All these part leaks mean the time is just about right for pieces such as this one from MacStories which details everything we know so far and speculate on what Apple will be releasing come early March. Short of an official announcement, a little bit of intelligent writing is about all we can really ask for.
The Daily has leaked a photo that appears to show Microsoft Office running on iPad with an expected release date in the coming weeks —*it's such a shame we haven't been able to get any real work done on the iPad thus far, right? Wait. Hold on a second...
Growl seems to have been slightly Sherlock'd in Mountain Lion, but never fear! If you have an app that isn't in the App Store but still want notifications? If it has Growl, then Hiss sends Growl notifications to Notification Center, enabling you to have the best of both words.
It's been a few weeks since it's release, but the Apple guide on getting started with iOS development is a fantastic resource for anyone looking start developing iOS apps. Clear, concise, and everything a beginner needs.
Mail (or Mac Mail, as some prefer to call it) in Mountain Lion has a few subtle new features as reported by Macworld, but if you use RSS feeds in Mail, then you might want to start looking for alternatives. NetNewsWire is still incredibly popular.
OS X Daily share the tip on how to create a custom screensaver by using a Flickr image feed. If you like to spruce up your screensaver by having rotating photos, then this is one of the ways to do it.
Matt Galligan talks about iMessage and poor user experiences, saying that while iMessage a great idea that means less reliance on the carriers, it also has a few flaws which mean it's not quite as "it just works" as Apple would like us to believe. I personally haven't had any issues apart from a small hiccup enabling it, but everything has been just peachy since.
Some guy from MacRumors acquired a sizeable aluminium Apple logo from the Apple Company Store, no less. Not one of the ones that light up (alas!), but one of the ones that you might see on a wall.
The NES-inspired iCade 9-bitty is a diminutive controller by ThinkGeek brings a retro gaming feel to iOS, and it also rhymes with, uh, wait, nevermind. Move along folks, nothing to see here...
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