Here’s a recap of some of the biggest news: 
 
 End of the 17 Incher? 
 
 It appears Apple may be fazing out the 17-inch MacBook line. No word of it in the press release, or onstage. 
 
 $100 Off 
 
 Apple is shaving $100 from the price of most MacBook Airs. The MacBook Pro will be the same price. But they are all getting upgrades in storage and power (new Ivy Bridge chips). And the laptops will be much thinner too. 
 
 Roar of the Mountain Lion 
 
 The next Mac operating system is coming next month in the Mac App store, for $19.99. The new OS is attempting to make the computer act more like a phone. No word of Siri for the Mac, but voice dictation is coming. 
 
 iO6 Coming This Fall 
 
 Apple says iOS 6 will ship in the fall for iPhone 3GS “and later.” Is the new iPhone coming in the fall too? 
 
 Video Calls on Cell 
 
 Facetime is now available through cellular networks, not just WiFi. (What will that do to our wireless data plans?) 
 
 Siri Gets Smarter 
 
 She’ll now be able to answer more questions, and in more languages. Siri is also coming to the car. 
 
 Facebook Integration 
 
 Apple is integrating Facebook into iO6. This will make it easier to use Facebook apps and more easily share things. 
 
 Maps App 
 
 Apple will finally have a new maps app to take on Google Maps. (More than 90% of iPhone owners use Google Maps.) Apple is also building a turn-by-turn navigation service employing Siri, and a traffic service with incident reports. 
 
 No Word of an Apple TV 
 
 Lots of speculation that Apple could announce plans of a new television. But no word of this much to the dismay of the audience. Also no word on when the next iPhone will be out. ||||| Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was everything rumored, teased and then some. If you didn’t sit through the keynote for the past few hours, here’s a rundown of the highlights you shouldn’t miss. For more info, click the links below each story for full details. 
 
 OS X 10.11: El Capitan 
 
 Kicking off the keynote, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi said that over 55 percent of active Mac users are using Yosemite. He also announced the name of the latest OS X 10.11: El Capitan. 
 
 New features headed this way include new gestures, such as shake to enlarge mouse cursor, and a new way to pin websites on Safari. The browser will also add a speaker icon on the URL bar to mute music coming from any tab opened. 
 
 Spotlight is also getting more contextual. Instead of looking for files by name, you can now describe what you’re looking for, such as “Files I worked on last June” to bring up documents last edited at that time. 
 
 El Capitan will also allow users to split their screen into multi-tasking windows (Windows 10 style) by holding the Maximize button and dragging left or right. 
 
 Lastly, OS X 10.11 is getting the Metal 3D graphics SDK to improve gaming and apps on its desktop. Apple says this should accelerate app launches by 1.4 times, and make it twice as fast to switch between apps. 
 
 El Capitan is available for developers today, with a public beta coming in July and a full, free rollout to all this fall. 
 
 ➤ Apple announces OS X El Capitan at WWDC15 
 
 ➤ OS X will use Apple’s new ‘San Francisco’ font 
 
 iOS 9 
 
 The core improvement Apple wanted to make on iOS 9 this go-round was adding intelligence to the operating system. Federighi started the segment off with Siri’s upcoming improvements. 
 
 New “context sensitive” features include the ability to tell Siri to “remind me about this” and it will know you are referring to the webpage currently on Safari. If you receive a phone number but are not sure who’s calling, you can also ask Siri to search through your emails to find any matches. 
 
 Siri can also suggest people to invite for meetings, or apps that you might like your usage behavior during particular times of day. 
 
 Apple also unveiled an API for search to help developers deep link their apps from mobile Spotlight searches. All of your searches and suggestions are not linked to your Apple ID or shared with third parties. 
 
 New improvements are also coming to apps like Notes and Maps, indexing links on the former and transit information on the latter. When you look up businesses on Maps, it will also give you info on whether or not they accept Apple Pay, because of course. 
 
 Additionally, Apple announced a new app for iOS 9 called News to personalize news content, updating anytime the user opens the app. The Flipboard-like app include graphics that adapt based on the news source’s site aesthetics, and allow users to browse publishers for top stories. 
 
