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Apple releases Thunderbolt Software Update 1.0

Maybe it’s a good thing that the software patch arrived before the actual units did. On Friday, Apple released Thunderbolt Software Update 1.0, a 60.3 megabyte download that provides support for the Apple Thunderbolt Display and bug fixes for Thunderbolt device compatibility. The update should also be available via Mac OS X’s Software update feature […]

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iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch News

Apple begins hunting down, closing device slots of users running unauthorized iOS 5 beta versions

If you’re using an unauthorized iOS 5 beta, Apple probably wants you to stop. Per Karthikk.net, Apple has reportedly begun closing the accounts of some developers who have inappropriately sold their account device slots, allowing them to profit from the installation iOS 5 on unauthorized non-developer iPhones and iPads. Some developers who sold their slots […]

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How-To News Software

How-To: Successfully sync multiple calendars in iCal

If there’s anything that’ll send you screaming over the hills per your Mac, it’s the synchronization of multiple iCal calendars for different computers and mobile devices. Fortunately, the cool cats at CNET have posted the following guide as to how to deal with syncing problems and how to work around this: “Log out of MobileMe: […]

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hard drive MacBook Air News

Toshiba announces release of MacBook Air-compatible SSD drives

Electronics manufacturer Toshiba announced the release of its Blade X-gale solid state drives this week. The drives feature capacities up to 256 gigabytes of storage. Per MacRumors, Toshiba’s part numbers are exactly the same as the components found inside the MacBook Air. The internal solid state drives also come in the same three capacities: 64GB, […]

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Apple accepts Library of Congress decision on jailbreaking, still warns of possible warranty violations

After years of debate and posturing from both sides, the verdict is in. Per Electronista, the library of Congress has legally sanctioned jailbreaking iOS-based applications under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, thereby allowing non-Apple-approved applications to be run on devices such as the iPhone. While Apple didn’t contest the legality itself, the company stated that […]