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Apple receives patent for “ionic wind generator”, may look to replace conventional fans in upcoming devices

This could turn into something interesting. And, hey, if it works…there might be fewer dust bunnies in your computing devices. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple on Tuesday a patent for a cooling system that blows ionized air through an electronic device, controlling its path by creating electromagnetic fields that can be […]

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CrossOver updated to 11.3

CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 11.3. The new version, a 69.8 megabyte download, is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes: Complete translations for: – Czech. – Spanish. – Japanese. – Polish. – Portuguese (Brazil). – Chinese (China). – Fix for font rendering in Civ […]

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Apple web site search reveals possible unlocked iPhone 5 units en route

This is kind of interesting. With the U.S. Online Apple Store still showing carrier-specific iPhone 5 delivery dates of three to four weeks, a quick search on Apple’s website may have revealed the pricing of factory unlocked units expected to hit stores later this year. Per AppleInsider, the alleged unlocked units are anything but official […]

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Opera 12.10.1650 public beta goes live, now available for download

On Monday, Opera Software released a public beta of version 12.10.1650 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.1 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Multiple bug fixes. Opera 12.10.1615 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and […]

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Hardware iPad News

Warranty firm performs “drop tests” on iPad mini, third-gen iPad, Nexus 7, comes up with winner

You can feel confident dropping your brand new iPad mini. But you probably shouldn’t go dropping your iPad mini. Per a series of informal tests performed by third-party electronics warranty firm Square Trade, Apple’s new iPad mini outperformed both Google’s Nexus 7 and the third-generation iPad. A total of three tests were performed by protection […]