 News will roll out first to the US, UK and Australia. 
 
 Some updates coming to the iPad: New gestures are being added such as using two fingers to tap on the keyboard to turn it into a touchpad. This is helpful for when you want to drag text during an email, for example. 
 
 Multi-window support is also coming to the iPad, much like OS X El Capitan. You can also simultaneously scroll on both screens… if that’s your thing. 
 
 There’s a new slide-over view as well, so you can drag in another app from the side for a quick glance while you’re using another app in fullscreen. This could be useful for when you’re watching a video and want to quickly check your Twitter feed, for example. You can even switch between apps and have the video playing picture-in-picture. 
 
 Last fun fact: While it took 4.48GB for users to upgrade to iOS 8, iOS 9 will need just 1.3GB. 
 
 Just like El Capitan, iOS 9 is available for developers today, with a public beta this July and a full roll out in the fall. 
 
 ➤ Apple launches iOS 9 with a smarter Siri 
 
 ➤ Apple reveals Siri Proactive to take on Google Now 
 
 ➤ Apple will allow developers to tap into Spotlight for the first time 
 
 ➤ Apple announces News, its Flipboard competitor 
 
 ➤ Apple Maps gets transit directions … finally 
 
 ➤ Apple is making iOS 9 work better on iPad, adding multitasking 
 
 Apple Pay 
 
 Moving on to Apple Pay, Jennifer Bailey, head of the division, announced that Square will launch a new reader that that supports the service. She also said that the recently-announced Pinterest buyable pins will be compatible with Apple Pay on iOS. 
 
 Apple Pay will officially launch in the United Kingdom next month, supported by Transport for London on the Tube, buses and trains. Users can add their credit and debit cards into Wallet (formerly known as ‘Passbook.’) 
 
 ➤ Apple Pay is coming to the UK next month 
 
 Swift 2.0 and all the Kits 
 
 Craig Federighi ran through a quick update of new support headed to many of the Apple developer kits. These additions include hydration and reproductive health support on HealthKit, more Kits for gaming development and carbon monoxide alarms on HomeKit. 
 
 After rushing through all the Kits, Federighi announced one last big bit of news: Swift 2.0 is coming, and it will be open-sourced. Compilers will be available for both OS X and Linux. 
 
 ➤ Apple announces Swift 2, will be open sourced 
 
 ➤ Apple’s HomeKit can be controlled from iCloud with iOS 9 
 
 watchOS 
 
 Before talking about the new version of the watchOS, Apple touted its latest App Store numbers: It has recently surpassed 100 billion downloads and paid out $30 billion to developers. 
 
 On to watchOS: New watch faces are headed to watchOS 2, such as a Photo Album face to rotate through your pictures in the background (e-picture frame style). Developers can also make their own “complications” by showing data for anything you want right on the watch face, from flight times to sports scores. 
 
 Users can rotate their digital crown to “Time Travel” and see ‘future’ data, such as appointments later in the day and what the weather will be like at that time. 
 
 Other updates include the ability to respond to emails, watch videos and make FaceTime audio calls straight from the Apple Watch. You can also tell Siri to start the Workout app without ever touching the watch. The aforementioned Wallet and live transit data via Maps are headed to Watch, too. 
 
 Apple also touched upon the new WatchKit support recently teased, such as the ability for Watch to work with known Wi-Fi networks rather than via a connected iPhone. 
 
 HomeKit will also be natively on the watch, so you can control your home temperature from the digital crown, for example. Taptic engine and accelerator information will be made available for developers as well. 
 
 The new WatchKit and watchOS 2 is available today for developers, heading to everyone else in the fall. 
 
 ➤ Apple Watch is getting native apps for watchOS 
 
 ➤ Developers can now build native apps for the Apple Watch using WatchKit 
 
 ➤ Apple’s App Store passes 100 billion downloads, more than $30 billion paid to devs 
 
 Apple Music 
 
 Naturally, Tim Cook ended the keynote with the traditional “one more thing” tease. Today, Apple officially confirmed Apple Music, its streaming service powered by iTunes. Users can search their content on “My Music,” or find song recommendations in the “For You” tab. It’ll also show you the song that’s coming up next to prepare your ear drums. 
 
