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OnyX updated to 2.7.0

An update’s an update. OnyX, Titanium Software’s popular freeware multifunction utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.7.0. The new version, a 19 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Deleting the Internet Cache improved. – Deleting the Fonts Cache improved. – Deleting the logs improved. – New version of […]

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Dropbox updated to 2.2.8

Don’t look a pretty decent bug fix in the mouth. On Friday, Dropbox released version 2.2.8 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 23.6 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), which adds the following fixes and changes: – New notifications badge. – Refactoring of core sync engine. – Improved memory usage. […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.2.14

Never knock a steadily updated app. VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.2.14. The new version, a 150 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – VMM: another TLB invalidation fix for non-present pages. – VMM: fixed a performance regression (4.2.8 regression; bug #11674). – GUI: […]

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Growing number of users cite Wi-Fi connectivity issues with 802.11ac-equipped MacBook Air notebooks

To be fair, this is what they invented firmware updates for. Per Gizmodo, some early adopters of Apple’s latest MacBook Air models have found their new thin-and-light notebook will unexpectedly and repeatedly drop its wireless connection. A growing discussion thread on the Apple Support Communities website details the connectivity problems being experienced by numerous users. […]

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Intel-based MacBook Air batteries show best-ever test results according to Macworld Lab

The new MacBook Air batteries have been tested. And you’ll probably like the results. Per Macworld, the Macworld Lab has completed its run of tests on Apple’s new battery for its updated Haswell-based MacBook Air notebook. And while Macworld Lab didn’t experience the 12-hour battery life cited by Apple, the tests do show that the […]