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Apple AirPort Utility 5.5.3 update may point towards next-gen AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule devices

It may be a small update, but it could mean something more. Per AppleInsider, a routine update to Apple’s Airport Utility application contains references to new 4th generation Time Capsule and 5th generation AirPort Extreme devices, according to a new report. After Apple released the AirPort Utility 5.5.3 update for Windows and Mac on Monday, […]

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iPhone News Rumor

White iPhone 4 icon located in iTunes 10.2 resource files

Ya know, eventually you’d give up on waiting for Godot. But you’d still wonder if he came by 10 minutes after you left. Per Mac Rumors, an icon depicting a white version of the CDMA iPhone 4 has been spotted in iTunes 10.2. The article, which reported that the icon is in the application’s resource […]

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hard drive Hardware Review

Review: 120GB Mercury Extreme Pro 2.5″ Notebook Drive

Maybe it’s part of getting older. When the idea of solid state hard drives first emerged a few years ago, there was some hesitancy on my part. Not quite the smashing of all available nearby looms, but some hesitancy. This was a new thing, a hard drive made entirely of flash memory with no moving […]

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Software wireless

Apple Releases Time Capsule & AirPort Base Station 7.4.2 Firmware Update

Late Tuesday night, Apple leased version 7.4.2 of its firmware for its 802.11n-based AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule routers. The revised firmware, which can be downloaded here or the update application within the AirPort Utility program, makes the following fixes and changes: Fixes some problems with extending and maintaining connectivity with extended networks. Fixes an […]

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wireless

Apple to call 802.11n WiFi Airport Extreme X2 and X4

It’s surprising that no one has found this yet. This is taken directly from the course description for Apple’s WiFi session at Macworld this year: “Wireless networking is about to undergo major changes, with 802.11n, or Airport Extreme X2 and X4. Starting with the basics of wireless networks, we will show how to design, deploy […]