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Opera web browser updated to 12.02, now available

Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.02 of its web browser. The new version, a 28.2 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: General and User Interface: – Several general fixes and stability improvements. – Resolved an issue with Speed Dial thumbnails when automatic scaling is enabled. Security: – Fixed an issue […]

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Google Chrome updated to 21.0.1180.89

Hey, a web browser update is still a web browser update. On Thursday, Google released a beta of version 21.0.1180.89 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 43.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Several Pepper Flash fixes (Issue 140577, 144107, 140498, 142479).. – Microphone issues with tinychat.com (Issue: 143192). – […]

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Parallels releases Desktop 8 upgrade, slates full release for September 4th

You can’t knock a solid version release. Per The Mac Observer, Parallels has announced the release of Desktop 8 for Mac, its virtualization software that allows OS X users to run a wide variety of other operating systems, notably Windows. The many enhancements in Desktop 8, including Windows 8 support, are aimed at making the […]

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Apple releases second OS X 10.8.2 beta to developer community, focuses on upcoming Facebook integration

Hey, betas are still hip. And cool. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Wednesday provided developers with the second beta of OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion, less than a week after the first beta became available. Sources familiar with the latest beta of OS X 10.8.2 indicated it is known as build 12C35. Developers have reportedly been […]

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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 […]