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Apple releases iOS 6 beta 2 to developer community

It’s not the most amazing update in the world, but it moves things a bit closer to iOS 6’s release date. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday issued its second beta of iOS 6 for developer testing, including a pair of fixes related to touchscreen keyboard performance. Developers began receiving word that an update was available […]

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Rumor: Apple switching from 30-pin to 19-pin dock connector in 2012

It’s the rumor that just won’t die. Per TechCrunch, multiple manufacturers have independently indicated that Apple is planning to shrink its 30-pin dock connector to a 19-pin port in the next iPhone. Though rumors of an upcoming “mini dock” connector for Apple’s next-generation iOS devices have swirled for some time now, although the Wednesday report […]

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Apple outlines iOS 6 at WWDC, highlights Facebook integration

Over at WWDC, Apple began to lay out the basics as to what to expect from its upcoming iOS 6 operating system. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s iOS software chief, Scott Forstall, showed off some of the new features at Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, including the ability to query Siri for sports scores, dinner reservations with […]

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30 days and counting to switch from MobileMe to iCloud

If you were putting the transition to iCloud off for a while, you might want to take care of it. Per AppleInsider, MobileMe users now have just 30 days remaining to download their photos and files from iDisk, Gallery and iWeb before Apple’s service concludes. Legacy MobileMe users began receiving e-mails this week warning that […]

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Analyst states that next-gen MacBook Pro could use NAND storage system

The components found on the next generation of MacBook Pro notebooks could be that much more interesting. Per AppleInsider, analyst Ben Reitzes of Barclays Equity Research said that the adoption rate of Apple devices using SSDs, along with a continuing move to cloud computing, will push consumer notebook demand toward flash-based storage. Perhaps the single […]