It never hurts to have more staff to overhaul a much-criticized application… Per AppleInsider and AppleBitch, Apple posted at least ten advertisements for positions within the iOS Maps team on its employment web site on Monday, suggesting the company is looking to make major enhancements to its proprietary mapping service. According to multiple job listings […]
Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.14.1738 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.3 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Update addresses a re-occuring crash, allowing users to update two or more extensions at one time. Opera 12.14.1738 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running […]
No one ever said an update was a bad thing. On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 18.0.2 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 36.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: – Bug fixes for Facebook-related crashes. Firefox 18.0.2 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to […]
This could turn into something very, very spiffy. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on Tuesday Apple a patent for an invention that integrates a touch sensor array with a solar panel, allowing for portable device to be both power-efficient and compact. Apple’s newly-granted U.S. Patent No. 8,368,654 for an “Integrated touch sensor […]
You know that enormous fourth-gen iPad you’ve been hankering for? It’s here. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Tuesday updated its online store to reflect availability of the new high-capacity 128-gigabyte iPad with Retina display. The new high-end iPad model retails for US$799 for the Wi-Fi-only model, or US$929 with cellular connectivity. It’s available in both black […]