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Apple purchases HopStop, could focus on public transit and navigation updates for upcoming versions of Maps

Apple has snagged HopStop. Per AppleInsider and AllThingsD, Apple on Friday purchased transit navigation service HopStop, which also has an iPhone app of the same name, in a possible bid to bolster its own in-house mapping solution. Citing sources with knowledge of the deal, Bloomberg reports that Apple has just purchased HopStop, a localized public […]

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Adobe Flash Player updated to 11.8.800.115

It’s hard to ignore a Flash Player update. On Friday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.8.800.115 for Mac OS X, an 18 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: – Sandboxing enhancements: This feature adds enhancements to the existing sandbox feature by better addressing application launches in protected mode. – […]

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Parallels Desktop updated to 8.0.18608

On Friday, Parallels released version 8.0.18608 of its Parallels Desktop virtualization software. The new update, a 336.7 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Install Windows 8.1 Preview using Express installation. – Work with Ubuntu 13.04 in Coherence view mode. – Resolves an issue with the Contact Card opening too slowly in Microsoft […]

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Apple releases iWork for iCloud beta invitations beyond developer community, asks ordinary users for feedback

It’s kind of nifty when you get an invite for something typically accessible to the developer community. Per 9to5Mac, Apple has apparently begun inviting non-developers to the online document editing program. Tipsters have stated that the company asked them to try out the services and send in feedback. In order to try the new beta, […]

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Apple releases MacBook Air Mid 2013 Software Update 1.0, homes in on reported bugs

If you bought a mid-2013 MacBook Air, the firmware update you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Apple on Thursday released an update to its recently released MacBook Air models, addressing issues affecting Wi-Fi connectivity, screen flickering when using Adobe Photoshop and volume fluctuation during video playback. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s “MacBook Air (Mid 2013) Software Update […]