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Blizzard optimizing Diablo III to take advantage of Retina Display MacBook Pro

This could turn out to be very, very awesome. On Thursday, Blizzard announced that its best-selling Diablo III title currently runs on the new MacBook Pro at the native resolution of its Retina display and that the developer is working on further improvements to the title specific to Apple’s latest notebook. Per AppleInsider, Blizzard said […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.1.18

VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.1.18. The new version, a 92.7 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – VMM: fixed VERR_REM_VIRTUAL_CPU_ERROR under rare conditions after the guest has been reset (bug #5164 and others). – VMM: fixed host freezes with 64-bit guests on 32-bit […]

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Testing shows Retina Display MacBook Pro capable of powering 3 external monitors

Ok, this is cool. Per Other World Computing, testing has shown that Apple’s new Retina Display-equipped 15-inch MacBook Pro can power up to three external monitors for an impressive total of four screens. The peripheral sales company put the new flagship professional-level laptop through its paces by hooking it up to two iMacs in display […]

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Microsoft announces Windows 8 release date for this fall, shows off NFC features

It may not be your favorite operating system, but it’s good to have on hand. Microsoft announced today that its Windows 8 operating system will launch this fall alongside Windows 8 for PCs and the new Surface tablet, featuring e-wallet support with NFC chips, as well as support for high-definition screens. Windows Phone 8 was […]

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LG pinpointed as supplier for MacBook Pro Retina Display

Per a tweet by iFixit, electronics maker LG was identified as one of the parties responsible for the new Retina Display in the recently-released 15-inch MacBook Pro notebook. Particular interest has been paid to who supplies components to Apple since its largest supplier, Samsung, has become a fierce rival and legal opponent. Over the last […]