WWDC 2012: iOS 6 brings new Maps, Siri upgrades and promises the mobile wallet

iOS 6 is the next generation of mobile OS from Apple and it introduces a number of new features while improving on it's strengths. Apple's introduced Siri globally and improved the personal assistant's range and intelligence. Stunning new Maps app closes the door on Google Maps while introducing a whole new solution with turn-by-turn navigation and the bird's eye-view flyover feature. The new PassBook App clips tickets, coupons, gift cards, passes and even Starbucks' cards in preparation for the mobile wallet.

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WWDC 2012: Apple reveals Mountain Lion OS, coming in July for $19.99

What is interesing about OS X Mountain Lion is that it is taking some of the very best features of iOS and bringing them to the desktop. Highlighted in today's WWDC Keynote were Messages, Notification Centre, System Wide Sharing and Dictation which all debuted in iOS. Below is all the info on Apple's newest OS.

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Video: The new MacBook Pro from WWDC 2012

Here's a video of the incredibly thin and deliciously powerful MacBook Pro revealed in today's WWDC 2012 Keynote.

Hacked ServiceOntario Kiosks shut down

Some of Canada's leading privacy and security experts are in support of the government's decision to shutdown and investigate reported ServiceOntario kiosk compromises. The action, they say, is in compliance with Ontario's privacy laws as well as newly introduced best practices unveiled in an original publication: Managing Personal Information: Insights on Corporate Risk and Opportunity for Privacy-Savvy Leaders.

Primary author and security expert Claudiu Popa says "the recent compromise of four ServiceOntario locations is reminiscent of the fake debit and credit card readers and "skimmers" popular in the Greater Toronto Area over the past few years. These types of attempts on ATMs and kiosks are nothing new, so MGS acted appropriately in shutting down the other locations and notifying the public of the breach at the earliest opportunity."

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