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Staples confirms sale of Apple accessories in brick and mortar locations across U.S. and Canada in Q1

It had to happen sometime. Per Reuters, office supply retailer Staples began offering Apple accessories on its U.S. online store last month, and now the office supply retail chain has confirmed the merchandise will soon be available in stores as well. The retailer Staples announced fourth quarter and full year 2012 performance earnings on Wednesday, […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.8.3 build 12D76 to developer community

Every step closer to OS X 10.8.3 is a good one, right? Per the cool cats at 9to5Mac, Apple released OS X 10.8.3 build 12D74 to developers on Tuesday with no major changes. Apple isn’t listing any known issues, and the company once again asked developers to focus on AirPlay, AirPort, Game Center, Graphics Drivers, […]

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Canadian thieves rob Vancouver-area Apple Store location using bear spray as weapon

If you’re going to steal thousands of dollars worth of Apple products north of the border, remember to bring along bear spray. Per the National Post, thieves armed with bear spray hit the Oakridge Mall Apple Store in Vancouver just before closing in Monday, spraying roughly 40 people and making off with an unknown number […]

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Oracle releases emergency Java patch, advises users to update to latest version

This is why updates were invented. Per CNET, in response to discovering that hackers were actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in Java running in Web browsers, Oracle has released an emergency patch that it says should deal with the problem. “These vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., they may be exploited over a network […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPads could arrive in April, iPhone 5S to hit in August

The rumor mill continues, but this time it offers a name for the next-gen iPhone as well as potential release dates. Per iMore, Apple is planning the release of the iPhone 5S for this summer, currently for August. Next generation iPads, presumably the iPad 5 and potentially the iPad mini 2, may also debut as […]