How to create a test partition for the OS X Yosemite beta

What to do if you want to try the software without relying on a beta every day. How to create a test partition for Yosemite, or “how to test a new OS without ruining your computer.” Apple announced OS X Yosemite at its Worldwide Developers conference Monday, and among other features, the new version is ushering ...

Apple releases iOS 7.0.3 to fix bugs, add iCloud Keychain support

The small update also fixes iMessage and an iPhone 5S sensor calibration problem. Andrew Cunningham Hot on the heels of its big hardware and software announcements today, Apple has just issued iOS version 7.0.3 to all devices supported by iOS 7. In addition to adding support for the new iPads (all the demo units at ...

How to make your own bootable OS X 10.9 Mavericks USB install drive

Apple has changed things in 10.9, but making a recovery drive is still possible. Flickr user Prime Number When Apple released OS X 10.7 two years ago, it stopped selling operating system DVDs in its stores, stopped shipping recovery disks with new Macs, and switched to downloadable installers for OS X upgrades. These download-only installers ...

Did Apple just kill the password?

  SUMMARY:The iPhone 5s is the first prominent phone with a fingerprint sensor, and is expected to change the way security is managed on mobile devices. Since passwords are a pain without keyboards, what’s best for a mobile world? Update: An earlier version of this story said the iPhone 5s was the first phone with ...

New CPUs, faster Wi-Fi, same flaws: Apple’s 2013 iMac reviewed

Apple delivers improvements, but not the ones the iMac needs most. Enlarge / Meet Apple’s 2013 iMac. It’s a whole lot like Apple’s 2012 iMac. Andrew Cunningham SPECS AT A GLANCE: 21.5-INCH 2013 IMAC SCREEN 1920×1080 21.5″ IPS display (102 ppi) OS Mac OS X 10.8.5 CPU 2.7GHz Intel Core i5-4570R (Turbo Boost 3.2GHz) RAM 8GB ...

Apple updates iMacs: Haswell, PCIe SSD, and 802.11ac

The 2012-era chassis gets some 2013-era internals. Just as pretty, probably a little faster. Apple Inc. Just a day after announcing its iPhone launch numbers, Apple is updating its iMac lineup. Last year’s all new iMac was an impressive performer and quite the looker, and an update to Haswell was expected at some point this year. Pixel density ...

iOS 7: A Complete Guide To New Features & Changes

Apple has been quite unpredictable when it comes to new releases. Of course, the new iOS updates do come out around this time of the year, but you can never tell what changes will be awaiting you once you install the new firmware on your iPhone. iOS 5 was a huge update and brought a staggering number ...