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iTunes 10.6.1 Released With Bug Fixes

Mar 28, 2012 - Leave a Comment
iTunes 10.6.1

iTunes 10.6.1 has been released, the minor update includes a variety of bug fixes but otherwise provides no new features. The official list of changes is as follows: • Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices. • Addresses … Read More

51% of US Households Own Apple Products

Mar 28, 2012 - 4 Comments
How many Apple products American households own

50% of households in the USA own at least one Apple product, and 10% of those without intend to buy an Apple product sometime in the next year. This finding and others were discovered by a recent CNBC poll, which revealed some other fascinating statistics on the ubiquity of Apple gear in the United States. … Read More

Run Windows & Microsoft Office on the iPad for Free with OnLive Desktop

Mar 22, 2012 - 17 Comments
Windows on iPad with OnLive Desktop

Want to run Windows 7 right on an iPad? OnLive Desktop does exactly that, letting you access a cloud-based Windows 7 PC directly from iOS. Complete with the full Microsoft Office 2010 suite, you can use Word, Excel, and Powerpoint with full touch controls, and believe it or not it’s actually really fast and fluid. … Read More

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta Released as Free Download

Mar 22, 2012 - 18 Comments
Adobe Photoshop CS6

A free public beta of Photoshop CS6 has been released by Adobe. The beta features some pretty major changes to Photoshop, including a new graphics engine that dramatically speeds up performance of some tools and an all new darkened user interface. In terms of features, Photoshop CS6 includes a new content-aware patch, blur gallery, type … Read More

Next iPhone to Feature 4.6″ Screen?

Mar 22, 2012 - 12 Comments
iPhone 4 and Galaxy S2

The next iPhone will feature a significantly larger 4.6″ display, according to a report from Reuters. The brief report cites an unspecified source who claims that Apple has already placed orders for the larger screen with component suppliers. Display suppliers for the iPhone could be LG and Samsung, with Samsung currently producing 4.6″ displays for … Read More

Diablo 3 System Requirements for Mac & Windows

Mar 20, 2012 - 51 Comments
Diablo 3

Diablo 3 has a release date set for May 15, and if you’re like us you’ve been wondering if your computer can handle the game well enough to be worth buying. The good news is that Blizzard looks to be supporting a wide array of hardware, and most fairly modern computers will run the game … Read More

OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 Released for Developers to Download

Mar 16, 2012 - 14 Comments
OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2

Apple has released OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2. The new build is 12A154q, available to registered Mac developers via a redemption code exclusively through the Mac App Store. Presumably, the focus of Developer Preview 2 is bug fixes, and no new features are yet known. OS X Mountain Lion will be released to … Read More

Get a New iPad 3 Tonight at Midnight from Walmart, 15-25 iPads in Stock Per Store

Mar 15, 2012 - 7 Comments
Walmart iPads

Walmart was listed in our “where to buy a new iPad” post as a good place to get the third gen iPad, but today they sent out an email to several sites stating they will actually start selling the hotly anticipated device tonight at 12:01AM local time. This means if you want to beat the … Read More

iPad 3 Reviews Roundup

Mar 15, 2012 - 2 Comments
New iPad 3 Reviews Roundup

Early reviews of the new third generation iPad are starting to appear and they’re all pretty much glowing. Whether you’re still trying to figure out which model to get and where to buy one or you just want to pass the time until the FedEx truck arrives this Friday, take a peak at a handful … Read More

MacUpdate Bundle: 11 Mac Apps for $49.99, with VMWare Fusion, PDFPen, ForkLift, etc

Mar 14, 2012 - 2 Comments
MacUpdate Bundle for Spring 2012

MacUpdate has announced their Spring bundle for 2012, offering a great selection of 11 Mac apps for $49.99. The price for the bundle if each app was purchased separately is $378, so buying the pack is a great way to save some money on a solid collection of Mac software. Apps included are: VMWare Fusion … Read More

Where to Buy a New iPad 3

Mar 14, 2012 - 5 Comments
iPad 3

Update 3/15/2012: Walmart will begin selling the new iPad tonight at midnight, 12:01AM local time. We confirmed this with several Walmart stores, each apparently has about 15-25 units on hand. The new iPad will be released this Friday at 8AM. As usual with a new iPad or iPhone release, you can expect to see some … Read More

iPad 3 Benchmarks Show 1GB RAM and 1GHz Processor

Mar 13, 2012 - 9 Comments
iPad 3 Benchmarks with Geekbench

The iPad 3 has been benchmarked to reveal tech specs of 1GB of RAM and an A5X 1GHz processor. The RAM is double that offered by its predecessor, and the CPU appears the same as that found in iPad 2’s A5 chip, suggesting the only major changes to the processor are in graphics capabilities. Benchmarks … Read More

Safari 5.1.4 Brings Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes

Mar 12, 2012 - 9 Comments
Safari 5.1.4

Apple has updated Safari to version 5.1.4, and although the version number signifies a minor release the update includes several notable performance enhancements and bug fixes. From the average end-users perspective, an 11% boost in Javascript performance and improved handling of Safari extensions will be most noticeable, though the update includes many more changes and … Read More

Watch the iPad 3 Keynote Video

Mar 8, 2012 - 5 Comments
New iPad keynote

If you like watching Apple keynotes and you want to see a presentation on the iPad 3, you don’t want to miss the March 7 2012 event video. Because who better to show you the new iPad 3 and Apple TV 3 than Apple themselves?

New iPad TV Commercial: “This Good”

Mar 7, 2012 - 3 Comments

Alongside the new iPad, Apple has started to air a new TV commercial for the device. The ad focuses on the iPads new Retina display, which by all accounts is simply gorgeous in person. Text of the commercial is as follows: “When a screen becomes this good, colors are more vibrant, words are pin sharp, … Read More

iTunes 10.6 Released

Mar 7, 2012 - 7 Comments
iTunes 10.6

iTunes 10.6 has been released alongside iOS 5.1. The update includes 1080P support for movies and TV shows downloaded from iTunes Store, but otherwise is fairly minor and includes several bug fixes and improves song matching and how album art is handled. You can grab the 10.6 update directly from Apple at the link below, … Read More

iOS 5.1 Released [Direct Download Links]

Mar 7, 2012 - 55 Comments
iOS 5.1 Download

iOS 5.1 has been released, alongside the new iPad 3 and new Apple TV. The update brings a variety of new features and bug fixes to iOS including the ability to delete images from Photo Stream, camera shortcut visible by default on lock screen, improved camera face detection, Japanese language support for Siri, genius mixes … Read More

Pre-Order the New iPad Now, Release Date is March 16

Mar 7, 2012 - 12 Comments
New iPad release date

The all new iPad (iPad 3?) has just been announced, and pre-orders start now March 7! The actual release date is March 16, and you can expect the traditionally giant lines and sell-outs as usual. because of this, pre-ordering is highly recommended if you don’t want to wait in lines at Apple Stores, or deal … Read More

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