 To power “For You,” Apple Music will ask about your musical preferences to source songs, artists and playlists. You can also browse “Hot Tracks,” “Recent Releases,” “Top Charts” and even ad-free music videos. 
 
 Siri will also work with contextually with Apple Music when you prompt for things like “Play me the top songs from 1982” or “Play that song from ‘Selma.'” 
 
 To talk more about Apple Music, Beats’ Jimmy Iovine joined Cook on stage. He says Apple Music will give users “the right song, at the right moment” – one way of doing this is via its radio station, Beats1. Guess where that name comes from. 
 
 Beats1 is a 24/7 global radio station, hosted by former BBC Radio One DJ Zane Lowe. The service hopes to not only play great music, but help users discover new content. Artists can upload their work to Apple Music Connect to help increase their exposure, regardless of whether they’re signed. 
 
 Apple’s even got Drake on stage to talk about Connect and how modern musicians can connect to their fans. 
 
 Apple Music will launch on June 30 for $9.99 a month. A family plan will also be available for $14.99 a month for up to six members. Android support is coming in the fall. 
 
 ➤ Apple unveils Apple Music, its Spotify competitor 
 
 And that was WWDC 2015! What are you most excited about coming off this keynote? Sound off in the comments below and vote in the poll. 
 
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 Read next: Inside Steam's new refund system – Friend or Foe? ||||| Yesterday Apple gave Wall Street a reason to celebrate when it reported stunning third-quarter earnings. Today, the company aims to create a similar reaction with customers with not one, but two major upgrades: one to its operating system, the other to its lineup of super-sleek laptops, the MacBook Air. 
 
 Like many Apple announcements, both upgrades herald the arrival of a new guard of sorts. 
 
 Apple Apple’s MacBook Air 
 
 The Mac OS X Lion, Apple’s eighth major operating system update, takes inspiration from the company’s success in iOS to deliver an interface and overall experience steeped in mobile computing. What’s more, the new OS won’t be sold on a disk, but via download. Starting in August, Mac users with slow connections will be able to pick up a flash drive from an Apple store for $69.99, a $40 markup from the download price. 
 
 Earlier versions of the MacBook Air broke ground with the use of super-speedy Flash storage. With better dual-core processors and the addition of Thunderbolt technology that allows for high-speed data transfers with high-resolution displays and other devices, the new MacBook Airs could very well threaten the company’s MacBook Pro line. 
 
 So what do the critics think? 
 
 The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg calls Lion a new operating system for a new age: “Lion is a giant step in the merger of the personal computer and post-PC devices like tablets and smartphones.” Gone are the scroll bars—and even the way users move to another part of the page—in favor of navigation that owes more than a bit to how users navigate with the iPhone. The Mail app has been overhauled to resemble its cousin on the iPad. Another iPad-inspired feature called Launchpad brings up a display of all the computer’s app icons in full screen. 
 
 Did we mention that Mossberg likes it? Yes he does, very much. 
 
 Ars Technica begins its massive review with a quick summary of Apple’s obsession of naming its operating system after big cats—Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, etc. “It seems like the end of big cat branding—after all, where can you go after Lion?” The site may feel that Apple doesn’t need to go anywhere for a while, reporting at the conclusion of its 20 page review that the OS more than earns its “$29 price with a raft of new technologies and a substantially revised interface and suite of bundled applications.” 
 
 But not so fast. Both Ars Technica And Fortune Magazine warn that users of the accounting program Quicken should hold off from upgrading. Lion does not support software, such as Quicken, built for Apple’s older PowerPC processors. 
 
 Lion’s download-only option did get a bit of flak. Computerworld reported that the size of the installer download was 3.74GB and not the 3.5GB published by the Mac App Store. Meanwhile a number of users on various blogs questioned the difference in price between the download-only option, at $29.99, and the flash drive option, $69.99, offered at Apple Stores: “Sure I understand production and distribution costs, but they managed to ship Snow Leopard on a disc for only $29 a couple years ago,” said a commenter on GigaOm. 
 
 The MacBook Air did not attract similar attention over pricing, the understanding being that no one is going to question a couple bucks when the base price is $999. 
 
