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Apple patent shows interest in adjusting on-screen brightness according to content being shown

This could lead to some interesting stuff. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a patent discovered on Tuesday outlines a system in which displays like the iPhone and iPad’s Retina panels are automatically dimmed based on what type of content is showing on screen, allowing for portable devices to conserve energy. The U.S. […]

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MacBook Air News Software

Apple releases MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.6 for mid-2012 MacBook Air notebooks

You can’t knock a useful firmware update. Late Wednesday, Apple released its MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.6 for its mid-2012 MacBook Air notebooks. The update, a 5 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Fixes a color issue with HDMI displays connected to MacBook Air. – Resolves an issue with Windows which […]

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Finance News Software

Apple purchases Color Labs’ talent base for indeterminate price

Your favorite computer company bought up the talent, not the office supplies (including the trusty coffee maker) Per All Things D, Apple didn’t buy social video startup Color, but it did acquire its engineering team of about 20 employees for as much as $5 million. Disputing a rumor that surfaced on Wednesday claiming that Apple […]

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Apple TV News Software

Apple TV 4.2.1 update released, addresses “HDTV flicker” issue

Apple on Tuesday released a minor update for its second-generation Apple TV set top box, with software version 4.2.1 addressing an issue that caused screen flickering on some older high-definition TVs. Per AppleInsider, the Apple TV Software Update 4.2.1 can now be downloaded directly from the device. It applies only to the second-generation Apple TV, […]

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Hardware News

Apple may be relaxing liquid/spill-damage repair policies

A series of internal policy documents leaked to Boy Genius Report shows that Apple may be amending its liquid damage repair policy. Apple’s mobile devices, which currently come with small Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) patches that react and change color when in contact with water, uses the color change to determine whether a device has […]