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Apple confirms plans for $1.3 billion Iowa data center, looks to begin construction in 2018

Apple on Thursday confirmed plans that the company plans to create a new data center in Waukee, Iowa. The project, which will cost $1.3 billion, is also expected to provide up to $100 million more for a “Public Improvement Fund.” The complex, near Des Moines, will span 400,000 square feet, and handle services like Siri, […]

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CrossOver updated to 12.5

You can’t knock an appreciable update. CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 12.5. The new version, an 84.9 megabyte download, is available as a demo, offers the following fix: WHAT’S NEW: – Drag and Drop. – System Tray Icons in the Mac Menu Bar. – Shaped windows and transparency. […]

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Mac OS X 10.7 features, release date, App Store-only purchase structure highlighted at WWDC

Ok, this might take a while to go through… Following up on Apple’s yearly Worldwide Developers Conference which opened today, Apple announced on Monday that Mac OS X 10.7 Lion will be available only in the Mac App Store, and the operating system upgrade will be available for just US$29.99. Per AppleInsider, a new developer […]

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Apple releases long-awaited Mac OS X 10.6.5 update

After months of beta versions and development, Apple has released its Mac OS X 10.6.5 update for its Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” operating system. The update, which varies in size depending on your presently installed version of the operating system, personally weighed in at over a 500 megabyte download. The update offers the […]

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Apple Releases Second Mac OS X 10.6.2 Developer Build, Focuses on Wide Array of Fixes

Apple’s second beta of its Mac OS X 10.6.2 update hit the developer circles recently, the new build incorporating numerous fixes for a wide variety of issues. Sources familiar with the latest build, dubbed 10C519f, said the update addresses nearly 150 “general focus areas” ranging from applications like Address Book, Photo Booth and QuickTime Player […]