Author: Julie Drummond

Following the unveiling of OS X Yosemite at WWDC 2014, Netflix today asked beta users of Yosemite to test out the streaming service’s HTML 5-based viewing option in Safari. This feature is available in Yosemite as result of improvements Apple made to its Safari browser. 
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Apple held its WWDC 2014 keynote yesterday and used the event to announce iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Shortly after the event ended, Apple made the entire presentation available for streaming from its event web page. Today, the Cupertino company followed up with three downloadable versions that you can view while you are offline.
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Apple used a closed event for developers on the first day of WWDC to announce a new gaming feature in iOS 8 called Controller Forwarding. As its name implies, Controller Forwarding is an expansion of the Made-For-iPhone controller program that Apple introduced in iOS 7 and allows developers to forward commands from an iPhone to control and iPad or Mac.
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New images posted by Nowwhereelse.fr claim to show another physical mockup of the iPhone 6 that sports the same slim design that we have seen in earlier leaks. The photos were originally published by a member of a well-known Chinese forum and relayed by Nowwhereelse.fr without any further validation.
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Apple today seeded its next beta version of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 (build number: 13D55) to developers. The new beta version arrives less than a week after the eighth beta version was released. The release is available in the OS X developer center and through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.
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According to a report in The Information, Google may be working on a new Silver program that is designed to be the next evolution in the company’s Nexus line and Google Play edition phones. The goal of this new initiative is possibly to wrestle back control of Android from Samsung, which is dominating the platform with its stranglehold on Android smartphone market share.
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Apple may produce only one line of smartphones, but the company reportedly is close to overtaking Nokia and sliding into second place in the global mobile phone market, according to a report published by Strategy Analytics.
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A Google lawyer confirmed on Tuesday that the company will assume some of Samsung’s legal fees and will cover damage awards if the Korean company should lose in its infringement lawsuit with Apple, reports Re/Code.
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Along with its iOS and OS X updates, Apple today also released a patch for its 2013 AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models, reports Macworld. The firmware update fixes the Heartbleed OpesSSL flaw that was discovered earlier this month and affects both websites and internet hardware like Apple’s most recent AirPort Base Station models.
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Earlier today, Apple released iOS 7.1.1 to the public with a handful of bug fixes, security enhancements and overall performance enhancements. Apple also made a few minor changes to the iOS App Store that make it clear which paid or freemium apps include in-app purchases, reports MacRumors.
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Apple today opened its OS X Beta Seed program to the public. Starting now, anyone with an Apple ID can apply to join the program as long as they meet the minimum hardware requirements. Recently, this program was only available to developers who had a valid OS X developer account.
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Apple on Tuesday released a new version of Safari for the Mac that includes improved push notifications and new security features for OS X Mavericks users.
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Shortly after the launch of Microsoft office for the iPad, Apple now is updating its productivity suite, adding some significant improvements to compete with Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint. The update extends to iWork for iCloud as well as the OS X and iOS versions, as reported by 9to5Mac.
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iPad owners are more likely to use their tablet to browse the Internet, while Kindle Fire owners spend most of their time reading eBooks, claims the Wall Street Journal, which was reporting on data compiled by Statista.  This trend follows other earlier studies that suggest web browsing and online media consumption are popular activities among iPad owners.

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According to a new survey released by Wild Tangent, iOS gamers overwhelmingly prefer to play free games with in-app advertisements over paying for a title that does not include ads.
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