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VLC 1.1.12 update released

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.1.12 The new version, a 31.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Bug and security fix release with a improvements for audio output on MacOS and with […]

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MacBook Pro Pictures

Mint Digital Foundry Team converts MacBook Pro parts into portrait of Steve Jobs

This is weird. But also kind of beautiful. Per Gizmodo, the Foundry Team over at Mint Digital disassembled a MacBook Pro and converted it into a portrait of Steve Jobs (full size image available here). This may not be the way Steve Jobs thought he’d be memorialized, but it is amazing. Take a gander and […]

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iPhone News

Apple begins taking iPhone 4S preorders, reveals that unlocked model won’t work on CDMA networks

Apple on Friday began taking preorders for the iPhone 4S, and also revealed its next-generation handset will be sold unlocked and contract-free in November starting at US$649. Per AppleInsider, the unlocked iPhone 4GS will only work on supported GSM networks, like AT&T in the U.S. But it will not work with any CDMA carriers, including […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 7.0.14924.699487

On Thursday, Parallels released version 7.0.14924.699487 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 289 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Add support for Windows 8 Developer Preview (new Windows 8 installation is recommended after installing the update). – Improve compatibility with Quicken 2011. – Improve support for Autodesk 3ds […]

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iPod News

iFixit posts 7th generation iPod nano teardown

It’s the new components that make the next generation of a device interesting. Once again, the cool cats at iFixit have pulled apart a new Apple gadget, the company releasing a teardown of the new 7th generation iPod nano. The new nano, which looks exactly like its predecessor, sports a 1.54-inch multi-touch display, a 240 […]