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(Tue) 13 October, 2015

iMac 21.5-inch gets Retina Display

Apple updated its iMac lineup with a 4K Retina display for the 21.5-inch model, and 5K Retina displays for all 27-inch models.

The 4K 21.5-inch Retina Display sports 9.4 million pixels at 4096 x 2304 resolution, and the 5K 27-inch version packs in 14.7 million pixels. Apple says both offer a wider color gamut.

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(Thu) 10 September, 2015

iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus with 3D Touch

Apple announced iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus during today's "Hey Siri" event. The new iPhones feature new 3D Touch, a variant of the Force Touch technology introduced on the touchpad for MacBook. The device will also include significant camera improvements 12MP instead of 8MP), new Live Photos, faster Touch ID, the new A9 processor with embedded M9 motion coprocessor.

3D Touch is a new feature for navigating iPhones. It allows users to take peeks at content, pull up context-specific information, and developers will be able to employ it for apps and games.

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will be available in gold, silver, space grey and the new rose gold metallic finishes.

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iPad Pro 12.9-inch, stylus and keyboard, also iPad mini 4

iPad Pro Pencil

Apple announced the largest iPad ever dring today's "Hey Siri" event. The new iPad Pro features a 12.9-inch display (4:3 ratio) with a resolution of 2732 x 2048, and a new processor (A9X) that is 1.8 times faster than the processor in the iPad Air 2 (A8X).

Apple also announced a snap-on cover with keyboard named Smart Keyboard, and a special stylus named Apple Pencil.

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new Apple Watch models, watchOS 2.0 on 16 September

Apple announced new Apple Watch models during today's "Hey Siri" event, new models that are shipping today. The company also said that watchOS 2.0 will ship on 16th September.

Apple is offering new Sport models with aluminum casings that include rose gold and anodized finishes. They come with new straps designed to match.

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(Sat) 15 August, 2015

OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006

OS X Yosemite

Apple has released second Yosemite update, bring the version to OS X 10.10.5. The update fixes several issues, most notably the fix for Mail, GoPro and QuickTime issue with Windows Media files.

Apple also included several security-related fixes in the Yosemite update, and they're available in a separate security update for OS X Mavericks (10.9) and OS X Mountain Lion (10.8).

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(Fri) 10 July, 2015

Office 2016 for Mac released

Microsoft has launched Office 2016 for Mac, first available to Office 365 subscription customers. The new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoiont, Outlook and OneNote provide the best of both worlds for Mac users, and are designed for Mac.

Like the new iWork, Office 2016 is cloud-connected, so users can get the documents recently worked on another device to continue to work... (To us, it sounds like the Continuity concept in OS X Yosemite 10.10)

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(Tue) 30 June, 2015

OS X Yosemite v10.10.4 and Security Update 2015-005

OS X Yosemite

Apple has released second Yosemite update, bring the version to OS X 10.10.4. The update fixes several issues, most notably the annoying discovery problem that caused no end of headaches for Yosemite users connecting to WiFi networks.

Apple also included several security-related fixes in the Yosemite update, and they're available in a separate security update for OS X Mavericks.

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EFI Flash Memory Security Holes patched in OS X Mavericks and Mountain Lion

Apple released Mac EFI Security Update 2015-001 on Monday, a security update for Mountain Lion and Mavericks that patches two flaws dealing with EFI Flash memory. Both flaws would have allowed the bad guys to take over your Mac.

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