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News Software

Cocktail 5.1.4 (Lion Edition) released

On Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 5.1.4 of CocktailCocktail (Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Fixed compatibility issues with Google Chrome 18 and Firefox 11. – Added the ability to […]

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Apple TV Hardware

Teardown reveals new A5 processor, second antenna, additional RAM in new Apple TV unit

It’s the teardowns of new products that make technology interesting. The new Apple TV unit has gone through a full teardown courtesy of XBMC community member “aiciofs” to discover the following components: – A custom-built A5 processor that, unlike the A5 CPU found in the iPhone 4S or iPad 2, features only a single processing […]

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Firewire News

Apple to spend $45 billion over next three years on stock share, repurchase program, offer dividends

So what DO you do with those fat stacks of cash laying about? Per AppleInsider, following up on today’s financial news, Apple will initiate a dividend and share repurchase program, spending US$45 billion over the next three years. Apple’s new quarterly dividend will amount to US$2.65 per share. Assuming it is approved by the company’s […]

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News Software

VLC updated to 2.0.1

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to a release candidate version of 2.0.1. The new version, a 25.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Support for MxPEG files and streams. – New features in the […]

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Accessory Hardware iPad News

Apple AV adapter “not optimized” for use with iPad 3, some magnetic sensor elements may have changed with new tablet

The new iPad is out. Now it’s time for the devices, the accessories and peripherals (first party or otherwise) to catch up to it. Per MacOtakara, attempting to use an old Apple Digital AV Adapter with the new iPad results in an alert that it is “not optimized” for the device, though the accessory still […]