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Apple releases iOS 4.3.1 update

Apple on Friday released iOS 4.3.1, the latest update to its mobile operating system. The update includes a handful of bug fixes and security patches for iOS devices. Per Macworld, the update centers around a pair of graphics-related fixes: one for an occasional glitch on the 4th-generation iPod touch and one for flickering problems when […]

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Mac OS X 10.6.7 internal references point to widening graphics card support for future Mac hardware

Dig around inside an update’s code and you’ll find all sorts of interesting stuff. Per the tonymacx86 Blog, the Mac OS X 10.6.7 update for early 2011 Mac Book Pro models features native graphics acceleration for some Radeon HD 5000- and 6000-series cards. The supported cards are off-the-shelf graphics processing units, not Mac-only cards as […]

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U.S. Apple Store iPad 2 order times improve to 3-4 weeks

If you’ve been hankering for a new iPad 2, there’s good news for you. Availability of the iPad 2 has begun to improve, as Apple has eased the estimated ship time to between three and four weeks for new orders through its online store in the U.S. Per AppleInsider, the new estimated shipping times for […]

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Some users report freezes while using FaceTime on iPad 2

There’ll always be a few bugs to sort out, no matter how popular a new device is. Per AppleInsider, some users have reported freezing issues with the FaceTime video chat feature, requiring a restart of the device. A handful of users on Apple’s support forums have posted to a growing thread where they have described […]

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VLC 1.1.8 update released

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 1.1.8. The new version, a 25.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Security update regarding video width concerning some demuxers. – Support for a new Dirac encoder […]