Several announcements have been made today by Apple regarding their current staff and leadership, with none other than Bob Mansfield coming out of retirement to work under Tim Cook. Mansfield announced his retirement in June of this year, but will now be working on Apple products for the foreseeable future. Apple also let it be known that Craig Federighi and Dan Riccio have been promoted from vice presidents of their respective parts of the business to senior vice presidents.
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Apple entices Bob Mansfield out of retirement
Apple now most valuable public company in history
On Monday, August 20th, 2012, Apple became the new most valuable United States-made company in the history of the world. Their market capitalization has surpassed that of Microsoft’s previous record of $618.9 billion, that amount having been set back in November of 1999. The current market capitalization of Apple is $622.6 billion, with 936,596,000 outstanding shares as of June 30, 2012 – we’re guessing that everyone reading this post wishes that they’d invested in the company when they had the chance, of course.
Humble Bundle 3 launches for Android, OS X, Windows, and Linux
The newest Humble Bundle package of cross-platform games has been released to the public, once again bringing on several fabulous apps for a "pay what you want" price and contributions to charity in tow. This offer brings on now only four games (and a fifth if you pay above the average price), it comes with soundtracks from two of the games in both FLAC and MP3 format! The games Fieldrunners, BIT.TRIP BEAT, SpaceChem, and Uplink are included in the normal bundle, and if you pay more than the average paid price (currently $6.07), you get the game Spirits as well!
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SimCity closed beta registration now live
It's been nearly 10 long years since SimCity 4 was unleashed, and next February, we'll finally be getting a new installment in the main franchise. Electronic Arts and Maxis seem to be making a number of changes with in SimCity, and if you want to check it out ahead of time, you might be pleased to know that you can now register to be in the upcoming closed beta. Of course, you may not get in, but you'll never know unless you try.
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Apple gives Mountain Lion encryption menu options
If you're a Mac user concerned with security, Apple has added a new feature to the Mountain Lion operating system to make it more convenient for users to encrypt secondary volumes on a Mac computer. Users can access the new encryption menu options inside Mountain Lion by right clicking on a non-boot volume in Finder. The menu that pops up now has an option for encrypting the disk.
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3m downloads makes Mountain Lion most successful OS X release ever
Apple has branded Mountain Lion its most successful OS X release in the company's history, with more than three million downloads of the new version in four days. Released late last week as a $19.99 update for existing Lion and Snow Leopard users, Mountain Lion brings with it Twitter integration along with more interface and control elements borrowed from iOS on the iPad.
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Mountain Lion renews Apple’s vertical integration commitment
This week it's the Apple product users working with a Mac, an iPad, and an iPhone that will profit most from the desktop operating system upgrade OS X Mountain Lion. A large cross-section of features included in the operating system made exclusively for Mac computers makes this the most well-integrated system that Apple's ever made, connecting the desktop environment with the mobile in several ways that'll have users of non-Apple hardware wishing they'd thought twice about picking up their Android, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry. With this move Apple has once again stuck the question in people's minds: should I buy an iPad and/or an iPhone? What am I waiting for?
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OS X Mountain Lion up-to-date program seeing early evolution pains
This morning is the first in which users with Mac computers are able to download Apple's OS X Mountain Lion operating system - and right off the bat there have been a couple of minor incidents you should be aware of. Apple's up-to-date program allows anyone who purchased a new Mac on or after June 11, 2012, to receive a free upgrade to the newest operating system. Early problems have included redemption codes not functioning correctly and users in general not understanding the connection between the redemption codes and the free nature of the upgrade.
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SlashGear 101: What’s new in OS X Mountain Lion?
Those of you considering upgrading your Mac to OS X Mountain Lion from an earlier version of the system like OS X Lion should be asking: what’s new? That’s why SlashGear has the simple guide you’re about to look over, complete with a collection of the most important set of changes and updates that play a big part in Mountain Lion’s “200 new features” touted by Apple. This system is the next big step towards perfect integration between your Mac, your iPhone, and your iPad – that’s the first thing to keep in mind.
You might not have to pay for Mountain Lion
Mountain Lion is up for grabs in the Mac App Store, and already receiving glowing reviews - ours included - but hold on one moment before you hit the "Buy" button: you might be able to get it free. Apple's new OS X version is a $19.99 upgrade, though you can use that single purchase on all the Macs you have registered to the same Apple ID, but if you've bought a new Mac recently you could save yourself twenty bucks. Read on for the details.
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OS X Mountain Lion also brings on iTunes Game Center
For those of you looking to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion today, you'll be glad to know that not only do you have a vast collection of updates to your Mac, you've got an app store based update as well: Game Center. Though you'll be able to connect to your friends and associates with the in-game version of Game Center in more of a social networking way, you've also got an app store section now titled Game Center as well. This is Apple's first real push for a gaming machine in the Mac.
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OS X Mountain Lion update goes live!
OS X Mountain Lion has been released, with the update for Macs hitting the Mac App Store today. A $19.99 download – which covers all your personal Macs registered to the same Apple ID – the refresh brings with it more features borrowed from iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, including a new Notifications Center, Game Center integration, and baked-in iCloud
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