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Apple secures 48 assorted patents, including inductive charging, integrating portable electronics with bicycles

It never hurts to have a patent for something. Much less 48 of ’em. Per AppleInsider , the United States Patent and Trademark office published 48 newly granted Apple patents on Tuesday, covering technologies ranging from inductive charging to bike-integrated iPods, as well as one property covering the touchscreen technology that enables the latest iOS […]

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News Software

Opera web browser updated to 12.13.1734

Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.13.1734 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.3 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: General and User Interface: – Fixed an issue where Opera gets internal communication errors on Facebook. – Fixed an issue where no webpages load on startup, if Opera is […]

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Microsoft releases Office 2011 14.3.0 update for Mac

Late Tuesday, Microsoft released its Microsoft Office 2011 14.3.0 update. The update, a 106.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Meeting invitation times are displayed inaccurately in Outlook. Fixes an issue that causes meeting invitation times from non-Exchange calendar servers to be off by one hour during certain times of the year. […]

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Microsoft announces Office 365 Home Premium for Macs, PCs and Windows tablets, points to February 27th release date

If you were wondering when Office 2013 would find its way to the Mac, it’s on its way come February 27th. And in a subscription model. Per CNET, after existing in preview form since last summer, Office 2013, the next version of Microsoft’s productivity software, is now available for download. The company has begun offering […]

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iPad News

Apple releases fourth-gen 128 gigabyte Retina Display iPad

This came out of nowhere, but it’s appreciated. Following up on a series of software updates, Apple on Tuesday announced it has launched a new 128-gigabyte model of the fourth-generation iPad with Retina display, doubling the previous maximum capacity offered. The 128-gigabyte version of the fourth-generation iPad are available starting Tuesday, Feb. 5 in black […]