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iFixit completes teardown of 802.11ac AirPort Extreme, finds space for drive bracket among changes

The new 802.11ac AirPort Extreme is out and, continuing a long and fine tradition, iFixit tore the sucker apart without a moment’s hesitation. Per CNET and the official iFixit teardown page, the new tower-like router arrives with a bracket that can easily house a hard drive, but appears to be just large enough to perfectly […]

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Developer locates data speed-throttling code in iOS for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint devices

You might not like this. Per Joseph Brown’s iTweakiOS and Cult of Mac, specialized code exists on iPhones and iPads operating on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, which limits the devices’ network settings to effectively caps data bandwidth. Brown took snapshots of the iOS code managing the three carriers’ network settings as applied to an iPhone […]

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Apple releases iTunes 11.0.4 update

These updates/bug fixes are getting a bit more common. Not that that’s a bad thing. On Wednesday, Apple released version 11.0.4 of its iTunes multimedia/jukebox application. The new version, a 196.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – New MiniPlayer. MiniPlayer now includes a beautiful new view that showcases your album artwork. In […]

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AT&T expands 4G LTE network to 16 additional U.S. cities

AT&T may drive you nuts at times, but they DO work on having a decent network… Per AppleInsider, AT&T has announced its continued expansion of its 4G LTE network for customers in Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. This latest rollout is part of a larger effort on the […]

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Hardware Rumor

Possible Broadcom 802.11ac Wi-Fi card spotted, currently supported in OS X 10.8.4 betas

Your Wi-Fi is about to get faster. Which is never a bad thing. Per 9to5Mac, additional evidence has surfaced indicating that Apple’s incoming next round of MacBook Air/Pros would contain 802.11AC Gigabit wifi chips, not the least of which was code we found referencing ’802.11AC‘ in 10.8.4 Betas. Reader TonyMacx86, found some interesting parts on […]