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Apple releases eighth Mac OS X 10.6.7 beta to developer community

Apple on Monday seeded the eighth beta of Mac OS X 10.6.7 to developers, with the latest build again featuring no new issues and no new focus areas, suggesting a final release could be close. Per AppleInsider, sources familiar with the latest build, dubbed 10J869, said it is a 476.1MB download in its delta image […]

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iPad News

iFixit completes iPad 2 teardown, finds 512 MB of RAM, larger battery, new controller chips and gyroscope

The iPad 2 is out. And so is the iFixit teardown in all its goodness, the cool cats over there having discovered some nifty components inside Apple’s new tablet. Immediately after Apple’s release of the iPad 2 on Friday, iFixit began a teardown of Apple’s iPad 2, discovering a slight increase in battery capacity compared […]

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iPhone News Rumor

Rumor: iPhone 5 to lack near-field communications hardware

This isn’t the most uplifting news, but it’s still important. Per The Independent, Apple has told sources at “several” of the UK’s major carriers have told the newspaper that Apple intends to forego near-field communications for the iPhone 5 this year. That intel is reportedly coming directly from meetings with the Cupertino brain trust, which […]

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Apple TV News

Apple TV users report screen flickering issue on some HDTV sets after Apple TV 4.2 update

As good as Apple’s intentions might have been, there might be an issue at hand. Per the Apple Discussions forum, the latest update for the Apple TV set top box has created new issues and problems for some, as numerous users have reported screen flickering with various high-definition TV sets. A number of users has […]

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iPhone News Software

Yahoo repairs server-side IMAP settings, clears up e-mail issue for Windows 7, iPhone users

A fresh test on Thursday confirmed that Yahoo’s IMAP mail bug had been fixed. Per Electronista, Yahoo quietly upgraded its mail servers so that they now respond with only the data they were asked for, rather than the 25 times higher amount they were producing before. Rafael Rivera at Within Windows noted that it had […]