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Dropbox updated to 2.2.0

It’s hard to dislike a good bug fix. On Thursday, Dropbox released version 2.2.0 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 31 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – New notifications badge. – Refactoring of core sync engine. – Improved memory usage. – Startup […]

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Apple reduces non-Retina MacBook Pro prices by $100 for education market buyers

Yet another reason to be in the education market if you can help it. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Thursday dropped the education buyer price for its default configuration non-Retina MacBook Pros by an additional US$100, and customers can now pick up the notebooks starting at under US$1,000. The Apple Store for Education changed its pricing […]

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Intel details specs for upcoming i7 “Haswell” processor

The next-gen stuff always looks pretty sexy… Per AppleInsider and Engadget, a document released on Wednesday sheds some light on Intel’s forthcoming Core i7 processors, which will boast new integrated graphics silicon that promises to double or even triple performance compared to existing models. Alongside a new iteration of the “Intel HD Graphics” series, dubbed […]

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Tom’s Hardware runs benchmark tests on Haswell prototype chip, finds modest performance gains for next-gen architecture

Intel’s new Haswell architecture is en route. And its performance gains are about the same as those seen in the move from the Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge architectures. A profile of a performance test of a prototype Core i7 Haswell chip by the mighty Tom’s Hardware suggests that it will offer a 7 percent […]

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AMD announces upcoming Richland chips, boasts new features, no word as to whether they’ll find their way into Apple products

There’s no guarantee that they’ll be in the next MacBook Pro or MacBook Air that you buy, but there’s cool AMD stuff on the horizon. Per Engadget, AMD has announced that it’s planning to release a fresh batch of low-power APUs just 11 months after Trinity. Known as “Richland”, this generation won’t be vastly different […]