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Apple announces iOS 8 with interactive notifications

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today, the company announced iOS 8, the next version of its mobile operating system. With iOS 8, you’ll now be able to interact directly with notifications from banner alerts and the lock screen. For instance, you can swipe down on a text message banner notification in order to reply directly without switching to the Messages app. Mobile Safari now has the same tab view and a sidebar as Safari on OS X. Mail on iOS now lets you swipe to flag or mark as unread. When composing an email, you can swipe a draft down to…

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Apple announces iOS 8 with interactive notifications

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today, the company announced iOS 8, the next version of its mobile operating system. With iOS 8, you’ll now be able to interact directly with notifications from banner alerts and the lock screen. For instance, you can swipe down on a text message banner notification in order to reply directly without switching to the Messages app. Mobile Safari now has the same tab view and a sidebar as Safari on OS X. Mail on iOS now lets you swipe to flag or mark as unread. When composing an email, you can swipe a draft down to…

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Apple unveils iCloud Drive, a new way to store and access all of your files

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

Apple today unveiled a new cloud-based storage system called iCloud Drive. It works in conjunction with iCloud, but gives users greater depth, control and flexibility over the files they store online. iCloud Drive has a user interface similar to Dropbox and other established file storage services. Users can sort and organize their files as needed – each app gets its own designated folder and users can create new ones as necessary. Once synced, these files can then be accessed from other Mac computers, as well as iPhones and iPads. In a bold move though, Apple is also making the service…

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Apple unveils iCloud Drive, a new way to store and access all of your files

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

Apple today unveiled a new cloud-based storage system called iCloud Drive. It works in conjunction with iCloud, but gives users greater depth, control and flexibility over the files they store online. iCloud Drive has a user interface similar to Dropbox and other established file storage services. Users can sort and organize their files as needed – each app gets its own designated folder and users can create new ones as necessary. Once synced, these files can then be accessed from other Mac computers, as well as iPhones and iPads. In a bold move though, Apple is also making the service…

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Apple announces OS X Yosemite with flat design, tight iPhone integration and more

Jun02
by on June 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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Apple on Monday showed off OS X Yosemite with a flat design at its annual developer conference, WWDC, in San Francisco. The company first introduced its flat design aesthetic with iOS 7 last year. OS X Yosemite is available to developers today. The free consumer release is scheduled for this Fall, though non-developers can sign up for public beta access this Summer. When the link goes live, you can sign up for the beta here. With Yosemite, Apple has added translucent layers to Finder and the Dock, and a dark mode for menus. Notification Center now has a Today view, similar to iOS. Developers…

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