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Apple to offer livestream of media event today

Today’s Apple media event starts in just a few hours. And Apple will be streaming it. Per AppleInsider, Apple has added a new channel to its Apple TV set-top box called “Apple Events” that will live stream the company’s media briefing today. In addition, the event will also be streamed to iOS devices and Macs. […]

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Alleged 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro images show HDMI, Thunderbolt ports, SD card reader, other changes

If this is truly en route, then it looks like it could rock. Per Weiphone and MacRumors, a series of leaked photos claiming to be of an as-yet-unreleased 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display show the purported laptop’s battery cell and external connectivity options, which include two Thunderbolt ports, an SD card reader and HDMI […]

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Apple looking to replace IR sensors with sonar technology in next-gen devices

Look at it this way: sonar’s been around for a while. And it’s always been nifty. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, an Apple patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday describes a system that may one day replace the infrared proximity sensors deployed in current iPhones with […]

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VLC updated to 2.0.4

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 2.0.4. The new version, a 43.3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Rework of the Mac OS X interface. – Fix video output on old Macs, notably […]

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Apple announces “a little more” press event for October 23rd, hints at iPad mini, other new products

It always helps when Apple schedules an actual media event around its new products. Per The Loop, Apple on Tuesday sent out invitations for a media event that will be held in one week, where the company is expected to launch a handful of new products, headlined by a smaller iPad with a 7.85-inch display. […]