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Dropbox 1.7.7 beta released

You can’t knock a steady stream of update-based goodness. On Tuesday, Dropbox released a public beta of version 1.7.7 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 21.9 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix a bug where notifications may enter a bad state […]

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Rumor: Fifth-gen iPad to take after iPad mini, feature slimmer design

Sometimes it’s the leaked case specs that give it away. Per MacRumors, Apple accessory manufacturer MiniSuit has already created a case for the upcoming fifth-generation iPad, based on data and specifications received from what the site claims is a reliable source. Case manufacturers (in this case, accessory maker MiniSuit) often obtain case specs ahead of […]

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Primate Labs testing shows 3-5% performance bump for updated Retina Display MacBook Pro notebooks

If you waited a bit for the newer Retina display MacBook Pros, then you get to feel somewhat wise at this moment in time. Per the cool cats at Primate Labs, a series of cross-platform Geekbench 2 tests founds slight jumps in performance for the new models. The 13-inch model, which got a 100MHz bump […]

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Flip4Mac updated to 3.1.0.24

Late last week, software developer Telestream has released version 3.1.0.24 of Flip4Mac, its QuickTime components package which allows for Windows Media files to be viewed, imported and converted under Mac OS X. The new release, a 66.3 megabyte download, includes the following fixes and changes: New Features: – Added support for Retina displays. – Added […]

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Google opens Maps API to entire developer base

Well, this is one pretty definite way to win the GPS app war… Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Google has expanded its Google maps SDK for iOS developers. The SDK, which was quietly launched back in December, allowed developers to do two things: first, they can embed Google Maps in their apps instead of Apple […]