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Apple brings iBooks to the Mac

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iBooks for Mac

iBooks has been limited to iOS devices for the past three years, but that's changing today: as of OS X Mavericks, Apple is bringing its reading app to the Mac. The software preserves all the features of its mobile counterparts, including highlights, notes and textbooks. Naturally, you can shop for books from the app as well. Apple only gave us a brief preview of iBooks at WWDC, but we can already say it's a more than welcome update for those who don't stop reading just because they're at their desks.

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Gallery: WWDC 2013: Apple iBooks

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Apple Maps for OS X Mavericks lets you instantly send directions to your iPhone

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Apple just announced that it's bringing "fantastic updates" to Maps on the desktop -- and presumably on iOS as well, including the ability send directions to your iPhone and back. The new feature will arrive with OS X Mavericks, and a brief demo showed how you could map your route to a restaurant, then instantly bring up the same map and directions on your iPhone with a couple of taps when you're ready to go. Presumably, we'll hear some discussion of that as well when the talk turns to iOS 7 -- naturally, we'll update you as soon as we know.

Gallery: WWDC 2013: Apple Maps

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Mac OS X Mavericks to integrate iOS notifications

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OS X Mavericks capable of receiving iOS notifications

If you have a Mac and use an iOS device, Apple just announced an enjoyable feature to go along with the new version of OS X, also known as Mavericks: the ability to push iOS notifications directly to your Mac, regardless of whether or not Safari is open. The alerts show up as a banner in the top right corner of your display, much the same as any other Mac-related banner; additionally, any missed notifications will pop up in your lock screen any time you wake up your device.

Gallery: WWDC 2013: OS X Mavericks Notifications

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Mac OS X Mavericks promises better multi-display options, can use Apple TV as extra monitor

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Mac OS X Mavericks promises better multidisplay support, uses Apple TV as a monitor

We're in the midst of being shown new OS X Mavericks features here at WWDC, and one of those sounds especially interesting for those craving a bigger work area: for those already using a two-display setup, the dock and menu bar will now appear on either panel as your activity moves between them, and each display can be panned independently. What's more, if you have an HDTV hooked up to an Apple TV box, you'll be able to use that as a wireless third display in exactly the same way.

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Apple abandons cats in favor of California-themed names for OS X

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After reaching what could have been the tenth big cat iteration of OS X, Apple has announced a new series. It'll be basing the next versions of its computer operating system on California, with the first iteration know as Mac OS X Mavericks.

Gallery: WWDC 2013: Apple OS X name change

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Tim Cook: 28 million copies of Mountain Lion shipped, more than any other Mac release

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Cupertino has been known to share a stat or two during its WWDC keynotes, so it's hardly a surprise that the company just dropped some sales figures for its Mountain Lion. According to Tim Cook, 28 million copies of the OS have shipped, making it the best-selling Mac release of all time. Cook also said that about 35 percent of users have updated, compared to less than five percent for Windows 8. And Apple wasn't just talking Mountain Lion to brag; those numbers were part of a build-up to announcing the latest desktop-based software: OS X Mavericks. Hit up that link for more info.

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Apple unveils its latest desktop operating system: OS X Mavericks

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Developer conferences have taken a turn in recent years, becoming as much an opportunity for companies to interact with the dev community as a platform for launching hardware outside larger all-industry shows. This year's WWDC, however, has been all about the software thus far. Apple has, as anticipated, given the world its first glimpse of its latest desktop operating system. The Mountain Lion followup shifts away from the big cat naming, to a California-themed release: Mavericks, paying homage to the giant wave surfing spot.

The first new feature is finder tabs: a browser-like system based in windows. Just add a tab by clicking plus in a window. You can also finally take the Finder full-screen. Also new, tagging. You can tag files based on location and other details, making them much searchable. There's a tagging sidebar that'll let you view them all in one handy place. Multiple Displays got a big cheer as well, letting you view menus across screens, viewing different apps in full screen mode on each display. You can independently pan on displays as well, and AirPlay connected HDTVs work a full, connected display. Apple showed off the new functionality to big cheers in the developer-packed room.

Gallery: WWDC 2013: OS X Mavericks

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Apple claims over half a billion store account holders, other big stats at WWDC

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Apple claims over half a billion store account holders, other big stats at WWDC

Today's Apple liveblog started with the usual dose of big numbers. The fact that there have been 50 billion app downloads from the App Store is something we already knew, and Android has almost matched, but Apple has added that it now has 575 million store account holders, choosing from a total selection of 900,000 apps, with 375,000 of those tailored specifically for the iPad. 90 percent of iOS titles are active in the sense of being downloaded each month, and they've resulted in a total of $10 billion that has so far been paid out to developers -- three times more, Tim Cook says, than all the other platforms put together. Check out the rest of our WWDC coverage right here.

Gallery: WWDC 2013: Apple stats

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Apple announces Anki Drive, an AI robotics app controlled through iOS

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Apple announces Anki, an AI app for iOS

Apple is just starting its WWDC keynote this morning, but it's already announcing something quite interesting: a new company called Anki and its inaugural iOS app called Anki Drive, which centers around artificial intelligence and robotics. The name, which is Japanese for "memorize," features smart cars that are capable of driving themselves (although you can certainly take over at any time) and communicate with your iPhone using Bluetooth LE. These intelligent vehicles, when placed upon a printed race track, can sense the track up to 500 times a second. The iOS-exclusive game is available as a beta in the App Store today, which you'll need to sign up for -- the full release won't be coming until this fall -- and it's billed as a "video game in the real world." According to the developers, "the real fun is when you take control of these cars yourselves," which we can definitely attest to -- the WWDC demo cars had weapons, after all.

Gallery: WWDC 2013: Anki Drive App

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Apple WWDC 2013 liveblog!

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Apple WWDC 2013 liveblog!

The time is here, are you ready to rock? Apple's got the posters up and the chairs all in a row. The products are prepped and Tim Cook is about to take the stage. Or, at least he will be at 10:00am PT on Monday the 10th of June. Join us right here right then for the best liveblog in the business.

June 10, 2013 1:00:00 PM EDT

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