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Apple turns off legacy AIM access and inadvertently kills it for everyone

Well, I say “inadvertently”, but no word on whether it was in fact so, or if it was intentional…or maybe Apple just doesn’t care enough to make sure it was functional for Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite users (granted, Yosemite is still in beta). As it was foretold many months ago by messages from Apple itself, […]

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Announcement Apple Mac photos Pro Apps Software The Apple Core Yosemite

Goodbye Aperture, hello Photos

Last week an Apple spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company would be discontinuing the development of Aperture, Apple’s pro-level photo editing and management application, in favor of the new Photos app that will be released later this year; “With the introduction of the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library, enabling you to safely store […]

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Apple rolls out new low-end 1.4 GHz, 21.5-inch iMac for $1,099

The new low end iMac just arrived, complete with a bit of a price break. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Wednesday formally launched its anticipated new low-end 21.5-inch iMac with a lower entry price of US$1,099. The new machine, which is now US$200 cheaper than the 21.5-inch 2.7 GHz previous low-end model, boasts a 1.4-gigahertz dual-core […]

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iMac speed-bumps next week?

According to C|NET, a report sent out on Tuesday from French blog site MacGeneration (use Google Translate) says that the iMac lineup is getting some speed upgrades to be announced as early as next week. Expectations for the base versions of all four of the iMac models are as follows; The $1,499 21.5-inch 2.9 GHz version […]

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Almost 80% of current Macs should be able to run OS X Yosemite

The odds are in your favor as to being able to run OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Per Computerworld, OS X Yosemite will run on about eight out of every ten Macs, a boon for customers who want to upgrade this fall. OS X 10.10, aka Yosemite — named after the California national park — will […]