, compatibility, Desktop PCs, iTunes, Laptops, Mobile News, Mobile Software, OS X, Palm, Research In Motion, software, syncing

Besides that overheating problem which can’t exactly be corrected right now, there’s another important issue with your iPhone. There’s a certain SMS vulnerability which puts your iPhone at risk. Apparently it’s possible to:

run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator’s network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone’s microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet.

The flaw has been discovered by OS X security expert Charlie Miller and it was presented at the SyScan conference in Singapore. Apple is probably going to patch this security issue pretty soon and we’ll keep you updated.

via HotHardware

Tags: Apple, Charlie Miller, iPhone, OS X, security, SMS, software

As far as we know redsn0w was supposed to appear only later on but the iPhone Dev Team has decided to launch a beta version of it. iPod touch owners will be able to jailbreak that iPhone firmware with this beta version and the best part of it is that the Dev Team has included support for Windows, Linux and OS X. No matter which OS you use for your computer, redsn0w will work for you. Check it out by following the link before and tell us how it all works for you.

via iPhone Dev Team

Tags: Apple, firmware, iPhone, iPod Touch, jailbreak, Linux, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MP3 Players, OS X, redsn0w, Wndows

Apple lovers we have some good news for you this Christmas. Appke is said to be finishing work on that new Mac OS X update. Version 10.5.6 will go through the last planned maintenance and security update for this year.

Some developers were packing version 9G55 and it’s reported that there aren’t any noticeable changes from the previous 9G52 version. Mac OS X 10.5.6 Server was reported to be synced with the client software and now it has the same build number. Are these all signs that show that OS X 10.5.6 will be launched shortly? The client software is just 370MB big while the server update is 100MB bigger than the client’s.

The client update will bring you more than 100 bug fixes and enhancements including MobileMe’s automatic syncing. MobileMe syncing is said to be improved on computers connected to networks with medium or high latency, crappy bandwidth or behind firewalls.

Anxious to see what version 10.5.6 is all about? We’ll let you know when it’s officially available.

via AppleInsider

Tags: 10.5.6, Apple, mac, Mobile News, OS X, software, sofware update