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10 June 2014

This month, EveryMac.com features preliminary details about hardware compatibility for the forthcoming OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 operating systems, updates to the Ultimate Mac Lookup and Ultimate Mac Comparison features, and a sitewide update of Estimated Current Retail prices. The EveryMac app [subsequently discontinued] has been updated, too.

One new feature Apple has added in OS X Yosemite is built-in support within Safari for the privacy-friendly DuckDuckGo search engine. DuckDuckGo already can be set to the default search engine within the Chrome and Firefox browsers on any version of OS X, as well.

Did you know that you can search EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Lookup directly from DuckDuckGo with the "!everymac" command? For example, type !everymac iMac14,2 or !everymac A1278 to retrieve Macs that match these identifiers or any others. Give it a try.

EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison has been updated with the latest details and makes it easy to perform side-by-side comparisons of Mac and device specs, benchmarks, operating system support, pricing info, and more.

Finally, EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Lookup has been updated with many more identifiers for recent Macs and devices from hands-on inspection and submissions by helpful readers. Thank you very much to those who contributed info from recent purchases. It's always appreciated.

New Q&As

A selection of Q&As since the last major site update include:

Which Macs will be compatible with OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"?
Which iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad models will support iOS 8?
What are all the differences between the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S?
What are the main differences between the iPad and the MacBook Air? Which makes the most sense for my needs?

For all new Q&As, please refer to EveryMac.com's Recently Added Q&As listing.

Today in Mac History

Select dates in Mac History since the last major site update include:

May 30, 1994: The Japan-exclusive PowerBook 550c, the fastest 68k notebook.
June 1, 1999: Exactly 15 years ago, the fastest G3 tower, the Power Mac G3/450.
June 7, 1993: The PowerBook 145b, notably cheaper than earlier 'Books.
June 8, 2009: Exactly five years ago, the iPhone 3GS.

For earlier Mac History mentions, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac History section.

Additions & Changes:

Added preliminary hardware compatibility details for OS X Yosemite and iOS 8.

Updated a handful of iPhone Q&As and iPad Q&As.

Updated site features:

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