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Developers, developers, developers: Apple is now seeding the second iteration of the iOS 4.1 beta your way. It’s been just shy of two weeks since beta 1 hit the scene, which is about on par with the pace of revisions for previous beta releases. We haven’t had a chance yet to dive in and see what changes are afoot, but we’re downloading now and will be sure to let you know if we notice anything.

[Thanks, Brad]

Apple iOS 4.1 beta 2 now available for developers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Being tied to a disc hasn’t made for the easiest Netflix Watch Instantly experience on the PlayStation 3, but it has its benefits, and now that includes the ability for all users to search its library directly on the console. This feature’s been available to some for months before it was even announced the Xbox 360 would get parity in a fall update, but we can confirm it’s currently rolling out to all PS3 users. It should automatically update the next time you’re watching, so just slide left from Instant Queue on the top bar to live the glorious life of title searching that you deserve.

Netflix Watch Instantly title search flips on for all PS3 users originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading ECOtality and Frog Design debut eye-catching Blink EV chargers

ECOtality and Frog Design debut eye-catching Blink EV chargers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Most “collectors’ editions” you find on the market are actually tin-clad, glorified game cases you find on the store shelves the same price a few months later. Not with the StarCraft 2 Collectors’ Edition. If you haven’t pre-ordered this behemoth of a box set, then the only place you’re going to snag one is on eBay.

Blizzard has stuffed the Collector’s Edition box set with numerous items well worth the $89.99 price tag. The box opens like a set of bay doors into an Easter basket of all things StarCraft. There’s the “Art of StarCraft 2” hardcover book, a behind-the-scenes DVD, the soundtrack, two guest passes for your friends to play StarCraft and World of Warcraft, a comic book, and a hard copy of the game. But that last bit wasn’t necessarily the best part; Blizzard also includes the first StarCraft game on a USB dogtag for your enjoyment.

Click for the photos of the unboxing of StarCraft 2. And look for a full review of the game soon at PCMag.com.

Right on schedule, Apple’s released new drivers for the Magic Trackpad, in both OS X and Windows flavors. The download is pretty amusingly huge at 75MB, since it includes videos of all the gestures in action, but at least you’ll know exactly how many fingers to use for that new three-finger drag gesture. The bad news? It requires OS X 10.6.4, so you’re out of luck if you’re still running Leopard and itching to get your swipe on with Apple’s latest peripheral.

The new software also updates the MacBook and MacBook Pro multitouch trackpads with inertial scrolling and three-finger drag, which is pretty nice — we’ve got it installed on a unibody MBP and it’s working as advertised. Hit up Software Update now, or check the source link to score your bits old-school.

Apple issues Magic Trackpad drivers for OS X and Windows, updates MacBooks with new gesture support originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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