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Google Chrome Beta Arrives for the Mac

At long last, the official beta of the Mac version of Google Chrome has arrived. The beta, a 17.6 megabyte download, is the current version of Google’s speedy, home-brewed web browser, which until now has been available only for the Windows operating systems. The beta requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and […]

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Google Chrome Beta Nearing, Some Features on Hold

If you’re waiting for Google’s Chrome browser for the Mac, a stable beta may not be that far away. Yesterday, TechCrunch pointed to to a Twitter posting from Mike Pinkerton of the Chrome for Mac team noting that there were only eight bugs remaining to be addressed before the Mac beta of Chrome is ready […]

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MacBook News

Report Finds Running Windows 7 on MacBook Pro Drains Battery Life Quickly

Users hoping that the arrival of Windows 7 will lessen the power drain on Apple’s MacBook Pro notebook may have some hard news to face up to, as CNET’s Eric Lai discovered for a recent article he wrote. Running Windows 7 in Boot Camp caused one CNET reviewer’s battery life to fall by more than […]

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Latest iPhone OS 3.1 Beta Cites Unknown Device

Once again, a mystery device in the latest iPhone OS 3.1 firmware beta is being referred to, the device featuring a new model number and fueling speculation that Apple has a new touchscreen device based on its mobile operating system coming soon. According to ArsTechnica, a device called “iProd 0,1” was first discovered in March […]

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iTunes Mac Software

Apple Releases iTunes 8.2.1, Cripples Palm Pre iTunes Syncing with Update

Late Wednesday, Apple released iTunes 8.2.1, the latest version of its multimedia/jukebox application for Mac OS X. The new version, a 77.3 megabyte download, offers support for the iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0 Software Update. The update offers a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple […]