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Christian Bale lands role of Steve Jobs in upcoming Sorkin biopic, didn’t need to audition

Batman will be playing the part of Steve Jobs. And he didn’t even have to audition. Per Bloomberg, actor Christian Bale didn’t have to audition for the role of Steve Jobs in the coming biopic of the Apple Inc. co-founder, according to screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. “We needed the best actor on the board in a […]

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Bank of America confirms double charges under Apple Pay, says fix is underway

You can call it an Apple Pay startup glitch or an evil conspiracy, both statements would have merit. Per Re/code and 9to5Mac, some Bank of America account holders are now reporting that the new service is charging them twice for some transactions. It’s also been confirmed that Bank of America is in fact experiencing a […]

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BBEdit 11.0 released, adds new features, easy import for TextWrangler users

You love BBEdit. And it just hit version 11. Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit 11.0, a major upgrade to its professional strength HTML and text editor. BBEdit 11 builds on an extensively modernized foundation with newly overhauled systems for Find Differences, Clippings, and syntax coloring; and it adds […]

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iOS News security Software

Apple announces end to SSL 3.0 notifications on October 29th in wake of POODLE vulnerability

Sometimes you’ve got to drop back and punt. Per the Apple developer web site and AppleInsider, Apple announced on Wednesday that it will be removing support for the SSL 3.0 protocol on its Apple Push Notification server. Apple will be switching off SSL 3.0 support in favor of the more secure transport layer security (TSL) […]

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iFixit completes teardown of iPad 2 Air, posts discoveries

The cool cats at iFixit have torn down the iPad 2 Air and found some interesting stuff inside. Per iFixit and AppleInsider, the new tablet comes with a 9.7-inch laminated touch panel, A8X SoC, 8MP rear-facing camera, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Touch ID fingerprint reader. The shell was also redesigned, seeing the deletion of the orientation […]