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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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Apple releases AirPort Utility 6.3, AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule 7.7.1, adds support for 802.11ac AirPort Extreme units, bug fixes

OS X’s Software Update feature is your friend. Per The Mac Observer, Apple released updates for the Mac, iPhone and iPad versions of AirPort Utility late on Monday following the release of the redesigned 802.11ac-compatible AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Basestations. The update added support for the new wireless network routers. AirPort Utility 6.3, a […]

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Hardware MacBook Air News

Apple releases updated MacBook Air, cites 12-hour battery, Intel Haswell architecture

It’s the MacBook Air with the battery you always wanted. Per The Mac Observer, Apple introduced updated MacBook Air models on Monday during its World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco. The new ultra-light models sport what Apple called “all day battery life” and also run Intel’s Haswell UTC processors. The new 13-inch MacBook Air […]

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Security researchers to demo 30-pin dock connector hack/malware injection at Black Hat next month

You’re not going to like this. Per Senor O’Grady over on the Apple Core, a group of researchers from Georgia Tech have discovered a way to hack into an iPhone or iPad in less than a minute using a “malicious charger.” The group plans to present its findings at the Black Hat conference in Las […]

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Belkin releases long-anticipated Thunderbolt Express Dock accessory

It took over a year following its announcement to get here, but it’s finally on the market. Per AppleInsider, the Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock, first announced in January of 2012, is now available for purchase for US$299, more than a year after the Mac accessory was unveiled. The docking station allows users to have instant […]