Apple may dip Intel chips, OS X 10.9 is waking up from a cat nap, and Amazon's taking home the bacon in Europe. The remainders for Tuesday, November 6, 2012 are fast as lightning.
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Apple Said to Be Exploring Switch From Intel for Mac (BloombergBusinessweek)
A report in Bloomberg suggests that Apple may be considering dumping the Intel chips that power Macs in favor of Apple-designed chips like those in the company's iOS devices. Pretty soon you'll pop open your MacBook only to find it's just a big aluminum shell around an iPhone. https://truevfiles634.weebly.com/acrobat-reader-download-64.html.
Mac OS 10.9 computers already appearing in our analytics logs (9to5Mac)
Speaking of the Mac, several websites claim that their analytics are already registering visitors running a pre-release version of 10.9. The feline-related codename of the OS is as of yet still unknown, but given Apple's recent focus on Asian countries, I've got my guess.
No short cut mac os. Exclusive: Amazon to win ebook tussle with Apple (Reuters)
The European Union may be on the brink of settling with Apple over ebook pricing, with reports saying that the EU may accept an offer from Apple and publishers to let retailers set prices and to temporarily stop 'most-favored nation' agreements. In other news, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg still has my most-favored nation status.
Apple's Lightning to Micro USB Adapter Comes to the U.S. (Mashable)
If you're looking for a way to make your iPhone's new Lightning port a little more friendly to the chargers you might have lying around, the U.S. Apple Store is now selling the previously Europe-only teeny tiny $19 Lightning-to-micro-USB adapter, which I'm sure you won't lose immediately, thus having to buy another one.
Apple fans still using the five-year-old Mac OS X 10.5 are being notified by Mozilla that Firefox 16 Final will mark the end of development for the Leopard operating system. That includes bugs and security updates.
Translatium 10 2 1 – powerful translation app for macos. Over at the Mozilla blog, Alex Keybl reports that 'On November 20th, Firefox will end support for users operating Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). After this date, users will stop receiving Firefox updates, including new features and security fixes.'
Keybl notes that Leopard users will require an upgrade to Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) if they wish to continue using the latest versions of Firefox. He also takes a minute to explain why.
'Mozilla bases changes in supported operating systems on population size and trends, vendor support, testing resources, and technical feasibility. Ending support for Leopard will free up resources for new Mac features like Native Full Screen support and new Mac accessibility tools,' writes Keybl.
Leopard users running Firefox will continue to see update prompts over the next month regarding the discontinuation of development on Mac OS X 10.5.
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'Barring any major stability or security issues found over the next few weeks, Firefox 16.0 will be our last release to support 10.5,' Keybl confirms.
Cooking in fall mac os. 'After a five year run, it's time for a big cat nap. Firefox support for Leopard ends on November 20th, 2012,' he concludes.
In related news, Google is also ending Leopard development for its Chrome web browser, the reasons being very similar that those of Mozilla's:
'While we understand this is an inconvenience, we are making this change to ensure we can continue to deliver a safe, secure, and stable Chrome for the most Mac users possible,' the Chrome development team wrote in a blog post last month.
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It seems Opera's up next.