 “Hands-down the best computer I’ve ever owned,” says TechCrunch’s MG Siegler who praised the speed—“it screams”—the battery life—up to seven hours—and the portability of the top of the line 13-inch model he tested. “Even the people who thought I was crazy last year to replace my MacBook Pro with the Air may have second thoughts now,” he said. 
 
 Laptop Magazine called the MacBook Air’s touchpad “second to none” for the ease at with which it allowed for two-finger scrolling and pinch to zoom gestures. “At this point, Apple should probably just put on a clinic for Windows laptop makers on how to make a great touchpad.” 
 
 The laptops have been upgraded with a faster Intel Core i5 processor—which can be upgraded to an Intel Core i7 chip—and a Thunderbolt port allowing for quicker data transfer than USB 2.0 or firewire. The upgrades continue the usage of Flash storage, the technology that has made the MacBook Air a hit with those—read, “everyone”—who can’t wait the extra seconds for their machine to boot up. And the new machines maintain the line’s sleek, aluminum styling. 
 
 On the blogosphere, however, it was one of the smallest tweaks that earned the highest praise. Engadget was one of many that went out to praise the new backlit keyboard. “Well, that’s so bloggers can see in the night.” 
 
 In the highest of compliments, Wired said that the new MacBook Airs are so good, they provide a “serious rival” to Apple’s own MacBook Pro. “In fact, read the specs,” the review said, “you’ll wonder why you would bother to buy a Pro ever again.” ||||| Apple's new iOS 6 comes loaded with new features. From completely new Maps to a new version of the voice-activated personal assistant Siri to Facebook integration. And Passbook—Apple's new app that controls coupons, boarding passes, cards and coupons—is really neat. 
 
 This version looks quite sweet. These will be the new features of your iPhone and iPad. 
 
 1. Siri 
 
 Siri keeps being updated. The new version on iOS 6 does sports scores and stats. You ask what was the score for the Giants and she will reply that they were downed by the Rangers. It will also tell you about batting averages. 
 
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 Siri is being integrated with Yelp and OpenTable. You could ask for a good italian restaurant near you and she will tell you about the best ones using Yelp information and allow you to make a reservation with your voice using OpenTable. 
 
 It's also bringing movies with IMDB for reviews and information, and Fandango for tickets. You can ask for a movie that stars your favorite star or director, and she will find them for you. The result screen is quite nice, with integrated Rotten Tomatoes ratings. I wonder how much more useful this will make Siri. Would people use it more now that it has some neat integration with these useful services? Tell us in the comments. 
 
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 Siri is also being updated to other languages. They are adding Canadian French, Spanish for Spain, Mexico and the US. Also Italian in Italy and French, German and Italian dialects for Switzerland. Plus Asian languages: Korean plus Mandarin and Cantonese in China. 
 
 She will be available on the iPad. Many auto makers—including BMW, GM, Mercedes, Land Rover, Jaguar, Audi, Toyota, Chrysler and Honda—will also integrate Siri in their cars. 
 
 2. Facebook integration 
 
 Facebook is now completely integrated with the iPhone. You will be able post to Facebook from Apple's apps, just like you can do with Twitter. That includes images directly from the Photos albums. Or location from Maps. It's even integrated with Siri. And the Calendar application, so birthdays and events are automatically synchronized at all times with Facebook. 
 
 The most interesting thing is that, as I said in the rumor round up, there will be an API for it, so every developer can enjoy the same Facebook services. This means that your favorite applications would be able to easily post things in Facebook or get Facebook information easily. 
 
 3. New Phone features 
 
 This is a welcomed surprise: they are updating the Phone application, which has remained almost frozen for all this time. I like this feature, which Nokia already had some years ago: you can reply automatically with a message when someone calls you. The phone will show you a list of messages like "I'll call you later" or "I'm on my way" that you can click and automatically send while rejecting a call. 
 
 A new "Do Not Disturb" preference will turn off calls and messages at night. The neat thing is that notification will come but the phone will not sound or light up. I'm quite happy about this feature, because the lighting up can be quite annoying. Still, you can mark some phone numbers as important, which will allow them to disturb you at night. 
 
