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Apple receives patent for Smart Cover wireless charging system

It’s sort of a weird patent application, but apparently it’s been pushed through. Per 9to5Mac, Apple on Thursday published an Apple patent application that details a system of inductively charging an iPad through the Smart Cover. The idea is that rather than plugging in the iPad, the Smart Cover would include an inductive power transmitter […]

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Apple now offering built-in VESA mounts for iMacs through its online store

This could come in handy. Per AppleInsider and German web blog iFun, Apple recently updated its online store to reflect availability of a new VESA mount-compatible iMac, with the tweaked version of the thin all-in-one costing in at US$40 more than standard models. The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) compatibility is likely to be a […]

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Skype updated to 6.3.0.582

On Thursday, version 6.3.0.582 of the Skype VoIP application was released. The new version, a 37.5 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – See a slideshow of other participants in a group call when you are the current speaker. – New In-Call DTMF dial pad. Skype 6.3.0.582 is available for free and requires […]