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Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.

She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.

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New Report Summarizes Display Rumors for Future Apple Devices

Thursday October 3, 2013 11:42 am PDT by
Apple is shaking up the display market with a multitude of upcoming product debuts and enhancements, according to Korean site ET News. The site summarizes several known product rumors that will impact display manufacturers, including larger iPhone and iPads, an OLED iWatch, and IGZO displays for its MacBook lineup. Multiple reports have suggested that Apple is working on both a larger iPhone...
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'Baldur's Gate II' for Mac Arriving on November 15

Thursday October 3, 2013 10:28 am PDT by
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition will be released for the Mac on November 15, thanks to a collaboration between Beamdog, Atari, and Overhaul Games. The sequel to the popular Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is a remake of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and the expansion pack Throne of Bhaal. Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition combines both Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur’s ...
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Flaw in Chrome for iOS 7 Reveals Incognito Searches

Thursday October 3, 2013 9:32 am PDT by
Chrome's latest update, which added support for iOS 7, also included a significant flaw that was discovered by design firm Parallax (via TechCrunch). When using the search or address bar in an Incognito window within the app, browsing history will be saved and shared with the standard Google.com browser. Google’s Incognito mode is designed to keep searches for sensitive information...
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Hapilabs' Smart Fork Now Available for Pre-Order, Ships October 18

Wednesday October 2, 2013 4:42 pm PDT by
Hapilabs' HAPIfork first debuted at CES in January and after a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised more than $100,000, the product is ready to be shipped to consumers. The fork, which is designed to monitor eating habits, tracks movement through a capacitive sensor and a vibration motor, beaming information to a smartphone via Bluetooth. HAPIfork measures each movement from fork to...
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New Video Explores Possibility of Touch ID in Fifth-Generation iPad

Wednesday October 2, 2013 12:22 pm PDT by
A new video that explores the possibility of a Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the fifth-generation iPad has been released on YouTube channel Unbox Therapy. In the video, the purported front panel of the fifth-generation iPad is compared to a home button with a fingerprint sensor removed from the iPhone 5s and a home button removed from a standard iPhone. The standard home button does not...
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Nearly All Mobile Device Makers Cheat on Benchmarks, Except Apple and Motorola

Wednesday October 2, 2013 11:26 am PDT by
Following Tuesday's report that Samsung artificially inflates its benchmarking scores, well-respected hardware review site AnandTech has published evidence suggesting nearly all mobile manufacturers, with the exception of Apple and Motorola, use CPU/GPU optimizations to game benchmark tests. Samsung and other OEMs use a variety of methods to enhance device performance when a benchmark is...
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iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 to Be Equipped with 8-Megapixel Rear Cameras

Wednesday October 2, 2013 10:58 am PDT by
Apple's fifth-generation iPad and second-generation iPad mini may receive a significantly improved camera, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The current iPad and iPad mini both come equipped with a 5-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.4 aperture, which could be upgraded to an 8-megapixel camera with a larger aperture, similar to the camera included in the iPhone 5s. Though...
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Apple Releases Battery Fix SMC Firmware Update for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Retina MacBook Pro

Tuesday October 1, 2013 1:22 pm PDT by
Apple today released MacBook Air SMC update 1.9, along with MacBook Pro SMC Firmware update 1.8 and Retina MacBook Pro SMC update 1.1. The MacBook Air update is recommended for all MacBook Air models from mid 2012 to mid 2013 and addresses an issue that causes the battery to unexpectedly stop functioning.This update is recommended for MacBook Air (mid 2012 and mid 2013) models. This...
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Image of Logitech iPhone Game Controller Leaked

Tuesday October 1, 2013 12:48 pm PDT by
An image of what might be Logitech's upcoming MFi (Made for iPhone) controller for the iPhone has been leaked on Twitter by @evleaks, who has been known to provide reliable images in the past. The enclosure controller wraps around the iPhone, adding buttons and controls on either side of the phone and is similar to an earlier prototype that was leaked back in June. It also fits with teaser...
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Apple Hires Toronto Blue Jays Assistant General Manager for App Store Sports Section

Monday September 30, 2013 4:42 pm PDT by
Apple has hired Jay Sartori, the current assistant general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, to manage the sports and entertainment section of the App Store, reports SportsNet (via MG Siegler). Sartori is taking over as the tech titan’s manager of the App Store’s sports and entertainment category, a departure from the arbitration, contract and collective bargaining agreement interpretation ...
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Dropbox for Mac Updated with iPhoto Integration, Automatic Screenshot Uploads

