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  • Apple releases third OS X 10.10.3 beta to developers, focuses on Force Touch, other features

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    It’s the operating system betas that predict the way the wind if blowing.

    Apple on Thursday issued a number of new beta releases for developers, including an OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite beta with Force Touch trackpad support for third-party apps, as well as new betas of iOS 8.3, Xcode and OS X Server.

    The pre-release version of OS X 10.10.3 is identified as build “14D98g.” In the release notes, Apple informs developers that it contains application programming interfaces intended to support the Force Touch capabilities of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro.

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  • CrossOver updated to 12.2

    A helpful update’s a helpful update.

    CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 12.2. The new version, a 79.8 megabyte download, is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes:

    Application Support:
    Quicken:
    – Fixed a bug which caused Quicken to fail to register on Mac OS X.

    – Fixed graphics distortions in some Quicken windows.

    – Fixed a bug which prevented a double-click on a .QFX file in the Mac OS X Finder from importing the file into Quicken.

    – Fixed a bug which caused Office 2007 applications to crash in some circumstances.

    – Fixed a bug which caused Wizard101 to fail to recover after being re-sized.

    – Fixed a bug which caused mailto: links to be broken in Outlook 2003.

    – Fixed a bug which caused .Net 4.0 applications to fail to run.

    Mac OS X:
    – Drag and drop support in the Mac Driver.

    – Gamma support in the Mac Driver.

    – Reduced window flicker when using the Mac Driver.

    Language Support:
    – Fixed a bug which sometimes caused Traditional Chinese to be used even when a user’s preferences were set to Simplified Chinese.

    CrossOver 12.2 retails for US$59.95 and requires Mac OS X 10.6 and or later and an Intel-based Mac to install and run.

    If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

  • Apple releases Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0, adds gesture support to some additional notebooks

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    Apple on Tuesday issued an update to a number of recent notebooks, including the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air, bringing inertial scrolling and three-finger drag gesture support to some trackpads.

    Per AppleInsider, the Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0 was released Tuesday afternoon by Apple. The file is a 75.09MB update that requires Mac OS X 10.6.4 to install and run. In addition to adding inertial scrolling and three-finger drag in recent MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks, it also adds support for Apple’s newly released US$69 Magic Trackpad.

    Per Apple, the following MacBook and MacBook Pro models now have both inertial scrolling and three-finger drag gesture:

    MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)
    MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)
    MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)
    MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)

    MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
    MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53 GHz, Mid 2009)
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
    MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
    MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2008)

    Inertial scrolling, but not the three-finger gesture, is offered in four additional models:

    MacBook Air
    MacBook Air (Mid 2009)
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008)
    MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)

    The new three-finger gesture was first discovered earlier Tuesday with hands-on tests of the Magic Trackpad. The capability allows users to quickly drag windows around. At the time, the feature was exclusive to the new hardware.

    If you’ve tried the file and can offer any feedback, please let us know