Maps, iBooks, iCloud Keychain coming to OS X Mavericks
With Mavericks, Apple's next major version of OS X, users will be able to access the company's Maps and iBooks platforms, as well as new cloud-synced passwords and logins.
With support for Maps, users will be able to search for directions on their Mac, and easily send that route to their iPhone for use in their vehicle. The new Maps application for OS X offers the same features as its iOS counterpart, including the 3D Flyover functionality.
Mavericks will also mark the debut of Apple's iBooks e-book platform on the Mac, including the iBookstore for purchasing new content. To date, iBooks has only been available for iOS devices.
Users can highlight and add notes to iBooks titles in the sidebar. The software also includes a nighttime reading mode that is easier on the eyes in low-light environments.
And iCloud Keychain will also provide cross-platform support for securely syncing and saving passwords and login information, including addresses and credit card data.
An updated Calendar has continuous scrolling and gives an easier way of creating events, with suggested nearby locations and projected weather.
With support for Maps, users will be able to search for directions on their Mac, and easily send that route to their iPhone for use in their vehicle. The new Maps application for OS X offers the same features as its iOS counterpart, including the 3D Flyover functionality.
Mavericks will also mark the debut of Apple's iBooks e-book platform on the Mac, including the iBookstore for purchasing new content. To date, iBooks has only been available for iOS devices.
Users can highlight and add notes to iBooks titles in the sidebar. The software also includes a nighttime reading mode that is easier on the eyes in low-light environments.
And iCloud Keychain will also provide cross-platform support for securely syncing and saving passwords and login information, including addresses and credit card data.
An updated Calendar has continuous scrolling and gives an easier way of creating events, with suggested nearby locations and projected weather.
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iBooks on Macs??? Hooray!!!
Noticed that too. And usually iTunes is used for new refinements like these, so it might just carry over across the board; Aperture, OSX.
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Originally Posted by AppleInsider
With support for Maps, users will be able to search for directions on their Mac, and easily send that route to their iPhone for use in their vehicle. The new Maps application for OS X offers the same features as its iOS counterpart, including the 3D Flyover functionality.
Good.
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Mavericks will also mark the debut of Apple's iBooks e-book platform on the Mac, including the iBookstore for purchasing new content.
Good.
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And iCloud Keychain will also provide cross-platform support for securely syncing and saving passwords and login information, including addresses and credit card data.
Yes I know, nothing would stop law enforcement guys if they feel you're their man.
Still, did we invent passwords just to give them out to anyone and their brother at Apple's data centers?
Siri already scans the entire family trees of iPhone owners up to their ancestors from the Renaissance era, is it not enough?
The iCloud keychain looks great to me - and will cause a number of password utility companies consternation (I currently use DataVault.)
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The iCloud keychain looks great to me - and will cause a number of password utility companies consternation (I currently use DataVault.)
I was in the process of deploying Dashlane. That got stopped cold in its tracks as soon as I saw the iCK announcement.
and open gl 4, finally
;-)
Tomcat... F-14.
I will pay for the upgrade for the iBooks app alone, I have been waiting for that for so long.
Also looking forward to seeing how smooth Apple Maps is on a full-fledged computer vs an iPad. Computerized maps in general I find impressive so a fullscreen Retina maps apps backed by Intel/Nvidia chips and a fast wired Ethernet connection should be great fun to play with.