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NinType debuts on App Store, promises typing speeds over 100 words per minute

It’ll be interesting to see if it lives up to its claims. Per MacRumors, NinType, created by app developer Yose Widjaja, has surfaced on the App Store. The program, which focuses on dual thumb use, incorporates a combination of taps and swipes to write words and insert punctuation quickly. The NinType typing experience is significantly […]

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Tired of using English on your Mac? Try Klingon!

I ran across this tidbit on FairerPlatform, but I really should have already known this already (shame on me). Among the many languages your Mac can support and display, such as Latvian, Russian, and Swahili; believe it or not, it can also do Klingon, the well known warrior race from Star Trek. To use the Klingon […]

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Apple releases iBooks 3.0.2 update

Never knock a good update. Late Wednesday, Apple released version 3.0.2 of its iBooks update for its iOS reader program. The new version, a 41 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud – on your bookshelf with iOS 6. – Scroll vertically through your books using […]

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CrossOver updated to 11.3

CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 11.3. The new version, a 69.8 megabyte download, is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes: Complete translations for: – Czech. – Spanish. – Japanese. – Polish. – Portuguese (Brazil). – Chinese (China). – Fix for font rendering in Civ […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 7.0.14922.693916

Updates: They tend to be useful. Late Wednesday, Parallels released version 7.0.14922.693916 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 289 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – New interface languages, including Czech, Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional. – Option to choose Mac OS X Snow Leopard-style full screen mode […]