Apple Releases iOS 7.0.3 with iCloud Keychain

Coinciding with today’s special event, Apple releases iOS 7.0.3 build 11B511.

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • Adds iCloud Keychain to keep track of your account names, passwords, and credit card numbers across all your approved devices
  • Adds Password Generator so Safari can suggest unique, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts
  • Updates lock screen to delay display of “slide to unlock” when Touch ID is in use
  • Adds back the ability to search the web and Wikipedia from Spotlight search
  • Fixes an issue where iMessage failed to send for some users
  • Fixes a bug that could prevent iMessage from activating
  • Improves system stability when using iWork apps
  • Fixes an accelerometer calibration issue
  • Addresses an issue that could cause Siri and VoiceOver to use a lower quality voice
  • Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode
  • Enhances the Reduce Motion setting to minimize both motion and animation
  • Fixes an issue that could cause VoiceOver input to be too sensitive
  • Updates the Bold Text setting to also change dial pad text
  • Fixes an issue that could cause supervised devices to become un-supervised when updating software

iOS 7.0.3

Glad to see iCloud Keychain is back in iOS 7. Having used incarnations of iOS 7 beta, I really missed iCloud Keychain in the GM/Public Release versions.

In addition to that, iOS 7.0.3 includes fixes for accelerometer issue in iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.

2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display

MacBook-Pro-Family-2013

Apple introduces new MacBook Pro with Retina Display at its October 2013 Special Event. Both models are available starting today October 22, 2013.

13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display:

  • Dual-Core Intel Haswell Processor
  • Intel Iris Graphics
  • Starting at $1,299

15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display:

  • Quad-Core Intel Crystalwell Processor for 15-inch MacBook Pro
  • Intel Iris Pro Graphics (Base Model)
  • Intel Iris Pro Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
  • Starting at $1,999