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Rumor: Apple switching from 30-pin to 19-pin dock connector in 2012

It’s the rumor that just won’t die. Per TechCrunch, multiple manufacturers have independently indicated that Apple is planning to shrink its 30-pin dock connector to a 19-pin port in the next iPhone. Though rumors of an upcoming “mini dock” connector for Apple’s next-generation iOS devices have swirled for some time now, although the Wednesday report […]

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iCloud beta site shows possible upcoming Notes, Reminders functionality

While it’s not a wild stretch of the imagination in terms of added functionality, this could be useful. The beta.icloud.com web site has been sporadically available today and seems to suggest that Apple is looking to add Notes and Reminders to iCloud’s syncing services. The change was discovered by developer Steve Troughton-Smith and another space […]

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Dropbox updated to 1.4.2

Updates: they’re a good thing. Late Tuesday, Dropbox released version 1.4.2 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 20.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed performance problem when syncing a lot of files. Dropbox 1.4.2 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and […]

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Shareware solutions available to help resolve iCloud syncing bug

There are various quotes about labor pains. And they tend to be pretty darn valid. Over on the New Jersey end of things, PowerPage head honcho has noticed something you may have seen with your iOS device: despite being hooked into the iCloud, normal bookmarks are having literally thousands of duplicates appear in the Bookmarks […]

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Apple releases iTunes 10.5 update

On Tuesday, Apple released iTunes 10.5, the latest version of its multimedia/jukebox application for Mac OS X. The new version, a 60.9 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – iTunes in the Cloud. iTunes now stores your music and TV purchases in iCloud and makes them available on your devices anywhere, any time, […]