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Podcast

PowerPage Podcast Episode 53

Episode 53 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (58’51, 20.91MB, AAC). Your panel: Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker, Chris Barylick and Pierce Case. Topics include: Apple’s summer 2007 announcements: new iMacs, iLife ’08, iWork ’08 and Jason rants about how much he dislikes glossy […]

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Patents

Apple Files Patent for Retractable Port Technology

Opera’s been updated and the Skype network is apparently barfing on itself, but there’s still some cool news today. According to MacNN, Apple may be planning to offer a retractable set of ports on its future laptops. A recently discovered patent submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office outlines a “Connection System” in […]

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Software

Software Glitch Shuts Down Part of Skype Network

A blog entry over at VoIP software maker Skype‘s company blog has revealed that a bug is currently affecting the firm’s network (specifically, logging in) and appears to be affecting its European user base, according to Macworld News. The company, which has temporarily disabled downloads of its software, has stated that it expects to have […]

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Software

Opera 9.23 Released

On Wednesday, Opera Software released version 9.23 of its web browser. The new version, an 11.3 megabyte download, fixed four crash bugs located using Mozilla’s jsfunfuzz tool and repairs a stability issue with the Speed Dial feature. Opera 9.23 requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later to run and is coded as a Universal Binary […]

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Software

Wi-Fire Antenna Offers Wireless Ranges Up to 1,000 Feet

Wi-Fi’s never lacked for strength and unless you went by “Hef”, consistently wore a smoking jacket and were concerned about the state of the Grotto for your next party, you probably never pushed the range limits of your wireless system within your home. The Wi-Fire, a recently released USB wireless antenna by hField Technologies, may […]