Apple launches new OS X Yosemite for Macbooks, iMacs at WWDC 2014

OS X Yosemite new OS for iMac and Macbook

Apple launched the version of OS X 10.10 Yosemite at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2014 with a list of brand new features as compared to earlier version release OS X Mavericks.

OS X Yosemite new UI

The new features include translucent backgrounds for app windows, better typography, new design elements for close, minimize and maximize. Also new look for iCalendar, iMessage, iPhoto Library, Safari browser and host of other apps. App icons have a clean, consistent design and an updated system font improves readability.

OS X Mavericks vs OS X Yosemite

Have a look at the comparison of how the user interface looks like in OS X Mavericks and the new OS X Yosemite. You will notice significant changes to how apps are display and also check the new design of Trash can, its translucent too and you can see the files dumped inside as well.

Safari Browser for OS X Yosemite

OS X Yosemite brings new updates to Safari Browser with Spotlight integrated and host of other features where you can view all tabs at once. You can also move through tab windows but moving your mouse left to right on tabs. Safari groups similar tabs and displays them in a grid format, stay tuned for more information on Safari browser.

OS X iCloud Drive for Mac, iOS users

OS X Yosemite brings new cloud storage app by Apple called iCloud Drive that stores all kind of files quite to Google Drive. You can organize files by type, size and date and it can accessed across devices like iPhone, iPad, Mac and even a Windows PC.  iCloud Drive brings tags and Spotlight to drive for easy search.

OS X Yosemite notifications tabs

OS X Yosemite brings new  Today view in Notification center where you can view widgets for  Calendar, Weather, Stocks, Reminders, World Clock and social networks. You can download additional apps from Mac App store and add to notifications center.

OS X Yosemite Spotlight

The new Spotlight feature in OS X Yosemite brings search to desktop with categories of results, you can view rich suggestions from Wikipedia, Maps, Bing, App Store, iTunes Store®, iBooks Store™, top websites, news and movie showtimes.

OS X Yosemite App Design

OS X Yosemite brings changes in design to iCalendar, Map and iMessage with translucent backgrounds, cleaner user interface and better features.

OS X Yosemite Calls & SMS

OS X Yosemite brings features of Calls and SMS to Mac where you can view messages via iOS and Mac and even reply to messages from Mac and make or receive iPhone calls using your Mac as a speakerphone.

 

Check out the new #iOS8 UI for #iPhones #iPad revealed at Apple’s #WWDC14 event. More updates at #Hotcore pic.twitter.com/nQ7Qs4XjbT

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 3, 2014

Stay tuned for more updates, our next article will be on latest features of iOS 8 launched at Apple’s event. Follow us on our official Twitter account @hotcorenet or on our Facebook page, facebook.com/Hotcore

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Roundup of Apple’s WorldWide Developers Conference 2014 press event is here.

We attended Apple’s Worldwide Conference 2014 at San Fransisco, saw launch of new OS X Yosemite for Mac and iOS 8 for iPhone, iPad devices. Both are available in beta version for developers and will be available to public this summer.

MAC OS X Yosemite

Apple also introduced its latest employee Dr. Dre at press conference, along with new improved features for OS X Yosemite including new display of apps, iCalendar, Today time notifications, new Email and lots more.

iOS 8 new features

For iOS 8, launch of Swift new Apps programming language, Healthbook app, TestFlight for developers to test apps in live environment, advance features for App store and lots more coming your way.

Some key points of press conference are –

#Apple #iOS8beta is out for list of devices, have a look at photo below. Stay tuned for more news @Hotcorenet pic.twitter.com/YrzY83QCY7

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple launches iOS 8 beta version now out for developers across the world. An interesting fact – Apple has currently 9000 app developers worldwide. You can now update your devices to iOS 8 and get to use new list of amazing features listed below.

#Apple launches new programming language for developing apps called #Swift earlier they used #objectiveC, stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/wRn8MA7Ln8 — Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple was first using programming language name as Objective-C now launches new easy to use programming language Swift with features like Closures, Generics, Type Inference, Multiple Return types and Namespaces.
Apple says “Swift is completely native to both Cocoa and Cocoa Touch. “

#Apple launches #TouchId API where you can integrate it with third party apps for login. Stay tuned to @Hotcorenet pic.twitter.com/IaTAgqYcl8

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple first launched TouchId as security feature on iPhone 5S for unlocking screens, it now launches TouchId API for developers to use it as login for third party apps.

Check out new improved #iPhoto app for Apple #iPad #iPhone & #iMac with editing features, more at #Hotcore #WWDC14 pic.twitter.com/s4sNqMSCrM

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple’s new iPhoto app comes with new features like photo editing where you can brightness of picture with presets available which include minute details like contrast, brightness, hue and saturation.

#Apple launches the new #OSXYosemite for Mac, an update to last years #OSXMavericks Stay tuned at #Hotcore #WWDC14 pic.twitter.com/v6z6RsEOq6

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014
Apple’s new OS X Yosemite comes with Translucent backgrounds for Apps and Windows, Flatter Design, Updated Notification Center, new Calendar, Integration of Calls and SMS, new look for display of apps and much more. It is available in beta for Developers and available to public this summer.

#Apple‘s #airdrop feature lets you work with #iOS and #Mac. Stay tuned for more updates #Hotcore pic.twitter.com/b1Hy8KIwzb

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple’s  Airdrop feature now works for both iOS and Mac.

