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Google releases Google Chrome, Google Drive for iOS

It had to happen sometime. Per Mac|Life, on Thursday, Google announced the release of both its Google Chrome and Google Drive apps for iOS on Thursday. Announced during the company’s day two keynote at Google I/O, the pair of free universal apps have been long awaited from iOS users. Google Drive version 1.0.1 is already […]

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Apple releases Aperture 3.3.1 update

On Thursday, Apple released version 3.3.1 of Aperture, its pro-grade image editing application. The new version, which is available as a direct download or via Mac OS X’s Software update feature, is a 529 megabyte download and offers the following fixes and changes: – Fixes an issue that in rare cases could cause Aperture to […]

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Hardware Modbook News

Axiotron announces Modbook Pro products, points towards early fall launch

It’s been a while since we covered this. Per MacRumors, Axiotron, creators of the famed Modbook tablet, has announced a new generation of Modbook Pro products. Built from a unique enclosure conversion kit, the Modbook Pro incorporates and completely encases the original hardware of a new Apple MacBook Pro 13.3-inch base system. Its Wacom digitizer […]

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Rumor: Facebook revamping iOS app for July, aiming for significant speed/performance boosts

You might not be proud to admit how much you use it, but it could prove useful. Per the New York Times, Facebook is working on a new application for iOS that has been completely rebuilt to address its current, “painfully slow” performance. Two unnamed engineers working on the project shared the details of the […]

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Apple looking into technologies to help improve iOS device typing speed/autocorrect

This could be useful. Per AppleInsider, a trio of patent applications published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and discovered on Thursday show that Apple is looking into automatic typing and spelling correction, while a third application could indirectly relate to the feature. Timing and Geometry: Application No. 12/976834, titled “Combining timing and geometry […]