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Apple releases fifth iOS 7 beta to developer community, tweaks icons, Control Center, etc.

The fifth iOS 7 beta is out and the new operating system is coming that much closer to fruition. Per 9to5Mac, a little over a week after iOS 7 beta 4, Apple has seeded iOS 7 beta 5 to developers via and over-the-air Software Update. The previous beta brought several minor interface and performance tweaks […]

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Apple offers popular apps at deep discounts, for free as App Store nears fifth anniversary on July 10th

With the fifth anniversary of the iOS App Store approaching, a number of high-ranking apps will become free for a period of time. According to The Verge, an unknown number of iOS apps are now free to download for both the iPhone and iPad, with titles spanning across genres and price ranges. Games like Badland, […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPad to be 15% thinner, 25% lighter, use smaller, more efficient battery

This could be nifty. Per MacRumors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information on Apple’s product plans, recently published a new research note outlining his expectations for Apple’s fifth-generation iPad. Kuo expects mass production and shipments of the new iPad to ramp up in the August-September timeframe, […]

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802.11ac support noted in OS X 10.8.4 beta

Never doubt the power of an operating system upgrade. Per AppleInsider, code found in the just released Mountain Lion 10.8.4 beta build references the next-generation 802.11ac wireless protocol, hinting that Apple may soon introduce the technology in its Mac lineup. The string was discovered in the OS X 10.8.4 beta build 12E30, which was seeded […]

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Rumor: Fifth-gen iPad production to begin in July-August time frame

There’s gotta be a kernel of truth in here somewhere… Per DigiTimes, sources in Taiwan-based supply companies have stated that production of the fifth-gen iPad is slated to start in a July-August window. The sources added that the display is expected to be manufactured by Sharp and LG Display, while touch panel assembly will be […]