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iFixit completes teardown of 802.11ac AirPort Extreme, finds space for drive bracket among changes

The new 802.11ac AirPort Extreme is out and, continuing a long and fine tradition, iFixit tore the sucker apart without a moment’s hesitation. Per CNET and the official iFixit teardown page, the new tower-like router arrives with a bracket that can easily house a hard drive, but appears to be just large enough to perfectly […]

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Apple releases AirPort Utility 6.3, AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule 7.7.1, adds support for 802.11ac AirPort Extreme units, bug fixes

OS X’s Software Update feature is your friend. Per The Mac Observer, Apple released updates for the Mac, iPhone and iPad versions of AirPort Utility late on Monday following the release of the redesigned 802.11ac-compatible AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Basestations. The update added support for the new wireless network routers. AirPort Utility 6.3, a […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.8.3 update

I think it’s fair to say that you’ve been hankering for this for a while now. On Wednesday, Apple released version 10.8.3 of its OS X Mountain Lion operating system. The new version, a 540 megabyte

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How-to: Upgrade your hard drive’s firmware via ISO images

This might be useful. A recent post on the Apple Core shows how you can manually install firmware updates for your hard drives via burning ISO images to CD or DVD, then working from there. It’s not exactly for the faint of heart, but David Morgenstern is there to guide you as needed. Head on […]

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Apple announces Fusion Drive, blends SSD and HDD technologies

This could be interesting. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple surprised its audience by announcing the Fusion Drive, a combination of SSD and HDD technologies. Fusion Drive is part of the new, just-announced iMacs, and is supported by OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). In concept, it’s similar to auto-tiering that is used in enterprise environments. […]