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Parallels Desktop 9 to arrive in early September, will hone in on OS X Mavericks features

Parallels 9 Desktop is en route. And can be pre-ordered with a Parallels Desktop 8 order between now and Halloween. Per MacNN, Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac will ship the first week of September according to its parent company. One of the primary features will be optimization for OS X Mavericks, which has yet to […]

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Apple begins graphics card program for designated iMacs, looks to replace faulty AMD Radeon HD 6970M units

Check the manufacturing date on your iMac, it may be eligible for a replacement graphics card. Per AppleInsider, addressing complaints from owners, Apple has decided to institute a replacement program for graphics cards used in specific 27-inch iMac models sold between May 2011 and October 2012. According to a document on Apple’s Support webpage, the […]

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Firefox updated to 23.0.1

You can’t turn down a helpful web browser update. On Friday, Mozilla.org released version 23.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 44.4 megabyte download via MacUpdate, adds the following fixes and changes: – [Fixed] Spellchecking broken with non-ASCII characters in profile path. – [Fixed] Audio static/”burble”/breakup in Firefox to Firefox WebRTC calls. […]

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Apple releases iTunes 11.0.5 update

You can’t really argue against a substantial iTunes bug fix. Late Friday, Apple released version 11.0.5 of its iTunes multimedia/jukebox application. The new version, a 196.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Corrected an issue with iTunes in the Cloud, where some purchases may download or play unexpected items. iTunes 11.0.5 requires […]