Monday September 30, 2013 12:37 pm PDT by
Dropbox for Mac has been updated to version 2.4.0, adding an iPhoto importer that allows iPhoto users to automatically import photos from iPhoto directly to Dropbox. The feature works with iPhoto 7.0 and later, and can be accessed via the Import tab in the Preferences menu. With the import option turned on, photos uploaded to iPhoto will also be saved in a "Photos from iPhoto" folder within Dro...
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Apple Releases New Video Featuring iTunes Festival 'Moments'

Friday September 27, 2013 7:26 pm PDT by
Apple today published a new YouTube video highlighting some of the best moments of its 2013 iTunes Festival in London, which featured 60 artists over the course of 30 days. Artists that performed included Lady Gaga, The Lumineers, Queens of the Stone Age, Kings of Leon, Vampire Weekend, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and Jack Johnson. Though the festival was...
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Apple to Pay $40 to U.S. iPad 3G Purchasers in Unlimited Data Lawsuit

Friday September 27, 2013 4:08 pm PDT by
Following the culmination of a long-running class action lawsuit, AT&T and Apple are set to pay out $40 to customers who were affected when AT&T ended its unlimited data plan for the iPad 3G back in June of 2010, reports GigaOM.In a ruling issued this week in San Jose, California, US District Judge Ronald Whyte signed off on a plan that will see Apple pay $40 to everyone in the US who bought or...
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Apple to Resume In-Store Pickup Orders for iPhone 5s Next Week

Friday September 27, 2013 3:36 pm PDT by
On Monday, Apple began offering a Personal Pickup option for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c via its online purchase page and through its Apple Store app, giving customers a way to check in-store availability for each phone model and place orders for in-store pickup. The following day, Apple removed the in-store pickup option for iPhone 5s orders, leaving shoppers with the option of placing an ...
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Apple's Maps Team Hiring Web UI Designer for 'New Secret Project'

Friday September 27, 2013 1:03 pm PDT by
Apple today posted a new job listing seeking a Maps Web User Interface Designer to "design, develop, and maintain complex front-end code for a new secret project." While the job listing briefly mentions Maps, it appears that the position could have a broader web development focus. According to the posting, the designer would join a small team that is working on an advanced web platform that...
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Apple Hires Nike Design Director With Experience in Wearables

Friday September 27, 2013 11:25 am PDT by
Apple has hired former Nike design director Ben Shaffer, claims 9to5Mac, citing a source at Nike. Shaffer worked as the Studio Director of the "Innovation Kitchen", Nike’s research and development lab, which produced popular Nike products like the Nike Fuelband and the Flyknit shoe. While it is unknown what position Shaffer will take on at Apple, it seems likely that he will be involved in the ...
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FAA Advisory Committee Recommends Relaxation of Electronic Device Restrictions on Commercial Aircraft

Thursday September 26, 2013 7:39 pm PDT by
The Federal Aviation Administration advisory committee has recommended that electronic device restrictions on commercial aircraft be relaxed. According to the committee, airline passengers should be permitted to use smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and other personal electronic devices during taxi, takeoff and landing.The 28-member committee agreed on the recommendations during a closed-door...
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Evernote Teams Up With Adonit for Fine-Point Bluetooth Stylus

Thursday September 26, 2013 12:56 pm PDT by
Evernote and Adonit today announced a partnership that will see the latter producing the new Jot Script Evernote Edition Stylus, which has a tip that measures just 1.9mm. The large, inaccurate tip of current capacitive styluses is a common complaint that the Jot Script aims to overcome. The stylus uses Adonit’s newly developed Pixelpoint technology, which utilizes the accelerometer,...
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Apple Updates System Status Page to Include iOS Device Activation

Thursday September 26, 2013 12:27 pm PDT by
Apple today updated its System Status page (via 9to5Mac) to include iOS Device Activations, allowing users to check whether or not the iOS Device Activation servers are online and functional. These servers are responsible for the setup and activation of new iOS devices, such as the iPhone 5s, and have experienced some outages in recent weeks. The System Status site tracks the majority of...
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Apple Has Raised $65 Million for (Product) RED Fight Against AIDS

Thursday September 26, 2013 11:54 am PDT by
U2 singer Bono, who heads up the (Product) RED charity Apple has collaborated with since 2006, today announced (via TechCrunch) Apple has raised more than $65 million to fight AIDS in Africa. Since it first debuted a special edition (Product) RED iPod nano in 2006, Apple has released a number of (RED) devices, including several iPod nanos and shuffles. The company has also produced a (RED) iPad...