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Microsoft demonstrates updated Start button for Windows 8.1, feature to arrive on June 26th

If you’re using Windows 8 on your Mac, there’s some changes coming down the pipe. Per The Verge, Microsoft demonstrated a number of new features in Windows 8.1 earlier this week, but the company briefly showed the return of the Start button as well. During Computex this week the company took the time to fully […]

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Apple, Sony reach agreement, all three major music labels signed of for anticipated WWDC iRadio launch

Give them time at the negotiation table and they will come. Per AppleInsider and AllThingsD, Sony Music, the last big kahuna they were waiting for, has reportedly signed a deal with Apple for its anticipated “iRadio” streaming music service, marking the last of the three major music labels to reach an agreement. The story cites […]

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Developer locates data speed-throttling code in iOS for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint devices

You might not like this. Per Joseph Brown’s iTweakiOS and Cult of Mac, specialized code exists on iPhones and iPads operating on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, which limits the devices’ network settings to effectively caps data bandwidth. Brown took snapshots of the iOS code managing the three carriers’ network settings as applied to an iPhone […]

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Dropbox updated to 2.2.0

It’s hard to dislike a good bug fix. On Thursday, Dropbox released version 2.2.0 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 31 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – New notifications badge. – Refactoring of core sync engine. – Improved memory usage. – Startup […]

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Apple releases Aperture 3.4.5 update

Late Wednesday, Apple released version 3.4.5 of Aperture, its pro-grade image editing application. The new version, which is available as a direct download or via Mac OS X’s Software update feature, is a 548.6 megabyte download and offers the following fixes and changes: – Addresses an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when […]