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Rumor: Apple to built biometric fingerprint sensor into more expensive iPhone 5S units

This is just about the last rumor before Apple hopefully unveils its long-awaited next-gen iPhone(s) today, so here we go. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, sources close to the story last week stated that fingerprint scanners will be built into the “more expensive of two iPhones” Apple plans to announce at a media […]

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Adobe Reader, Acrobat Pro updated to 11.0.04

You can’t knock a useful update. On Tuesday, Adobe released version 11.0.04 of its Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Pro applications. The updates, which can also be snagged through the Adobe Update Utility, add the following fixes and changes: – This update provides system requirement enhancements, mitigation for security issues, improved overall stability, bug fixes, […]

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Microsoft launches Xbox Music streaming service for iOS, Android devices

If you’re hankering for additional streaming music on your iOS device, Microsoft has its own offerings prior to Apple’s release of its iTunes Radio streaming service. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Microsoft has released Xbox Music app for iPhone. Xbox Music was first unveiled last October and allows users to listen to ad-supported or ad-free […]

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Rumor: iPhone 5 “silver ring” around Home button could be part of fingerprint reader system

You know that rumored cool “silver ring” that’s been rumored for the upcoming iPhone 5S handset? It might be part of a fingerprint sensor. Per AppleInsider and Fox News’ This Week in Tech, reporter Clayton Morris proposed the ring is merely aesthetic, possibly added so users can easily distinguish an iPhone that has a built-in […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.2.18

There’s nothing wrong with a regular update to a useful program. VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.2.18. The new version, a 110 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – VMM: properly handle NMIs on Linux hosts with X2APIC enabled. – VMM: fixed potential crashes […]