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  Apple loses court case on defective Nvidia GPUs in MacBooks

  Apr. 19, 2012 (11:27 am) By: Ryan Whitwam In: Apple, Apple Picks, Chips, Geek Pick, News

  A few years back, Apple released an updated MacBook Pro with a more powerful graphics chip, the Nvidia 8600M GT. That proved to be a decision Cupertino would regret. The Nvidia GPU was defective, and as a result, the failure rate of the logic board in that generation’s MacBook was startlingly high. One Apple customer, who [...]

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  Apple approves app to toggle Bluetooth from the home screen

  Apr. 19, 2012 (7:28 am) By: Ryan Whitwam In: Apple, Mobile, News

  Apple is famously strict with the apps it approves for use on the iDevices, but it has just approved one uncharacteristically useful utility called Bluetooth OnOff. This app adds a simple Bluetooth toggle to the home screen of an iOS device, thus saving numerous taps to get at the settings. The app is launched like [...]

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  Read It Later is now free for all and called Pocket

  Apr. 17, 2012 (6:15 pm) By: Ryan Whitwam In: Apple, Mobile, News

  There are a number of services out there that let you save articles to read later, but Read It Later has a plurality of the market, in addition to the most obvious name. That’s why the sudden announcement of a new product to replace Read It later came as such a shock. On Wednesday the [...]

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  OWC offers up iMac SSD upgrade kit, suction cups included

  Apr. 17, 2012 (12:28 pm) By: Sal Cangeloso In: Apple, News

  It’s been possible to get an SSD upgrade for your iMac for some time now, but the options have been limited. Even today, Apple offers just a single SSD upgrade option with the 27-inch iMac, a 256GB SSD, of undisclosed branding, that costs an extra $500. If that’s not for you then you can always [...]

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  Geek 101: How to partition a Mac hard drive

  Apr. 16, 2012 (9:30 am) By: Natalie Shoemaker In: Apple, Feature, Hardware, how to, News

  When partitioning an internal hard drive, you are effectively splitting your storage space into two separate entities. It’s just an organizational trick for the computer — there is just one physical hard drive — but it might help you keep certain files separate from others or to enact tasks that effect one part of the [...]

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  Try Windows 8 Metro UI on your iPad using Splashtop

  Apr. 13, 2012 (9:41 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, News

  Trying out Windows 8 before it launches is quite a simple affair if you have a PC capable of running it. Simply download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview build and run it through a virtual machine or dual-boot your existing PC. Taking the above route does give you Windows 8 to play with, but unless [...]

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  Apple sneaks a dual-core 32nm A5 chip inside Apple TV

  Apr. 12, 2012 (8:30 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, Chips, Chips Picks, Geek Pick, News

  Apple revealed the 3rd generation Apple TV back in March alongside the new iPad. The big selling point of the new Apple TV box is its ability to playback 1080p. The device also has a streamlined new interface, low power Bluetooth 4.0, the option to pay for Netflix access through iTunes, and an upgraded processor [...]

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  Max Payne Mobile available from April 12th

  Apr. 10, 2012 (2:25 pm) By: Natalie Shoemaker In: Apple, Games, Mobile, News

  It has been 8 long years since the release of Max Payne 2, and even longer since the first Max Payne video game came on the scene. Most of us probably have a vague memory at best of running through the streets of New York and slow bullet-time sequences. Or maybe you’re more like me, [...]

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  New iMacs expected to use anti-reflective glass

  Apr. 9, 2012 (10:29 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, Apple Picks, News

  Depending on where you intend to use a laptop or desktop PC, a glass front display could turn you off some devices. The reflections caused and mirror-like effect of such displays can range from frustrating distraction to unsuable screen in some situations. The current generation iMacs use a glass front display, but Apple looks like [...]

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  Check if your Mac has the Flashback trojan

  Apr. 6, 2012 (2:51 pm) By: Sal Cangeloso In: Apple, Geek Pick, News

  If you’ve been following the tech news over the past few days, you’ve probably seen a few mentions of the Flashback trojan. It’s been said that over 550,000 Macs have been infected, which is a staggering amount considering the relative safety (or at least the perceived safety) of OS X. The malicious software has been [...]

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  550,000 Macs infected by Flashback Trojan

  Apr. 5, 2012 (11:40 am) By: Lee Mathews In: Apple, News

  Everyone knows that Macs aren’t immune to malware infections at this point. Even with an operating system that’s as secure as OS X appears to be, the bad guys have gotten very good at social engineering in recent years. As long as they can trick users into clicking things they really shouldn’t click, there’s no [...]

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  A 7.85-inch iPad exists in Apple’s labs

  Apr. 5, 2012 (9:29 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, Apple Picks, Gadgets, News

  The rumors surrounding what Apple has planned for the next round of its smartphones or tablet devices are plentiful, and for the most part highly speculative. But news of a 7.85-inch iPad existing in Apple’s labs carries more weight because of the person who revealed it. John Gruber, Apple supporter, writer, and owner of the [...]

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  Wrapsol Ultra film protects your iPad’s Retina display, at a cost

  Apr. 2, 2012 (2:23 pm) By: Sal Cangeloso In: Apple, News

  On the whole, I’m not a fan of adding protection to my mobile devices. Part of the reason I buy a product is because I appreciate its design and materials, so covering those up with a $15 piece of silicone has always pained me. This preference has lead to some dings and dents and possibly [...]

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  Apple increases product warranty to 2 years across Europe

  Apr. 2, 2012 (12:31 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, News

  In late December last year Apple got hit with a $1.2 million fine by the Italian courts for misleading consumers. The issue stemmed from Apple’s one-year limited warranty combined with sales of the AppleCare Protection Plan. What Apple had been doing is offering customers a paid-for Protection Plan to extend their product warranty to 2 [...]

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  Steve Jobs movie sees Ashton Kutcher take lead role

  Apr. 2, 2012 (8:32 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, News

  Releasing any form of serious news on April 1st is a big mistake as everyone undoubtedly questions whether it’s a joke or not. So Jeff Sneider deciding to announce Ashton Kutcher is playing Steve Jobs in a forthcoming indie movie yesterday was surprising. He is insisting this isn’t a joke though, via his Twitter account. [...]

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