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Apple confirms iOS 7 iMessages bug, states that fix is on the way

Where your iOS 7 and iMessage bugs are concerned, a fix may be on the way. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, Apple on Tuesday said it was aware of an issue a number of iPhone users have been experiencing with iMessage since upgrading to iOS 7, noting that a fix is coming soon […]

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Apple releases SMC firmware updates for 2012, 2013 notebooks

The firmware fixes for your recent Apple notebook arrived yesterday. Per Macworld, Apple released SMC Updatesfor the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Retina MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air SMC Update v1.9 is available as a 1.09 megabyte download for MacBook Air notebooks released in 2012 and 2013. It fixes a “rare” problem where the battery […]

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Google Chrome updated to 30.0.1599.66

They grow up so fast… On Wednesday, Google released version 30.0.1599.66 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 53.7 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: Fixes and Improvements: – Easier searching by image. – A number of new apps/extension APIs. – Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance. Security […]

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Google Earth updated to 7.1.2.2019

On Wednesday, software giant Google released version 7.1.2.2019 of its popular Google Earth program. The new version, a 45 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – The “Enable Controller” option in user preferences is now turned off by default. This prevents red directional arrows from displaying as a result of uncalibrated joysticks and […]

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Cocktail updated to 6.8.1

On Wednesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.8.1 of CocktailCocktail (Mountain Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Improvements to the Pilot scheduler. When updating from version 6.7.1 or earlier, the scheduler […]