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Adobe Flash Player updated to 11.7.700.225

An update’s an update. On Wednesday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.7.700.225 for Mac OS X, an 18 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: – Camera is not working for stageVideo(iOS)(3558247). – No option to disable hardware acceleration(3560209). – No option to fallback to WAV audio(3553459). – Addresses vulnerabilities […]

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Apple receives patents for push-to-talk, double-sided touch panel features

If you’re hankering for new hardware features on a next-gen iPhone, the patent office is on your side. Per AppleInsider, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently published 26 newly granted patents for Apple, and among them were the Cupertino company’s take on a push-to-talk feature and a double-sided touch-sensitive panel, both of which could […]

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Rumor: Apple working on 4K HDTV unit for release in late 2013/early 2014

If there rumor’s still alive and kicking, then that says something. Per DigiTimes, Apple is apparently still working on a TV set. The latest rumor surrounds the actual specifications of the TV set which sources claim will be 4K. For those that don’t know, 4K or Ultra HD offers two times the horizontal and vertical […]

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Google opens Maps API to entire developer base

Well, this is one pretty definite way to win the GPS app war… Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Google has expanded its Google maps SDK for iOS developers. The SDK, which was quietly launched back in December, allowed developers to do two things: first, they can embed Google Maps in their apps instead of Apple […]

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Google’s Schmidt hints at “highest quality” tablet within six months

Where there’s money to be made, there shall be competition. Per Electronista, Google chairman Eric Schmidt in an interview with Italy’s Corriere Della Sera raised the prospect of a Nexus tablet. The search firm planned to sell a tablet of the “highest quality” within six months’ time. He didn’t mention the Nexus label by name, […]