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Developer cites OS X 10.8.1 beta as substantially improving Apple notebook battery life

Come the OS X 10.8.1 update, your Apple notebook’s battery life could improve significantly. Per Softpedia, substantial improvements were discovered by an unnamed developer after installing OS X 10.8.1. Previously, the developer’s MacBook was reportedly showing a battery life of 4 hours and 5 minutes after a full charge, but installing the beta software increased […]

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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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Assorted, unmarked iPad 2 units sporting different A5 processor, offer up to 16% additional battery life

Ok, this is interesting. Per Engadget, an updated model of the US$399 iPad 2 is floating around at retail, and it might improve battery life by as much as 16 percent. The site is reporting that the lower-cost version of the iPad 2 introduced in March has quietly introduced a new 32nm A5 processor, and […]

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Some users reporting “Invalid SIM” error after updating iPhone 4S units to iOS 5.0.1

This doesn’t bode too well… Per AppleInsider, multiple users on Apple’s discussion boards complaining that the recent iOS 5.0.1 update has lead to messages that read “Invalid SIM” and “SIM Failure” on their iPhone 4S users. This person said the errors began occurring after they updated to iOS 5.0.1, though other users posting on Apple’s […]

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Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 update, offer battery, security, document, speech recognition fixes

You’ve been hankering for it and it’s here. On Thursday afternoon, Apple released iOS 5.0.1, the latest version of its iOS operating system for its iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. The update, a several hundred megabyte download, can be snagged by plugging in your respective iOS device and checking for updates in iTunes and […]