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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 Seeded to Developers

As noted by The Next Web, Apple has also posted an extensive list of known issues alerting developers to various bugs and missing features that have yet to be addressed. OS X Mountain Lion is Apple's next major operating system version and is scheduled for release in "late summer". The release will offer greater integration with iCloud, as well as a number of new feature including some drawn from iOS.[ 162 comments ] OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 Seeded to

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Apple Seeds OS X Lion 10.7.2 Build 11C43 and Other iCloud Updates to Developers

Apple today pushed out several new developer seeds for its OS X platform, continuing to move forward with testing of iCloud. The updates come one week after the previous seeds, which also came alongside the sixth beta version of iOS 5. Among today’s new releases for OS X: - OS X Lion 10.7.2 Update (Build 11C43) - iCloud for Lion beta 9 - iPhoto 9.2 beta 3 The new OS X Lion 10.7.2 build continues to list no known issues and asks developers to focus their testing on AirPort, AppKit,

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15Apr2011

iOS Gains Ground on Android, Still the Best Bet for Developers

iOS is gaining back some ground on Android’s smartphone market share, according to Millenial Media’s Mobile Mix report released Thursday. The report also reinforces that Apple’s mobile platform is still the most lucrative for paid app developers by a considerable margin. The first bit of news probably doesn’t come as a surprise to Apple, which has launched the iPhone on multiple carriers in multiple clients around the world, and no doubt knows that when network choice is an option, it

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Apple to kick off Worldwide Developers Conference June 6 in San Francisco

Apple announced on Monday that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where it has traditionally introduced the next generation iPhone, this year from June 6 through June 10 at San Francisco's Moscone West. At this year?s five-day conference, Apple plans to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS, including demonstrations of the new kinds of apps that developers can build using Apple?s advanced frameworks and more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers. "At this

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14Mar2011

Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.7 Build 10J869 to Developers

Monday March 14, 2011 04:07 PM ESTWritten by Eric Slivka Apple today seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.7, termed Build 10J869, to developers for testing. The update comes six days after the company pushed Build 10J868 to developers. According to those familiar with the new build, Apple continues to list no known issues and asks developers to again focus their testing on Safari, Mac App Store, AirPort, Bonjour, SMB, and Graphics Drivers .With the build increment increasing by only one since

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New Zealand App Developers Join Together to Support Earthquake Victims #appappeal

Help the victims of the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake by buying a new app or three. In case you haven’t heard due to all of the other news, a devastating earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand earlier this week. While the full toll of the quake will not be known for some time, it isn’t going to be good news. To help the victims and with the relief effort, developers have joined together to donate all of their proceeds for the week to the New Zealand Red Cross. If you are looking

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‘Game Dev Story’ Developers Release ‘The Game Dealer’ In Japan

Brick and mortar game peddlers will never die thanks to the creative minds of Kairosoft, the creators of Game Dev Story [$3.99 / Lite]. Hours before we donned our tinfoil hats and celebrated the New Future Year of 2011, the studio released a new game called "Waiwai! The Game Dealer" across the Japanese App Store. (Waiwai, we're told, roughly translates to "yay, yay!") As its name and the studio's pedigree implies, Waiwai! The Game Dealer is a simulation game that puts you in the role of a

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Apple seeks iOS developers to expand cloud-hosted services

Apple is looking to expand its iOS development team with new employees who will enhance the company's cloud-based services for devices like the iPhone and iPad. Just before Christmas, Apple posted two new job listings (1, 2) for the title of "iOS Software Engineer." While the two full-time positions discovered by AppleInsider have different job descriptions, both describe an emphasis on remote storage for data access. "Apple is hiring outstanding operations engineers to deliver and manage the

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04Dec2010

Apple seeds new build of 10.6.6 to developers

Earlier this evening, Apple seeded a new build of 10.6.6, labelled 10J537, to developers. The update has no known issues, but developers are asked to focus on testing printing, spotlight, bonjour, OpenGL and the Dock. The update weighs in at exactly 1000MB (1GB) in size. The previous build of 10.6.6, 10J521, was released on November 4th and added support for obtaining and updating Mac App Store receipts. View the original article

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Apple Seeds Potential Golden Master Mac OS X 10.6.6 Build 10J537 to Developers

Thursday December 02, 2010 10:40 PM ESTWritten by Eric Slivka Apple today seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.6, known as Build 10J537, to developers. The update comes four weeks after the initial developer build was seeded to developers even before Mac OS X 10.6.5 saw its public release. Interestingly, we've been told that the new build is being listed as a golden master version for those accessing it through the Mac App Store developer program. The designation would suggest that Apple is

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