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Apple releases AirPort Utility 6.3, AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule 7.7.1, adds support for 802.11ac AirPort Extreme units, bug fixes

OS X’s Software Update feature is your friend. Per The Mac Observer, Apple released updates for the Mac, iPhone and iPad versions of AirPort Utility late on Monday following the release of the redesigned 802.11ac-compatible AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Basestations. The update added support for the new wireless network routers. AirPort Utility 6.3, a […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News

Apple releases updated MacBook Air, cites 12-hour battery, Intel Haswell architecture

It’s the MacBook Air with the battery you always wanted. Per The Mac Observer, Apple introduced updated MacBook Air models on Monday during its World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco. The new ultra-light models sport what Apple called “all day battery life” and also run Intel’s Haswell UTC processors. The new 13-inch MacBook Air […]

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Hardware Mac Pro News

Apple offers first look at next-gen Mac Pro at WWDC

The new Mac Pro is en route. And it’s really, really, awesomely black. Per Macworld, Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller unveiled the company’s upcoming Mac Pro during a “sneak peek” at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The upcoming new desktop workstation features a sleek, cylindrical design that’s a stark contrast to the mammoth, […]

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VLC updated to 2.0.7

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 2.0.7. The new version, a 41.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix track selection for PowerPC machines. – Fix audio decoding for WMA Pro, MPEG 4 […]

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Adobe releases Lightroom 5

A spiffy program just got a hefty upgrade. Per AppleInsider, Adobe on Monday announced the availability of the latest version of its prosumer photo editing software, Lightroom 5, bringing improved workflow features and functionality highlighted by a new perspective-correcting “Upright” tool. First released as a beta in mid-April, the final version of Lightroom sports a […]