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Yahoo releases LiveText app, looks to add video to text-based conversations

This is pretty interesting. Yahoo has released its LiveText app, an app that streams video without audio and allows you to send text, icons and emoji. The thought behind this is that the expressiveness of the video makes the conversation more authentic and adds to the nuances that may be missing from a standard text-based […]

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Latest OS X El Capitan beta build hints at 4K 21.5-inch Mac, Bluetooth remote for possible new Apple TV

It’s the beta builds that sometimes show the cool stuff that’s coming down the road. The newest developer build of OS X El Capitan has revealed hints of a 4K 21.5-inch iMac as well as a Bluetooth remote control for the Apple TV. The beta references Mac support for a new 4096 x 2304 resolution […]

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Apple introduces 12-inch MacBook, offers improvements to currently available MacBook Pro, MacBook Air models

This may be the MacBook you’ve been waiting for. On Monday at its “Spring Forward” media event, on Monday, Apple revealed a new 12-inch MacBook, a radical revamp that shakes up the winning MBA design by dumping virtually every conventional port—Thunderbolt, the SD card slot, a power connector, everything—in favor of a pair a single […]

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Detour audio tour app hits beta, now available in the App Store

This definitely qualifies under the heading of “nifty”. For those of you living in the Bay Area, the Detour app for iOS has entered the beta stage and is now available on the App Store. Detour provides hour-long audio walks over the San Francisco Bay Area that reveal hidden stories, people, and places all over […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.10.2 update

You’ve been hankering for it. And it’s here. On Tuesday, Apple released its long-awaited OS X 10.10.2 update. The update, a 400+ megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Resolves an issue that may cause Wi-Fi to disconnect. – Resolves an issue that may cause web pages to load slowly. – Fixes an […]