Apple Targeting Late October for OS X Mavericks LaunchApple is currently planning a late October launch for OS X Mavericks, according to a report from 9to5Mac.The late-October Mavericks release is planned so Apple could focus the majority of its software engineering resources on pushing out iOS 7 alongside the new iPhone hardware over the next couple of weeks.For its past two major OS X updates, Apple has released the new software the day after an earnings release, and the report notes that the company could follow a similar pattern with Mavericks. Apple will release its September quarter earnings in late October, aligning with the rumored Mavericks launch timeframe. Apple's other major operating system update, iOS 7, is set to arrive later this month alongside new iPhone hardware. The new iPhones are expected to be introduced at Apple's media event scheduled for next Tuesday, and based on Apple's previous patterns iOS 7 could launch to the public roughly a week later. The iPad version of iOS 7 may, however, be held back slightly and launched aside new iPad hardware within the next several months. Update: AllThingsD has confirmed that Mavericks will be released in late October. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Google Drive for iOS Updated With Card-Style Layout, Quick File Sharing • Call of Duty: Strike Team Launches Exclusively on iOS • Social Network Path Updating iOS App with Private Sharing, 'Inner Circle', Premium Membership • Japanese Carrier DoCoMo to Gain iPhone This Fall • Google's Two-Factor Authentication App Pulled From App Store After Broken Update • PayPal for iOS Updated With New Mobile Wallet Features • Konami Launches 'Star Wars Force Collection' Card Game for iOS • 2K and Lucid Games Launch '2K Drive' Exclusively For iOS
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