 On the other hand, if someone is calling you repeatedly and continuously, the new Phone app will push the call assuming it is an emergency. This, I'm sure, will be misused several times. 
 
 4. New Facetime 
 
 The first big news is 3G support for Facetime. You will be able to call someone using Facetime over the 3G network. The quality will not be as good as Wi-Fi, but it will be supported. 
 
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 Another neat feature of the new Facetime is that the device IDs are being unified. In iOS 6, when someone calls your phone number, you will be able to answer the call from your iPad or your Mac straight away. The ID unification will be the same with iMessage, which will hopefully fix the confusion. Sometimes users get messages in one device but not the other one. 
 
 5. New Safari 
 
 Safari is getting the live synchronization of tabs with desktop Safari, so your browsing experience is unified across devices using iCloud. It also uses iCloud synchronization for an Offline Reading List, which allows you to read a story that you have marked to read later without a web connection. This is pretty neat for subway commuters and flights. 
 
 One of the best features, however, is the new support for web forms uploads. To me, it has always been so frustrating not to be able to upload a photo to a web site. Now you can click on the upload button, a Photo browser will appear, and you will be able to upload. I wonder if this service will also be available for other file types, like Pages documents. 
 
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 Safari will also support full screen navigation while in landscape mode. Entering this mode will eliminate any app navigation element and just leave you with the web page content. 
 
 6. Photo streams on iCloud 
 
 In the past, iCloud allowed you to upload photos constantly to your personal stream. Now you can share your photos specific streams with selected people. You can pick friends and they will be able to see any photos you upload in a dedicated stream automatically, constantly updated. Everyone will also be able to comment on them. 
 
 It's like creating private Instagram feeds from the Photos app. 
 
 7. Mail 
 
 Mail's Mailboxes have also been revamped for a new feature: VIPs. You can mark people as VIPs, and their emails will automatically go into a special folder. This is going to be the only folder I'm going to read from now on. 
 
 Another much-needed feature is attachment of photos and videos straight from the New Message window. At last! 
 
 8. Passbook 
 
 This a new app. It will allow you to have all your tickets and coupons—airplanes, train, movies, concerts, sport events, gift cards, loyalty cards, whatever—in a single wallet. It's quite pretty and useful. If you have a gift card, for example, it will show the card balance after you use it. It will also alert you about nearby shops when you have shop's coupons or gift cards. 
 
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 Another really neat feature of Passbook—perhaps the best one—is that it will update your gate number in your boarding pass in real time. 
 
 9. Guided access 
 
 The iPhone is very popular among people with disabilities of any kind. Apple is adding a new feature called Guide Access to iOS' accessibility services. Educators will be able to only activate parts of the screen, so autistic kids or people with other disabilities can stay focused on certain areas. 
 
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 You can also put an iPad in single app mode now, which is also useful for schools: now teachers can send tests to students' iPads, locking them in the test so they can't go into other apps to cheat. 
 
 10. New maps 
 
 The new Maps—fully developed in house—seems pretty insane. It's a complete overhaul and it truly looks fantastic, much better than the old Google-based version. Here are all the new features. 
 
 New cartography 
 
 Apple bought a cartography company in 2009 and this the result of that. The new Maps app has new cartography, completely different from the one provided by Google. This includes new points of interests, restaurants, shops... everything is new. We will need to compare to see what's better. 
 
 Vector based vs bitmap 
 
 The new maps are not bitmap-based anymore. Say goodbye to the horrible and slow tile loading. Now they are vector based, which means faster loading—it still loads sectors, but very fast based in our hands on experience—and smoother, much better graphics. 
 
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 Turn-by-turn navigation 
 
 At last, Apple's Maps will provide with turn-by-turn navigation, just like any other car GPS app. It looks quite good. We have tried and it seems quite neat, with Siri driving directions and 3D view, with clear signs. 
 
 Business information card 
 
 Now every location in Maps includes a card that gives you all you need to know about it. If it's a restaurant, it will show you reviews and ratings, along with photographs. 
 
 Siri integration 
 
 Siri is completely integrated with Maps. You can ask for directions with your voice, it will guide you while driving and, if you ask her something like "Are we there yet?", she will answer you with the estimated time of arrival. And tell you to shut up. 
 
