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Google Chrome updated to 21.0.1180.81

You can’t knock frequent updates. On Friday, Google released a beta of version 21.0.1180.81 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 43.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Duplex Printing defaults to Yes, which prints extra pages even for a 1 page print out (Issue 138312). – Print preview takes forever […]

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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 […]

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Apple releases Boot Camp 3.3 update

Late Wednesday, Apple released Boot Camp Software Update 3.3, an update which offered revised Windows support for Macs running Boot Camp 3.x, included as part of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Apple only notes that update supplies “critical bug fixes and hardware support.” This update is targeted at users running Windows 7 in either […]

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Recent support note indicates that 2011 MacBook Air, Pro units will only support Windows 7 under Boot Camp

Per a recent Apple support note released Friday, the company’s new MacBook Pro models and the recently refreshed MacBook Air won’t support Windows XP and Windows Vista. Note: Windows XP and Vista drivers are not supplied for these computers and are not supported. According to the Apple Core, the note states that Book Camp will […]

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VMWare releases Fusion 3.1.2 update

Late Friday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 3.1.2 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]