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Apple releases iOS 6.0.1 update

It’s the bug fixes that matter. On Thursday, Apple released its iOS 6.0.1 update. The new operating system, a 626 megabyte update available through iTunes, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixes a bug that prevents iPhone 5 from installing software updates wirelessly over the air. – Fixes a bug where horizontal lines may […]

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MacBook Pro News

Apple announces 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro

You’ve been waiting for this for a long time now. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off its redesigned 13-inch MacBook Pro, featuring a high-resolution Retina display. Apple executive Phil Schiller noted that the 13-inch MacBook Pro is Apple’s best selling Mac in its entire product lineup. With that in mind, the company […]

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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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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 […]

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Hardware MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro News Peripheral

Matrox releases DS1, allows Thunderbolt-equipped Macs and PC notebooks desktop range of ports

You can’t knock a good peripheral device. Per AppleInsider, Matrox on Sunday unveiled its new DS1 Thunderbolt docking station, which allows users to add multiple peripherals like an HDMI display, a full-size keyboard and a mouse to a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac or PC and will be available this September for US$249. The DS1 also includes a […]