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iPad iPhone iPod News Software

Amazon counters against Siri, purchases Yap voice recognition startup

When in doubt about the competition, roll your own version and see what happens. As competition between Amazon and Apple in the mobile devices market continues to grow, the online retailer has purchased a voice-to-text company called Yap. Per The Atlantic, a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that Amazon’s acquisition […]

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MacBook Pro News Software

2011 MacBook Pro-Specific Boot Camp 3.2 update appears to lead to brightness issues

Here’s the thing with updates: they’re great and generally resolve problems and turn a disaster around. Then there’s the other 10% for whom they make the sky fill with brimstone, the seas boil over and cause your cat to start waltzing across the living room floor with your terrier. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s small Boot Camp […]

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How-To Software

How-To: First Mac OS X 10.5.7 Problems Reported, Fixes Offered

Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.7 update has been released, none of my Macs are on fire and I consider this a good thing. Still, there’s bound to be problems and the hep cats at MacFixIt have begun to collect reports on a couple of outstanding issues: Blue Screen This update may automatically restart your computer […]