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Apple patent points out company’s exploration of 3D gestures/input controls for devices

Per the cool cats at Free Patents Online, Apple is apparently investigating new ways of interacting with devices, such as using hand gestures to navigate and control a video recording system without touching anything. Apple’s interest in hands-off control of a device like an iPhone, iPad or Mac was revealed this week in a new […]

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Recent Xcode references point towards quad-core ARM CPUs for future iOS devices

While Apple may not always tell you what hardware features are on the horizon where its iOS devices are concerned, the development tools can spill the beans. Per the cool cats at Ars Technica, a number of references found inside Apple’s Xcode developer tool point towards quad-core ARM CPUs, hinting at next-generation processors that will […]

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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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Google Chrome updated to 12.0.742.30

Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser, just reached version 12.0.742.30 for the Mac. The new version, a 36.2 megabyte download, offers the following the following changes: – Finished implementing support for hardware-accelerated 3D CSS, which allows web developers to apply slick 3D effects to web page content using CSS. – In addition to protecting you […]

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Apple releases firmware updates for Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro, iMac units

It never quite works perfectly until the updates hit. Per AppleInsider, Apple this week released a series of updates for its newest MacBook Pro notebooks and iMac desktops equipped with the high-speed Thunderbolt port, addressing issues related to performance and stability. Two updates are available for MacBook Pro owners: MacBook Pro Software Update 1.4, a […]