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Second lockscreen bypass exploit discovered in iOS 6.1, data vulnerable via USB connection

Apple either needs to assign its iOS security people some business hammocks or take their current ones away… A second iOS 6.1 bug has been discovered that gives access to contacts, photos and more. The vulnerability uses a similar method as the one disclosed previously, though it apparently gives access to more user data when […]

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Apple’s iOS 6.1.3 beta could fix security holes, disable Evasi0n jailbreak

It was awesome while it lasted. Per Forbes, Late last week Apple released an update for iOS to developers in beta that prevents the use of the popular jailbreak software evasi0n, according to one of evasi0n’s creators who tested the patch over the weekend, David Wang. Wang has stated that he’s analyzed the 6.1.3 beta […]

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Dropbox 1.7.7 beta released

You can’t knock a steady stream of update-based goodness. On Tuesday, Dropbox released a public beta of version 1.7.7 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 21.9 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix a bug where notifications may enter a bad state […]

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Rumor: Fifth-gen iPad to take after iPad mini, feature slimmer design

Sometimes it’s the leaked case specs that give it away. Per MacRumors, Apple accessory manufacturer MiniSuit has already created a case for the upcoming fifth-generation iPad, based on data and specifications received from what the site claims is a reliable source. Case manufacturers (in this case, accessory maker MiniSuit) often obtain case specs ahead of […]

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Primate Labs testing shows 3-5% performance bump for updated Retina Display MacBook Pro notebooks

If you waited a bit for the newer Retina display MacBook Pros, then you get to feel somewhat wise at this moment in time. Per the cool cats at Primate Labs, a series of cross-platform Geekbench 2 tests founds slight jumps in performance for the new models. The 13-inch model, which got a 100MHz bump […]