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Google launches cloud-based music service, demos upcoming version of Android

Google launched the invite-only beta of its new cloud music streaming service Tuesday, along with Android movie rentals, and Honeycomb 3.1 for tablets. It also previewed Ice Cream Sandwich, the next major Android release, and promised that devices will receive future Android updates for 18 months after they launch, through a new agreement with carriers […]

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VLC 1.1.9 update released

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.1.9. The new version, a 42.1 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Security update regarding a heap-based buffer overflow in mp4 demuxer. – Update of libmodplug for […]

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iPhone News

AT&T quietly raises upgrade prices, non-iPhone handset purchase prices

Ok, you’re not going to be happy about this one. According to AndroidCentral, wireless carrier AT&T has quietly raised early and exception upgrade pricing for iPhones and other smartphones. A notice to store staff has warned that, as of Sunday, users are paying US$50 more. The move would change the premature upgrade price from US$249 […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 4.0 web browser

Late Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 4.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version stands as an 26.8 megabyte download offered the following fixes and changes: – Firefox 4 is available in over 80 languages – Uses JägerMonkey, a new, faster JavaScript engine that is up to six times faster than Firefox 3.6 – Support […]

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MacBook Pro News

2011 MacBook Pro Turbo Boost problem may be larger issue than originally thought

The good news is that the new 2011 MacBook Pro notebooks are out and they are generally considered speedy and awesome. The bad news is that Apple may have been aware for some time of the problem of new MacBook Pros crashing under heavy loads. According PC Pro magazine, Apple appears to have deliberately turned […]