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Apple releases iMovie 9.0.8 update

It may be an absolutely gigantic greater-than-one-gigabyte download, but it’s still an update. Late Wednesday, Apple released iMovie 9.0.8, the latest version of its consumer-level video editing application. The new version, a 1.08 gigabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Addresses an issue related to third-party QuickTime components that could prevent iMovie from […]

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VMWare releases Fusion 5.0.1 update

Late Wednesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 5.0.1 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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SpamSieve updated to 2.9.4

You can’t knock improvements to a pretty-much-indispensable shareware application. Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.9.4. The new version, a 10 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and improvements: – Made various changes to improve SpamSieve’s filtering accuracy. – Revised and expanded the Frequently Asked Questions to make it […]

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Oracle releases patch for Java 1.7, works to close hole on discovered security flaw

With any luck, the patch fixed the issue. Per AppleInsider, Oracle on Thursday released a patch for the Java 1.7 runtime, plugging a recently discovered security hole that allowed malware to take over any operating system when a user visits a malicious website. In an update to its “CVE-2012-4681” security alert, Oracle addressed three separate […]

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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 […]