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Media Event: Apple releases updated MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Aperture 3.1, iLife ’11, Pro Kit refinements and FaceTime for Mac OS X

Proving good on a good numbers of the rumors surrounding the event, Apple offered a slew of goodies at its October 20th announcements including an updated MacBook Pro, a new MacBook Air and a slew of software goodies. Without further ado, let’s get down to it. Per AppleInsider, Apple surprised its audience by releasing a […]

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Apple TV News

Second-gen Apple TV may be causing video distortion on older TVs

Apple’s long-awaited second generation Apple TV may be spiffy, but there may be bugs to sort out. Per CNET, the set-top box may cause video distortion and users have reported that the new Apple TV may not be compatible with some television sets only five years old. User jitterysquid first posted the issue in the […]

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Apple issues refunds for Apple TV pre-orders, cites unknown delay

A number customers who paid Apple for expedited shipping on the soon-to-ship Apple TV are receiving emails from the company Thursday informing them that those shipping charges have been waived due to a possible ‘delay.’ “Our records indicate that when you placed your order you paid for upgraded shipping,” Apple wrote in the emails. “Due […]

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Apple releases second-generation Apple TV, focuses on streaming for new device

Arguably sort of the big kahuna of the Apple media event, the Apple TV is now small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Acknowledging that the Apple TV has “never been a big hit,” CEO Steve Jobs introduced the second generation of the living room device, bringing more of Hollywood movies and […]

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Current 27″ iMac unable to accept 1080p video input, firmware update may be en route

Apple’s updated 27″ iMac launched with a new feature: a Mini DisplayPort video port that worked in both directions, enabling external video sources to output video to the screen. Unfortunately, this feature is largely limited to 720p in HDTV applications however. Per AppleInsider, this limitation effectively limits the iMac to accepting video input from recent […]