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VLC updated to 2.0.7

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 2.0.7. The new version, a 41.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix track selection for PowerPC machines. – Fix audio decoding for WMA Pro, MPEG 4 […]

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Adobe releases Lightroom 5

A spiffy program just got a hefty upgrade. Per AppleInsider, Adobe on Monday announced the availability of the latest version of its prosumer photo editing software, Lightroom 5, bringing improved workflow features and functionality highlighted by a new perspective-correcting “Upright” tool. First released as a beta in mid-April, the final version of Lightroom sports a […]

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Apple to stream WWDC keynote to web site, iOS, Apple TV beginning at 10 AM PST

We’re about two hours from the WWDC kickoff and its accompanying keynote address. And it will, of course, be streamed. Per 9to5Mac, like as it has done for some events in the past, Apple has pushed a WWDC app to Apple TV units overnight in order to access a live stream for today’s keynote, which […]

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Security researchers to demo 30-pin dock connector hack/malware injection at Black Hat next month

You’re not going to like this. Per Senor O’Grady over on the Apple Core, a group of researchers from Georgia Tech have discovered a way to hack into an iPhone or iPad in less than a minute using a “malicious charger.” The group plans to present its findings at the Black Hat conference in Las […]

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Microsoft demonstrates updated Start button for Windows 8.1, feature to arrive on June 26th

If you’re using Windows 8 on your Mac, there’s some changes coming down the pipe. Per The Verge, Microsoft demonstrated a number of new features in Windows 8.1 earlier this week, but the company briefly showed the return of the Start button as well. During Computex this week the company took the time to fully […]