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Apple News: Apple tries to calm stormy iWork waters with pledge to restore 18 features Apple today responded to complaints from Mac users over features dumped from iWork, promising to restore 18 of them to the productivity suite in the next six months. While some customers applauded the news – “I’m doing the Snoopy dance…” admitted cosmofromwatertown today on an Apple support forum – others remained disgusted with Apple. “The…

Mac News: No new TV products from Apple this year as negotiations with cable operators stall    Bloomberg is weighing in today on Apple’s much rumored entrance into the living room with a new report claiming stalled talks with cable and content providers means we will not see a new television related product this year. Several recent reports have provided different scenarios for Apple’s TV plans.     Read full…

Mac News: Apple readies final in-house Java updates ahead of Oracle handoff    Apple on Friday released previews of the final two custom-built Java runtime updates for OS X before the company hands over all responsibility to Oracle. The updates, titled “Java for OS X 2012-004″ and “Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 9,” are to be the last Apple-tailored runtimes for OS X 10.6 and 10.7 before all Mac-centric…