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Google to begin offering free Wi-Fi Internet access at all 7,000 U.S. Starbucks locations in August

You may or may not have mixed feelings about Google, but hey, free Wi-Fi access at all Starbucks locations across the U.S. Per 9to5Google, Google has announced that it will soon be supplying WiFi to all Starbucks locations in the United States as a means of advertising its Google Play music service. The offer also […]

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Hack: 2013 11-inch MacBook Air owner deciphers means of using adapters to access external graphics card, improve performance sevenfold

It ain’t pretty, but it apparently works really well. Per MacRumors and Mac|Life, TechInferno contributor Larry Gadea was able to hook up a powerful graphics processor to his 11-inch MacBook Air with the help of several adapters. Gadea first used a Thunderbolt to Express Card adapter which was then connected an Express Card to PCI-Express […]

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Google Chrome updated to 28.0.1500.95

On Tuesday, Google released version 28.0.1500.95 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 51.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Medium CVE-2013-2881: Origin bypass in frame handling. – High CVE-2013-2882: Type confusion in V8. – High CVE-2013-2883: Use-after-free in MutationObserver. – High CVE-2013-2884: Use-after-free in DOM. – High CVE-2013-2885: Use-after-free in […]

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Assorted mid-2013 MacBook Air owners cite “blackout bug”, point out screen flicker issue

This is what they created firmware updates for… Per CNET, Apple’s mid-2013 MacBook Air appears to be suffering from a bug that results in intermittent loss of video output. When using an affected system, the screen may randomly blink to black for a brief second, or go to sleep and require a button be pressed […]

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Latest Apple TV beta allows for iOS device pairing, NFC-like setup

It’s been proven time and time again: the beta versions show the cool stuff that’s en route. Per 9to5Mac, the latest beta version of iOS 7 for mobile devices and Apple TV introduces a new method of pairing your iOS device’s Remote app with your Apple TV. Previously, the pairing procedure required the use of […]