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Parallels offers warning to users looking to upgrade to Windows 8 on current virtual machines

You love Parallels. And you’re curious about Windows 8. Just use some caution before putting that chocolate/peanut butter combination together… Per the Apple Core, virtualization top dog Parallels has issued a warning advising users to exercise caution before upgrading existing virtual machines to Windows 8. The company has stated that the virtual machine could be […]

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Apple sells out of all iPad mini models in 35 hours

It doesn’t matter that Amazon took the time to insult the iPad mini’s US$329 price tag, Apple still sold out of its launch inventory on all models of the new tablet. Per AppleInsider, while it’s unknown how many iPad mini pre-order units were available, Apple seems to have sold through its entire inventory. All iPad […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.2.4

VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.2.4. The new version, a 101 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – GUI: fixed validation warning on global settings / proxy page (4.2.2 regression, bug #11089). – GUI: fixed crash with multiple guest screens on certain conditions (OS […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 16.0.2 update

Hey, an update’s an update. And it’s usually a good thing. Late last week, Mozilla.org released version 16.0.2 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 35 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed a number of issues related to the Location object in order to enhance overall security. Firefox […]

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Revised DMCA allows for unlocking of handsets, other exemptions

There’s exceptions to every rule and some of them get pretty interesting. Per the cool cats at Ars Technica, the Digital Millennium Copyright makes it illegal to “circumvent” digital rights management schemes. But when Congress passed the DMCA in 1998, it gave the Librarian of Congress the power to grant exemptions. The latest batch of […]