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 Traffic information 
 
 Traffic information loads constantly, even when you are not looking at it. If Maps detects a change on traffic conditions that would make your trip faster, it will ask you to reroute. 
 
 3D view 
 
 Apple bought another company last year with cool 3D maps technology. Looking at the demo of their Flyover feature, it was worth the price. This thing is impressive. It looks like a movie, but it's rendered in 3D graphics in real time. 
 
 Missing features 
 
 But for all this neat features and awesome interface, there are two important missing things in maps: public transit information and StreetView. 
 
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 The first is extremely important for those in big cities like New York. The old Maps give you this information easily and completely. You could really plan your commuting at any time. This feature is a must. Apple says that developers will be able to add this in their applications, plugging into Apple's Maps, but it's clearly a big miss. 
 
 Hands-on update: We tried this on our copy of iOS 6 and, when you click on the public transit directions button, it will bring you up a list of apps you can choose from. Right now, that list is empty but we imagine that, once iOS 6 is released, there will be apps that directly integrate into Maps in this third pane. 
 
 StreetView is important too when you are going to new places. It gives you a street level visual reference that the 2D maps and the new Flyover 3D view may not be able to give you. I've used StreetView many times to locate obscure restaurants and shops, and it always saves time. Apple hasn't mentioned anything about StreetView. 
 
 11. New Find My iPhone features 
 
 Find My iPhone has been enhanced. You can lock your phone with a four-digit number remotely, no matter if your iPhone wasn't set to automatically lock. What's better: you can send a message to the phone with a contact phone number and a big "Call" button, so whoever finds it can call you back. 
 
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 The iPhone will automatically record all its locations after you lock it remotely. 
 
 12. New Find My Friends features 
 
 A new feature will be great for parents trying to keep their kids under Stasi-like control: they will be able to define location based alerts so, when their children leave the house or school, they will be alerted. 
 
 13. New iTunes, App and iBooks stores 
 
 iOS 6 has new stores. Right now they are not fully operative but we have been able to test the "Featured" part of the new store and it's much cleaner and faster than the previous version, with fast side-scrolling sliding of movies, apps and books. 
 
 When is it coming? 
 
 It's arriving this fall, probably when the new iPhone debuts, like before. 
 
 Which devices are supported 
 
 It will be available for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 4th generation iPod touch, the latest iPad and iPad 2. So the rumors were right: the first iPad is out of this upgrade.
– Expectations were high going into Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today, and the company didn't disappoint, rolling out a dramatic refresh of its MacBook Pro, and a new version of iOS brimming with new features. Here are the most important details: The New Macbook Pro It's just 0.71 inches thick, and lighter than all previous MacBooks, CNET reports. It'll come with a 15.4-inch Retina display—Jonathan Ive said Apple took an "entirely new approach" to building the display, according to the Wall Street Journal. Under the hood it will have quad-core processors, up to 16 GB of RAM, and up to 768 GB of Flash storage, with a 7-hour battery life. But all of that won't come cheap: It'll cost $2,199. iOS6 Siri is getting a major upgrade; it'll now be able to read you sports scores, make reservations at OpenTable, buy movie tickets at Fandango, open apps, and more, according to Gizmodo. Siri will also now be available on the iPad 2 and 3. Facebook will be fully integrated. You'll be able to access it from apps, Siri, and more. A new app called "Passbook" will handle your movie and plane tickets; go to the theater and they'll pop up on the lock screen. The maps app has been completely revamped. It now includes turn-by-turn directions, will feature anonymous, crowd-sourced traffic data, and an incredible flyover view, comprised of images from helicopters. The Journal points out that Apple bought C3's military-grade mapping tech. Facetime will now be available through cell networks, not just on WiFi. Other Tidbits OS X Mountain Lion is coming next month for $19.99. It'll make your computer act more like a phone, and have voice dictation. The Macbook Air is getting a $100 price cut, and an upgrade. Tim Cook touted it as the one true ultrabook. "Everyone's trying to copy it, but they're finding it's not so easy," he said, according to ZDNet.