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While the latest software for OS X Lion isn’t nearly as exciting as a couple of other updates that Apple released today, Lion users will find a few worthwhile improvements within the new OS X 10.7.5 update. Most importantly, the latest software introduces Gatekeeper, a security feature from Mountain Lion that makes it more difficult to inadvertently install malicious software. The update also brings improved WiFi reliability for the iMac (late 2009 and newer) and squashes a bug that’d caused Launchpad icons to become rearranged. You’ll find an even greater number of fixes / improvements after the break, and it’s also worth a mention that even Snow Leopard users have received a bit of love today in the form of a security update. Want to prove you’re a good cat owner? Go ahead and check for new updates right away.

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HP isn’t all about new notebooks today; the company also has a meaty new ENVY desktop along with a super-skinny Full HD LCD display. The HP ENVY Phoenix h9 offers a choice of Intel Ivy Bridge processors and either AMD or NVIDIA graphics, with a choice of regular hard-drive or SSD storage, and an illuminated case which the company claims looks “armor-plated” but which we reckon has a touch of the fish gills about it.

Still, you get internal space for three drives, with tool-free bays and re-configured cable routing for boosted airflow around the chassis. Liquid cooling is an option, as is an ExpressCache SSD for curtailed boot times and app loading, and there’s Beats Audio branding too.

As for the HP x2401 display, that comes in at 24-inches with Full HD resolution, but its real appeal is its thickness – or lack of. It measures a mere 11mm deep, and can be stripped of its easel desk-stand for wall mounting.

Ports include DisplayPort and HDMI, and HP sensibly quotes both a proper contrast ratio (5,000:1) along with the near-meaningless 10,000,000:1 dynamic ratio, something rival firms could definitely learn from. There’ll also be a business version, the HP L2401x.

The HP ENVY Phoenix m9 will go on sale October 26, priced from $899. Meanwhile, the HP x2401 will arrive November 7, priced at $249, while its commercial counterpart will be $10 more but land two days earlier.

HP ENVY Phoenix m9 PC gets super-slim 11mm x2401 Full HD display pairing is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It seems that the official Roku mobile app is now available for download, and there is every possibility of it ending up as the best remote in the house, but I guess a lot of that is also subject to personal tastes and preferences. With the new and improved Roku mobile app, you are now able to stream your carefully pruned music playlists as well as favorite photos straight from your iPhone or Android device to the spanking new Smart TV in your living room, courtesy of the new Play on Roku feature.

To sweeten the deal, Roku has made available this new mobile app for free, which is a surefire way of making sure plenty of people download it and give it a go. Who says there is no free lunch in this world any more? I guess there are moments when some of the finer and better things in life still come across as free. International customers will be pleased to discover that the app will be available in the UK, Canada and Ireland later today.

Play on Roku works great with the entire range of Roku 2 models, the current-generation Roku HD player (model #2500), and Roku LT (models #2400 and 2450), in addition to the upcoming Roku Streaming Stick.

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If you are an avid user of Google Maps, then surely you would know that the latest version of Google Maps will bump it up to version number 6.12, and the good people over at Google have thrown in additional useful and comprehensive features, where the few improvements made are able to better sync your maps experience across all the entire collection of your devices. The updated Google Maps for Android will allow you to perform faster and more accurate searches right there and then on the browser of your Android-powered smarphone.

All you need to do is make sure that you remain signed in to Google Maps, and enable your web history, and you are set to enjoy a slew of new benefits that will include search and directions history. The moment you begin to type a place or directions into the search box on your Android device, the most likely suggestions from Google for both directions and locations that you’ve previously searched for will pop up, making the entire process far more efficient than ever before. Not only that, you are also able to check out your mapping search history and directions history on your Android phone by going to the “Search” or “Directions” tab under My Places.

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This is HP’s new Touch-to-Pair-Mouse. For just $40, HP will sell you this chunk of NFC-enabled peripheral, which can be paired with devices with the lightest tap. Sounds great, right? Apart from, who the hell has NFC on their computer? More »