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Users complain of shorter battery life after Mountain Lion install, Apple reportedly launching investigation of issue

This is either the end of the world or a firmware update that may need to happen. Per AppleInsider, a number of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air owners who updated to the recently-released OS X Mountain Lion are complaining of battery performance issues, with some reporting their batteries only last half as long as when […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Mac App Store

You’ve been hankering for it. And it’s here. On Wednesday, Apple released its long-awaited OS X Mountain Lion upgrade through the Mac App Store. The download is 4.05GB, and retails for US$20. The software incorporates a number of apps previously exclusive to iOS, including Notes, Reminders, Game Center, and the Notification Center. It also more […]

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Apple announces Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, developers granted access to preview

Remember how you sort-of-recently upgraded to Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)? You’re about to upgrade again this summer. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Thursday announced Mac OS X 10.8, dubbed “Mountain Lion,” the next major release of its Mac operating system, set to launch on the Mac App Store this summer, with a preview now available […]

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Apple releases iOS 5.0 update

After months of anticipation, speculation and generally looking forward to it, Apple has released iOS 5.0 for its current iPhone, iPod touch and iPad models. The update, a several hundred megabyte download, can be snagged by plugging in your respective iOS device and checking for updates in iTunes and will take several minutes to create […]

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Apple unveils iOS 5, cites 200 new features, highlights 10 for keynote

Not that the iOS user base has done anything wrong, but there’s going to be some changes around here… Per Mac|Life, Apple sent in Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall took the stage to talk about the 1,500 new APIs that developers will have to tap into, with 200 new features to end […]