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Accessory Hardware iPad News

Apple AV adapter “not optimized” for use with iPad 3, some magnetic sensor elements may have changed with new tablet

The new iPad is out. Now it’s time for the devices, the accessories and peripherals (first party or otherwise) to catch up to it. Per MacOtakara, attempting to use an old Apple Digital AV Adapter with the new iPad results in an alert that it is “not optimized” for the device, though the accessory still […]

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MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Thinner, optical-drive-free 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks currently in production

The new MacBook Pro units are coming and their optical drives may be a thing of the past. Per DigiTimes, initial monthly shipments of the next-generation notebooks will be between 100,000 and 150,000 and sources have indicated that the new MacBook Pros will ditch the optical drive in favor of the “more advanced specs” than […]

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Hardware iPad News

iFixit posts full iPad 3 teardown, finds stronger involvement from Samsung than initially expected

It’s that time again and the cool cats at iFixit have performed a full teardown of Apple’s new third-generation iPad to discover the following: – In removing the LCD panel, the solutions provider got a look at the back of the new Retina display. There, they found a model number naming scheme that suggests the […]

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News Software

Adium updated to 1.5

Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.5. The new version, a 22.5 megabyte download and sports a slew of fixes and changes available here. Adium 1.5 is available for free and […]

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News Software

Google releases Picasa 3.9.5.573 update

Late Thursday, software giant Google released Picasa 3.9.5.573, the latest version of its photo organization program for the Mac. Once installed, Picasa imports (without moving or copying) photos from the iPhoto library as well as other folders and external hard drives on your Mac. The program also includes assorted editing tools for straightening, text generation, […]