[MyAppleMenu] Jun 3, 2014

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*** Apple Design Award 2014 Winners: Monument Valley, Sky Guide, Threes And More! ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-design-award-2014-winners-monument-valley-sky-guide-threes-and-more>
Peter Cohen, iMore



*** Apple Pledges To Restore Order To Its Oversized App Store ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2358820/apple-pledges-to-restore-order-to-its-oversized-app-store.html#tk.rss_all>
Philip Michaels, Macworld

> Apple likely recognizes that perusing the aisles of the App Store is becoming more of a pain point than a pleasure these days. Because while it spent Monday touting the merits of iOS 8, its forthcoming mobile OS update, Apple also took a moment to talk about some changes planned for how the App Store does business. The App Store alterations were framed as part of the new developer tools that will be available to app makers as part of iOS 8. But make no mistake: These are changes that are every bit as important to app-downloading schlubs like you and me.



*** How To Create A Test Partition For The OS X Yosemite Beta ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/how-to-create-a-test-partition-for-the-os-x-yosemite-beta/>
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica

> This guide is for those people, the ones who want to test the new OS X beta without wrecking their Mac—you never want to put your data at risk by installing beta software on your main partition. This way, you can play with all the shiny new features without risking the comfortable, stable, non-beta OS X installation you need to get all your work done.



*** How To Downgrade Back To iOS 7 From The iOS 8 Beta ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/how-to-downgrade-back-to-ios-7-from-the-ios-8-beta/>
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica

> We're going to walk you through the directions you can follow to downgrade an iDevice running an iOS beta to the current shipping version of iOS (7.1.1 as of this writing, though it may well change between now and the general release of iOS 8). We'll also tell you the pitfalls and caveats you should know before you ever upgrade your iDevice to beta software in the first place.



*** Apple Just Took Another Step Towards Obscuring The Way The Web Works ***
<http://qz.com/215830/apple-just-took-another-step-towards-obscuring-the-way-the-web-works/>
David Yanofsky, Quartz

> At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference today the company rolled out a new look for its web browser, Safari. Apple executives didn’t point it out, but sharp-eyed observers have noticed one significant change to the interface. The address bar truncates URLs to the domain-name level.



*** What's New And Different About Apple's New Swift Programming Language? ***
<http://www.fastcolabs.com/3031400/whats-new-and-different-about-apples-new-swift-programming-language>
Chris Dannen, Fast Company

> We tore apart Apple's 850-page iBook on its new, simpler programming language, to find out why Apple would introduce a new language--despite all the headaches it will cause.



*** iOS 8 Additions Promise To Streamline How You Communicate And Share ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2310309/ios-8-additions-promise-to-streamline-how-you-communicate-and-share.html>
Anthony Domanico, Macworld

> iOS users will have plenty of new things to familiarize themselves with this fall. That’s when iOS 8 arrives, and Apple’s updated mobile operating system promises a slew of new features and enhancements that aim to help you communicate and share more easily.



*** Apple Announces OS X Yosemite, Deepens Its Ties To iOS ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2357764/apple-announces-os-x-yosemite.html>
Marco Tabini, Macworld

> The jam-packed operating system update features a significant user interface overhaul, rich with bright colors and translucent effects, plus numerous changes to the visual identity of almost every system app that brings them closer to their iOS counterparts. The interface now also comes with a “dark” mode, which dims system elements like the Menu and Dock and allows apps to be more prominent.
> The changes, however, are more than skin deep, as many system components have been updated and improved. Spotlight, for example now appears as a convenient text box in the middle of the screen and provides access to information from a large variety of sources, including the various App Stores. Notification Center is now fully customizable—and includes support for third-party widgets. 



*** Yosemite Brings A More Efficient Safari And Marked Up Mail ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2308736/yosemite-brings-a-more-efficient-safari-and-marked-up-mail.html#tk.rss_all>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

> Among the many changes to Mac OS X announced by Apple at WWDC come significant tweaks to Apple’s Web browser, Safari, and Mail.



