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HandBrake updated to 0.9.8

Handbrake, Eric Petit’s incredibly useful open-source DVD ripping/conversion utility, has been updated to version 0.9.8. The new version, a 7.1 megabyte download, offers a list of fixes and changes available at this changelog. HandBrake 0.9.8 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 14.0.1 update

On Monday, Mozilla.org released version 14.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 30.7 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: New: – Google searches now utilize HTTPS. – Full screen support for Mac OS X Lion implemented. – Plugins can now be configured to only load on click (requires an […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to incorporate thinner screen, in-cell technology

That screen on your current iPhone 4S? It might just get a bit thinner. Per the Wall Street Journal, Apple’s next iPhone “currently being manufactured by Asian component makers” will arrive this fall with a thinner screen than ever before, thanks to the combined might of Sharp, LG Display and Japan Display Inc. “The technology […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News

27-inch Thunderbolt display exhibiting noise issue with 2012 Retina Display MacBook Pro, MacBook Air

Firmware updates were invented for a reason… Per Electronista, a number of MacBook Air owners are experiencing audio issues when they connect their laptops to Apple’s Thunderbolt display and complain of static, distortion and crackling emanating from the speakers built into the 27-inch screen’s chassis. The problem usually presents itself intermittently after a few hours’ […]

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Adobe releases InDesign fix to alleviate crash on Ivy Bridge-equipped MacBooks

It never hurts to issue a bug fix. Per AppleInsider, Adobe on Monday issued a ZIP file complete with instructions to manually fix an API bug that would crash the company’s InDesign professional layout software on Intel Ivy Bridge-equipped MacBooks. The fix comes less than a week after Adobe acknowledged a problem with its program […]