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Adobe offers Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 as release candidate, includes Retina Display support, other fixes

This could be nifty. On Friday, Adobe sent version 4.3 of its Lightroom image editing software out as a candidate release via its Adobe Labs web site. The new version, a 410 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Full support for HiDPI displays such as Retina Display units. – Unable to upload […]

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iPad mini News

Apple notifies customers, announces that iPad mini with Wi-Fi + cellular support to ship on November 13th

You know that nifty iPad mini with support for 3G and 4G LTE networks? It ships in four days. Per AppleInsider, Apple is notifying users that the new iPad mini with support for 3G/4G LTE networks will begin shipping on November 13th, and has posted new iOS 6.0.1 builds for the iPad mini and iPad […]

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MacBook Air MacBook Pro News Software

Apple releases MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0 for mid-2012 notebooks

It’s the firmware updates that really make a difference. Late Friday, Apple released its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0, a firmware update for its June 2012 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks. The update, a 76.6 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – This MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update includes […]

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Cocktail updated to 6.2.1

On Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.2.1 of CocktailCocktail (Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Added ability to disable startup sound (System – Misc). – Addresses compatibility issues with USB […]

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Apple patent shows interest in developing dual-function headphones

This could get really interesting. Per AppleInsider, a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday shows that Apple presented an invention for a “dual-mode headphone” which can transform from a normal set of earbuds to a more robust speaker system. First filed for in 2011, the proposed system incorporates the usual […]