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“JOBS” biopic to open nationwide on August 19th

If you’re interested in Steve Jobs-based biopic goodness, the film hits this August. Per 9to5Mac, the Ashton Kutcher led JOBS biopic will debut on August 17th according to a press release: “Open Road Films will release JOBS – the highly anticipated film chronicling the story of Steve Jobs’ ascension from college dropout to one of […]

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Google buys out Waze, leaves company as independent entity for time being

It had to happen sometime. But at least it’s under interesting circumstances. Per The Mac Observer, Google has put an end to the rumors that it has been negotiating to buy Waze with the announcement that it has, in fact, signed a deal with the crowdsourced mapping and navigation company. Google Vice President of Geo […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News

iFixit completes Haswell-based MacBook Air teardown, finds changes in battery, SSD, other modules

The Haswell-based MacBook Air is out, and in their usual fine style, the ubergeeks at iFixit have completed a full teardown of the notebook. Per AppleInsider, the updated notebook features minor changes seen in battery size, the SSD module and integrated graphics, among others. Most notable among the hardware revisions is an enlarged battery, which […]

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Adobe Flash Player updated to 11.7.700.225

An update’s an update. On Wednesday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.7.700.225 for Mac OS X, an 18 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: – Camera is not working for stageVideo(iOS)(3558247). – No option to disable hardware acceleration(3560209). – No option to fallback to WAV audio(3553459). – Addresses vulnerabilities […]

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Siri to see new features, improvements under iOS 7, will exclude Google searches

Come iOS 7, you’ll be seeing some changes with Siri. Per Macworld, as part of the iOS 7 overhaul, Siri will receive a brand-new interface, voice monitoring, and a results panel that appears on the bottom of the screen. Siri’s slightly robotic diction is no more, replaced by smoother female (or male) voices. French and […]