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Apple patent points out company’s exploration of 3D gestures/input controls for devices

Per the cool cats at Free Patents Online, Apple is apparently investigating new ways of interacting with devices, such as using hand gestures to navigate and control a video recording system without touching anything. Apple’s interest in hands-off control of a device like an iPhone, iPad or Mac was revealed this week in a new […]

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MacBook Air MacBook Pro Software

Apple releases MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.3, MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.2 upgrades

Late Wednesday, Apple released EFI firmware updates for both its 2011 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebooks. The updates, which weigh in at a 4.1 megabyte download and a 4 megabyte download, respectively, fix several issues to improve the stability of Apple’s mid-2011notebooks. The update includes fixes that enhance the stability of Lion Recovery from […]

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News Software

Apple releases Thunderbolt Software Update 1.1 firmware upgrade

Late Tuesday, Apple released its Thunderbolt Software Update 1.1 firmware upgrade for its Thunderbolt-equipped Macs running Mac OS X 10.7 (“Lion”). The update, a 72.53 megabyte download, provides support for the Apple Thunderbolt Display and bug fixes for Thunderbolt device compatibility. In addition to the direct download, Thunderbolt Software Update 1.1 is available through Mac […]

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News Software

Apple releases iPhoto 9.2.1 update

Along with almost everything else, Apple released iPhoto 9.2.1 on Thursday, the latest version of its image organization and editing application. The update, a 357 megabyte download which can be be snagged directly or via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature, offers the following major fix: – Addresses an issue that could cause iPhoto to […]