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Apple web site search reveals possible unlocked iPhone 5 units en route

This is kind of interesting. With the U.S. Online Apple Store still showing carrier-specific iPhone 5 delivery dates of three to four weeks, a quick search on Apple’s website may have revealed the pricing of factory unlocked units expected to hit stores later this year. Per AppleInsider, the alleged unlocked units are anything but official […]

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News Software

Opera 12.10.1650 public beta goes live, now available for download

On Monday, Opera Software released a public beta of version 12.10.1650 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.1 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Multiple bug fixes. Opera 12.10.1615 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and […]

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Hardware iPad News

Warranty firm performs “drop tests” on iPad mini, third-gen iPad, Nexus 7, comes up with winner

You can feel confident dropping your brand new iPad mini. But you probably shouldn’t go dropping your iPad mini. Per a series of informal tests performed by third-party electronics warranty firm Square Trade, Apple’s new iPad mini outperformed both Google’s Nexus 7 and the third-generation iPad. A total of three tests were performed by protection […]

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Hardware News

Apple introduces Lightning to Micro USB adapter to North American customers

You can’t knock a useful adapter. Per AppleInsider, alongside the iPad mini, Apple on Friday introduced the Lightning to micro USB adapter, a tiny dongle first available in Europe, to the U.S. market. Initially built and released in tandem with the iPhone 5 in Europe to fulfill the European Commission’s regulation that all smartphones sold […]

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News Software

Dropbox 1.5.44 beta goes live, now available for download

Even the small updates make a difference. Over the weekend, Dropbox released a public beta of version 1.5.44 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 24.5 megabyte download, which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix creating shared links for non-ASCII file names. – Fix some edge cases […]