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iPhone News Software

Garmin releases StreetPilot GPS app for iOS

GPS outfit Garmin announced on Tuesday that the company had released StreetPilot, its first turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone. Per Macworld, StreetPilot offers voice-prompted directions—with text-to-speech capability for reading aloud street names—along with a variety of more advanced GPS features. As with Garmin’s standalone GPS devices, StreetPilot offers free traffic alerts, lane assistance with […]

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News Software

HandBrake updated to 0.9.5, now Intel-only

Handbrake, Eric Petit’s incredibly useful open-source DVD ripping/conversion utility, has been updated to version 0.9.5 and gone Intel-only. The new version, which can be found here, boasts the following fixes and changes: Core Library: – BluRay disc structure support (No decryption support) – Updated Libraries (x264, ffmpeg) – SSA Subtitle support (Including burn-in) – MP3 […]

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Accessory MacBook Air

QuickerTek releases Apple Juicz solar charger for MacBook Air notebooks

Ok, this smacks of the spiffy. Recently, accessory maker QuickerTek updated its Apple Juicz line of solar power chargers, releasing a flexible photoelectric tarp which can be laid out upon or staked to the ground to absorb sunlight. The 27-watt model covers 41.”5 x 30.5″, and recharges a MacBook Air in 12 hours; the 55-watt […]