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 […]
Month: October 2011
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]