June 19, 2013

E-books Related Antitrust Case Spins Up

Eddy Cue

Apple’s e-book deal has long been in the limelight of the heated debate. The e-book antitrust trial has been closely watched by industry players, Apple fans and the rivals of the ‘fruit company’ as well. Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered some brief answers for the questions the prosecutors from U.S. Justice Department asked; Cue was questioned on June 13, and prosecutors wanted to solidify that Apple worked together with nation’s five largest e-book publishers to set the prices for the electronic books.
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MacBook Pro Retina Protective Casing

MacBook Pro Retina Casing

Even though Apple’s MacBooks are quite sturdy and durable, it can be a bit depressing to pull it out of the bag and discover a new scratch on the aluminum case. For those, who wants to put some additional protection on his or her MacBook Pro Retina casing, there is HardShell Case. This $60 protective case from Handy Candy Cases can do great in protecting your precious device.
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Useful Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Mac

Improve Your Mac

Mac owners, here are some useful tips and tricks that will help to improve Mac performance and reduce some negative effects on the device. The thing is that sometimes a Mac laptop runs a lot hotter than it must in normal conditions. The device gets toaster in no time, which leads not only to some noise from the working fan that has to cool operating environment, but also to slower and worse performance. As a matter of fact, heat can have a negative influence on the battery life, or damage some other core components. Certainly, there is a system that prevents dangerous overheat of hardware parts, but it is still advised not to allow a Mac to become extremely hot. Thus, it is possible to use iStat Menus, showing the temperature.
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Latest iOS Software Update to Fix Speakerphone

iOS Software Update

iPhone 5 owners will surely appreciate a recent iOS software update, which is aimed at improving speakerphone. As a matter of fact, iOS 6.1.4 can be applied only to the latest smartphones of the “fruit company.” The latest update is rather small, being only 11.5MB and containing an improved audio profile for speakerphone. It can be suggested that the update will improve the quality of audio for people on the other side of the speakerphone. However, it is simply a guess and it is still unclear what exactly iOS 6.1.4 will do.
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European Escalation Strategy War Game Review

Wargame: European Escalation

European escalation is a challenging strategy game letting experienced strategy players enjoy a sense of immersion and a close-to-modernity setting. The game gives a view of what Europe might have been. A technically accomplished piece focuses ‘hardened’ strategy gamers, and could seem a bit daunting for those with less experience.
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WWDC Tickets Sold Out, Apple Handpicks Select Developers

WWDC

The WWDC tickets are selling like pancakes, and are almost sold out in mere minutes. Apple had to reportedly reach out to a select number of developers who weren’t able to get tickets in time, and gave them another chance to purchase tickets for the annual developer’s conference.
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