Rumor: The Next Version of Apple OS X Could Be Called Yosemite - Webmaster News

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Apple’s OS X Mac software is expected to get a big update next week at the company’s WorldWide Developer’s Conference, and it’s expected to get another California-centric name.

Keeping in line with the state-specific theme that first popped up in OS X 10.9 Mavericks (named after a popular surfing locale), the next-generation desktop operating system could be named after California’s Yosemite National Park — if banners at the event space are any indication.

The news comes as workers at the Moscone West center in San Francisco has been hanging banners that feature “X” (for the OS X release) and “8″ (for the iOS 8 release).

Appearing behind the “X” banner is a well-known rock face called El Capitan in Yosemite, according to a 9to5Mac.com report. El Cap might sound like a silly name for an operating system, but Apple has reportedly trademarked that name too, so it could be fair game.

And the OS X banner goes up. Looks like Yosemite to me: http://t.co/WYpDNgRAOC  pic.twitter.com/ueitmK1i4Q

— Josh Lowensohn (@Josh) May 30, 2014

Other trademark filings for product names include Sequoia, Mojave, Sonoma, Ventura, Redwood, Big Sur, California, Grizzly, Monterey and others, including — of course — Yosemite.

So, that mountain might actually be El Cap, which is in Yosemite. So, Apple could call it either. http://t.co/n5I9rzS7dv

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) May 30, 2014

Last year, Apple made OS X Mavericks available for free for all Apple computers back to 2007. It was the first time in nine iterations that the company steered away from giving the new software a cat-themed name. In the past, names have ranged from Cheetah and Jaguar to Mountain Lion.

According to 9to5Mac, OS X 10.10 will have a major visual redesign. In fact, members of the iOS user-interface team have reportedly been pulled in to help with the new OS X design.

Mashable will be on the ground live at the WWDC keynote on Monday. The presentation, which will likely include the OS X and iOS 8 announcements, will start at 10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. ET.

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Apple"s iWatch Could Have a Round Face - Webmaster News

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As Apple season kicks into high gear, so do more frequent reports about the mythical iWatch.

The most recent report has nothing to do with release date, price or specific functionality, but it does have to do with a key component of any wearable device: design.

According to Brian Blair, an analyst at Rosenblatt Securities, the iWatch will have a round face. Business Insider shared Blair’s findings, which the analyst got from “supply chain sources” during a recent trip to Taiwan.

Blair’s sources say that like the Moto 360, the iWatch will have a round face — thus looking more like a regular watch. Apparently, however, the design will be “slimmer” than the approach Motorola is taking with its Android Wear-based smartwatch.

Motorola said that one of the reasons it went for a round design, as opposed to square, was the extra usable surface area a sphere offers on a wrist. The biggest factor preventing most smartwatch makers from doing rounded screens already has largely been about the design of the screen and other components. Apple, more than any other company, is adroit at fitting components into a specific design profile, so the idea that the company might go in that direction isn’t surprising.

Blair says there will be various “models” of the iWatch, which could mean distinct versions for men and women. His sources also reportedly tell him the watch is supposed to go into production in July/August. If true, that could mean the iWatch could debut as early as late-September or early-October.

Of course, all of this is just conjecture from unnamed supply chain sources and we should take all of it with very large grains of salt. Apple deals with hundreds of component makers and, as a result, most supply-chain rumors are notoriously inaccurate.

Still, when it comes to Apple — smoke often does indicate fire. Frankly, the last time we can remember such sustained buzz for an unannounced Apple product was with the original iPad.

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