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Apple TV Hack News

Developers unveil demo of MobileX hack, allow Apple TV units to run full-screen iOS apps

This could prove really nifty. Per AppleInsider, hackers have developed a workaround that enables full-screen versions of iOS apps for the iPad to run on a jailbroken Apple TV device. Steve Troughton-Smith and a developer known as “TheMudkip” published over the weekend photos and video of the hack, dubbed MobileX, for Apple’s set-top box. “MobileX […]

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MacBook Pro News

2011 MacBook Pro notebooks may be locking up/temperature spiking under heavy CPU/GPU loads

It’s not as specific a problem as you might like but it’s getting some attention. Per MacRumors, a lengthy discussion thread on Apple’s discussion forum reveals an issue that some new 2011 MacBook Pro owners have been having with their new machines. A MacRumors discussion thread also mirrors some of the complaints. Forum user lithast […]

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How-To MacBook MacBook Pro

How-To: Work around Apple notebook blank screens

As trusty and reliable as your MacBook or MacBook Pro may be, there are times where it will hate you and its screen will go blank. Sometimes this will take place as you’re working, other times after a restart or when waking up from sleep. The cool cats at CNET have assembled the following useful […]

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iPhone News

Rick Astley Worm Appears for Jailbroken iPhones

When your iPhone’s been rickrolled, that’s saying something. Per CNET, reports started spreading this weekend that iPhone users in Australia had been falling victim to “ikee,” a worm that replaces default wallpaper with a picture of Rick Astley, the British pop singer whose song “Never Gonna Give You Up” has gained eternal infamy thanks to […]

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Software

Carbon Copy Cloner Updated to 3.2

Late Tuesday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, has released version 3.2 of the program. The new version, a 2.8 megabyte download, adds the following changes: Prior to version 3, CCC would not delete items at the root level of the target volume if those items were not […]