Parallels announced its Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac client today, the new version of the virtualization software offering the following set of fixes and features: – Cloud storage optimizations for iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive. – Support for OS X Launchpad in Windows applications – Enhanced support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.9 Mavericks. […]
Tag: gestures
This could lead to something interesting. Per AppleInsider, a patent filing published on Thursday details an Apple invention pertaining to a computer input device that uses motion gestures, like tilting, brushing and tapping to manipulate a computer’s GUI. Apple’s “Methods and apparatus for processing combinations of kinematical inputs” describes a system that translates a variety […]
Late Thursday, Apple released version 3.2.2 of Aperture, its pro-grade image editing application. The new version, a 635 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Addresses compatibility with iCloud and iOS 5. – Resolves an issue that could cause the “Loading” indicator to reappear in the Viewer when cropping a photo. – Aperture […]
You’ve been hankering for it and it’s here. On Thursday afternoon, Apple released iOS 5.0.1, the latest version of its iOS operating system for its iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. The update, a several hundred megabyte download, can be snagged by plugging in your respective iOS device and checking for updates in iTunes and […]
Per the cool cats at Free Patents Online, Apple is apparently investigating new ways of interacting with devices, such as using hand gestures to navigate and control a video recording system without touching anything. Apple’s interest in hands-off control of a device like an iPhone, iPad or Mac was revealed this week in a new […]