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[credit provider=”MacRumors” url=”http://www.macrumors.com/2012/05/10/apple-tweaking-more-icons-upgrading-to-hidpi-sizes-in-os-x-10-7-4/”] The new update to OS X 10.7.4 updates the graphics for a few icons and dramatically increases their resolution, reports MacRumors.The TextEdit icon, for example, has gone from 512×512 to 1024×1024.

[credit provider=”Flickr / Incase” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/goincase/5161395875/sizes/m/in/photostream/”] Apple has released the update to OS X Lion 10.7.4.It includes several bug fixes, but the biggest fix is that passwords are no longer stored in plaintext.

Have you ever wanted to create your own custom ringtones for your iPhone but did not want to pay Apple $1.29?

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] I first learned about ooVoo from my younger brother who is currently in middle school. It is all the rage among his friends. The kids use the app to visually interact with each other and have been using it for over a year now.

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[credit provider=” via PilotMoon ” url=”http://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/”] An app called ScrollReverser pointed out by one of our readers gives you complete control over both vertical and horizontal scrolling gestures in Mac OS X Lion.ScrollReverser is a great tool, because while it’s possible to turn off “natural scrolling” in Lion, doing so […]

[credit provider=”Dan Frommer, Business Insider”] An iMessage application and AirPlay mirroring are “currently in development,” an unnamed source told 9 to 5 Mac“Neither project may see the light of day,” the source said, but the two features are definitely in the running for release in future versions of Mac OS […]

In a recent release to OS X Lion, Apple fixed an annoying issue we’ve been putting up with since the operating system was released: not being able to re-arrange Spaces.

iCloud is Apple’s brand new solution to keeping all of your Apple devices in sync.Whether its emails on your iPhone, documents on your Mac, or photos on your iPad, iCloud aims to make sure any changes you make on one device instantly appear on another.

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] If iCloud is the killer feature you’ve been waiting for, run Software Update right now to download the 10.7.2 update for OS X Lion.The focus of the update is iCloud compatibility — it will make it possible to push all your email, pictures, music, contacts, and other data […]

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] iCloud is live, and you can check it out for yourself here.The design is a little different from before and it no longer bears the “beta” tag.

[credit provider=”Dylan Love”] Sometimes it’s a shame that Apple’s computers come with such little documentation.On one hand, Apple is branding itself as so user-friendly that no instructions are required.

[credit provider=”Ellis Hamburger, Business Insider”] Just ahead of an imminent iPhone 5 (and thus, iOS 5) launch, Mac developers have received a new beta that includes built-in iCloud desktop support.Apple pushed out the beta yesterday, MacRumors reports. For the first time, Lion is fully integrated with iCloud.

A Belgian web developer named Mathias Bynens has shared an impressive collection of Unix commands to help you customise your Mac as you see fit.

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] Apple is working on an update to Snow Leopard that will include access to iCloud, according to Mac rumours.Apple’s plan is to eventually phase out MobileMe in favour of iCloud, which will be used to sync e-mail, contacts, calendars, files, music, and more to your online account.

[credit provider=”Illustration: Ellis Hamburger”] So you have Apple’s new baby OS X Lion running on your Mac, but you aren’t quite sure how to take advantage of all the cool new features.We’ve put together a guide for all of Lion’s most important features, nuances, and tweaks that you need to […]