New iOS 8, Yosemite and iTunes 12 Betas, Big iPhone 6 Production Plans, New Haswell Chips Could Go in MacBook Pros - MacRumors

Fourth Developer Betas of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite (and iTunes 12 Beta) Now Available Two weeks after the last round of developer betas, Apple yesterday released the fourth beta versions of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. iOS 8 continues to see a number of tweaks and improvements, including a new look for Control Center, real-time text display during dictation, and more. Also included is a new Tips app that offers tips for new users on a weekly basis. On the OS X side, the release notably includes the first developer seed of iTunes 12, which brings a streamlined design, a new icon, and support for the Family Sharing feature that will let family members share apps and other media between Apple IDs.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Jul 22, 2014 Apple Placing Orders for Record 70-80 Million iPhone 6 Units in 2014 Many observers are expecting the iPhone 6 to be a big seller for Apple given the rumored larger screen sizes, and it looks Apple is making plans with similar thoughts in mind. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is placing orders for a total of 70-80 million units through the end of the year, split between 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models. That's up from a combined 50-60 million order for the iPhone 5s/5c launch. And of course leaks and rumors about the iPhone 6 continue to circulate, including rigorous scratch tests on the 4.7-inch front panel suggesting it may not be made of sapphire. We've also seen the completed rear shell with an embedded Apple logo, a battery with a slightly higher capacity than seen on the iPhone 5s, a claimed Touch ID fingerprint sensor, and the Lightning/headphone flex cable part. Apple has also been reported to be using a new 13-megapixel Sony camera sensor for the iPhone 6, although other reports have stated Apple will stick with an 8-megapixel sensor and focus its improvements on other aspects of the camera.   Read Full Article Intel Launches New Haswell Chips, Could Appear in Upcoming Retina MacBook Pro Refresh While everyone is waiting for Intel to launch its much-delayed next-generation Broadwell family of processors, the company this week announced several new "Haswell refresh" processors to help tide folks over. A portion of the list looks custom-tailored for a Retina MacBook Pro refresh, with three new dual-core chips and three quad-core chips arriving as direct successors to the chips currently used in those machines. The new chips, which are each 200 MHz faster than those used in current Retina MacBook Pros, finally give Apple a complete set of chips for an interim Retina MacBook Pro upgrade while the wait for Broadwell continues. Those Broadwell delays may also be affecting Apple's plans for a rumored 12-inch Retina MacBook, which now may not launch until very late this year or early next year.   Read Full Article Samsung Takes on iPhone 6 Rumors with 'Screen Envy' TV Ad Rumors of a larger display for the iPhone 6 are all over the news, and that means it's time for Samsung to point out that it's had that feature for years. In a new TV ad entitled "Screen Envy", Samsung acknowledges the iPhone hype before pointing out "it's been here this whole time. But maybe you just like waiting."   Read Full Article Apple and IBM Team Up For Major Enterprise Mobility Partnership Apple has had a decent amount of success getting the iPhone and iPad into businesses, but those efforts are set to take a big step forward with the announcement of a new partnership with IBM. Under the deal, IBM will begin selling iOS devices to corporate customers while helping build more than 100 industry-specific native apps for the platform and integrating with its own cloud services. Apple will also provide special enterprise AppleCare support for the devices, including telephone and email support and onsite repair.   Read Full Article This Week's Deals Include Up to $150 Off Retina MacBook Pro, Discounts on AppleCare and Pegasus RAID Storage  There are a good number of deals on tap this week, and we summarized a bunch of them for Mac, iPhone, and accessories last Friday, but a few are worth highlighting, including deals of up to $150 off Retina MacBook Pro models from several retailers. B&H Photo is also offering good deals on AppleCare for Macs. Finally on the Mac side, for those looking for a good option for RAID hard drive storage arrays, several configurations of Promise's previous-generation Pegasus R4 and R6 Thunderbolt arrays are available at a nice discount from B&H Photo. While they don't support the faster Thunderbolt 2 standard used on the newer Pegasus2 line, they are likely sufficient for many users, particularly at these prices.   Read Full Article

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