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Apple seeds second Mac OS X 10.6.6 build to developer community

Less than a month after seeding the first beta, Apple has issued the second beta release of Mac OS X 10.6.6 this Thursday. Per AppleInsider, build 10J537 of Mac OS X Snow Leopard software update 10.6.6 is a 1000MB download and “contains developer support for fetching and renewing App Store receipts,” which could mean that […]

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VMWare releases Fusion 3.1.2 update

Late Friday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 3.1.2 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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Podcast

PowerPage Podcast Episode 146

PowerPage Podcast Episode 146 is up. In it we discuss LTE for iPhone, Retina Display for iPad, Apple POS and play “What’s on your Mac?”

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iPad News Software

BBC planning subscription-only iPlayer app for iPad in 2011

You love the BBC. And the BBC loves your iPad. Per paidContent:UKthe BBC has announced that it plans to begin the international launch of its lauded iPlayer catch-up service by first rolling out a paid subscription service for iPad users. While iPlayer itself is free, it’s included as part of the annual license fee that […]

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Apple TV News

Users report HDMI handshaking, connectivity issues with second-gen Apple TV

It’s a nifty thing, but perhaps a bug fix is in order. Per AppleInsider, some early adopters of Apple’s second-generation Apple TV are reporting issues with streaming HD rentals and problems completing “HDMI handshakes” between the new Apple TV and their HD TVs. Several discussion threads on Apple’s support forums related to issues with HD […]