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It’s a little late for those of us that completed college with several pounds’ worth of textbooks in our back(breaking)packs, but Barnes & Noble is looking to lighten the load for future generations.  The bookseller today unveiled NOOKstudy, an “e-textbook” platform that runs on Windows or Mac — no Nook required. Set to go live [...]

Read more NOOKstudy: Barnes & Noble goes to school

by Pedro Hernandez on July 12, 2010 · 0 comments

A new phone launch means that you’ll need some form of update in order to be ready to take care of syncing up your digital bits. In that case Apple has you well covered. iTunes 9.2 has been released which brings along Apple iPhone 4 (once you manage to get your grubby little hands on [...]

Read more Apple iTunes hits 9.2 for your iPhone 4 managing needs

by Rafael Hernandez on June 16, 2010 · 0 comments

If you’re of the Snow Leopard using persuasion you’ll be happy, or upset at the prospect of propagating, to know that Apple has released an update for their Mac OS X software bringing it to version 10.6.4. A number of bug squashes are detailed including fixes that should allow Adobe Creative Suite 3 apps to [...]

Read more Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update launched fixes aplenty

by Rafael Hernandez on June 15, 2010 · 0 comments

Did you install Apple OS X on a lowly Intel Atom-based netbook? Proud of your tech-fu? If you answered yes, then be sure to skip the next Snow Leopard update from Apple. According to reports, Mac OS X Leopard 10.6.2 is incompatible with Intel’s netbook powerhouse, the Atom processor, delivering a blow to folks that [...]

Read more Apple nixes Atom-based Hackintoshes

by Pedro Hernandez on November 2, 2009 · 0 comments

Adobe’s Flash Player (versions 9.0.159.0 and 10.0.22.87) had a bit of a security issue that could have allowed malicious individuals to crash Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems and run arbitrary code which could compromise a system.Given how pervasive their…

Read more Adobe Flash Patched, Security Threats Averted….for now

by Rafael Hernandez on July 30, 2009 · 0 comments

Platforms are built by developers, not so much by the ones hired by companies for the initial design but by the devs that decide to write programs for your brand new operating system or fancy gadget. Apple’s iPhone has been…

Read more Apple iPhone Application Store Confuses and Confounds Developers

by Rafael Hernandez on July 20, 2009 · 0 comments

Palm Pre had a nice little launch gift for Apple iTunes users in the form of displaying itself as an iPod once connected to a computer which allowed it to sync music onto the phone.Apple hasn’t taken too kindly to…

Read more Apple Updates iTunes, Palm Pre Locked Out…For Now

by Rafael Hernandez on July 15, 2009 · 0 comments

Apple’s iPhone 3GS represents a major upgrade for the company’s smart phone lineup offering a number of improved components that boost its speed and multimedia capabilities. Unfortunately some of its software updates might be silently robbing the device of battery…

Read more The Case of the Mysteriously Draining Apple iPhone 3GS Battery

by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2009 · 0 comments

In case you missed the veritable flood of news concerning the topic Mozilla’s Firefox version 3.5 final has been released. The latest version boasts improved performance and standards compliance which is always nice.As far as the performance claim there is…

Read more Firefox 3.5 Released

by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2009 · 0 comments

It’s not that Apple doesn’t try, oh they put as much effort as humanly (and Steve Job..ily) possible but you can’t expect all of their OS X updates to be insanely feature packed and full of new programs.Still their…

Read more Apple Snow Leopard Ships in September, Only a $29 Upgrade

by Rafael Hernandez on June 8, 2009 · 0 comments

Can’t attend WWDC? Neither can we, but you can be there virtually thanks to the live-blogging skills of the following sites. New iPhones? Will Snow Leopard show its spots? Steve Jobs? Click below to find out… Gizmodo Live Blog Phil…

Read more Apple WWDC Live Coverage List

by Pedro Hernandez on June 8, 2009 · 0 comments