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Apple announces next-gen MacBook Air notebooks, adds USB 3.0, Ivy Bridge and larger capacity flash storage

The MacBook Air may not have received a Retina Display, but it has some cool new stuff under the hood. Per AppleInsider, Apple announced the new generation of the lightweight notebook today, the new generation featuring USB 3.0 as well as Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, and configurations running up to 2.0GHz in speed with […]

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Dropbox updated to 1.5.1 via public beta

You just can’t knock a decent Dropbox update. On Friday, Dropbox released a beta of version 1.5.1 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 22.4 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed “lazy” install not working on 10.4. – Fixed rare bug where Dropbox will notify […]

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Google releases Picasa 3.9.9.637 update

Over the weekend, software giant Google released Picasa 3.9.9.637, the latest version of its photo organization program for the Mac. Once installed, Picasa imports (without moving or copying) photos from the iPhoto library as well as other folders and external hard drives on your Mac. The program also includes assorted editing tools for straightening, text […]

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Rumor: Apple expected to phase out 17-inch MacBook Pro in upcoming hardware generation

The 17-inch MacBook Pro had a great run, but it may not be long for this world. Per AppleInsider, With a new MacBook lineup said to be on the way, Apple is expected to discontinue its 17-inch MacBook Pro this year, and might even ax the Pro lineup entirely in favor of the “new MacBook” […]

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Adium updated to 1.5.1

Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.5.1. The new version, a 23.7 megabyte download adds the following fixes and changes: – Adium is now securely signed with an Apple Developer ID […]