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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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Vulnerabilities noted for several models of Seagate external drives, patch offered

If you’re using a Seagate external hard drive, you may want to be aware of both the security risks present on the drive as well as the patch that was just released to fix the vulnerability. A series of vulnerabilities primarily affect owners of Seagate Wireless Plus Mobile Storage, Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage, and LaCie […]

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Apple extends warranty for 2009 iMac, cites known hard drive issue

There’s nothing like a quiet warranty extension to put your mind at ease. Per MacRumors, Apple on Friday quietly extended its iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program coverage back two years to include models sold from October 2009, effectively adding almost two years to the initiative which previously included machines sold between May and […]

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Initial tests show forthcoming OS X 10.8.2 update may help resolve battery life issues

They may not be scientific tests, but they prove a point. Per the intensely cool cats at The Mac Observer, a set of tests published on Monday claim to show significant a boost in MacBook battery life using a new developer build of OS X Mountain Lion, with the latest beta showing an 85-minute increase […]

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MSI demoes external Thunderbolt-based GPU for Apple notebooks at CES

Ok, this is interesting. Over at CES this week, MSI is showing off a new external graphics solution that can connect to a Mac through a high-speed Thunderbolt port. Per AnandTech, the MSI GUS IIrelies on the high bandwidth capacity of the 10Gbps Thunderbolt port found on the latest Mac models, including the MacBook Pro […]