#Apple introduces a new feature, sms nows shows across all devices #Mac #iPad #iPhone at same time. Tweet at #Hotcore pic.twitter.com/QkPI25lZaj

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

At #WWDC14 event, a call is made via #iMac to #DrDre hinting at acquisition of #beatsaudio and #beatsmusic#Hotcorepic.twitter.com/WL2TSCoBiJ

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple was in news for acquiring Beats , Beats Electronics is an American producer of audio products and equipment, operates a music streaming service, Beats Music. Apple acquired Beats for $2.5 Billion dollars as per sources. Call  made to Dr. Dre and was introduced as Apple’s latest employee. Beats is owned by Dr. Dre, he is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur.

Multi-tab #browser energy efficiency is 6.5x times faster in #Apple new #Safari than compared to #Chrome#Firefoxpic.twitter.com/9yxCAZw9RX

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple says, In terms of Multi-Tab browser energy efficiency, the new Safari browser deliver 6.5x times more performance than most commonly used browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

#Apple launches new Cloud storage app #iCloudDrive that works for all devices including #Windows. Tweet at #Hotcorepic.twitter.com/YQRCcz8G27

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

iCloud Drive is a cloud-based storage facility for all kinds of files, and once stored there the files can be accessed by iPads, iPhones, or any other iOS device. You can now send upload attachments of up to 5 gigabytes in size. Isn’t that amazing, that is some serious competition to Google’s Drive. Also iCloud App will be available for Windows users.

#Apple‘s new #iOS8 feature: reply to notifications from your lock screen. #multitasking is easy. Updates at #Hotcore pic.twitter.com/3lw7KIcnCz

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

Apple introduces multi-tasking features in iOS 8 similar to multi-window features in Samsung smartphones and tablets. When using an app or if device is locked you can answer to notifications without having to close apps or unlock the screen. Just a simple swipe down to answer to notifications and swipe up to delete them.

 

#Apple introduces #HomeKit to securely pair iPhones with Smart Home devices from smart #thermostats to #refrigerators pic.twitter.com/YnuqI0u84S

— Hotcore (@Hotcorenet) June 2, 2014

HomeKit API will create a secure pairing structure, so that developers can control individual devices in your home and group them together.

Stay tuned for more news on Apple’s World Wide Conference 2014 on our Twitter account @hotcorenet or follow us on Facebook.com/Hotcore

Samsung’s new PRO series tablet ad takes a hit at iPad, Kindle and Surface tablet

Check out Samsung’s latest ad of the Galaxy PRO series tablet taking a hit at the Apple iPad, Amazon Kindle and Windows Surface tablet.

Samsung Electronics had unveiled four new tablets, the Samsung Galaxy TabPRO in 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 inch models and NotePRO 12.2 inch model at CES 2014 in Las Vegas. To read more about it, visit here http://goo.gl/BPJTXb

You will see different scenarios, how Samsung’s PRO series tablet wins over the others when comes to multitasking, portability, display and design.

In first scene, both the guys are having a conference on skype and guy with Samsung tablet is able to send files while attending a video call.

Scene 1 – Apple iPad v/s Samsung PRO tablet

In second scene, the Surface tablet is said to resemble a laptop with attached keyboard, battery dock and a mouse, isn’t that funny, so the Samsung PRO tablet wins again.

In third scene, four ladies are reading e-books on their tablets, but didn’t find the book interesting. The lady using Samsung tablet suggests searching on YouTube and uses Samsung multi-tasking window feature to do so. The lady holding Amazon Kindle is amazed and says, “ the Kindle can only read books.”

Finally it comes to display and Samsung is said to have better pixels and it also does better than retina display.  Samsung Galaxy PRO series tablet gives a resolution of  2560 x 1600 pixels.

Well Samsung has started a revolution and lets see what other brands have to say too.

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Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet now available for sale in India on Google Play store

Nexus 7 tablet

Google‘s Nexus 7 Tablet now available for sale in India, you can purchase from Google Play store at price of Rs. 15,999.

The Nexus 7 has amazing features to look for –

Portability – It is very portable and lightweight as compared to Apple iPad Mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.

Made for Entertainment – With over 70,000 apps, games available for download from Google Play store. With Quad core performance and sensors like gyroscope and acceleration, enjoy great gaming experiences.

Best of Google – Nexus 7 comes with built in apps from Google  like Gmail, Chrome, Google+ and YouTube and Free Cloud Storage.

Google Now brings you just the right information, at just the right time.
It tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, or if your flight is delayed.

Google Now – Brings you just the right information, at just the right time.
It tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, or if your flight is delayed.

Specifications of Google’s Nexus 7 – 

Screen – 

1. 7″ 1280×800 HD display (216 ppi)
2. Back-lit IPS display
3. Scratch-resistant Corning® glass

Processor – NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core processor
Camera – 1.2MP front-facing camera for video calls via Skype, no rear camera
Memory – 16GB Internal storage and 1GB RAM, no MicroSD slot.
Connectivity – WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, NFC (Android Beam), Micro USB
Battery – 4325 mAh which gives up to 8 hours usage.
OS – Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Sensors – Microphone, NFC (Android Beam), Accelerometer, GPS, Magnetometer, Gyroscope

Starts shipping on 5th April 2013, amazing tablet with really blazing performance!!

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