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Accessory iPod Patents

Recent Apple patent shows iPad Smart Cover with embedded display built in

This is kind of interesting. Per the United States Patent Trademark Office, Apple has applied for a patent in which a Smart Cover unit would take power from a connector on the side of the iPad to drive a flexible display in one of the cover segments for adding extra icons, controlling media playback, or […]

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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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News Software

Google Chrome updated to 18.0.1025.142

Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser, just reached version 18.0.1025.142 for the Mac. The new version, a 35.4 megabyte download, offers the following changes: – Sped up graphics and drawing performance for users on capable hardware, and enabled fancier 3D content for other users on older computers. Google Chrome 18.0.1025.142 requires an Intel-based Mac running […]