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Apple’s OS X 10.8.3 prompts use of discrete GPU in mid-2010 MacBook Pro notebooks

There’s sort of a love/hate relationship with operating system updates, especially given the fact that you never quite know what’s going to change with your Apple hardware and how it performs after the fact. To that end, the mighty Topher Kessler has written a terrific piece over on CNET as to Apple’s latest OS update […]

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Opera web browser updated to 12.15.1748

It’s hard to knock a useful web browser update. On Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.15.1748 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.3 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Fixed a moderately severe issue, as reported by Attila Suszter; details will be disclosed at a later date. – […]

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Recently published Apple patents show possible road to improved pedometer accuracy, possible health accessory

It’s the patent filings that show the useful stuff coming down the road. Per AppleInsider, three filings published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday reveal Apple is working to improve the accuracy of pedometer readings when implemented in mobile devices, hinting that the company may be planning an entrance into the health […]

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iMac News Software

Parallels Desktop updated to 8.0.18483

Late Thursday, Parallels released version 8.0.18483 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 320 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Better compatibility with new iMacs. – Create Boot Camp virtual machines on new iMacs with 3 TB hard drives. – Create virtual machines from the Boot Camp partition with […]

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OnyX updated to 2.6.8

You can’t knock a helpful update. OnyX, Titanium Software’s popular freeware multifunction utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.6.8. The new version, a 16.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate, adds the following fixes and changes: – Deleting the Internet Cache improved. – Deleting the Fonts Cache improved. – Deleting the Recent Items […]