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AirPort Utility 6.3 for Mac pushing out, support for new AirPort hardware and Time Capsule

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 a 8:20 am

To go with the new AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule announced at WWDC 2013, Apple is now pushing out an update to AirPort Utility for Mac. Version 6.3 allows you to set up and manage the new AirPort Express and Extreme, as well as the new Time Capsule. In addition, it also provides you with the facility to configure the 802.11ac WiFi on these devices alongside some enhanced remote management features.

WWDC 2013 keynote now available to download from iTunes

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 a 6:47 am

The WWDC 2013 keynote may have been streamed live, and then posted to the web, but what if you don't have time to watch it in one sitting? As is usually the case, Apple has now uploaded the entire thing to their Apple Keynotes channel available in iTunes, so you can download it to your iPhone or iPad and watch it on the go.

New MacBook Air 13-inch teardown reveals larger battery and smaller SSD

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 a 6:07 am

Unveiling the new line of Haswell powered MacBook Air's at WWDC 2013, Apple touted some really impressive battery life, and in part at least, some of that may be down to a larger battery. The folks at iFixit got hold of a new 13-inch Air and did their thing on it, and revealed a couple of interesting facts about what lies inside.

OS X 10.9 Mavericks wallpaper available to download now

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 a 7:26 am

As ever with a new software release from Apple, comes at least one distinctive new wallpaper that make all the press shots. OS X 10.9 Mavericks is no exception, with its distinctive blue and green wave that pays homage to the Mavericks name. For those of us who fancy a little bit of the look without being in on the developer preview builds, the 5,120 x 2880 resolution image is available to download now from Apple at the source link below.

Passbook for iOS 7 to support scanning QR codes

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 a 6:12 am

Passbook wasn't specifically mentioned during the iOS 7 announcement at WWDC 2013, but it appears to be getting QR code scanning support on the new version of iOS. Seen here in this press shot from the iOS 7 portal at Apple.com, the stock Passbook card clearly shows a "Scan Code" option in the top right-hand corner.

Apple Design Awards announced, Letterpress and Yahoo! Weather among the winners

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 a 5:20 am

Apple's annual Design Award winners for iOS and Mac have been announced at WWDC 2013, and among those recognised this year are some favorites of our own. Loren Brichter's atebits has won the award for the fantastic Letterpress, and the simply gorgeous Yahoo! Weather is also on the list. The full rundown of winners reads as:

Apple posts full WWDC 2013 keynote video to watch back at your leisure

By Joseph Keller, Monday, Jun 10, 2013 a 5:09 pm

For those who missed the WWDC keynote today, or for those who want to see it again, Apple has posted the video on its website.

Senator John McCain praises Apple's new auto-updating apps feature in iOS 7

By Richard Devine, Monday, Jun 10, 2013 a 5:01 pm

One person for sure who will be delighted by one of iOS 7's new features is one Senator John McCain. Famously, during the Senate hearing attended by Tim Cook, McCain asked why he has to update things all the time. Fast forward to WWDC, and what should Apple announce as part of iOS 7? Auto-updating apps. So, taking to Twitter, the Senator has congratulated Apple on a job well done:

iOS 7 video with Jony Ive and Craig Federighi now available on Apple.com

By Richard Devine, Monday, Jun 10, 2013 a 4:42 pm

If you couldn't catch the live video feed of the WWDC keynote today, you won't have seen the promo video for the new look iOS 7 starring Jony Ive and Craig Federighi. Thankfully -- and in advance of the whole keynote video hitting the web -- over on Apple.com you can now watch through the 7 minutes and 30 seconds of iOS 7 goodness.

Find my iPhone toughening up in iOS 7, requires Apple ID to erase the phone

By Richard Devine, Monday, Jun 10, 2013 a 3:36 pm

iOS 7 is taking security pretty seriously, with some updates to Find my iPhone that requires your Apple ID and password in order to perform a remote erase. This also applies to turning off Find my iPhone, making it much tougher to access should you ever lose it or have it stolen.