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iCloud e-mail woes extend into second day, Apple citing only 1.1% of users currently affected

Well, this is a bit embarrassing, especially only a few hours before an anticipated slew of new product announcements today… Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple’s iCloud email outage continues into its second day, the company’s status site claiming that only 1.1 percent of iCloud users are affected. Since Tuesday morning, iCloud mail connectivity has […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.1.22

VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.1.22. The new version, a 96.6 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – VMM: fixed a potential host crash triggered by shutting down a VM when another VM was running (only affected 32-bit hosts and 64-bit OS X hosts, […]

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T-Mobile works to lure iPhone customers via unlocked iPhone 4S handsets, Value Push plan

While T-Mobile may not yet be an official iPhone wireless carrier, they’re looking to make what money they can off the iPhone. Per Engadget, T-Mobile has thrown caution to the wind and is offering unlocked iPhone 4S units into stores, customers being able to sign up for the carrier’s US$70-a-month (amongst others) unlimited plan anyway. […]

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Apple making changes with iCloud Notes and Reminders, adding more comprehensive Lost My iPhone feature in forthcoming updates

Some upcoming iCloud features could prove incredibly useful and interesting. Per AppleInsider, the upcoming iCloud Notes and Reminders apps are virtually identical to their iOS and OS X Mountain Lion siblings. The new Reminders web app offers a cloud-based version of events synced with iOS mobile devices and desktop Macs, although it does not support […]

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Initial tests show forthcoming OS X 10.8.2 update may help resolve battery life issues

They may not be scientific tests, but they prove a point. Per the intensely cool cats at The Mac Observer, a set of tests published on Monday claim to show significant a boost in MacBook battery life using a new developer build of OS X Mountain Lion, with the latest beta showing an 85-minute increase […]