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Apple releases SMC firmware updates, enables Power Nap feature for mid-2011, mid-2011 MacBook Air notebooks

At long last, your mid-2011 and mid-2012 MacBook Air notebooks will be able to nap. Per AppleInsider, a pair of firmware updates released by Apple on Wednesday enable the Power Nap in certain MacBook Air models that were promised the feature but found it missing when OS X Mountain Lion launched on Wednesday. Apple rolled […]

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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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iPhoto 9.3.1 updated to 9.3.2

Late Thursday, Apple released its iPhoto 9.3.2 update. The update, a 600 megabyte download which can be found via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature, adds the following fixes and changes: – Supports compatibility with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. – Sharing options now include Messages and Twitter. – Includes performance and stability improvements. iPhoto […]

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Carbon Copy Cloner updated to 3.5

On Saturday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, reached version 3.5. The new version, an 8.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – This version of Carbon Copy Cloner requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, OS X 10.7 Lion, or OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, […]

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Microsoft to release Windows 8 on October 26th

You can pick up Windows 8, then begin working on a Halloween costume this year. Per Electronista, it was revealed during Microsot’s annual sales meeting that the company’s next-generation operating system will hit shelves on Oct. 26 meaning new hardware will shortly follow including the Surface tablet. Microsoft’s Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky made good […]