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Back in May, I told you about FDX Reader. Recently, Quote-Unquote Apps has released an update to their fantastic screenplay reader, making it both more mobile and less expensive. Developed along with screenwriter John August, it is currently the only app on the App Store that will read Final Draft screenplay files natively.

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Apple has launched a repair extension program for certain 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs. The models — which shipped to customers between May 2011 and July 2011 — are prone to the failure of their internal 1TB Seagate hard drives.

Apple will replace these drives free of charge via the Genius Bar Apple-Authorized Service Providers.

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Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 4, and much to our surprise they have enabled over the air updating!

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The truly wonderful guys over at iFixit made an interesting discovery earlier today. It seems that the new Mac minis may actually be able to house two hard drives.

How is this possible, you may ask?

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Steve is taking a spin on the Star Destroyer, prepping for that fancy spaceship-esque new building of his. Are you uploading your fun shots to our Flickr pool? What? You didn’t know about it? Then click below and keep on reading.

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Lion, Lion, Lion, that’s all you guys are talking about this week. It’s on everyone’s minds, including our friend Grant Hutchinson. He gathered up all his antiquated install media to take a family portrait. Nice shot!

Image Credit: Grant Hutchinson

Do you want to be a photographer or just play one on the web? Here’s your chance! Join Macgasm’s Flickr group and upload all your beauty shots of your Apple gear. Each week we select one lucky participant to be featured on Flickr Find Friday. Go join our Flickr Group now. Get creative. Upload up to 7 pics a day. Tune in on Fridays (like you ever miss a post, right?) and see if you have what it takes to be featured. Good luck and happy snapping.

Lion has brought with it a boatload of new features including Mission Control and Launchpad. Apple is releasing new keyboards that allow you to activate these new features with F3  and F4 respectively.

If you are using an older keyboard, your F4 key is stuck launching Dashboard instead of Launchpad. That is, unless you download FunctionFlip and Quicksilver to remap the keys.

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It took nearly a year for Apple to make good on the promise of a white iPhone 4. Manufacturing issues and quality control were seemingly to blame. Now though, we are getting yet another white rumor from Cupertino, and this time it’s for a white iPod touch.

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