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Apple patent application cites research into earbud headphones with noise cancelation features

This could come in handy. Per The United States Patent and Trademark Office and AppleInsider, an Apple patent application discovered on Thursday describes a set of earbud type headphones that automatically adjust audio output based on seal quality, with necessary impedance data gathered by built-in microphones or electrical current measurements. The patent application, entitled “Electronic […]

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iFixit completes Haswell-based MacBook Air teardown, finds changes in battery, SSD, other modules

The Haswell-based MacBook Air is out, and in their usual fine style, the ubergeeks at iFixit have completed a full teardown of the notebook. Per AppleInsider, the updated notebook features minor changes seen in battery size, the SSD module and integrated graphics, among others. Most notable among the hardware revisions is an enlarged battery, which […]

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Google Chrome updated to 23.0.1271.91

You can’t knock a bug fix. Late Monday, Google released a beta of version Google Chrome updated to 23.0.1271.91 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 56.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – No audio from Flash content when speaker configuration is set to Quadraphonic (Issue: 159924). – Aw, Snap renderer […]

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Apple patent shows interest in developing dual-function headphones

This could get really interesting. Per AppleInsider, a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday shows that Apple presented an invention for a “dual-mode headphone” which can transform from a normal set of earbuds to a more robust speaker system. First filed for in 2011, the proposed system incorporates the usual […]

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Apple announces iPhone 5, handset to go on sale September 21st

The Apple online store is being updated right now. And for good reason. At long last, Apple on Wednesday unveiled its iPhone 5 handset. Per Macworld, the new device features a taller screen, a new dock connector port, LTE support, and other changes. The new handset, which is now 7.6mm thin and weighs 112 grams, […]