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Patent application points to Apple developing a smart ring device that could offer notifications and control other devices

Apple is apparently looking into the smart ring market, which is another field the company needs to conquer. A newly-granted Apple patent posits the idea of a smart ring that would give Apple Watch-style haptic notifications, and let the wearer press on the surface to respond. The patent, entitled, “Ring Input Device With Pressure-Sensitive Input,” […]

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German data recovery company warns of possible hard drive failures in Apple Time Capsule units

As much as you may love your old Apple Time Capsule, it may be time to back up its data and move on to a different drive. Per German data recovery company Datenrettung Berlin, Apple’s Time Capsule, which was discontinued in 2018, could pose a risk to users, as a flaw in the Seagate drive inside […]

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Carbon Copy Cloner updated to 3.5.3

On Tuesday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, reached version 3.5.3. The new version, an 11.4 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – This update is fully qualified on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and now OS […]

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Opera web browser updated to 16.0.1196.73

If you’re an Opera web browser fan, this might come in handy. On Friday, Opera Software released version 16.0.1196.73 of its web browser. The new version, a 54.6 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Quick typing strings at address field doesn’t start search. – Corrected positioning and sizing. – Fixed […]

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VMWare Fusion 6 released, offers Mavericks, Windows 8.1 support

You can’t knock the new version of a pretty useful virtualization application. Per 9to5Mac, VMware has just released the immediate availability of VMware Fusion 6 and VMware Fusion 6 Professional. The new version of the virtualization software boasts over 50 new features and is prepared for the new operating systems coming from both Apple (Mavericks) […]