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Apple drops Mac OS X 10.5.7 update

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  Sure, they are late by a few days but here it is. The 10.5.7 version is available now from the Software Update and brings in lots of fixes and other improvements. Changelog: General – Includes latest security fixes. – Includes additional RAW image support for several third-party cameras. – Improves performance of video playback […]

Water damaged iPhone? Apple can help you

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  Whatever you say it – Apple’s sudden change of mind or to clear out the inventory in wake of a newer model, this is some good news for iPhone users. Apple is now offering a replacement to users who have damaged their devices because of some liquid. The program applies for out of warranty […]

Apple seeds fifth beta of iPhone OS 3.0

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  Apple has released the fifth beta of iPhone OS 3.0. Developers can now get the latest build (7A312g) along with a new version of iTunes 8.2, which is necessary in order to activate the beta. Apple is no longer following the 2 week release cycle as this one reaches the devs in just 8 […]

Online App Store Catalog lists QuickPWN

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  What the heck is this? If crazy App Store approval process was not enough, Apple is listing now QuickPWN on their website. The description however reads “for fun games, iPhone and iPod touch news, and important site updates”, which turns out to be the description of an unofficial QuickPWN site. Even though the site […]

Is this an Apple netbook? Yes, but its pencil drawn

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  So Cult of Mac received an image from their “trusted contributor” claiming to be an Apple netbook. However, it turns out to be that the purported netbook is nothing but a pencil drawn wooden model. Kyle Buckner is the mastermind of this creation which is a ¾ scale model of Macbook made out of […]

730MB Myst game arrives on the App Store

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  I’ll confess I have never played Myst. But going through the Wikipedia page and learning how successful it was in its times, I thought to give it a try until I knew its download size. Heck, it’s a 727MB download and needs 1.5GB during installation (around 750MB is freed after the installation). So what […]

WSJ: Apple hiring people to build chips for future Apple products

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  Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is building up a secret army that will help them develop chips for future Apple products. Apple’s recent appointment of Raja Koduri from AMD, more than 100 Apple employees on Linkedin having past experience in the semiconductor industry and job postings with descriptions like “testing the functional […]