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Apple releases SMC firmware updates, enables Power Nap feature for mid-2011, mid-2011 MacBook Air notebooks

At long last, your mid-2011 and mid-2012 MacBook Air notebooks will be able to nap. Per AppleInsider, a pair of firmware updates released by Apple on Wednesday enable the Power Nap in certain MacBook Air models that were promised the feature but found it missing when OS X Mountain Lion launched on Wednesday. Apple rolled […]

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Apple releases Safari 6.0 update

On Wednesday, Apple released Safari 6.0, an update to its web browser. The new version, a 40.2 megabyte download, includes the following fixes and new features: – Smart Search Field: Safari now has one field for typing both searches and Web addresses. – Offline Reading List: Safari saves entire webpages in your Reading List so […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Mac App Store

You’ve been hankering for it. And it’s here. On Wednesday, Apple released its long-awaited OS X Mountain Lion upgrade through the Mac App Store. The download is 4.05GB, and retails for US$20. The software incorporates a number of apps previously exclusive to iOS, including Notes, Reminders, Game Center, and the Notification Center. It also more […]

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iPhoto 9.3.1 updated to 9.3.2

Late Thursday, Apple released its iPhoto 9.3.2 update. The update, a 600 megabyte download which can be found via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature, adds the following fixes and changes: – Supports compatibility with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. – Sharing options now include Messages and Twitter. – Includes performance and stability improvements. iPhoto […]

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Apple posts $8.8 billion profit, $35 billion in sales for Q3 2012 returns

There’s a nice ring to the words “US$8.8 billion quarterly profit”… Per Macworld, Apple announced its returns for the third quarter of 2012 yesterday, the company’s sales hitting US$35 billion, up 22 percent from US$28.6 billion last year while profits rose 20.5 percent to US$8.8 billion from US$7.3 billion. Earnings for the quarter were US$9.32 […]