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Two Apple patents surface, company looking into inductive charging solutions

It’s the patents that make things interesting. According to Patently Apple, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple patent application on Thursday detailing two specific plans for an “Inductive Charging System” for iOS devices. Inductive charging is a wireless method using the electromagnetic field to transfer energy over short distances between two objects. […]

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Apple begins iOS 5 app approval process

If you’re hankering for iOS 5, it may not be that far off. Per Cult of Mac, developers have begun updating their App Store software to provide compatibility with Apple’s forthcoming iOS 5 update for the iPhone and iPad, though no applications actually built on new iOS 5 code are yet available. One of the […]

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Apple releases updated Mac OS X 10.6 drivers for HP, Samsung and Brother printers

On Wednesday, Apple released printer driver updates for both HP and Samsung printers. The HP Printer Drivers 2.7 update, a 494.47MB download containing the latest printing and scanning software for HP printers, requires Mac OS X 10.6.1 or later or later to install and run and can also be snagged via Mac OS X’s Software […]

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Apple releases QuickTime 7.7 for Mac OS X 10.5, Windows users

Late Wednesday, Apple released the latest version of QuickTime, its multimedia support system for Mac OS X and Windows. The new version, known as QuickTime 7.7, is available as a variably-sized download (depending on version chosen through the download page), and improves security and is recommended for all Mac OS X 10.5.x (“Leopard”) users. The […]