*** T-Mobile Confirms WiFi Calling Arriving For iPhone Users With iOS 8 ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/02/t-mobile-confirms-wifi-calling-arriving-for-iphone-users-with-ios-8/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



*** iOS 8 Details Battery Usage By App ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/02/ios-8-details-battery-usage-by-app/?ncid=rss_truncated>
Yoni Heisler, TUAW



*** 8 Huge New Features In iOS 8 That Apple Didn't Talk About Today ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5773526/8-new-features-in-ios-8-that-apple-didnt-talk-about-today>
Dan Seifert, The Verge

> From Wi-Fi calling to a new keyboard for the blind, sometimes the best things are hidden.



*** Xcode 6 Features Resizable iPhone And iPad Simulators, Leading The Way For iPhones With New Screen Resolutions ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/02/xcode-6-features-resizable-iphone-and-ipad-simulators-leading-the-way-for-iphones-with-new-screen-resolutions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Benjamin Mayo, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Apple Will Let You Ditch Google Search For DuckDuckGo In iOS 8 And OS X ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5773480/apple-will-let-users-pick-duckduckgo-for-search-ios-8>
Chris Welch, The Verge



*** Apple's Awesome iOS Camera Feature They Didn't Mention On Stage ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/02/apples-awesome-ios-camera-feature-they-didnt-mention-on-stage/?ncid=rss_truncated>
Mike Wehner, TUAW

> There is one feature that wasn't mentioned on-stage, yet it has appeared on Apple's iOS 8 teaser page: time-lapse videos.



*** Apple Brings Back iDisk With iCloud Drive ***
<http://www.macissues.com/2014/06/02/apple-brings-back-idisk-with-icloud-drive/>
Topher Kessler, MacIssues

> This service allows you to use iCloud as an online drive, where you can store any file or folder you would like, and access it on any device you have configured with iCloud.



*** Apple Announces New Developer Extensions In iOS 8 ***
<http://www.imore.com/apple-announces-new-developer-extensions-ios-8>
Rich Edmonds, iMore

> The main advancement is allowing third-party apps to offer services to another installed app, essentially providing features in other experiences without requiring the consumer to switch between multiple instances.



*** HomeKit Lets Your iPhone Phone Home ***
<http://www.imore.com/homekit-lets-your-iphone-phone-home>
Cuong H Nguyen, iMore



*** Touch ID Authentication Coming To Third-party Apps ***
<http://www.imore.com/touch-id-authentication-coming-third-party-apps>
Alex Dobie, iMore



*** Apple Shows Off Swift, Its New Programming Language ***
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/apple-shows-off-swift-its-new-programming-language/>
John Timmer, Ars Technica

> Providing a new language with "none of the baggage of C," Swift code can still be mixed with standard C and Objective C code in the same project.
> Swift seems to get rid of Objective C's reliance on defined pointers; instead, the compiler infers the variable type, just as many scripting languages do. At the same time, it provides modern features similar to those found in C++ and Java, like well-defined namespaces, generics, and operator overloading.



*** iOS 8 Provides Support For Third-party Keyboards ***
<http://www.imore.com/ios-8-provides-support-third-party-keyboards>
Joseph Keller, iMore

> It will now be possible to install keyboards like SwiftKey, Fleksy, and more as your default option throughout iOS.



*** Apple Announces CloudKit, A New Way For Developers To Easily Create Cloud-connected Apps ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/02/apple-announces-cloudkit-a-new-way-for-developers-to-easily-create-cloud-connected-apps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Benjamin Mayo, 9 To 5 Mac

> Apple takes responsibility for the server-side elements of apps. This leaves developers with a greatly simplified client-side development experience.



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*** Tiananmen, Forgotten ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opinion/tiananmen-forgotten.html?smid=tw-share>
Helen Gao, New York Times

> I do remember the first time the topic came up in conversation with my Chinese peers. On June 4, 2009, the 20th anniversary of the crackdown, I was shopping with a friend at a convenience store near Tsinghua University, when she, a junior at the university, turned to me, next to a shelf of colorful shampoos and conditioners. “Some people have been talking about this incident, <i>liu si</i>,” she said. “What was it all about?”



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