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Apple releases MacBook Air SMC 2.0, looks to resolve battery drain issue in 2013 MacBook Air notebooks

If you were having some battery issues with your 2013 MacBook Air notebook, this might be the answer. On Monday, Apple released its MacBook Air SMC Update 2.0. The update, an 804 kilobyte download, addresses an issue wherein the notebook continues to use the battery when its lid is closed (a time when it should […]

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OnyX updated to 2.8.6b3

It may be a beta, but it’s still a useful program. OnyX, Titanium Software’s popular freeware multifunction utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.8.6b3. The new version, a 13 megabyte download courtesy of MacUpdate, adds the following fixes and changes: – New preferences pane. – New preference: Aqua/Graphite appearance. – Deleting […]

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Apple is pushing music downloading apps out of the App Store

In what appears to be an aggressive move to promote iTunes purchases and iTunes Radio, and possibly a Beats-related subscription service, Apple has been systematically removing any music downloading apps from the App Store according to MacRumors. Any search previously for “music download” in the App Store would show a number of apps that could download music […]

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Doctor sets the bar for Apple’s Health app

Do a search for “health tracker” in the App Store and you’ll get a list of 500 apps before the search truncates the list. Health apps are a dime a dozen. The apps track everything from diet (calories, weight) to activities (running, biking) to vital body readings (blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate), some integrated with […]

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Suppliers hint at iWatch components, Apple’s interest in the wearable biometric device field

There may be some more concrete proof as to an iWatch this October. Per Nikkei Asian Review, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, announced the company’s entry into health-monitoring services at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on Thursday. Over at its Worldwide Developers Conference event, Apple said that this autumn bring […]