OS X Lion slowdowns; could it be the hard drive?

There may be times after upgrading your Mac's operating system that you experience odd slowdowns on the system, either problems with general workflow or issues with booting the system. Apple's original hardware that shipped with its systems should run its supported operating systems very acceptably; however, some people may have upgraded hardware components of their systems (hard drives, RAM, etc.) and suspect incompatibility with those components as a root cause of the problems. MacFixIt reader Bruce wrote in with such a concern:Prior to updating to OS X Lion, I had one of those hybrid SSD drives installed in my Macbook Pro (a Seagate...

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RIM loses trademark ruling over 'BBX'

After losing an early round in its trademark dispute with a small New Mexico software provider over use of BBX, Research In Motion has opted for new name for its new operating system.  U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson in Albuquerque granted a temporary restraining order today requested by Basis International that bars RIM from using the BBX mark. In granting the request, the court concluded that "the BBX mark is identical to the mark which RIM is allegedly using to present its BBX product."  RIM representatives could not immediately be reached for comment, but the company said in a tweet that it had decided to rebrand...

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How to switch back to Yahoo! Mail Classic?

The new version of Yahoo! Mail is sleek, stylish and fast. But you need a faster Internet connection for better browsing experience. In slow connections you may experience some problems in opening your emails. Are you on Yahoo! too? Not happy with your Internet speed and unable to open your mails? Want to switch back to a previous version or Yahoo Mail Classic? If yes, follow the steps below and switch back to Yahoo! Mail Classic today.  How to return to Yahoo! Mail Classic: In Firefox go to Tools and open Options. Under the Content tab uncheck “Enable JavaScript”. Open Yahoo mail URL and login using your id and password. A...

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Apple iOS 5 review

At long last, iOS 5 is finally here, two days before the launch of the iPhone 4S. (Related: We've heard that a number of users have had problems installing the update this afternoon. Get the latest news on install issues in this post) Though iOS 5 is not as drastic of an upgrade as we saw with iOS 4 in June 2010, it does offer some much-needed and exciting enhancements for iOS users. A few are quiet and long overdue and others will seriously change how you use your Apple handset. On that note, perhaps the biggest of all is the addition of over-the-air updates, which obviate the need to tether your iPhone to a computer for ...

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iOS 5 upgraders reporting installation hiccups

Despite getting off to a smooth start, some users are experiencing problems upgrading to Apple's latest version of iOS.  Numerous users on Twitter and Apple's support forums are now reporting issues downloading the new version of the iOS software. The Next Web notes that most users with problems are getting a 3200 error, with the message that an "internal error" occurred, and that the upgrade process has been canceled as a result. Other users--including at least one CNET editor--have run into problems after successfully downloading the update, with iTunes spitting out an error message as the file was extracted. This is...

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Blackberry Servers DOWN AGAIN!!!

Research In Motion (RIM) has said it is investigating the reason why email services were disrupted for millions of BlackBerry owners in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, due to a crash that allegedly originated from a RIM data centre in Slough. Although emailing services do appear to be back to normal, the company has warned that Internet browsing and instant messaging services such as BBM may continue to run slower than usual until the problem is resolved entirely. When the disruption broke yesterday afternoon (10th October), the company released the following statement: “Our technical teams are working to return services...

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