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Analyst: Java 1.7 zero-day less likely to affect Mac users due to lack of current installed base on platform

Yesterday, we posted as to a new Java vulnerability that could open the gates for additional malware on the Mac. Today, there’s some better news regarding this. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, online backup service CrashPlan co-founder Matthew Dornquist had the following to offer about the new Java vulnerability and what it could mean for […]

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Apple to file injunction against certain Samsung smartphones on December 6th

Come December 6th, Apple will be looking to take punitive action against Samsung. Per Reuters, Apple v. Samsung presiding Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday set the date on which the Court will hear Apple’s request for a permanent sales ban against certain Samsung smartphones. According to a court order filed on Tuesday, the judge is […]

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Adobe releases Lightroom 4.2 public beta

You can’t knock additional camera suport on a powerful image editing program. On Tuesday, Adobe released a public beta of version 4.2 of its Lightroom image editing program. The new version, a 392 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: New Cameras: – Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i – Canon EOS M – […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 15.0 update

On Monday, Mozilla.org released version 15.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 32.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: What’s new: NEW: Silent, background updates. NEW: Support for SPDY networking protocol v3. NEW: WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance. CHANGED: Optimized memory usage for add-ons. DEVELOPER: JavaScript […]

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Apple seeds fourth Mac OS X 10.7.5 beta to developer community

Mac OS X 10.7.5 is en route, or at least that’s what the betas would have you believe. Per MacNN, Apple has released a fourth beta of OS X 10.7.5 to developers. The download, build 11G45, is about 1.16GB as a delta, or 1.93GB as a combo update. As with the previous build there are […]