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OWC announces 8GB RAM modules for 2011 model MacBook Pro, Mac mini units

Ok, if there’s one computer part you sort of have to splurge on, it’s RAM. And there’s no real argument against that. Per MacNN, Mac outfitter Other World Computing has announced its RAM kits for the 2011 model MacBook Pro and Mac minis with its DDR3 1333MHz 8GB modules. The modules will also work with […]

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Skype WiFi out the door, focuses on offering cheap Internet access abroad

You asked for a cheap way to communicate on the road and Skype seems to have something to offer… Per AppleInsider, Skype on Wednesday released a new iOS application that will offer iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users access to over 1 million WiFi hotspots around the globe for a nominal pay-as-you-go basis. The Skype […]

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iPad News

Delta to begin testing iPad units in “electronic flight bag” capacity for crew members

Have iPad, will travel. Per Flightglobal, Delta Airlines has started testing iPads as electronic flight bags domestically, in order to evaluate the viability of replacing printed on-board manuals and other information with digital versions and custom iOS applications. The airline is interested in “digitizing on-board flight information that has typically been printed out,” Flightglobal has […]

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Controversy surfaces over Kagi’s VisualHub updater

There’s good news and bad news. The good news: VisualHub, a beloved video converter utility that exported to roughly nine zillion formats but was discontinued in 2008, has been updated with support from the author. The bad news: It apparently wasn’t updated in a way that the author, Tyler Loch, approved of. Per Macworld, Kagi, […]

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iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple to invest $1 billion in Sharp plant to produce iPhone, iPad LCD units

A rumor is percolating that Apple is planning to invest US$1 billion in a new Sharp factory for building screens for its iPhone and iPad products has resurfaced, just days after a separate report claimed that the next-generation iPad has been delayed in part because of production constraints from the supplier. Per Reuters, MF Global […]