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Apple releases long-awaited iOS 5.1 update

You’ve been craving it for months and it’s finally here. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple has released its iOS 5.1 update for qualifying iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices. The update, which can be located, snagged and installed via iTunes, adds the following fixes and changes: – Japanese language support for Siri (availability may […]

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iPhone iPod News

BMW announces support for iOS 4 “iPod Out” API for upcoming car models

When the “iPod Out” API was mentioned at Apple’s iOS 4 preview event back in April, no one really knew what it was. Still, this didn’t stop BMW Group from mentioning that it had integrated iPod Out into its newest BMW and Mini vehicle entertainment systems. Per Macworld, the iPod Out API allows car manufacturers […]

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Apple releases iTunes 9.1.1 update

Late Tuesday, Apple released iTunes 9.1.1, the latest version of its multimedia/jukebox application for Mac OS X. The new version, an 93.6 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Addresses several stability issues with VoiceOver. – Addresses a usability issue with VoiceOver and Genius Mixes. – Addresses issues with converting songs to 128 […]

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Apple TV Software

Apple TV 3.0 Out the Door

About six weeks after dropping the 40 gigabyte Apple TV model and reducing the price on the remaining 160 gigabyte model to US$229, Apple has released version 3.0 of its Apple TV software. Per Macworld, the updated software offers a new main menu interface that provides direct access to rented and purchased movies, TV shows, […]

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How-To

How-To: Work Around Delays, Hangs in Time Machine

Let’s face it, Time Machine is a spiffy and useful thing as well as one of the main bells and whistles of Mac OS X 10.5. This isn’t to say it’s without its bugs and despite Apple’s best efforts, there are times where backups appear to hang or stall out sans warning. You may be […]