Participants in Apple’s “AppleSeed” program have received an invitation to test a new Mac application called Feedback Assistant, which allows them to register each of their Apple machines for software testing. Apple says the information is for “exclusive seeds” of OS X Mountain Lion and hints at hardware-specific “special features.”
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple will release new MacBook Pros at next month’s WWDC in San Francisco. In line with previous rumours, the next-generation machines are said to feature Retina displays, have Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors, and are thinner than the ones currently on offer.
Apple has finally released an update for OS X 10.5 Leopard which tackles the much-publicised Flashback malware. Weighing in at 1.23MB, Flashback Removal Security Update removes the most common variants of the malware from infected systems and disables Safari’s Java web plug-in for increased security.
Two new Geekbench results discovered over the weekend suggest we may see imminent upgrades to Apple’s iMac and MacBook Pro line-ups. The results, which were spotted by a couple of MacRumors forum members, appear to be from unreleased models.
Apple has just released OS X Lion 10.7.4 via Software Update. The update, which is recommended for all users, fixes a bug in OS X 10.7.3 that caused login passwords to be stored in plain text log files, that could be accessed by other system users.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is now just over one month away, and with it will come a second glimpse at the company’s next major software release, OS X Mountain Lion. It’s set to make its public debut this summer, and Apple is now encouraging developers to prepare their applications for one of its new features, Gatekeeper.
In a previous tip we explained how you can display messages at the bottom of the login screen in OS X Lion. While it’s a handy feature, the resulting messages are quite easy to miss. Thankfully though, another little-known feature allows you to display a login window banner, which users have to acknowledge before proceeding.
Ken Segall, the advertising executive credited with putting the “i” in Apple’s most popular products, has today released his new book about the Cupertino company. ‘Insanely Simple‘ contains a number of previously untold stories about Apple, one of which details how Steve Jobs wanted to celebrate the millionth iMac sold with a Willy Wonka-style contest.
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