Apple : OS X 10.10 to get a major refresh at WWDC 2014 |
| OS X 10.10 to get a major refresh at WWDC 2014 Posted:  Last year was the banner year for iOS 7's major redesign and soon at WWDC 2014 we could see a whole new face for Apple's Mac OS X. 9 to 5 Mac reports that version 10.10 of OS X will take the main stage at Apple's yearly developer conference with a larger presence than iOS 8. Supposedly Apple is putting so much emphasis into OS X that it is pulling iOS user interface resources to work on its desktop operating system. Apple is purportedly putting its desktop operating system through an end-to-end redesign in a similar scope to complete interface refresh iPads and iPhones saw last year. OS X will reportedly adopt iOS 7's toggle design to clearly define highlighted icons and windows. Rather than applications having rounded window panels we could also see sharper shapes and even more white space to make the operating system look a bit less crowded. Distinct operating systemsThat's not to say 10.10 will simply fall into line with Apple's mobile design aesthetic. Finder, multi-window multi-tasking, Mission Control, and OS X's other desktop elements won't be disappearing. Supposedly Apple is keen on keeping iOS and OS X as very separate entities. We could see the new operating system launch this fall with a new line of hardware to go with it as Apple typically does. Thus far, we've heard rumors of a 12-inch MacBook without any extra designations like Air or Pro attached. The last bit of mystery behind version 10.10 is what the OS' final name will be. Internally the new version of OS X has been passed around as "Syrah" and Apple has been picking up new trademarks including Mammoth and Diablo. Given that Apple named the last version of its desktop operating system after the Mavericks, a famous Californian surfing location, we wouldn't put it past the Cupertino company to christen version 10.10 as "Yosemite."
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| Apple rumored to delay some iOS 8 features until 8.1 update Posted:  Can something be delayed when it hasn't even been released, yet alone announced? Apparently anything is possible for Apple's upcoming mobile operating system, which may now launch without one or more rumored new features. 9to5Mac has been aggressively leaking what Apple might be cooking up for this year's iOS 8 software, but Thursday found the website backpedaling just a bit on what might be included with the initial release. Apple is expected to introduce iOS 8 at its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco next month, with a release to the public likely arriving later in the year alongside new hardware. The latest scuttlebutt from inside Apple HQ, however, is that some of the recently rumored new features might actually be delayed until the first major update, which will presumably be iOS 8.1. Moving targetThe report claims that Apple may be allocating additional resources from its iOS engineering team to the next big OS X release, which is expected to be a complete visual overhaul of the venerable Mac operating system. Among the potential new additions to iOS 8 are Healthbook, TextEdit and Preview apps as well as a dedicated iTunes Radio app, the reintroduction of public transit directions to the built-in Maps app and Voice over LTE support. Transit routing is cited as one potential feature that could be pushed back to iOS 8.1, instead paving the way for backend enhancements to iCloud and a rumored Shazam partnership, which would allow device owners to identify songs via Apple's Siri voice assistant. Also said to be complicated matters is rumored new "multi-resolution support," which could pave the way for App Store titles to work across a variety of different screen sizes, including a larger iPhone 6 and a rumored Apple TV refresh with Siri voice control.
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