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Now that Apple has moved to an annual OS X release, Mac users can expect regular iterative improvements to their desktop operating system instead of occasional ground-breaking shifts.  OS X 10.10  – named for California landmark Yosemite National Park – includes several sorely needed advances that help your Mac play nicely with your iOS devices, but it’s still basically the same OS you already know, just with a nicer coat of paint. First revealed back in June at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, OS X Yosemite moves slightly toward Apple’s flat new design style, which first showed up in iOS 7. However, Yosemite doesn’t take the aesthetic to the flat extreme of iOS. The corner window sizing icons are now flat instead of bubbled, and the dock, finder and Messages now have translucent edges. Handoff The new Handoff feature in Yosemite and iOS 8 lets you jump from the app you’re using on iOS to its Mac equivalent and pick up where you left off. ...

Apple didn’t announce this during its event today, but it has created a SIM that makes switching carriers as easy as a few taps without having to visit a physical carrier store. The  Apple SIM  that ships in the new iPad Air 2 just made switching carriers and traveling abroad about a hundred times easier. Instead of having to replace a SIM every time you want to connect to a new carrier, the Apple SIM lets you choose carriers in both the US and UK from the Cellular Data setting in the iPad. This is what Apple says on it’s iPad Air 2 page about the new feature: The Apple SIM gives you the flexibility to choose from a variety of short-term plans from select carriers in the U.S. and UK right on your iPad. So whenever you need it, you can choose the plan that works best for you — with no long-term commitments. And when you travel, you may also be able to choose a data plan from a local carrier for the duration of your trip. While this is great for the iPad, the Apple SIM...

At today’s Apple event in Cupertino, the tech giant unveiled an upgraded  Mac mini . The new and improved tiny computer sports 4th-gen Intel core processors and Intel Iris and HD Graphics 5000 for pushing all those pixels. It touts PCIe-based flash storage available in 500GB, 1TB and 1TB Fusion configurations. It also has two Thunderbolt 2 ports which feature dual channel 20-Gbps data transfers and connect to your Wi-Fi via 802.11ac. The processors in the computer feature Turbo Boost 2.0, which increase the clock speed up to 2.7 GHz on the entry level 1.4 GHz model. The high-end Fusion drive has a built in PCIe flash storage that holds your frequently used apps, documents and other info so they load quicker when needed. It also has four USB 3 ports, HDMI, SDXC, audio in, a headphone port and gigabit ethernet. It also has an IR receiver and comes with an Apple TV remote if you want to build a media center around the computer. The Mac mini was ...

Google just  announced  it is bringing a new domain name to the Web: .SOY. Not to be confused with the popular vegetarian alternative to meat, the new domain means “I am” in Spanish, and is intended to be used for Latino “identity and expression”. The company has also set up a sort of central hub for the domain,  iam.soy , where you can find out more about the new sites with the domain, check domain availability and then purchase from name registrar partners it if you want. This follows other recent news of custom top-level domains, such as the new .NYC domains. If you’re looking to create a website catering to Latino audiences, it should be worth a look. ➤  iam.soy

At its October media event today, Apple announced the next generation of the iPad mini, adding the Touch ID fingerprint sensor that first arrived with the iPhone 5s last year. Pre-orders for the device will begin on October 17, with shipping set to start by the end of next week. The iPad mini 3 will start at $399 for WiFi models and $529 for cellular versions. The tablet now comes in silver, space grey and gold. Details about the iPad mini 3 accidentally leaked yesterday when Apple published the iOS 8.1 user guide early. Apple also announced the iPad Air 2 at the event. The iPad mini 2 will continue to be available at a reduced price of $299. The original iPad mini will also sell for $249.

Apple has unveiled the iPad Air 2, a successor to its incredibly thin 10-inch tablet from last year. The overall design is largely the same, with slim bezels on the size and slightly larger ones at the top and bottom. The original iPad Air was heralded for being as thin as a pencil; the iPad Air 2 is 18 percent thinner, coming in at a ridiculously skinny 6.1mm. To achieve this feat, Apple swapped out the Retina Display for a laminated version, leaving no air gap. It also includes an anti-reflective coating, which Apple says has never been included in a tablet before. (Image: Original iPad on left, two iPad Air 2s stacked on the right) The iPad Air 2 also comes with a new chipset, the A8X, which was created specifically for the device. It uses a second-generation 64-bit architecture, which should improve performance across a range of tasks. Apple says graphics performance will be 180 times faster than the original iPad. The tablet also includes Apple’s M8 motion coprocessor, tracking mo...