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Beijing-area scalpers buying up Genius Bar appointments, selling them online

If you’re planning on traveling to China in the near term, you might want to be aware of this. Per the Beijing Morning News, Beijing ticket scalpers have found a new way to make money on Apple: booking up all available Genius Bar appointments and then offering them for sale online. Ticket scalpers usually make […]

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Apple TV News Software

Apple TV update offers HBO Go, ESPN, Sky News, other changes

The new Apple TV update is in. And it offers some nifty stuff. Per The Mac Observer, Apple expanded its content lineup for Apple TV on Wednesday when it announced that HBO GO and WatchESPN are both available directly through the home entertainment device. Along with HBO and ESPN, Apple also added Sky News, Crunchyroll […]

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News security

Apple rolls out two-step ID recovery option to additional countries

This might help keep your Apple ID credentials a bit safer. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple recently introduced two-step verification for your Apple ID in certain countries, and the process is now being expanded to the rest of the world. The feature, which requires two different codes for verifying your Apple ID was initially […]

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News Software

Dropbox updated to 2.0.2

You can’t knock a credible update. On Tuesday, Dropbox released version 2.0.2 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 27.4 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix a bug on OS X where the tray popup isn’t repositioned properly when plugging in an […]

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Dropbox updated to 1.6.0

An update’s an update. Late Friday, Dropbox released version 1.6.0 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 23.1 megabyte download, which adds the following fixes and changes: – New icons! (Retina support!). – Improved performance through use of Python 2.7. – New Mac installer (just double click!). – Faster […]