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Bookle brings ePub reading to the Mac

While reading ebooks on your iOS devices is fairly pleasant, thanks to Apple’s iBooks app, the company has yet to release any such program for the Mac. To fill this void, Tidbits Publishing and Stairways Software have collaborated to create Bookle, a DRM-free ePub reader. Continue reading

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Humble Indie Bundle 4 debuts, offers up to seven games

The fourth instalment of the Humble Indie Bundle, a set of DRM-free multi-platform games offered at a special low price to aid charities, is now live. The bundle includes up to seven games in which buyers name their own price and decide how the funds of their purchase should be allocated…. Continue reading

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iTunes Match: Many Apple IDs under one iCloud

With iTunes Match, families with several Apple IDs can consolidate all their music purchases–even those encumbered by DRM. Here’s how to do it. Continue reading

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‘iPad Mini’ Rumors Revived with Claims of 7.85-Inch Screen

Taiwan’s United Daily News reports [ Google translation ] that Apple has received samples of 7.85-inch screens carrying the same 1024×768 resolution of the current iPad. The report ( via Unwired View ) claims that AU Optronics and LG DIsplay have sent samples of the display to Apple, which is reportedly targeting a launch for the “iPad mini” early next year Continue reading

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Memorial Service for Steve Jobs Brings Tributes from Family and Friends

Memorial services for Steve Jobs continued over the weekend, with one arranged for family and friends at Stanford University’s Memorial Church drawing a number of high-profile personalities to celebrate Jobs’ life. According to The Wall Street Journal , the service included remarks from a number of Jobs’ family members, as well as close friend and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Apple design guru Jony Ive. Steve Jobs’s widow Laurene Powell Jobs, sister Mona Simpson and three of his children spoke at the memorial service held for the Apple co-founder on Sunday, according to two people who attended. Continue reading

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