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Xcode updated

With the release of the iPad mini Xcode has been updated to version 4.5.2 this update includes:-

Support for iPad mini and iPad with Retina display (4th generation).
Additional bug fixes and stability improvements.

Xcode 4.5 includes

  • SDKs for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and iOS 6.
  • Auto Layout now supported on both OS X and iOS.
  • New localization workflow can share a single base .xib or .storyboard file for multiple locales.
  • OpenGL debugger for iOS analyzes performance and suggests improvements.
  • Debugger watchpoints can be set when running on a connected iOS device.
  • Objective-C @synthesize command is generated by default when using properties.
  • Objective-C adds literal syntax for numbers, arrays, dictionaries, and expressions.
  • Xcode 4.5 runs on both OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion.
  • Enhanced for the MacBook Pro with Retina display.

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Operating systems market share

The latest monthly market share data is available from Net Applications and Mac OS X continues to show a steady rise now up to 7.16% (a rise of 0.3%). Adoption of Mac OS X 10.8 is now over 25% of the Mac OS X version share and steadily increasing.

In the mobile/tablet space iOS continues to dominate (63.48%) this represents just under 10% of the online presence with desktop/laptop still at 90%.

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XQuartz Updated

XQuartz was updated recently to version 2.5.3

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Applescript Resources

A few new resources. Read More...
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APBS Update

Adaptive Poisson-Boltzmann Solver (APBS) -- Software for evaluating the electrostatic properties of nanoscale biomolecular systems Read More...
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New Applications Added

ORCA (quantum Chemistry), HADDOCK (Molecular Docking). Read More...
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COSMOtherm now available on Mac

COSMOtherm is a program for the quantitative calculation of solvation mixture thermodynamics based on quantum chemistry. Read More...
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iNMR update

The only NMR specifically designed for MacOSX has been updated to iNMR version 3.03 and adds a number of impressive new features. Read More...
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Cambridge Structural Database, Mercury available

Mercury CSD version 2.0 is now available from the Cambridge Structural Database. Read More...
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LabView on the Mac

A summary of the LabView on Mac meeting. Read More...
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