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Adobe releases Lightroom 4.0 public beta, adds slew of fixes and features

On Tuesday, software giant Adobe released a public beta of version 4.0 of its Lightroom photo editing utility. The Lightroom 4.0 beta, a 409 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), adds the following fixes and changes: – Highlight and shadow recovery brings out all the detail that your camera captures in dark shadows and bright highlights. – […]

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Facebook iOS app reaches 4.1, adds Timeline feature, bug fixes

Facebook is proudly introducing its new Timeline feature across both its web site and assorted apps and the iOS variant has just arrived. Per Engadget, version 4.1 of the Facebook app has just been released and is available for both the iPhone and iPad. You will need to have already activated the timeline function on […]

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Apple cites iPhone 4S, MacBook Air and Mac mini products as “Bluetooth Smart Ready”

No one ever said wireless communication with devices was a bad thing. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s latest products, including the iPhone 4S and updated Mac mini and MacBook Air, are among a group of low-power Bluetooth devices now branded as “Bluetooth Smart Ready.” Bluetooth Smart is a new brand extension given by the Bluetooth Special Interest […]

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Skype releases native client for iPad

After over a year of anticipation, Voice Over Internet Protocol outfit Skype released an iPad-native version of its client on Tuesday. Per Macworld, the iPad app bears more than a passing resemblance to Skype 5 for Mac and uses a thumbnail grid of your Skype contacts; tap on any of them to bring up a […]

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iFixIt performs teardown of 2011 Mac mini, finds room for second hard drive

A teardown of Apple’s just-released Mac Mini reveals a similar design to the previous generation, though with the addition of the new processor, Thunderbolt controller and Bluetooth 4.0, while the company’s decision to remove the optical drive made room for a second storage drive. Apple released the latest version of the Mac Mini on Wednesday, […]