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Hardware iPad News

Apple announces iPad mini, fourth-generation iPad, offers extended returns for recently-purchased third-gen iPads at select locations

You’ve been hankering for this. And now you get to be somewhat angry at Apple for having bought a third-generation iPad, oh, six months ago. Per Macworld, Apple unveiled the long-rumored iPad mini along with a fourth-generation of the standard model. The iPad mini is 7.2mm thick—23 percent thinner than the new, fourth-generation iPad—“thin as […]

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battery iPhone News

Glowing iPhone 4 causes scare on Australian airline flight

You’d probably remember seeing this if you were there. Per PC Mag, an Australian regional airline had to extinguish a glowing red iPhone 4 that was emitting “dense smoke” on an airplane have sparked concerns over the handset’s battery safety. Regional Express (REX), the country’s largest independent regional airline, said last Friday that a passenger’s […]

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News Software

Final Cut Pro X customer receives refund from Apple, others pressing for their own

You can’t win ’em all. Facing backlash from customers who are unhappy with the revamped Final Cut Pro X, Apple has issued at least some refunds for the US$299 Mac App Store purchase. Per AppleInsider, carious claims of refunds have surfaced and at least one person who asked a refund from Apple had their request […]

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iPod News

Apple releases updated nano, shuffle music players

And now, the reason you were curious about the Apple media event: new iPods. Per Macworld, Apple released dramatically updated iPod nano and shuffle music devices, the iPod nano receiving a touchscreen interface while the shuffle’s buttons were returned to its control scheme. At long last, the iPod nano has shed its Click Wheel interface […]

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Fun MacBook Pro

Alleged MacBook Pro Prototype with Red Motherboard Found on eBay

Ok, this is interesting. An alleged prototype of a 17-inch MacBook from the previous generation without an aluminum housing, has appeared for bidding on eBay. According to MacNN, the device allegedly integrates a 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, indicating that it may have been a prototype for the MacBook Pros released early in 2008. […]