Apple releases Wi-Fi, EFI updates for 2012 Macs

Apple on Monday posted updates to the Wi-Fi and EFI firmware for almost all of the Macs it released in 2012.

Find My iPhone update brings direction support

If you’ve ever misplaced your phone, you know all too well the feeling of panic that experience can induce. Apple’s Find My iPhone app makes it easy to track down your wayward iOS device or Mac; with the latest update the company’s made it even simpler to get back to your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

The unlikely persistence of AppleScript

Apple acquired NeXT at the end of 1996, with the plan of using that company’sOpenStep operating system as the foundation for the future of Mac OS. The first plan for that OS was called Rhapsody, and the basic idea was that it was OpenStep with a Mac-like appearance.

Report: Google set to release iOS Maps app

To the delight of iPhone users everywhere, Google plans to release a standalone iOS Maps app late on Wednesday, according to All Things D.  Rumors and hints of a Google-based replacement maps app have been circulating since Apple Maps made its debut with the launch of iOS 6 in September, but this is the first we’ve heard of the app potentially making it to the App Store.

Thin is in with new 21.5-inch iMacs but user upgrades, SuperDrive are out

Apple updated the new 21.5-inch iMac with Intel Ivy Bridge processors, a RAM boost, and new Nvidia GeForce graphics processors. But the two most significant changes to the new iMac are its thinner design—which introduces compromises you’ll need to make—and the option to upgrade to Apple’s Fusion Drive technology.

A U.S. Apple factory may be robot city

Apple's planned investment of $100 million next year in a U.S. manufacturing facility is relatively small, but still important. Apple has the money, talent and resources to build a highly automated factory that turns out products that are potentially cost competitive with those it now makes in China.