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  • OS X 10.9 rumoured to get Siri and Apple Maps integration

    Apple released version 10.8 of OS X a few months ago. Also known as Mountain Lion, it was one small step from Apple to bring features from iOS onto its desktop platform. Features like the notification centre and social networks integration. Mountain Lion was $20 update and was generally well received. Of course the world doesn’t stop turning. A few weeks ago we saw reports of OS X 10.9 being tested by Apple. It appeared in visitor logs on a few websites. Nothing was known about OS X 10.9 at that point.

    Today however we have our first OS X 10.9 rumour. The two big features in this edition are what we’re well aware of, Siri and Apple Maps. These are two of the biggest features of iOS, albeit Maps isn’t that well received, so it’s natural for Apple to integrate it in it desktop platform. OS X already has speech recognition, but nothing like Siri. It will be interesting to see how Apple blends these two features on a full fledged notebook.

    No release date for OS X 10.9 is known at this point. But with a yearly release cycle, we’re looking at a possible Q2 or Q3 2013 launch since 10.8 was launched a few months ago.

     

  • Unannounced Mac OS X 10.9 appears online

    Earlier this year Apple announced the next chapter in its Mac OS X operating system. The 10.8 update, also called Mountain Lion brings in a lot of new features for the Mac lineup. This includes Facebook integration, power nap for the SSD equipped MacBooks and deeper iCloud integration. The Mountain Lion update has been successful as no major issues have been reported. However that won’t stop Apple from preparing the next update.

    visits Unannounced Mac OS X 10.9 appears online

    Apple has not mentioned any plans of a successor to Mac OS X 10.8 yet. But in the last few days some websites are reporting traffic coming from OS X 10.9. This includes Apple Insider, which reports that nearly 30 visits from OS X 10.9 have been made in the last few days. Other websites are also reporting the same thing. Someone from within the Apple labs is evidently testing out an early built of Mac OS X 10.9.

    While something like this can easily be faked, this looks legit since its on multiple websites. As mentioned before, nothing about OS X 10.9 is currently known or when we can expect it. Apple usually brings in major updates to OS X on annual basis so we should expect OS X 10.9 to hit somewhere around June 2013.

  • 3.4GHz i7 iMac With 256GB SSD May Be the Fastest Mac Ever

    Apple has started shipping its 3.4GHz i7 iMac with a 256GB Solid State Drive. Macworld recently benchmarked this computer as the fastest Mac they’ve ever tested, even faster than the current Mac Pros. Video after the break. [box] This $2699 BTO iMac takes the top-of-the-line standard configuration iMac—a $1999 27-inch 3.1GHz Core i5 quad-core model with a 1TB 7200-rpm hard drive—and replaces the processor and hard drive. The upgrade to a 3.4GHz Core i7 adds $200 to the price. And the 256GB SSD is an extra $500.

    The 27-inch 3.4GHz Core i7 iMac with SSD is the fastest Mac we’ve tested. The previous Speedmark 6.5 record holder was a build-to-order Mac Pro with a 3.33GHz Xeon Westmere six-core processor, 8GB of RAM, and a price of $4074. Add a 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display and the price jumps to $5073.[/box]

    Here’s the video of the mac launching a plethora of apps at the same time with ease.

     

    Source: Macworld

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